Come on out to Baldwin Park Saturday, January 30, for the 2010 Orlando Chili Cook-off, benefitting Special Olympics. It’s a competition pitting hot-shot amateur cooks and seasoned (sometimes over seasoned) chili-stewin’ veterans.

Yes, attendees will get to sample the various chilis and cast a vote. There will also be a panel of official judges. I’ll be there, so stop by and say hello.

Tickets are $7 (if you go online before midnight tonight you can buy them for five bucks). How do you go online? Follow this link to the official Orlando Chili Cook-off Web site. You’ll find more details there, too.