Sheila Strunk Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) "Chili Challenge. Taste your competitor's chili at no cost" Looks like this event is only open to competitors. Bummer. Members of the public used to attend and pay to vote for the winners. Am I missing something? Edited July 25, 2018 by Keith Woolford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BD Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 When I read Keith's comment I thought that he was wrong. But then rereading their advertisement says that he is right. These guys are confusing the public and loosing out on a good deal. Why even have a chili cook-off if the public is not involved? I'm writing this event off to bad management. Why even advertise this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelyn Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 This is confusing. Do hope this team can straighten out their message and we can support and enjoy the Chili Challenge. In past times the fund raiser has been a fun time here in the community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSailors Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Indeed and this is not the first time with their event notices. I would think that there are very good, former marketing/event folks that are retired here, that could assist them with public marketing events. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 I read it as a preliminary announcement for the purpose of recruiting chili chefs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted July 26, 2018 Moderators Share Posted July 26, 2018 Just now, Bonnie said: I read it as a preliminary announcement for the purpose of recruiting chili chefs. We hope you are correct. But one would have to admit that poor wording is abundant here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 20 minutes ago, Moderator_02 said: We hope you are correct. But one would have to admit that poor wording is abundant here. Note that the title is "Chili Challenge--Submit Your Chili!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 45 minutes ago, Bonnie said: Note that the title is "Chili Challenge--Submit Your Chili!" ...submitting it for "blind tasting by a panel of 3 Boquete restaurateurs" ? Maybe it's a pre-event event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 I doubt it's a pre-event event because then contestants would have to make their chili twice. I believe what it means is that judging this year will be by professional chefs rather than popular vote, which some have complained was largely a popularity-of-the-cook contest and/or that cooks would recruit friends and family purely for the purpose of voting for them. I think I am safe in saying that the event will be held on September 2 (it's on the CL calendar), that everyone will be invited (they always have been because this is a fundraiser), and that there will be an entrance fee to sample all the chilis (again, because this is a fundraiser). I'm sure there will be follow up by AdA directed toward the general public. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) Sure hope so, it's a good time. Edited July 26, 2018 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Strunk Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Bonnie is correct - this is a flyer soliciting local cooks to submit their chili for the competition, which WILL be open to the public. Further announcements regarding the public invitation to attend the event will be coming soon! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 9 hours ago, Sheila Strunk said: Bonnie is correct - this is a flyer soliciting local cooks to submit their chili for the competition, which WILL be open to the public. Further announcements regarding the public invitation to attend the event will be coming soon! Thanks, Sheila, for the clarification -- and the good news. I am a bit curious why the voting for the best chili is being taken away from the public. That is part of the fun of this event, imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Strunk Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Bud, I'm sure you can understand that sometimes there are no-win situations! We have had complaints in the past about attendees voting for their friends rather than for the best chili, so we decided to change it up this year. Judges (3 local restaurateurs - yes, that is the correct spelling) will be tasting all the entries but will not know who submitted them. We'll determine after the event whether we should return to public judging next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siempre Soluciones Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 55 minutes ago, Sheila Strunk said: Bud, I'm sure you can understand that sometimes there are no-win situations! We have had complaints in the past about attendees voting for their friends rather than for the best chili, so we decided to change it up this year. Judges (3 local restaurateurs - yes, that is the correct spelling) will be tasting all the entries but will not know who submitted them. We'll determine after the event whether we should return to public judging next year! Sheila, Perhaps you guys should have two contests for best of, one for the public and one for the chefs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Strunk Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 There IS no contest for chefs - Boquete residents are being asked to make and submit their chili, and those entries will be judged by local chefs. The ONLY difference between this year and last is that the judging will be done by professionals in the food industry and not by attendees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hil Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Please enter me.And send details of time to show up with chili. i sent a request email but no results. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelyn Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Thanks, Sheila. A new method for judging the Chili Challenge winner. Let’s do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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