Today, the Maplewood Chili Cookoff’s 100+ year-old iron cauldron trophy lives on permanent display in the lobby of Maplewood town hall, safeguarded by each new mayor for generations to come.
Maplewood Chili Cookoff founder Lester P. Chew offers a sample of his famous recipe at the inaugural Maplewood Chili Cookoff, 1857.
The Maplewood Girl Scouts present Honorary judge Eleanor Roosevelt with their ancho-infused seitan vegetarian entry at the 1939 Maplewood Chili Cookoff.
Our 1944 Chili Cookoff took place under improvised conditions, but was noted as a key morale-raiser during World War II
Today, the Maplewood Chili Cookoff’s 100+ year-old iron cauldron trophy lives on permanent display in the lobby of Maplewood town hall, safeguarded by each new mayor for generations to come.
