The First Annual Arch’s Chili Cook Off and Tasting was a terrific success! So many people to thank – we have the best volunteers.

First things first…The winners! The winner for the “Home Chef” portion of the event was: First place: Corinna Santiago Repucci; Second place: Victoria Margolis; Third place: Denise Golucci.

The winner of the Restaurant portion was The Fireside Grill by a landslide with about 40 more votes than anyone else. Second place: Monroe’s, and Third place: Desert Dave’s.

Coloring contest winners were: 4th grade - Coral Lang; 5th grade - Alyssa Wilson; 6th grade- Abigail West.

Thank you to all the Restaurants that participated; Wendy’s, Tom’s BBQ, Monroe’s, Desert Dave’s, Fireside Grill, Euro Pizza, DeNu Café and All American Sports Grill.

And a special thank you to all the sponsors and vendors that helped make this event come together: Arizona Orthodontic, Aztek Satellite, AFC Physical Medicine, BOGO Promotions, Copy Express, Barrie Blum, DC Golf, Discount Air, Mike Jones, JENGA & Games, Leah Laessig, Sam’s Club, Scottsdale, Sun Baked Pastry Shop, Tom’s BBQ, Water & Ice.

And lastly, a big thank you to our judges: John Kavanagh, David Schweikert, Dan Margolis, Troy “Captain Cardinal” Escobedo and Phil Yen.

Thank you to all those in the community that came out and supported the event – we look forward to putting this together each year.