OOOH-WEE! Have we got some goodness coming your way! Six Chili Jam veterans are returning to settle the score, and this is one grudge match that’s gonna make you squeal like a pig! You taste ‘em all and decide who takes home that purdy brass belt buckle. Get drunk as a mop on cold Widmer Brothers beer and fine Jim Beam whiskey. This puppy is coming up fast (Sunday Nov 8, 1-7pm at White Owl Social Club), so get your tickets now before they run out!

Will it be our returning champion, Ryan “Hold My Beer” Day from Podnah’s Pit? He’s bringing his winning Texas Street Chili back for another go. This beefy bowl of pork chili verde has been passed down by the Chili Queens of San Antone, garnished with cheese and golden Fritos.

Lardo’s Rick “the Gentleman” Gencarelli is serving up Arabian Nights with a side of Revenge of the Nerds, with his Lambda Lambda Lambda chili. Little ol’ lamb ribs are getting stewed up all juicy-like with Merguez sausage, beet harissa, smoked labneh and mint.

“Honky Tonk” Patrick McKee of the newfangled Common Law will be giving us a beer-braised beef cheek chili, and frybread to sop up all that sweet, sweet gravy. Then afterwards we’ll go out back and shoot them cans off a fence.

“Beefcake” BJ Smith from Smokehouse 21 is gonna be busier than a mongoose in a snakepit making us a big ol’ pot of smoked hog head pozole with crispy pig ears and tangy lime. Our only question is, how’n the hell he find a pipe that big?

When we asked Han “Yee-Haw” Hwang from Kim Jong Grillin what he was giving us, he spun a yarn about “a Tiger and Black Bear met in the hills of Manchuria. They fought a vicious battle to no avail and no winner. As they stood there, exhausted, they decided to join forces and take over the world. After a violent and lustful night, the tiger was pregnant with the first Korean to walk the earth. Our chili is based on this tale of epic-ness. We call it ‘Black Chili of doom water, party extravaganza good time, not safe for kid or work.’” All we can say is, if that’d been Estacada, both those varmints woulda ended up on the mantle.

Gregory “the Gourmet” Gourdet from Departure (and TOP CHEF fame, y’all!) straight laughed his ass off at the Mercury’s request for info on his chili. Will it be a spin on his turkey redang chili that secured his victory in 2013? Or will it riff on last year’s pork chili with red mole? You’ll have to come find out!

Sunday November 8th 1-7pm at White Owl Social Club. Be there!