Last weekend, I got the opportunity to check out the Ithaca Chili Cook Off for the first time. We were also given some tickets which could each be redeemed for a sample of chili! They had everything from vegan chili to beef or turkey chili. It all tasted great. The event did not extend quite as far as Apple Fest did, but there were still plenty of options to choose from. Probably my favorite chili that I tried was from a restaurant which is located in the Marriott, Monks on the Commons. Afterwards, I walked over to Life’s So Sweet since they had some free samples. I had never been there before either, and they had plenty of great looking chocolates there! I got some chocolate covered chips and ginger.