L-R: Jamie Rankin, BreAnne Reich, and Jamie Worthington of Big 105.5. (Supplied)

By Ashley Lavallee-Koenig

$1,326 RAISED

Community dishes up and dishes out for Kidney Foundation

Jul 18, 2024 | 3:15 PM

A few hundred people showed up to the Big 105 and 106.7 Rewind Radio’s Annual Chili Cook-Off and fundraiser Thursday, with the Michalsky Farm named as the Best Tasting Chili winner for their delectable recipe.

“They had some Guinness in there, which is always a swayer for the judges, but they had a really nice hot Italian sausage this year that I thought really put it over the top,” said Matt Geddes, cook-off judge and host of The Morning Rewind on 106.7, “but it’s so hard, they’re all delicious chilis.”

For the second year in a row, the Central Alberta Social Gaps Initiative Corp. won Most Unique Ingredient, this time for their dessert-style chili, a first for the event. The dish included a black bean brownie base with a fruit salsa, and a chocolate mole sauce.

“It was a really Mexican, spicy, chili-inspired dish and we’ve never had anyone do a dessert chili before, so it definitely set itself apart with that. We had a ton of people that ate it last and really enjoyed it,” he said.

Best Team Booth was awarded to the notable Smoke Show Fire Truck from Backcountry Recreation.

end of an era

15 years since Red Deer's TV station went off the air

19h ago

70 at rdp

Province invests $10 million into mental health seats at Alberta post-secondaries

23h ago

incident in wetaskiwin

ASIRT investigating after police shooting kills 15-year-old from Samson Cree Nation

23h ago

Attendees could purchase a bowl of chili, with a bun and pop included, with 100 per cent of the proceeds going to The Kidney Foundation of Canada.

“The highlight is always the community spirit. It’s so great to see, first of all, all of the businesses and clubs and groups that come and make the chili, and then all the people and the families that come and enjoy it,” said Geddes.

The event raised $1,326 for the Foundation.

—

For local news delivered daily to your email inbox, subscribe for free to the rdnewsNOW newsletter by visiting rdnewsNOW.com. You can also download the rdnewsNOW mobile app on Google Play and the Apple App Store for all the latest updates on this and other stories.