Pahrump Valley Gazette, Thursday, July 17, 1997 7
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22 compete in Chili cook-off
by Andy Holtmann & Geoff Kreis
It really heated up at Saddle West on Saturday as The
International Society held a chili cook-off. Chili cooks from
California, Arizona and
Nevada participated in the •
event, hoping to win top
honors and qualify for the
national championship in
Reno in October.
Twenty-two cooks
competed in the cook.off
that featured many locals. ,
Leah Wieland, one of the
organizers of the event, said that one of the goals of holding
"The chili cook off made for some
hair-raising, tongue-swelling,
tangy good
times in Pahrump"
---.. the event in Pahrump was to get locals involved in chili
./actlvmes.
Wieland's husband, Fred, who is the chief judge of
Reno's world championship and a judge at Saddle West's
event, outlines what he calls the six guidelines to good chili.
-- Good flavoring and chili pepper taste
-- Texture of the meat, not too tough or mushy
-- Consistency, not
• too thick or thin
-- Blend of the spices
and how well they per-
meate the meat
-- Aroma
-- Color, although
Wieland says it should not
be a factor in the judging
process.
The event began at 5 p.m. with the contestants being
allowed one hour of preparation time. At 6 p.m., the actual
cooking began, Contestants had two hours to cook their
masterpieces, which had to be turned into the judges by 8
p.m.
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While the panel of 20judges mulled over the choices, the
public was invited to take part in the Shoot and Hoot contest
in which individuals drank a shot of Tequila, took a deep
breath, and shouted for as long as they could.
Some of the specialties of the night, aside from chili,
included Rocky and Mary Renfrow's "popcorn with atti-
tude," which was popped in homemade chili oil and Seren-
dipity Chili's "Mblon Salsa," made up of watermelon and
honeydew along/with cilantro and onions.
The chili cook off made for some hair-raising, tongue-
swelhng, tangy/good times m Pahrump.
Voted the top five chili makers were:
Barry Steinberg, Canoga Park, Calif.; Lynn Mehal, Las
Vegas; Mike Ford, La Mirada, Calif.;Billie Miller, Pahr-
ump; Rocky Renfrow, Lancaster, Calif.
Pahrumpians Doug McMurdo and Lisa Mandel were
crowned Mr. Hot Sauce and Ms. Chili Pepper, respec-
tively.
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