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Haunted Chili and Salsa Cookoff

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Why not spend your Halloween competing in the second annual Chili and Salsa Cookoff in Hillsborough?

The Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the contest from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 31. Contestants should bring their chili and salsa entries to 228 S. Churton St. There is a $10 entry fee for chili or salsa or $15 for both. The judges will choose a first and second place winners.

Folks also are welcome to come to the cookoff to eat. Five samples of either chili or salsa will be on sale for $5. The public will choose people’s choice awards.

There also will be music, games and entertainment for children and a costume contest.

For more information, go to http://www.hillsboroughchamber.com or call 732-8156.

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About the blogger

Andrea Weigl has been the food writer at The News & Observer since the summer of 2007. She has won a handful of awards from the Association of Food Journalists and the Society for Features Journalism. Her profile of chef Ashley Christensen titled "A Force of Nature" will be published in the sixth edition of "Cornbread Nation: The Best of Southern Food Writing." She is serving a three-year term on the James Beard Foundation book awards committee. Follow her on Twitter at @andreaweigl.

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