RULES

 A friendly reminder of the rules:

Entry Deadline will be Friday, October 24, 2014 at 7 p.m.  All teams must fill out the online entry form and pay the entry fee by this day and time.

Entry fee is $75.  This covers the cost of cooking permit and health code required supplies.  

5 person maximum per team.

Chili will be defined by the use of a chili spice.  All other ingredients are permissible.  Meat is optional.

This is not a pot luck event.  The Chili including the meat shall be cooked onsite.  No meat or other ingredient may be pre-cooked prior to the commencement of the cook-off. Pre-cooked meat will disqualify your team. Ingredients may be marinated, pre-treated, pre-chopped, pre-cut or ground prior to the cook-off.

No beer or other alcohol may be brought to the event.  If desired, the Boiled Owl Bar will have beer or wine available for your chili recipe.

Setup time will begin at 7 a.m. at the Magnolia on the Green. All teams must be in their space and set up by 9:00 AM.  Your space allocation will be provided when the team arrives. Clean up and break down will begin after the awards have been announced.

Cooking will start at 9:00 a.m.

Public tasting and judging will begin at 12:30 p.m. and stop at 3:00 p.m.

Each team will be provided a 100 (10’ X 10’) square foot cooking space and will be responsible for supplying all of their own cooking utensils, heat sources, tent, tables, coolers, etc. Electricity will not be provided. Small, quiet generators (e.g. Honda) will be permitted.

Acceptable heat sources will be propane gas, wood or charcoal grills/ smokers. No ground fires will be allowed. Each team is responsible for avoiding any fire/heat/grease damage to the Green in their allotted space.

Each team will be required to cook at least 4 gallons of chili.  5 gallons of chili is recommended.  Running out of chili could put your team at a disadvantage.

All City of Fort Worth Health Codes and Regulations must be followed at all times throughout the cook-off.  An appointed person will monitor teams at all times for compliance.

Awards will be announced between 3:45pm and 4:30 pm.

Public tasters (i.e. judges) will be provided small serving cups to taste each team’s chili. Teams are required to serve chili only in those serving cups.

Your team name and spot should be prominently displayed at the cooking site.

Additional food may be served.  For example, teams can provide cheese, crackers, onions, sour cream, tortillas, cornbread, chips, Fritos, carrot sticks, celery or whatever else makes sense to accompany your chili.  We ask that teams refrain from serving deserts.

Failure of your team to adhere to any of the above rules will result in disqualification. Rules will be strictly enforced.  WE ARE NOT KIDDING!!!!!