Spicy Scene: Pechanga Beer and Chili Cookoff

Microbrews and delicious stews are on the menu at the Habitat for Humanity fundraiser.

AN ALL-WEATHER, ALL-SEASON FOOD... that can easily pop up on the most blustery winter day while also serving famished crowds at a summer or fall barbecue? It's chili, of course, that savory stew that can A) be deliciously made in literally thousands of ways, with "beans or no" serving as just the start, and B) eaten, in a pinch, regardless of what the calendar says. For while some foods, like melons, seem highly summery, and roasts belong to cold weather, chili rules most every month, and celebratory occasions, too, at least those occasions that are on the more relaxed and casual side. But the classic cuisine is getting its more elegant due as part of an annual happening at Pechanga Resort & Casino on Saturday, June 9, as the Temecula destination once again takes a starring role alongside a line-up of regional microbrews and craft brews. It's a fundraiser for several programs at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley, and...

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW: Your general admission ticket is $50, while the ticket you kindly buy for your designated driver is thirty bucks. Want to go VIP? There's an option for that: It's $65, and a good choice if you're seeking "... a more intimate environment to taste and appreciate the more than 100 beers and chili varieties on hand." There's a noon start time for VIP ticket holders, too, while the general ticket fun begins at 1 o'clock. Live music and a silent auction round out the big day, which'll see chili mavens trying a numerous samples created by the Pechanga chefs. Are you a hearty stew seeker, throughout the calendar? Love it at your summer barbecues and your fall game events and to stave off the winter briskness? June 9 is officially spring, so best bring the Microbrew, Craft Beer & Chili Cook-off into your long-term chili calendar plans. After all, why shouldn't spring have its spice 'n suds? It can't all be candy eggs and lemonade, love those though we do.

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