At the Chili Fest this weekend, I was once again struck with how amazing Ithaca is. Even in the middle of winter with 5 inches of snow on the ground, people in the Ithaca community will come out for an event. I come from a small city that’s more than 10 times Ithaca’s size, and we probably wouldn’t have had a crowd that size to taste chili outside. It really shows that the Ithaca community is truly unique.

My favorite was probably Ithaca Beer Company’s chili. I like mostly beans with just a little bit of meat. Although I didn’t try the winning chili, so who’s to say if it was actually the best one?My least favorite was probably Moosewood’s. It had a bit too much sweet potato, and the tofu kind of had an odd texture.

I did love Moosewood’s chili sign though.

Cornell Dining’s chili: It had fried onion’s which obviously calls for bonus points

Moosewood’s

Ithaca Beer Company aka the best one in my opinion