Fun Day of Chili and Cool Cars
Yesterday, the family and I attended the 7th Annual CASI California State Championship Chili Cookoff & Car Show in Woodbridge, CA located at the Woodbridge Winery. I didn’t hear anyone complaining about the economy or the Lodi and Stockton real estate market today. Instead it was a day to enjoy some good, no, great chili and some beautiful cars.
I don’t know what I enjoyed more…the chili or the car show. Both parts of the event were fun, and there was an equal amount of variety in the flavors of the chili as there was in the designs of the many cars on display.
After trying several different chili’s from different “chefs”, I picked my favorite from Smoking Barrel Chili. They happened to come in 3rd place and won a spot in the International event, as did 1st and 2nd place, coming up in Terlingua, Texas, November 5-7.
My partner in life, Barbara, due to her “sophisticated pallet”, was able to pick her favorite,
Spitfire Chili, which came in First Place. I really liked that one too, but Smoking Barrel Chili had shredded beef in it and that was what made it my favorite.
Here is a picture of the Top 10 Winners of the cook-off…
Another great part of the day was the Car Show section of the event. There were several different makes and models from yesterday and today. There was everything from a 1918 International to a 2010 Camaro on site. There were many great automobiles to enjoy looking at as well as photographing. I took a lot of photos of the ones that really caught my eye, and here are a few of my favorites…
If you attended the Chili Cookoff & Car Show, then tell us what was your favorite chili and even your favorite cars.
