Whether their choice in chili leans toward Southwest sizzle, Cajun cookin’ or Great Plains goodness, TravelCenters of America (TA) invites professional drivers to enter their chili recipes in the TA National Chili Cook Off.

The top prize is a cool $5,000, and the winning recipe will be featured on TA restaurant menus across the country for all to savor.
“From talking to our customers, we know that a lot of professional drivers like to perfect their very own chili creations when they’re not on the road,” said Paul Huckelberry, vice president of restaurants for TA. “The TA National Chili Cook Off is an opportunity to share their secrets and to debunk the myth that firefighters are the experts when it comes to chili.”
Entries received by May 15, 2006, will be eligible for one of five Regional Cook Offs to be held in June.
Regional contestants’ chili concoctions will go bowl-to-bowl in an ultimate taste test with a jury of their peers – other professional drivers and folks from the community. The regional winners will each receive $2,000 plus an additional $500 in travel expenses for their trip to the TA National Chili Cook Off near TA's Cleveland Headquarters at the TA Lodi, Ohio, location on July 22.
Contest rules and entry forms are available at TA restaurants and online at www.tatravelcenters.com.