Chili Cookoff Team Application

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Event Overview and Registration

Bubba’s Sixth Annual

Shanghai Chili Cook-off



This year we bring you an all-weekend, three-day chili appreciation party!  With our new location in the Expo Village (site of this year’s inaugural barbeque cook-off) we have made arrangements with the Donghu Hotel to put up chili teams on Friday night and Saturday if you choose at discounted rates!  The rooms are two bedroom suites, and have small kitchenettes so you can do some staging and prepping on site the night before the event.  Look for the fill in areas on the team registration form to secure your team’s crash pad!

Friday, October 21

• Teams and/or representatives check in to the Donghu Hotel and begin preparation work for Saturday’s cook off
• 6 p.m. – Site walk through and team’s select booth location
• 7 p.m. – Team Happy Hour and Party at Bubba’s Expo Village
• Teams can stage meats and items that need to be kept chilled in Bubba’s walk in chiller, and can use our restaurant tables/work areas for pre chopping, sorting, measuring, etc

Saturday, October 22

• 6 a.m. Teams Arrive/Decorate
• 7 a.m. Flames On
• 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Public Entry and Tasting
• 4 p.m. – Winners Announced
• 6 p.m. – Cook-off Post Party at Bubba’s Expo Village

Sunday, October 23

• 9 a.m. onward….all day brunch at Bubba’s Expo Village