Next Up On The Menu… Chili!
Next Up On The Menu… Chili!
Greater Olean Area Chamber to host Chili Crawl Saturday, March 28th
OLEAN - National Chili Day on the fourth Thursday in February honors one of America’s favorite winter dishes - chili. It’s also known as chili con carne (chili with meat). With that in mind, the Olean Sports and Social Club (OSSC) and the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce announce their CHILI CRAWL, set for Saturday, March 28th.
The organizations are once again teaming up to present the next segment of a food crawl - and using it as a fundraiser to raise money for service dogs through the WNY Heroes / Pawsitive for Heroes. Through the Taco Crawl in June and the Wing Crawl in November, the events have donated more than $7,000 to the charity.
What is a crawl? The crawl is where you pay one price ($35) and receive vouchers to travel to eight different area locations to test/try/enjoy a bowl of chili. You will rate each bowl on presentation, flavor, temperature and overall impression. Votes will be tallied at the end of the crawl with the BEST CHILI named. Also, one lucky participant will take away $500 in Shop Olean gift certificates.
“Okay, so 8 cups of chili in 5 hours? The committee discussed this and we are suggesting that each location offer a bowl between 4 and 6 oz. Each restaurant will be turning in their own recipe of chili and we are suggesting to them to watch the hot/spice gauge on the bowl - as the crawlers need to get through 8 locations,” stated (with a little laugh) Meme K. Yanetsko, GOACC COO.
“We continue to fun’raise for the Western New York Heroes program called ‘Pawsitive for Heroes’,” said Aaron Tierson, member of the crawl committee. “The program pays for service dog training as a result of the funds raised from the event. The dogs and their owners go through various courses together, properly preparing the dogs to serve those who’ve served.”
The time frame of the crawl is noon-5:00pm that Saturday. Participants need to call the Chamber ahead of time to sign up for the crawl for $35 which includes 8 vouchers, judging card, and a chili eating vessel. The price will increase to $45 March 14th. Online reservations can be purchased at shop.oleanny.com. Although confirmation of locations is ongoing by the committee, both Union Whiskey and Village Green are onboard.
Please call or stop in the GOACC office to make your reservation. Chili packets will be available for pick-up on Wednesday, March 23rd. The Chamber is located at 301 North Union Street, Olean, NY, phone 716-372-4433. You can also go online to shop.oleanny.com to purchase your ticket.
Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce, located at 301 North Union Street in downtown Olean, has been the leading business organization in the greater Olean area since 1906. Their business plan reflects activities related to lobbying local and state leaders and developing programs, to supporting workforce development, small business owners, large corporate entities, non-profit organizations, manufacturers, and area residents. For more information, please call 716-372-4433 or email member@oleanny.com.