Out of 10 Chili Cook-off entries, three winners were selected in each of two categories: Judges Choice and People’s Choice.
Both Chris Blehm and Adrian Thoricht are multi-year winners, and this year marks the first time that Blehm won in the Judges Choice category!
Avalon Rotary wishes to extend a very special thanks to Chris Blehm for donating his $1,000 prize, back to Rotary in support of future community services and scholarships for Avalon youth.
People’s Choice
1st—Santa Monica Chili Royal Killian Hunter
2nd—Chili Con Carly Carly Kaplan
3rd—The Catalina Rattler Adrian Thoricht (Fine Line Construction)
Judge’s Choice
1st—Verdelicious Chris Blehm
2nd—Boilermaker Cliff Boyd
3rd—Chris’ Cajun Chili Leah Khoury
According to Nicole Hohenstein, Avalon Rotary Club member and annual event coordinator, “the funds raised for future Rotary service programs netted over $16,000 with final accounting not yet in hand.
Save the date for next year’s Chili Cook-off, Oct. 3, 2026
Rotary is the world’s premier international humanitarian service organization with 1.2 million members in over 200 countries, all of which share a mission of advancing world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. For information on joining or supporting these efforts email avalonrotaryclub@gmail.com.
