November 05, 2010
Kelly Dyke, Rachel Eberius and Lyndsey Mitchem took top prize in the chili contest.
The cook-off drew a crowd of willing taste-testers.
Bob and Kathy Brosh of Bel Air, Md., with their three children, hosted their 7th Annual Gumbo/Chili Cook-Off last month to benefit Hopkins Children’s, where daughter Natalie, 14, has received care since infancy for osteogenesis imperfecta, a condition that makes her bones prone to breakage. This year’s bounty and participants brought in more than $1,500 for the hospital.Twenty-one chili and seven gumbo entries made it to the tables, along with corn bread and desserts. Jill Synder, a Baltimore "Top Chef" contestant, was on hand to meet the guests and judge.
“Too Good for a Name Chili” brought home a blue ribbon for Kelly Dyke, Rachel Eberius and Lyndsey Mitchem. “I can tell you one of their secret ingredients was vanilla Coke,” says Kathy Brosh.
Keith Schepling won gold for his gumbo, the “BP Special Gulf,” which included, of course, shrimp and other seafood.
In the care of Director of Pediatric Orthopedics Paul Sponseller since her birth, Natalie and her family have long supported the hospital's mission. In addition to hosting cook-offs, they have participated in the annual Mix 106.5 Radiothon to benefit Hopkins Children's, as well as related Children’s Miracle Network donor drives.
The 2009 cook-off, featuring “Bounty of the Bay Goose Gumbo”
Meet Natalie
Orthopedic Care at Hopkins Children's