The Challenge runs from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Nature Center, 120 Brookside Road, Darien. Advance tickets are $125, and $150 at the door.
Local restaurants will compete for the title of Best Chili. The 11 restaurants competing in the challenge are Bodega, Burgers, Shakes & Fries, Darien Social, The Goose, Jimmy’s Southside, Meatball & Co., Michael Joseph’s, Rory’s, Rowayton Market, Station Eats and Ten Twenty Post
Judges include Megan Palmer Rivera of Palmer’s Market, chef and author Pam Anderson, restaurant critic Melanie Bernard and David Genovese, a Darien developer.
Darien-based Gunsmoke, a Country and Western band, will provide live music. There will also be a raffle, games and other food samples.
Visit the Darien Nature Center website or call the Center at 655-7459 for more information.
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