Who's got the fairest chili in the land? Our photog gives it a shot...and wins!
Metromix photographer Gabi Porter joined Saturday's chili cookoff on the Upper West Side, and ended up walking away with the top prize. Her spice was right! Here's her diary of how things went down.
There is something about making a pot of chili that brings out the competition and creativity in even the most timid of home cooks, and there's nothing like a chili cookoff to ring in the beginning of cool autumn weather with some giant pots of "mean red." After a three-year break, the La Perla Chili Cookoff—organized since 2002 by hostess-with-mostest Christine Djuric and the Ding Dong Lounge—returned on Saturday to a bucolic community garden on the Upper West Side. This year's contest saw nine competitors (including yours truly) duke it out for the bragging rights of serving up the summer's hottest and meanest chili...
