Published October 29. 2024 11:58AM
Press photo by Nate JastrzemskiIt was a glorious sunny day for strolling between vendors at the 28 annual Southside ChiliFestOct. 19. Businesses along Third and Fourth streets whipped up batches of homemade chili and let taste buds choose the winners. This year’s winners, announced at Molly’s Irish Grille after hours of sampling, were: Celebrity Judge choice Zest’s triple meat chili and people’s choice Mister Lee’s Noodle’s Korean Chili. Above: Northampton Community College’s Southside Fowler Center Program Manager Janet Eaton helps spread the cheer while Vito Randazzo scoops for Daniel Chesh, a Bethlehem resident who visits ChiliFest every year. Randazzo is an NCC culinary arts graduate and part time instructor dishing out a Southwest chili. Chesh said, “I enjoyed the little crispy bits [of tortilla]. It’s very good.”