Tonight was a true test of stomach capacity. It was NYC's biggest chili festival - with dozens of NYC's best restaurants serving up their finest and competing for the ultimate prize: the golden chili cup. All proceeds went to Food Systems NYC, but we didn't need the charity excuse to stuff our faces full.
We checked in to get a bowl and spoon and then set off to find our fill of chili and Brooklyn Brewery beer inside Chelsea Market. With 2 dozen chili stations and a couple thousand hungry patrons it was chaos for a while as mugs and spoons clinked together searching for the next ladleful. But we pushed our way through to make the most of the "unlimited" experience and OMG.
Chili. Coma.
I think in the end I had about 14 helpings. 14. Helpings of chili. But I had to try them all (well, most of them)! And they were only about an ice cream scoop-ful, we're not talking full bowls here. So, that's fine, right..?
My favorites:
And the very best of the night (in bf and my eyes): a dark, bbq-rich short rib chili from Fette Sau
Some surprising dislikes:
The biggest issue were the crowds (and the chili shoveling that ensued). We ate like it was our last meal and we were in the wild fighting lions for a fresh kill. But it was worth it! After all, there was live music and all the chili you could eat.
If you didn't make it this year, mark your calendars for 2012. We'll be back, and we might be throwing elbows next to you :)
2 comments:
OMG. That sounds both amazing and utterly disturbing at the same time. I love it.
Wow! That's a lot of chili. Sounds like you had a good time.
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