After 90 Star-Studded Years, Barney's Beanery Kicks off 90 Day Celebration with '5 Alarm Chili Cook-off' Sat., Oct. 9 in West Hollywood

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Barney's Beanery (www.barneysbeanery.com), the third oldest restaurant in Los Angeles and venerable roadhouse/famed celebrity hangout, will kick off its 90th anniversary celebration with a "5 Alarm Chili Cook-off" on Saturday, October 9, Noon-4pm, at the venerable roadhouse's original location which opened in 1920.  In a throw-down style competition, off-duty LA County Firefighters will be volunteering cooking efforts to showcase their favorite chili recipe in hopes of winning the coveted first place prize: having their chili served at all five Barney's Beaneries through the end of the year as part of the 90th Celebration.

Tom Leykis , host of the "The Tasting Room with Tom Leykis" and the creator of the 24/7 online music stream New Normal Music (www.newnormalmusic.com), will MC the event and serve as one of the panel of tasting judges, including Sally Hall, AIDS Walk LA Team, Ricardo Reyes, Pop-A-Shot Phenom, and a representative from the City of West Hollywood.

The event will be held in front of West Hollywood's Barney's Beanery on Holloway Drive which will be closed off during the cook-off. The public can taste and judge chili entries with $10 taste tickets and weigh in with their vote for the best.  Proceeds from the cook-off event as well as orders of the award-winning chili served to Barney's patrons through the end of the year will benefit the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation, a California-based nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing burns and fires and providing services to those who have been affected by a burn injury.

"Our plates of chili beans have been served up to customers since the 1920s which is how Barney's got its name," said co-owner David Houston. "The chili cook-off not only marks our milestone of having been in business for 90 years, but allows us to salute the Los Angeles County Firefighters for their courage in being our first responders in times of need," said Houston.

For 90 years Barney's Beanery has been offering a mega menu that has grown to more than 700 items; most all defying the latest diet trends.  To quench thirsts, Barney's Beanery serves close to 200 imported and domestic beers with 40 on tap.   The Beanery now boasts five venues including the recent opening in July on Broxton in the heart of Westwood Village, Barney's Beanery in Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade, opened in 2004, Barney's Beanery Old Town Pasadena, which opened in 2006 and Barney's Beanery at the Burbank Collection which opened in 2008.  

The roadhouse's history includes a continuous following of Hollywood celebrities, including Quentin Tarantino who wrote parts of Pulp Fiction tableside, Doors' Jim Morrison who spent many a raucous night there, Janis Joplin, who was served her last meal there, and over the years iconic regulars, including Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, W.C. Fields, Mae West, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen, Demi Moore, Adam Sandler and Drew Carey.   Last fall, Barney's busboy and Pop-A-Shot Phenom, Ricardo Reyes, was made famous on Jimmy Kimmel Live! after he beat Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Carmello Anthony, Lamar Odom and Charles Barkley in the Pop-A-Shot hoops competitions.

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