2 Teachers Win Dublin's Annual Chili Competition

When the City of Dublin puts out a call for chili entries for the annual the chili competition at the Dublin Farmers' Market, they are answered by some serious chili extraordinaires. The competition attracted seven entries from residents from around the Tri-Valley.

The chili creations varied from smoky and spicy, to sweet and tangy, to traditional and white bean versions.

Novelist Margaret Cousins once said, "Chili is not so much food as a state of mind." That state of mind seems to be the case for the winners, Jamie DeWitt and Lu Middleton.

According to the Middleton, who is a special education teacher at Dublin High School and DeWitt, who teaches math at Wells Middle School the Dublin, they are lucky when it comes to chili competitions.

"This was my second time ever making chili," Middleton said.

"We entered corn bread and this chili in another competition for a fundraiser in January and won so we we decided to enter this competition after seeing it on the Dublin Patch," DeWitt added.

Dewitt and Middleton's "Two Girls Chili" schooled the other entries as they took first place, while Dublin local Michelle McDonald's "White Bean Chili" was awarded second place. won third place for his "Dub Town Red."

All of the competitors took home a gift bag full of culinary treats provided by the City of Dublin.