TEQUILA ROSE BBQ COOKOFF SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY
Registration of cookers at Krazy Flats Saloon
9-11 a.m. 2-5 p.m.
Short meeting of cookoff workers
5:15 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
BBQ Tray pickup at Krazy Flats Saloon
6-7 p.m.
THURSDAY:
Registration of cookers at Krazy Flats Saloon
8-9 a.m.
MANDATORY BBQ COOKS MEETING
9:00 a.m.
Turn In Times
Tequila Rose Dessert Contest
11:00 a.m.
Chicken
12:00 p.m.
Ribs
1:30 p.m.
Brisket
3:00 p.m.
Pay outs for each category are as follows:
1st - $300
2nd - $250
3rd - $200
4th - $183
5th - $158
6th - $150
7th - $133
8th - $116
9th - $100
10th - $75
In addistion to each category payout, the Grand Champion will receive an additional $300 and the Reserve Grand Champion will receive an additional $200.
Tequila Rose Dessert Contest
The Tequila Rose Dessert contest is OPEN TO EVERYONE. Contestants do not have to have an entry in the BBQ cookoff. You may have more than one entry providing it is a different recipe and pay a separate entry fee. The judging trays for the Dessert Contest will be given out during registration.
From Jim Ezell:
Please welcome Jon Reese, Texoma Ice as a new Friend of CASI Sponsor. Jon has secured the ice concession for CASI at Terlingua this year at a tremendous savings. Additionally, he is shipping us two ice merchandisers to take the load off our storage demands at Krazy Flats and the Ancira Pavilion. It is always great to deal with a CASI member when crunch time hits us. Everyone give Jon a big thank you.
PS: He cooks some great chili and could very well be onstage Saturday.
From Ella Slaton-Havard Fitzbag:
Annual North Texas Firefighters Chili Cook-off, Whitewright
Chili cookers are invited to compete for the best chili’s in north Texas. The venue is downtown Whitewright, Texas, on November 5th. This is a fundraiser for north Texas volunteer fire departments who enter the competition.
Pre-registration is recommended. It helps with space planning and the first fifteen registrants receive gifts. Anyone can compete. So far there are boy scouts, VFDs, company-sponsored employees, locals, and people from Austin, McKinney and Conroe.
There are 14 awards: 1st -10th place, three Showmanship awards and one People’s Choice. The People’s Choice winner is determined by the public who purchase $5 tickets to sample the chili’s and vote for their favorite. Each award comes with a prize. Judges are needed; experience not required.
There are other things to see, do and eat on that day. The cook-off is part of the Grand Street Fall Festival, a family event. Raffle tickets for a Ruger .22 rifle and an iPad2 will be for sale in the cook-off area, and are for sale now through the phone number and email address below, at Whitewright at City Hall and the Chamber Visitors Center. There will be an auction and drawings throughout the day. Girls and boys can meet firefighters, learn about safety, what to do in case of an emergency and what firefighters do in addition to fighting fires. A nearby opry will have a bluegrass concert in the evening.
The cook-off is sanctioned by the Chili Appreciation Society International. A CASI volunteer referee will oversee the event to ensure fairness in judging and sensitivity to safety. As with any competition – like football, quilting and fishing – it is critical to understand the rules and judging criteria to avoid disqualification.
The venue is open-air, no electricity, cooks must bring a cooking stove or stand and cooking gas. For registration, rules, judging criteria, schedule and directions: contact (903) 818.9023 chili@whitewright.org; www.grandstreetfallfestival.com Rules and judging criteria also available at www.chili.org. $20 registration fee. RV parking is close, five eateries in town. Call for info.
Schedule:
Setup: 6-8am
Cook meeting: 9:30am
Showmanship judging: 11-11:30am
Judge meeting: 12pm
Turn-in: 12:30
People’s Choice judging: 12:35
Winners announcement: 1:30 to 2
Raffle drawing: 3:30
Lajitas Resort and Spa (a CASI Sponsor) still has plenty of R/V sites available for the Chili CookOff; and they offer electrical, waste, water, and cable hook-ups; NOT TO MENTION plenty of indoor showers!
From Donna Conrad:
Sorry,The phone number for the LaQuinta in Belton was left out of the H-E-B cook off add in the Trails. It is 254-939-2772.
Make sure you tell them when you call your a CASI Cook so you can get the $89.00 room rates. Please note,you don't have to stay in the Motel, there is plenty of RV parking right next to the Motel. NO HOOK UP's.
Call NOW and make your Reservations.
From Jim Ezell:
Do not forget to come to TICC prepared to take boxes back to everyone in their area. I have four pallets of new boxes with logos on them. That is several thousand dollars worth of advertising.
Below you will find the Price List for Beer and Wine for this year's TICC. Don't bring your beer and wine, buy it at TICC at these prices!
