Munich Chili Cookoff

2020: cancelled
2020-07-01 - 2020-08-31 | Zar Bar, Rosenheimer Str. 240, München, 81669, Germany
As goes the Oktoberfest, so goes the Chili Cookoff. The Fest was canceled on April 21, 2020, and we know that the responsible thing to do is to encourage people to continue spatial distancing. So for this time that we spend far apart — add beans to your chili!

We look forward to seeing you all in 2021.

2019 Munich Chili Cookoff
2019-08-03 14:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Chili Cooks get in free, spectators and tasters pay 5€, proceeds to the KlinikClowns! All rules and details are on the main page.

And it was another great day out at the Zar Bar! Some of the hardest rain we’ve ever had, alternating with most glorious sunshine. Jason Fisher and Audrey provided some great music, while Mirja made her musical debut – looking forward to more! 15 chili competitors, only one of them vegetarian this year — but she took second place in the general competition as an openly vegetarian cook! (We have had a second place win by a vegetarian chili before, but it was a sneak vegetarian — using fantastic smoked tofu…) Only one competitor in the Hottest Chili category — you’ll see a familiar name below! Three cookie competitors, and my those spectators gobbled up the goodies, none left to take home.
Special thanks to Klaus Schüring of Schüring’s Chili for bringing those fantastic induction hotplates down from Hamburg, we’ll see you again! And to Jürgen “Yogi” Rahm for sponsoring prizes with Marie Sharp’s Hot Sauces! Sara Whitney took our photos, Cindy Brown manned the box office, Gen Cory did not write “If you read it if I wrote it”, but Richard Sargent did.

The final numbers for the KlinikClowns e.V. are somewhere north of €340. Thank you everyone for coming, and we’ll be in touch once the date’s been set for next summer!
Chili Winners
1st Place: Davy Kazan with NO CORNZ NO BEANZ NO NUFFIN!
2nd: Heidi Banta with her openly vegetarian Lentilicious
3rd: 2018 Champion Bridget Hooser with Jetlag Chili
Hottest Chili
Stephen and Justin Dell with Stromboli
Chef’s Choice
Greg Langley with So that’s what happened to Skippy
Best Name
Greg Langley with So that’s what happened to Skippy
Chili that Lost Its Way
Long Ears by Moritz Jan Philip Bormann
Cookie Winners

McKenna Hooser’s Choco Choclet
Claire Dell’s Ginger + Choc Cookies
Alexandra Hooser’s French Delight

Thanks also to our international panel of judges:

1) Joao (Portugese)
2) Dan (American)
3) Jürgen Rahm (Belize / Germany)
4) Sara Whitney (American)
5) Jonas (Danish)
Complete list of competitors in order of entry – what great names!

Klaus Schüring
Angry Wapiti

Heidi Banta
Lentilicious

Graeme Clark
Honest Joe’s Rib-Sticking Chili

Stephen + Justin Dell
Stromboli

Randy Wheeler
#5

Locke McKenzie
Whiskey Dick with Peach Fuzz

Joachim Rumpf
One chilly to school them all

Greg Langley
So that’s what happened to Skippy

Davy Kazan
NO CORNZ NO BEANZ NO NUFFIN!

Moritz Jan Philip Bormann
Long Ears

Bibi Willis
Rancho Ancho

Wolf Steinberger
Crazy Chicken

Bridget Hooser
Jetlag Chili

Zach Hooser
Hot pot of chili

Brian Hooser
Bob’s Chili
