{"id":10029,"date":"2013-09-13T05:50:07","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T12:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=10029"},"modified":"2013-09-13T05:50:07","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T12:50:07","slug":"duluth-mn-united-way-chili-cook-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=10029","title":{"rendered":"Duluth, MN &#8211; United Way Chili Cook Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.decc.org\/\"> Duluth arena<\/a> yesterday, thousands of people came to sample a wide variety of chili submitted by 35 teams. \u00a0The annual chili cook off is sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedwayduluth.org\/Events\/ChiliCookOffCampaignKickOff.aspx\">United Way of Duluth<\/a>, proceeds benefit more than 50 organizations and programs.<\/p>\n<p>Winners were picked by the sampler&#8217;s votes, and here&#8217;s the run down:<\/p>\n<p>People\u2019s Choice: Minnesota Power<\/p>\n<p>Professional: Essentia Health-Lake Winds Caf\u00e9, first; Essentia Health-Northern Lites Caf\u00e9, second; Green Mill and Zeitgeist Arts Caf\u00e9, tied for third.<\/p>\n<p>Amateur: Duluth Fire Department, first; Minnesota Power, second; Courage Kenny Northland, third.<\/p>\n<p>Special awards: DRCC, Hottest-Yet-Edible; Girl Scouts, Vegetarian; Essentia Health-Lake Winds Caf\u00e9, Most Unique; Whole Foods Co-op, Spicy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Photos and video \u00a0copyright 2013 by kawikamedia.com, used with permission).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n1Ax16hELo0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/photo-14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10040\" alt=\"Duluth Chili Cook Off\" src=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/photo-14-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/photo-8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10034\" alt=\"Duluth Chili Cook Off\" src=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/photo-8-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/photo-10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10036\" alt=\"Duluth Chili Cook Off\" src=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/photo-10-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/photo-13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10039\" alt=\"Duluth Chili Cook Off\" src=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/photo-13-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Duluth arena yesterday, thousands of people came to sample a wide variety of chili submitted by 35 teams. \u00a0The annual chili cook off is sponsored by United Way of Duluth, proceeds benefit more than 50 organizations and programs. 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