BUFFALO, N.Y., September 17, 2010-Web Art Designs has once again partnered with People Inc. for the second Buffalo Chili Fest to be held November 7, 2010 from 12-6 pm at D’Arcy McGee’s Irish Pub. The event will be held rain or shine.

The cook-off is open to all local restaurants and chefs with original recipes.  The vendor fee is $100.00 and will reserve a spot the day of the event spot as well as provide necessary trimmings for the patrons.  All varieties of chili can be entered including chili con carne, with beans, vegetarian, or other variations. The chili will be sampled through ticket purchases. Awards and the title “Best Chili in Western New York” will be determined by majority rule and scored by the people in attendance.

Admission is $5 and the entire amount is donated to People Inc.  All attendees will be given a score card to select their favorite recipe. Tickets for chili samples will be sold for $5 for 5 tickets. Plenty of free parking will be available.

Please note that patrons will not be allowed to bring any beverages or food items to the event. Refreshments of all kinds will be available for purchase throughout the day by D'Arcy McGee's.

To register and reserve a vendor spot, please contact Callie Maloney at 716.817.7461 or email : cmaloney@people-inc.org

The first 2010 Buffalo Chili Fest took place on Sunday afternoon, April 11th at D'Arcy McGee's Irish Pub on Franklin Street, downtown Buffalo.
Sponsored and founded by WebArt Designs, the festival was conceived as a celebration of good times and good food to help benefit Western New York's leading non-profit human services agency, People Inc. Through a variety of services including residential, employment, community outreach, health care and recreation programs, they help seniors, families and people with disabilities live more healthy, independent and prod
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As the smell of delicious, flavorful chili drifted throughout the event, guests were treated to a varried selection of wonderful culinary samples from 20 of WNY's most popular restaurants and chefs. Live music from the band November 11th enhanced the feeling of goodness from your ears to your taste buds as sauce embellshed smiles were abundant on this warm sunny afternoon.

Estimates of well over 500 attendees were a welcome sight considering this event was concieved, developed and presented in mearly 6 weeks preparation. Staff and volunteers at People Inc. and lead by director Denise M. Paszkiewicz made extrordinary efforts to reach out to the business community as well as utilizing thier own resources to create scenery, prepare signs and displays to ensure that we were able to host a fun, quality event that was a worthwhile way to spend an afternoon with family and friends, (...and we're just getting started).