Last Sunday was the Third Annual Build Peoria Chili Cook-Off at Dozer Park and it was a lot of fun. There was beer, chili, more beer, Peorian’s, more chili, more beer and I was there with the roving MBIP Camera!

Check out all the festivities below!

Here we are at Dozer Park in beautiful downtown Peoria!

As you can see it was a rainy day, but it was held in the concession area which has a roof overhead so everything was nice and dry.

There was a good crowd inside of all ages.

The field was empty but the Cardinal/Cubs games was projected on the Jumbotron screen for those that didn’t want to miss the game.

Here’s the man responsible for the afternoon and for Build Peoria: Nick Yates.

There’s a lot of people who volunteer and work with Build Peoria’s projects, but Nick is the guy who started the ball rolling. He said this year’s cook-off raised a lot of money and this year’s Build Peoria project is bus shelters on CityLink routes.

Nick said the rainy day worked out good because it shows how these shelters are needed to shield people from bad weather while they’re waiting for a city bus.

Build Peoria had a silent auction as well as other products for sale to help the cause. If you’d like to buy some Build Peoria merchandise just click here.

Peorian’s on Parade: Part One

Here’s a parade of smiling faces at this year’s Build Peoria Chili Cook-Off. So nice to see and visit with everyone!

The Vendors

You can’t have a chili cook-off without chili and these fine local vendors cooked up their recipes to be judged!

1. The Chef And The Baker

2. Dac’s Smokehouse BBQ

3. The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern

4. EatAndEvolve

5. Fieldhouse Peoria

6. Hacienda El Mirador

7. Harvest Supper Club & Vintage Lounge

8. Kickapoo Creek Winery

9. Industry Brewing

10. Olympia Sports Bar & Grill

11. The Publik House

12. Untamed Chef

The Chili

I sampled all of the chili at the cook-off and here they are!

1. The Chef And The Baker

2. Dac’s Smokehouse BBQ

3. The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern

4. EatAndEvolve

5. Fieldhouse Peoria

6. Harvest Supper Club & Vintage Lounge

7. Hacienda El Mirador

8. Kickapoo Creek Winery

9. Industry Brewing

10. Olympia Sports Bar & Grill

11. The Publik House

12. Untamed Chef

Peorian’s on Parade: Part Two

Thanks to everyone who posed for the roving MBIP Camera, it was great to see and chat with everyone!

Dueling Cameras!

WMBD was filming the event and here’s an episode of MBIP Dueling Cameras that I had with their camera operator! Fun is fun!

The Awards and The Winners!

As the afternoon came to an end it was time to bring out the awards for the event. Nick announced the first winner, which was for the best Mac ’n Cheese!