With booths getting more extravagant each year, teams rushed to put the finishing touches on their stations as judges arrived. The Ninth Annual Young Lawyers Section Chili Cook-Off was Feb. 17 at the Riverside Arts Market.
Fisher, Tousey, Leas & Ball took home the Spiciest award — Chili Dilly!
Judge Gary Flower made voting a family affair with his wife, Kim, and daughter, Cooper.
Cook-Off judges Duval County Judges Michelle Kalil and Ronald Higbee showed newcomer Circuit Judge John Guy the ropes.
There is no question that the superhero crew from Kubicki Draper earned their Best Spirit award.
Pineapple made Lewis Longman Walker the Most Original chili at the cook-off.
McGuireWoods had another award-winning year as Crowd Favorite with its Law & Order chili.
The Moseley Prichard crew killed it with the Best Cornbread.
By Adam Edgecombe
In what is fast becoming the premiere event for the local legal community, 49 teams squared off to determine which had the best chili in a variety of categories in the Ninth Annual Young Lawyers Section Chili Cook-Off.
Regardless of whether they won or not, all the teams enjoyed beautiful weather and the ambiance provided by the band Fratello, Riverside Arts Market and the St. Johns River.
The cook-off raised more than $10,000 to benefit Rethreaded. The YLS is grateful to Manifest Distillery, all of its law firm sponsors, the judges who donated their time, Black Sheep Restaurant for hosting the afterparty on its rooftop bar and to PRI Productions for donating the use of 100 tables for the event.
