![]() ![]() In my case, I ate so much, it will probably be next year’s Chomp & Stomp before I jump back on the chili bandwagon. Anyone who looks this happy after a tour like that deserves some recognition. ![]() Adjusting for wait times and tents that either ran out of chili, tasting cups, or both, dedicated attendees could easily have chewed their way through 25–50 kinds of chili within a couple of hours. I affectionately dubbed my stack of paper cups the “tasting tower of power,” but no other attendee committed to maintaining her track record quite like Miss Cate. Leave it to the Vortex to cut the palette with a little fried bread mixed with cheese and chiles to soak up all that meat (and SweetWater brew).ĥ. Depending on which end of the map you started on, by the time you got to restaurant row, chili was likely coming out of your ears. The Vortex Bar and Grill fried corn bread mash. The restaurant also featured a white bean and chorizo option, but the judges were right on-the beef was where it was at.Ĥ. The contest was judged by an array of well-known locals including Shane Deveraux of The Lawrence, Hector Santiago of Pura Vida, and Steven Satterfield of Miller Union among several others. The Albert took first place for restaurants with their five bean and beef recipe. Their take packed a slow-building heat that was only assuaged by blue-raspberry rock candy moonlighting as Walter White’s infamous crystal.ģ. Perhaps it takes a die-hard Breaking Bad fan to appreciate the ingenuity of this approach, but hell yes, I’ll have my cup of chili from a dedicated team in hazmat suits. The Korean version boasted slow-cooked beef brisket, kimchi, and “magic.” Magpie was simply a strong standard recipe that proved hard to follow.Ģ. ![]() These individual teams had prime real estate and solid recipes. Way to start the cook-off on a good foot. Korean BBQ Brisket Chili and Magpie Chili. Here are my top five Chomp and Stomp moments:ġ. By the end of my group’s tasting spree someone would ask, “How is it?” and the response would inevitably be, “Tastes like chili.” But, as they say, the cream rose to the top. I had chili that was smoky, spicy, sweet and salty. I had chili with chicken, chorizo, bison and duck. Chomp & Stomp certainly caters to a morphing crowd-those who arrive early and get out while the chili is still hot, and those who prefer to set up shop in the park for hours of Bluegrass and typical festival fare. I’ve never understood why people feel the need to “earn” the right to indulge in chili and beer for one afternoon, but whatever gets you going. For five bucks per plastic tasting spoon, attendees milled throughout the residential neighborhood tent by tent, wooed by home-based chefs and their professional counterparts hawking grub over the din of hundreds of tasters.įood was promptly served up around 12:30 p.m. More than one hundred varieties of chili were present-30 from local restaurants, the rest from individual competitors contending for chili fame. Nick lives in Brighton.This past Saturday, the 10th annual Chomp & Stomp Chili Cook-Off and Bluegrass Festival took place in Cabbagetown Park. He has won many awards, including the Children's Book Award in 2001 for Eat Your Peas. He is now well-known for his illustration of the books of Jacqueline Wilson and Jeremy Strong and for his own titles. The young Nick Sharratt spent most of his time drawing and later took an Arts Foundation course at Manchester Polytechnic and a BA in Graphic Design at St Martin's. She is the author of the popular Pongwiffy books. She now lives in north London with her husband and teenage daughter. She taught in London primary schools for twelve years, specializing in music and drama. Kaye Umansky was born in Plymouth, Devon. Illustrated with Nick Sharratt's superbly vibrant and fantastic dinosaur characters, this is a popular and hilarious book. Come out and watch as your favorite animals enjoy plentiful. Following on from Tickle my Nose and Wiggle My Toes, this book focusses on the perennial favourites, dinosaurs, and boasts a whole host of brand new interactive fun rhymes about all sorts of things. Enjoy gourds of fun and watch as Zoo animals go wild for pumpkin treats The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is celebrating the fall season by hosting its annual Chomp and Stomp, Autumn Animal Enrichment Event for select OKC Zoo animals on Friday, October 15. Stomp, Chomp, Big Roars! Here Come the Dinosaurs! - a hilarious book by Kaye Umansky and Nick Sharratt This is the way we stomp our feet, Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! This is the way we like to eat, Chomp! Chomp! Chomp! Stomp! Chomp! Big Roars, Here come the dinosaurs! A brilliant third action rhymes book from the perfect duo of Kaye Umansky and Nick Sharratt.
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