Central Texas Tolbert Chili Group

Central Texas Tolbert Chili Group
All Over Central Texas
ph: 512-507-4948
dwight@centraltexaschili.com

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Welcome!

This website is made possible by donations received from the individual event promoters. We are much obliged for their continued support.

Let's face it. Some of us need to have fire extinguishers nearby when it comes time to light the candles on a birthday cake. We won't admit our ages, and we're certainly not saying we're old, but some of us are getting tired, and we're ready to start training our successors. Nobody is ready to retire by any means, but it's time to at least share some of the responsibilities of keeping competition chili cooking moving in a forward direction. We are asking you newer, younger cooks to step up before we start breaking down.

Cecelia Stroessner-Clark, who launched the Junior Chili Division is actively looking to hand the baton off. It's not a hard job. It's not a demanding job. It's not a time-consuming, or labor intensive job either. It does take some TLC... Tolbert Love of Chili and a drive to see the division expand and flourish.

Debbie Turner, the overseeing Executive Director for the Tolbert organization needs some reliable help, and computer experience is a definite plus. On a local level Dwight Hamilton is looking for a couple of interns.

Debbie and Dwight both are willing to take you under their wings and teach you the entire process of preparing for an event from pre-event planning, registration, monitoring, and judging through the final steps of sanctioning. Anyone wanting to take one-on-one classes with Dwight locally, or Debbie Turner in the Dallas area - please send us a message via Facebook or send us an email. Detailed information can be found on the Contact Us page.

Bring a new cook to any of our scheduled events over the next couple of months and see if something doesn't show up in your mailbox too!

Now we know ya'll know how to make it through a Texas summer safely, but it never hurts to go over the fine points.

Cut your gear down to a minimum.
Wear light-colored, loose fitting clothing, ideally 100% cotton.
Wear plenty of sunscreen, and re-apply as needed. Don't forget the tops of your ears.
Wear sunglasses.
Stay in the shade.
Don't park in tall grass.
Dispose of cigarettes responsibly.
If you smell propane - tell someone. Track down the source.
Drink plenty of water. Yes, water.

****OFFICIAL TOLBERT ENTRY AND RECAP FORMS NOW AVAILABLE UNDER THE WHAT'S COMING UP PAGE****

Please, when packing for an event, remember this!

If you have sent something and have received no response or seen any action taken, please resend to chili.reporter@YAHOO.com and we'll see what happens. Best advice: Never trust autocomplete, autofill or SpellCheck.

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Our Royalty

(For the season anyway!)

2016 Behind the Store 1st Place Chili Champion

Deanna Castillo from Terlingua, Texas

2017 Tolbert Texas Men's State Champion

Woodrow "Woody" McFarland, Arp, TX

Nancy Cromer from Fischer, Texas

2017 Tolbert Ladies State Champion

Mike Behr, Manchaca, Texas

2015 and 2016 Tolbert Texas State Winner

Click on the star for the Official Tolbert Rules in a printable PDF format.

What We Do

Well, that's simple. We cook and promote the Official State Dish of Texas: Chili.

We host about 30 chili events per year at a variety of locations, including the Tolbert Texas State Chili Championship held in Lockhart.

Why We Do It

Aside from having a lot of fun, we support a long and varied list of charitable causes, including FFA, Make-A-Wish, and the VFW Scholarship Fund to list a few.

When We Do It

Most every weekend! Be sure to check the What's Coming Up page for the details on this week's cookoff!

Where We Do It

All over Central Texas! For most events we will have a map and/or directions on how to get to the various locations on the Map Page to help you out.

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