Get ready for some chili!! Our Chile Expo event will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2024, and Cajun Gumbo is returning. Dust off your chili and gumbo recipes and enter! Admission for tasting is $10 per person. Doors open to the public at 11 and tasting starts at noon. Awards will be announced around 2 pm.

SPICE Registration
SPICE Chili Rules
SPICE Gumbo Rules
SPICE Health Department Application
SPICE Health Department Rules

2023 Results

1st Place Red - SpawGlass, Head Chef Chris Pennington
2nd Place Red - PURO CHILI, Head Chef Darrell Mangham
3rd Place Red - Rice Owl Tailgaters, Head Chef Alison Kennamer

1st Place Green/White - Mighty Tarpons, Head Chef Celina Galindo
2nd Place Green/White - Give Green a Chance, Head Chef Dawn McGlone Eymard

1st Place Freestyle - Day Drifters, Head Chef Kim Bolin
2nd Place Freestyle - DAD’s, Head Chef Doug Amstutz
3rd Place Freestyle - Rancho Carne Toros, Head Chef Romeo Revuelta

1st Place Beans - Biker Boyz Kookerz, Head Chef Oscar Garcia
2nd Place Beans - Mighty Tarpons, Head Chef Celia Galindo

1st Place Gumbo - Biker Boyz Kookerz, Head Chef Oscar Garcia
2nd Place Gumbo - Double Mermaid Outdoors, Head Chef Glenn Harrison
3rd Place Gumbo - Mighty Tarpons, Head Chef Celia Galindo

Walk for Women, Inc. is an organization initiated by local women to heighten breast cancer awareness and to raise money for the area residents affected by this disease and who are in need of financial assistance.  Gift certificates, auction items, and cash donations are always appreciated and welcome

Get ready for some chili!! Our Chile Expo event will be held Saturday February 11, 2023, and this year we are adding a new category - Cajun Gumbo! So dust off your chili and gumbo recipes and enter! Admission is $10 per person. Doors open to the public at 11 and tasting starts at noon. Awards will be announced around 2 pm.

SPICE Registration
SPICE Chili Rules
SPICE Gumbo Rules
SPICE Health Department Application
SPICE Health Department Rules

2022 Results

 Red

1st        Chili to the Max, Head Chef Max Fores, Jr.

2nd        Los Gatos Locos, Head Chef Carlos Torres

3rd        Rancho Carne Toros, Head Chef Romeo Revuelta

Green/White

1st        Los Gatos Locos, Head Chef Carlos Torres

2nd        Give Green a Chance, Head Chef Damaris McGlone Eymard

Freestyle

1st        Chili to the Max, Head Chef Max Flores, Jr.

2nd      Team Drift, Head Chef Jim Pigg

3rd        Team Big Nasty, Head Chef Jesse Ruiz

Beans

1st       Mighty Tarpons, Head Chef Celia Galindo

2nd      Bike Boyz Cookerz, Head Chef Oscar Garcia

3rd        Los Gatos Locos, Head Chef Carlos Torres

People’s Choice – SpawGlass, Head Chef Chris Pennington

Walk for Women, Inc. is an organization initiated by local women to heighten breast cancer awareness and to raise money for the area residents affected by this disease and who are in need of financial assistance.  Gift certificates, auction items, and cash donations are always appreciated and welcome

What a great weekend for the return of SPICE!!! The weather was fine, we had lots of attendees and we raised almost $20,000 to benefit women in the Valley fighting breast cancer. This was one of our biggest events yet in terms of teams and chilis - 16 teams and 30 chilis! Thanks to all of our chefs and cooking teams, the attendees and our sponsors.

SPICE Registration
SPICE Cooks Rules
SPICE Health Department Application
SPICE Health Department Rules

2022 Results

 Red

1st        Chili to the Max, Head Chef Max Fores, Jr.

2nd        Los Gatos Locos, Head Chef Carlos Torres

3rd        Rancho Carne Toros, Head Chef Romeo Revuelta

Green/White

1st        Los Gatos Locos, Head Chef Carlos Torres

2nd        Give Green a Chance, Head Chef Damaris McGlone Eymard

Freestyle

1st        Chili to the Max, Head Chef Max Flores, Jr.

