This week I’m broadcasting live from the Wichita Wagonmasters Downtown Chili Cookoff. I love this event and had the honor of being the Chili Potentate in 2010 as well as having a booth and cooking for several years. Come on down and getyasum Chili 🙂
Since the return to Douglas Avenue the crowds have responded in great numbers. And, the best part…the weather doesn’t matter! Hot, mild or even cold, it’s chili weather! We expect the crowd to be over 9,000 strong and all of them eager to taste some of the best chili in the Midwest! With teams from Kansas and surrounding states (80 teams expected in 2018), the Wichita Wagonmasters Downtown Chili Cookoff has been a Wichita tradition for over 30 years. Since 2005 when the Wagonmasters took over the event and brought it back Downtown, the event has exploded with a renewed level of enthusiasm by contestants and attendees alike.
This year’s Potentate is Don Hall from KNSS. I’ll be talking to Don, the Wagonmasters Chili Dipper and some of the other folks that make it happen and compete in this fun event. The weather should be great and even a bit cooler.
I’ll also be telling you about some upcoming events you won’t want to miss.
Ashley Ruckman joins us to talk about Burger Battle, part of the BIG Blocktoperfest
ICT Burger Battle is Wichita’s hottest throwdown. The gloves come off (actually they stay on, because ew) when Wichita restaurants battle it out to determine who can make the BEST burger in all of Ta-Town. It’s a day of mouth-watering gloriousness! Saturday, OCTOBER 6, 2018, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM CDT
To pack a little more punch into this throwdown, the Wichita Burger Battle will once again partner with ICT Bloktoberfest!
The best part? We’re bad to the bun, and you get to be a part of it. You, my friends, get to sample all the burgers and vote for the People’s Choice Winner. You’re welcome. Proceeds from ICT Burger Battle will benefit KETCH and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
October 5th: 4pm-10pm October 6th: 12pm-10pm WaterWalk Plaza (515 S. Water St)
3RD ANNUAL ICT BLOKTOBERFEST:
Hot dog eating contest
Wiener Dog Olympics
Beer Fest
Wichita Burger Battle by KETCH
Pretzels, Sausages, Brats (even more food this year!)
Biergarten (Beer Garden)
Food Trucks
Music/Concerts/Live Entertainment
Yard games/Carnival games
Stein Hoist
Costume contest
TICKET OPTIONS:
General Admission: Free
Weiner Dog Olympics: Free
ICT Bloktoberfest Beer Fest: $40
ICT Burger Battle: $30
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
Something to go nicely with a bowl of chili 😉
Check back soon…I’m cruising the isles at Jacob Liquor Exchange on North Rock Road.
The Wine Opener is a national wine tasting series to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Locally, The Wichita Wine Opener—A Toast to Wichita’s Finest. a relaxed, yet lively, evening for 400-450 expected guests. From wine novices to advanced wine enthusiasts, The Wine Opener—A Toast to Wichita’s Finest is a casual and fun evening for all experience levels! SIP GREAT WINES poured by international and domestic wineries. SAVOR GREAT CUISINE presented at festive tasting stations, where the area’s hottest chefs prepare their specialties just for you. And don’t forget to “Vote” for your favorite Candidate vying for the title of Wichita’s Finest. Every dollar raised equals one vote. Who ever has the most votes at the end of the evening will by crowned “Wichita’s Finest”. BOcte sure to stop by their auction tables to bid high and bid often.
This vintage of Frederick checks in as a blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot and Malbec. It has classic notes of cedar spice, lead pencil shaving and currants as well as medium to full-bodied, richness, solid overall balance and building tannin. Refined and impeccably structured, with floral black cherry and dusty dried spice aromas, and complex plum, olive and mocha flavors that glide toward polished tannins. Drink now through 2023. *Top 100 Wines of 2017″ 
Jim Kempton has spent his life traveling and surfing the world, along the way learning to cook the world’s best beach-loving dishes. Now he’s sharing his vividly colorful, richly flavorful, and vibrantly healthful collection of more than 90 recipes, along with stories of the best waves, markets, restaurants, adventures, and misadventures that he’s experienced, from Australia to Hawaii, the Basque Country to Indonesia, California to Mexico. First We Surf, Then We Eat features a foreword by The Surfer’s Journalpublisher Steve Pezman, a preface by famed surfer/chef Raphael Lunetta, and photography by Bill Schildge, Jeff Divine, Tom Servais, and Art Brewer. 
Jim Kempton is a lifelong surfer, cook, and writer. He’s been the editor and publisher of Surfermagazine; the director of Quiksilver’s Crossing Project, a boat that searched the world for the best surf breaks; the director of media for Billabong; and the owner of the former Margarita’s Village, an award-winning regional Mexican restaurant in San Clemente, California. The San Clemente resident is currently the president of the California Surf Museum. 
This alluring wine displays classic Pinot Noir aromas of ripe strawberry, cherry and plum, along with subtle hints of cola and clove. On the palate, the lush fruit is underscored by lovely cool-climate acidity and silky tannins that carry the flavors to a long, elegant finish.
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2017 Elena Walch Pinot Bianco, DOCG Alto Adige Italy
