MEDIA ADVISORY: September 18, 2023

Contact: 

Meghan Bell

Director of Public Relations

Stew Leonard’s

203.948.7374

LONG ISLAND FIREHOUSE COOKS AND STEW LEONARD'S CHEFS TO BATTLE IN CHILI CHALLENGE FOR CHARITY

Farmingdale, NY (September 18, 2023) - Firehouse cooks from the East Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Company will compete against Stew Leonard's chefs in a Chili Challenge for Charity in celebration of the world-famous fresh food store's five-millionth customer, Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 11 am to 4 pm, 261 Airport Plaza Blvd., Space 5, Farmingdale, NY.  Judges will include: customers, local elected officials, community leaders and food experts.

If the firehouse prevails, they will receive a $5,000 donation to the Billy Moon Foundation.  If Stew's chefs do the better chili, an equal sum will be donated to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

Stew Leonard's has served five-million customers in Farmingdale since opening in January of 2016.  Since it launched, Stew's of Farmingdale has sold 1.2 million half-gallons of milk, one-million ice cream cones and cups, 500,000 pounds of filet mignon, 13 million eggs, over 2 million bagels, more than 2 million lbs. of bananas, over one-million avocados and over 200,000 lbs of coffee beans.

*****GREAT VISUALS OF LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS AND CHEFS FROM FAMOUS FOOD STORE MAKING STEAMIN' HOT CHILI FOR CHARITY*****

DATE: Saturday, September 23, 2023

TIME: 11 am to 4 pm

LOCATION:

Stew Leonard's

261 Airport Plaza Blvd.

Farmingdale, NY