HVAC Experts hosted their annual chili cook-off event on Oct. 31 and they are in their fifth year of putting it on.

Twenty-four chefs and their teams will take part in this annual contest in two categories: Amateur and restaurant divisions.

She has competed in six to 10 chili cook-offs a year for more than a decade, and can’t deny that vinegar is a winning secret ingredient. “I won $25,000 using apple cider vinegar. You got to ...