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Bringing The Heat

Bringing The Heat

February 10, 2016

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Ithaca Area Restaurants Host 17th Annual Chili Festival

Ithaca Area Restaurants Host 17th Annual Chili Festival

By Amanda den Hartog and Tucker Mitchell February 11, 2015

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Competitors in the first Chili Olympics run an obstacle course while balancing a hot pepper on a plastic spoon. Other events included tomato pong, the hot tire challenge and the jalapeño hustle.

First ever Chili Olympics shake up Chili Fest

By Jaclyn Cataldi, Multimedia Editor February 21, 2013
New event at Chili fest brings in diverse cast of competitiors.
From left, senior Cory Healy, junior Duncan Fuller, Ithaca native Aleks Racenis and Taylor Palmer compete in the hot pepper-eating contest.

Too hot to handle: Student chases three-peat in pepper eating contest

By Taylor Palmer, Sports Editor February 21, 2013
A first-person look at the Chili Fest's hot pepper-eating competition.

A week in photos — Feb. 21, 2013

By Ithacan Staff February 21, 2013
Click to enlarge and view captions.
Contestants of the mustache competition line up for judging.

Facial hair fever on display at Chili Fest mustache contest

By Karly Redpath, Staff Writer February 21, 2013
Mustache competition spices up Chili Fest

TWSM: 15th Annual Chili Cook-Off

By Ithacan Staff February 18, 2013
A continuation of our new weekly series, “This Week in Social Media” followed Ithacans' tweets about the 15th Annual Great Downtown Ithaca Chili Cook-off.

Chili festival keeps it local

By Shawn Steiner, Assistant Photo Editor February 21, 2012
Amid a mild winter, thousands of locals and tourists flocked to The Commons yesterday for the Great Chili Cook-off of 2012 to eat a seasonal favorite and support local businesses.
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