2nd      Team Drift, Head Chef Jim Pigg

3rd        Team Big Nasty, Head Chef Jesse Ruiz

Beans

1st       Mighty Tarpons, Head Chef Celia Galindo

2nd      Bike Boyz Cookerz, Head Chef Oscar Garcia

3rd        Los Gatos Locos, Head Chef Carlos Torres

People’s Choice – SpawGlass, Head Chef Chris Pennington

Walk for Women, Inc. is an organization initiated by local women to heighten breast cancer awareness and to raise money for the area residents affected by this disease and who are in need of financial assistance.  Gift certificates, auction items, and cash donations are always appreciated and welcome

NOTICE - The Walk route has changed due to COVID Variant concerns. We want to avoid large gatherings inside buildings. Therefore, the walk route will be a round trip starting and ending at the Convention Center.

On Sunday, October 10, we Walk to honor the breast cancer survivors, fighters and thrivers and remember those we have lost but who remain in our hearts.

Registration is from 8:30 am to 10:00 am at the South Padre Island Convention Centre. The Walk starts promptly at 10:00 am.

We will go south on Padre Blvd to the Post Office at Mars street. The route will then turn west to Laguna Blvd. From there we will go north on Laguna to Georgia Ruth. On Georgia Ruth the route will go east back to Padre Blvd, then north back to the Convention Center.

On Friday October 10, 2021, we will hold a Silent Dance Party.  What is a Silent Dance Party you ask?  A silent disco or silent rave is an event where people dance to music listened to on wireless headphones.  Rather than using a speaker system, music is broadcast via a radio transmitter with the signal being picked up by wireless headphone receivers worn by the participants.  There are three channels of music to choose from.  Find someone with the same color headphones as yours and dance with them!

Envision a room full of people, dancing like maniacs, but there is no sound in the room!

In addition to the Dance Party, we will host a “Bucket Auction”. For $5 per ticket, you can put your ticket in any of 25-30 buckets for the item(s) displayed next to that bucket. You can also buy the “Arms Width” string of tickets. Hold your arms out to the side as wide as you can, and get a string of tickets as long as your arms for only $50! Or find a tall friend and use his/her arms for your ticket string!

Finally, we will hold a live auction of 4-5 items, including the artist’s original T-shirt artwork.

The event will be from 7-11 pm on Friday October 10, 2021 at Louie’s Backyard. Admission is $20 per person and includes free hors d’oeuvres. Headphone rental for the Silent Dance is $10. Be there!

What a fantastic day we had for the 2020 Winter Fundraiser!! We had 15+ teams entered and 20+ chilis to taste. We estimate over 350 people attended and believe they all had a great time! The weather was perfect for a day of cooking. Thanks to all our chefs and attendees for making sure we are able to continue our mission of helping women and families in the Valley who are fighting breast caner with financial assistance. It wouldn’t happen without supporters such as you.

Save the Date! The 2021 Winter Fundraiser will be held Saturday February 13 at Louie’s Backyard. Make plans now to be there!

SPICE Registration
SPICE Cooks Rules
SPICE Health Department Application
SPICE Health Department Rules

2020 Winners

2020 SPICE Winners

 Red

1st        Los Gatos Loco Ranch, Head Chef Carlos Torres

2nd        Biker Boyz Kookerz, Head Chef Oscar Garcia

3rd        Valley Trucking, Head Chef Jesse Ruiz

Green/White

1st        We Love Chili, Head Chef Terri Wood

2nd        Give Green a Chance, Head Chef Damaris McGlone Eymard

3rd        Missouri Ozarks Gringos, Head Chef Don Hall

Freestyle

1st        Chili to the Max, Head Chef Max Flores

2nd      Designed by Mark, Head Chef Clive Roe

3rd        Valley Trucking, Head Chef Jesse Ruiz

Vegetarian

1st        Valley Trucking, Head Chef Jesse Ruiz

2nd      Team Drift, Head Chef Jim Pigg

3rd        We Love Chili, Head Chef Terri Wood

People’s Choice – SpawGlass, Head Chef Chris Pennington

Walk for Women, Inc. is an organization initiated by local women to heighten breast cancer awareness and to raise money for the area residents affected by this disease and who are in need of financial assistance.  Gift certificates, auction items, and cash donations are always appreciated and welcome