The 2014 Chomp & Stomp Festival took place November 1, 2014 at Cabbagetown Park.
By CL Events StaffSaturday November 1, 2014 11:00 AM EDT
The 2014 Cabbagetown Chomp and Stomp festival took place on November 1, 2014.
CL Images by Kate Lamb:
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Photo: Kate Lamb. It was decided right before the competition started that, for the first time ever, there would be teams instead of individuals fighting for the winning prize.
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Photo: Kate Lamb. As winners of the cabbage-shredding competition, Jess (left) and Brittany received a single Chomp and Stomp hat.
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Photo: Kate Lamb. Atlantans’ pride in taking care of the Cabbagetown neighborhood was clear, as there were full compostable bins and very little trash on the ground.
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Photo; Kate Lamb. Two members of the Abowla Chili team celebrate the occasion.
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Photo: Kate Lamb. Disobedient Avocado changed up the average sample of chili by adding avocado and cheese. Terrific idea!
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Photo: Kate Lamb. When booths started running out of chili, the sampling cups began to stack up everywhere.
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Photo: Kate Lamb. A Cabbagetown resident enjoys a bite of Fox Bros. chili.
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Photo: Kate Lamb. The Albert, last years third-place winners in the restaurant division, still had plenty of chili to serve as other booths around them were running out.
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Photo: Kate Lamb. Despite depleted chili and cold temperatures, Kirkwood Avenue remained full of festival attendees.
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Photo: Kate Lamb. A view of Cabbagetown Park as volunteers were recruited for the cole slaw-eating competition.
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Photo: Kate Lamb. A few bites into the minute-long slaw-eating competition
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Photo: Kate Lamb. The only woman to volunteer held her own against five guys.
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Photo: Kate Lamb. The crowd watches and cheers on the contestants.
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Photo: Kate Lamb. Sarah, the only woman to volunteer, beat all the men by a wide margin.
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Photo: Kate Lamb. There were many bluegrass bands that played throughout the day. These are two members from Sourwood Honey who didn’t seem to mind the windy cold.
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Photo: Kate Lamb. Another way to try to stay warm and enjoy the day was to focus on an old-fashioned game of corn hole.