Seven upper school teams competed in the First Annual Chili Takedown beating back the cold and tweaking recipes they found online to suit their own tastes. Some leaned toward sweet, others went all-in on the spicy kick. A panel of faculty and staff judges rated the chilis on taste, aroma, color, and texture. There were several categories of winners. See the list below along with links to their recipes.
Culinary Arts is an elective course in the upper school (grades 9-12) at DVFriends.
Chili Takedown Winners & Recipes
Best Chili Overall & Best Chili Texture
Zoe ‘22, Claudia ‘24, Lauren ‘22
Hawaiian-Style Chili
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/139491/hawaiian-style-chili/
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Best Chili Aroma (Tie)
Hayden ‘25, Jacie ‘23
Eddies Award-Winning Chili
https://www.mastercook.com/app/Recipe/WebRecipeDetails?recipeId=15692091
Connor ’23, Savanna ‘23, Chase ‘24, Jett ‘23
The Best Chili Recipe
https://sugarspunrun.com/best-chili-recipe/#recipe
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Best Chili Taste
Connor ’23, Savanna ‘23, Chase ‘24, Jett ‘23
The Best Chili Recipe
https://sugarspunrun.com/best-chili-recipe/#recipe
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Best Chili Color
Ethan ’22, Alex ‘24
Habanero Chili
https://myheartbeets.com/habanero-chili/#wprm-recipe-container-8687
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Honorable Mentions
Luke ‘25, Abby ‘25, Naomi ‘25
The Best Classic Chili
https://www.thewholesomedish.com/the-best-classic-chili/#recipe
Lucas ‘22, Emma ‘23 Mohammad ‘22, Tess ‘24
Texas Chili
https://dinnerthendessert.com/texas-chili/#wprm-recipe-container-51059
Armen ‘24, Sasha ‘25
Chunky Beef Chili
https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chunky-beef-chili
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Congratulations to all the teams for a delicious competition!