Vegan Chili Cook-Off

Good eats and people + loads of fun.  Get your TASTE TICKET for the Vegan Chili Cook-Off at the Cincy VegFest to taste yummy vegan chili or ENTER for a chance to win one of three special gift bag prizes. 

Vegan Chili Cook-Off proceeds to benefit Our Collective Heart, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing mind-body-soul health and living a life of connection, fostering liberation through compassion for all beings.

Taste Ticket

Pre-purchase your ticket for $10.  PLEASE BRING A SCREENSHOT OR PAPER COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT TO EVENT OR NAME/EMAIL YOU PURCHASED TICKET UNDER.

Tickets will be available to purchase the day of event for $15.  We recommend pre-purchasing to guarantee your chili tasting spot. 

Get your TASTE TICKET here. 

Enter

Bring on the vegan chili!!!  Anyone may enter.  This contest is for ALL community cooks, chefs, home kitchen gurus, and anyone who loves making and sharing delicious plant-fueled chili.  Entry fee is $18.  

ENTER the Chili Cook-Off here.

Contest Rules

  • CHILI MUST BE FREE OF ANY AND ALL ANIMAL PRODUCTS.
  • Please bring a minimum of two gallons (or more) of fully cooked VEGAN CHILI at serving temperature. Note: There is no electricity on site.
  • Each contestant MUST submit a copy of their chili ingredients, including any known allergens, no later than May 20 to [email protected].
  • Please be on-site and ready to set up by 2:30 pm on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Attendees will be permitted to begin tasting at 3:00 pm.
  • Entrants will be provided with a numbered spot.
  • Serving utensils and tasting cups are provided.
  • Take down may not begin until after winners are announced at 5:00 pm.

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Vegan Chili Cook-Off judging is rated in six different categories from 1-5.  Those categories include:  aesthetic, aroma, mouthfeel, taste, savoriness (umami), and richness or feel of awe and wonder (kokumi).

Prizes and Judges

2025 Judges:

Katherine Barrier, CityBeat
Alex Nager, Harmony Plant Fare
Alecia Petroze of Juniper Seed
Sreeja (1st place winner of 2024 Cook-Off)

2024 Prizes

1st Place Prize – Vegan Chili Cook-Off

2nd Place Prize – Vegan Chili Cook-Off 

3rd Place Prize – Vegan Chili Cook-Off