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🌶️ Local restaurants + first responders. Great chili. Community giving. One delicious fall afternoon in the South Shore. 🌶️

On Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Golden Nugget Lake Tahoe. 

Admission includes unlimited chili tastings + People’s Choice voting for South Shore’s Best Chili. South Shore’s Hottest New Fall Tradition The Tahoe Chamber is turning up the heat this fall with the inaugural South Shore Chili Cook Off, bringing together local restaurants and regional first responders for an afternoon of great chili, friendly competition, live music, and community giving. 

South Shore restaurants will team up with first responder agencies to develop their own signature chili recipes and compete for the title of South Shore’s Best Chili. Attendees will sample the creations, meet the teams, and cast their vote to determine the winner. Live music will keep the party going throughout the Cook Off from local favorite Bread & Butter Meet the Chili Cook Off Teams Twelve South Shore restaurants and first responder teams are joining forces to create their own signature chili. Some friendly competition has already begun, and ultimately, you decide who wins. Every ticket holder gets a vote, so come out and support your favorite restaurant, agency, friends, family, or coworkers as they compete for the title of South Shore’s Best Chili. 

Himmel Haus + El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office 
Benefiting the El Dorado County Sheriff’s K-9 Association 

McP’s Taphouse Grill + South Lake Tahoe Police Department 
Benefiting Sierra Law Enforcement Chaplaincy 

The Woods Lake Tahoe Restaurant + South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue 
Benefiting the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation 

AleWorX + Lake Valley Fire Protection District 
Supporting the family of fallen Fire Engineer Neil Schnaible 

South of North Brewing Co. + CalTahoe 
Benefiting Bread & Broth for Kids 

Tahoe Bagel Co. + Care Flight 
Benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe 

LTCC Culinary Arts + LTCC Forestry, Fire & Public Safety Program 
Benefiting the LTCC Foundation 

Golden Nugget Lake Tahoe + REACH Air Medical Services
Benefiting First Responders Children's Foundation 

Fox & Hound Smokehouse Grill & Bar + Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District 
Benefiting the Wildland Firefighter Foundation 

California Conservation Corps + California Conservation Corps 
Benefiting the CCC Foundation 

Bruschetta + Douglas County Sheriff’s Office 
Benefiting the Kahle Community Center 

Cali Burger + California Highway Patrol – South Lake Tahoe 
Benefiting the CHP 11-99 Foundation 

The South Shore Chili Cook Off is about more than bragging rights. Each participating first responder team will select a charitable organization to benefit from event proceeds. The team crowned South Shore’s Best Chili will earn the largest share of charitable proceeds for its selected organization, while the charities represented by the other participating teams will also receive a portion of the funds raised. This means every team, and every charity represented, wins. 

Bring a Toy. Make an Even Bigger Impact. Guests are encouraged to bring one new, unwrapped toy to support the Toys for Tots Holiday Toy Drive. This gives attendees another way to give back while enjoying the Chili Cook Off and helps extend the event’s community impact into the holiday season. Get Your Tickets Your admission includes: Unlimited chili tastings People’s Choice voting for South Shore’s Best Chili Live music by Bread & Butter The opportunity to meet local restaurant and first responder teams

REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/south-shore-chili-cookoff-tickets-1994895604454?aff=oddtdtcreator