Sedona AZ (May 5, 2012) – More than seven hundred chili enthusiasts sampled varieties of chili prepared by twelve Sedona area restaurants at the annual Great Sedona Chili Cook-Off at Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village in Sedona, Arizona.
Balloting for the Peoples Choice Award was lively and the following Sedona restaurants were recognized: Third Place Peoples Choice, El Rincon Restaurante Mexicano; Second Place, Bodacious Burgers; and, First Place Peoples Choice Award went to Oak Creek Brewery and Grill.
The prized Judges Trophies for Sedona’s Best Chili were awarded to the following Sedona restaurants: Third Place, The Secret Garden Café; Second Place, Bodacious Burgers; and, First Place Judges Trophy was won for a second year in a row by El Rincon Restaurante Mexicano.
An award for the best decorated booth was presented to Renegades Steakhouse, Cottonwood, Arizona.
The Great Sedona Chili Cook-Off is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sedona. Proceeds from the Cook-Off will benefit Rotary International’s effort to End Polio Now worldwide and the Rotary Club of Sedona’s newly launched Imagination Library program which provides free books for pre-school children.