Today we went to the Orlando Chili Cook-Off. I have been looking into these cook-offs for the food journalism book that I am writing. These competitions followed the beginning of the Pillsbury Bake-Offs – covered by the women’s pages. I have been looking into these cook-offs for the food journalism book that I am writing. These competitions followed the beginning of the Pillsbury Bake-Offs – covered by the women’s pages. Here is a link to a history of the chili cook-off. In it, the author notes that food history had recently been corrected to show that the first such cook-off was in 1950. It was learned in a newspaper clipping.…