Over the weekend I was able to go to a chili cookoff at a bar called The Hideout. The event was run by Time out Chicago Magazine. The bar is hilarious and seems like a place that truly does not want to be found. The bar is a great hole in the wall bar that plays real good live music daily. If you are ever in the neighborhood you should stop by this bar. Some really famous bands have even played there such as The Rolling Stones and, The Smashing Pumpkins.
The place was packed the day of the cookoff, but well worth it. the back room was lined with chefs standing around there creations all being served out of individual crock pots. When entering the room you are given a spoon, a sheet of paper for judging and a pencil and then you are thrown into the chaos that is a chili cookoff.
The 25 different chilis all had there own individual style, there was kobe beef chili, hot dog and guiness chili, spicy ,mild, choclatey...you name it they had something like it. Some of the chilis wer spectacular and some terrible. One even made a friend violently ill for the next couple of days.
On every tuesday night a great band plays there called Devil in a Woodpile, an intimate bluegrass band. they are worth checking out and they are originally from Evanston and used to play in a little music store on Central St. which makes them even better.
The Hideout
1354 W Wabansia
Chicago Il 60622
http://www.hideoutchicago.com/
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