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The
first Downtown Wake Forest Four-Alarm
Chili Cook-off will be held Saturday,
Sept. 23, during the farmers’ market in
the gazebo parking lot on South White
Street. There will be a cash prize for
the winner based on the judgment of a
five-star panel of judges.
There will also be a special
prize to the chef who uses the most
local ingredients.
There is a $20 entry fee,
and a minimal $2.50 fee for a chafing
dish and heat.
The chili needs to be at the
market between 8 and 9 a.m. for the
tasting that begins at 9:30 with judging
between 10 a.m. and noon. The prizes
will be awarded at noon.
Call Terri Wilkinson at
556-1579 (terri_wilkinson@hotmail.com)
or visit
http://www.wakeforestmarket.org for
more information and an entry form. You
can also write your name, telephone,
e-mail, and address on a piece of paper,
make a $20 check to payable to Sherry
Kretschmer. Bring it to the market in
advance of the cook-off date or send it
to Wake Forest Farmers’ Market, c/o
Terri Wilkinson, 1200 Oak Grove Church
Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587.
The Wake Forest Farmers’
Market is held every Saturday through
October and features vendors from a
75-mile radius who sell organic
vegetables, fruits and meats as well as
soaps, baked goods, flowers and pottery.
Through September you can
also purchase maps and buttons for the
Carolina Farm Stewards Association
Triangle East Farm Tour that will be
held the weekend of Sept. 23-24. |
