Chilly Blues & Brews at The BOB

Chilly Blues

Chilly Blues & Brews

Chili Cook-off Competition and Blues Festival

WLAV FM and The B.O.B. welcome you to Chilly, Blues & Brews (East) on Saturday, March 25 at The B.O.B. The day's events will include a chili cook-off (40+ teams), hot pepper eating contest, live blues, michigan craft beer, and more. This is a family friendly and free event. Public chili tasting begins at 12pm. Winner announced at 4pm. For more details please contact The B.O.B.'s Concierge @ 616.356.2000

Cook-Off Prizes

The best professional and amateur chili aficionados will be competing for the grand prize, with the 1st Place winner taking home $1000 in cash and prizes and the 2023 Golden Ladle Trophy. Each entry must include a Michigan craft beer as an ingredient. Tasting begins at 12pm. Sampling tickets will be for sale for only $1 each.

Best Overall Chili
1st Place $500 + $500 Gilmore Gift Card + Golden Ladle Trophy
2nd Place $250 + $250 Gilmore Gift Card

Best Poultry Chili
1st Place $200
2nd Place $100 Gilmore Collection Gift Card

Best Beef / Game Chili
1st Place $200
2nd Place $100 Gilmore Collection Gift Card

Best Veggie / Vegan Chili
1st Place $200
2nd Place $100 Gilmore Collection Gift Card

Spiciest Chili
1st Place $100 Gilmore Collection Gift Card

Best Decorated Table
1st Place $100 Gilmore Collection Gift Card

Best Team Spirit
1st Place $100 Gilmore Collection Gift Card

Best Use Of Microbrew In Chili
1st Place Championship Medalillion

Enter Cook-Off

Live Blues

Asamu Johnson & The Associates of Blues
12pm–4pm @ HOME

Eddie & The Ravens
12pm–4pm @ HOME

Pepper Eating Contest

Can you take the heat? Enter our hot pepper eating contest at 3pm in HOME. This competition is open to the public with a $100 Gilmore Collection Gift Card going to the winner!