The votes were tallied at the annual MacChilifest competition held at Bedford Middle School in Westport on Sunday Feb. 7, 2016 and the event has crowned three champions including one for the best mac 'n cheese:
Classic Beef Chili Category:
- 1st Place: Chilibomb in Fairfield for their “Texas Peacemaker” Chili
- 2nd Place: The Weston Fire Dept. with their “SmokeEater” Chil
- 3rd Place: Southport Brewing Co. with their “Maple Stout” Chili
Creative Chili Category:
- 1st Place: Little Pub of Wilton with their “Moroccan Picadillo” Chili
- 2nd Place (tie): Liquid Lunch of Shelton for their “Pumpkin Brisket” Chili
- 2nd Place (tie): Old Post Tavern of Fairfield with “Pat's Smokehouse” Chili
Mac 'n Cheese Category:
- Simply Delicious of Norwalk with their “Jack Mac”
- Chilibomb of Fairfield for their “Pulled Pork Mac”
- DrewbaQ Food Truck with their “Q Bowl” Mac
Attendees sampled over 200 gallons of chili and mac 'n cheese Topped it with cheese and sour cream supplied by Cabot Creamery. Sampled artisan bread from Chabaso Bakery dipped in queso from Geronimo restaurant plus enjoyed the tiramisu samples made by The Greens at Cannondale. After so much chili, event goers welcomed the water station sponsored by Stop & Shop and the breath mints from Volvo of Westport. The crowd was put in a super bowl mood with the football sounds from the Sacred Heart University band.
MacChilifest was supported by over 100 student athletes volunteers from Sacred Heart University who were directed by a volunteer staff from the Unitarian Church of Westport and raised funds for the Shelton based Turtle Shell Fund. Final attendance and donation numbers are still being finalized. For more information, please visit: www.Macchilifest.org or contact event director Jim Keenan at 203-216-8452.