It was Saturday night, and throughout Long Beach Island, a few local chefs were heading to bed with visions of chili peppers dancing in their heads. For on Sunday, Feb. 15, the St. Francis Community Center and the Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean were hosting the very first LBI Invitational Chili Cook-Off to raise money for the St. Francis Human Concerns Food Pantry and other essential programs.
As competitor LBI Pancake House posted on social media on cook-off eve:
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