Chili Cook Off By San Mateo Firefighters Returns Saturday

SAN MATEO, CA — The San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department is hosting a chili cook off event in San Mateo’s Central Park on Saturday.

Firefighters from across San Mateo County will do their best to win over the taste buds of attendees for bragging rights. The event, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., costs $10 to get in and all proceeds will benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Attendees can eat all they can handle, and also take in live music.

“We’ve had an incredibly challenging past few years between the pandemic and unprecedented fire seasons. I’m excited to join our local firefighters in bringing the community together for a good cause and a good time,” San Mateo Consolidated Fire Capt. Gino Lavezzo said in a statement to the San Mateo Daily Journal. “This event directly supports children with muscular dystrophy with enrichment programs that provide not only a source of engagement for them, but help for their family members as well.”

The event is located at the Fitzgerald Ball Field in Central Park, located at 50 E. Fifth Ave.