Rangeley Snodeo chili, chowder cookoff winners announced

RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of the 25th Annual Chili/Chowder Cook-Off, which took place Jan. 18 at The Gingerbread House in Oquossoc.
The annual event is sponsored by the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce and Budweiser Beer and is the kick-off event of Snodeo Weekend. The event was a great success, organizers said, with more than 160 people tasting 12 chili and chowder samples from area restaurants and voting for their favorites.

The winners of the 2018 Chili/Chowder Cook-Off are:
Chili Winners: Best Overall — Bald Mountain Camps; Mild — Lakeside Convenience; Medium — Oquossoc Grocery; Hot — Red Onion.
Chowder Winners: Best Overall — Sarge’s Pub & Grub; Seafood — Sarge’s Pub & Grub; Vegetable — Lakeside Convenience.
The bragging rights for this year have been determined and now participants have a year during which to tweak their recipes and compete again next January in this very popular event, organizers said.

TOP PHOTO: The Sarges Pub & Grub chefs, Jamie Sargent and Crystal Greenleaf Figoli, show off their Best Overall Chowder award. (Submitted photo)