Seven-year-old Monroe Miles opens wide to taste chili her mom Melissa Miles offers her at the Chili at the Beach chili cook-off in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 12, 2022. She gave the sampling from Pacific Hideaway a thumbs up. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Steaming hot chili from the Cruisers booth is served up fresh during the Chili at the Beach cook-off in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 12, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Duke’s “Stumbling Cacti” chili, featuring grilled cactus and tequila, is served up during the Chili at the Beach cook-off in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 12, 2022.
(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Cayla Paretti enjoys her 28th birthday with with Josh Winick during the Chili at the Beach cook-off in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 12, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Chili at the Beach chili cook-off benefiting the Boys & Girls Club Huntington Valley, featured live music throughout the day in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 12, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Seven-year-old Monroe Miles gives a thumbs up to her sampling of Pacific Hideaway chili during the Chili at the Beach cook-off in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 12, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Seven-year-old Monroe Miles tastes her sampling of Pacific Hideaway chili during the Chili at the Beach cook-off in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 12, 2022. She gave it a thumbs up. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A dog checks out all the chili booths during the Chili at the Beach cook-off benefiting the Boys & Girls Club Huntington Valley on Saturday, February 12, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Josh Winick contemplates his chili ballot during the Chili at the Beach cook-off in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 12, 2022. Not a chili lover, Winick said the best by far was from 25 Degrees. “I could eat a whole bowl of it,” he said. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People and pets pack Main Street during the Chili at the Beach cook-off in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 12, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dana Kraus dances to live music from Daddie and the Baddies during the Chili at the Beach chili cook-off in Huntington Beach on Saturday, February 12, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Deciding who has the best chili recipe in Huntington Beach also benefits the local youth.
Chili at the Beach hosted on Saturday, Feb. 12, in the Pier Plaza featured a chili cook-off among nearby Main Street restaurants, as well as entertainment on two stages.
All of the day’s tasty fun was to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley.
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