Chili is the state food of Texas, and in the Spangler household we revere it as such. Yesterday, right before the 2014 Super Bowl, Brett competed in the annual Chili Bowl held at our neighborhood bar, The Nomad. Last year, his inaugural year competing, he won People’s Choice Award (ok.. mainly because we brought a bunch of loyal friends). This year he wasn’t able to spend as much time perfecting his recipe, but did make his own jalapeño chili powder and used about $80 of prime tri-tip in his brimming crockpot of spicy goodness.
Celebrating his win, trophies in hand (wearing his Cream Team hat from last year’s Quesoff Competition)
The minimal work paid off! Not only did Brett knock the 3-years-running chili champ out of his #1 spot as overall winner but he also won People’s Choice award again! That beebs of mine is a DAMN fine cook. He even got all blush-y when a famous local pastry chef said he loved Brett’s chili. I think this calls for more cooking competitions… we might just have to get a new trophy case to hold all of the sparkly awards!
The former 1st place winner, and the NEW 1st place winner
Oh, and now I’m officially a real-deal adult. Along with my newly-sprouting white hairs, I recently had to get reading/computer glasses. Despite these signs, I’m feeling really good about the rest of this decade… my 30s. Prime time.
sportin’ the specs, droopy eye and all!
Now, who wants to invest in a catering food trailer featuring B’s delicious delectables?
Jamie
Feb 4, 2014 -
Congratulations to Brett! Wish I could have been there to taste it! And that’s a super cute picture of you 🙂
Jim
Feb 5, 2014 -
Sous chef for hire, right here! :-). Congrats Brett!
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