Step beneath the top hat logo gracing the dormer over the front portch of Pendery's World of Chles and Spices in Fort Worth, close your eyes, and breathe deep: Intermingled frangrances from exotic lands flood your olfactories - perfumed Sri Lankan cinnamon; pungent Iranian cumin; sultty Jamaican allspice; smoky Spanish paprika; and chiles, lots and lots of chiles.

Thank you to everyone who braved the weather and came out for an awesome Chili Cookoff! And thank you to Peticolas Brewing Company for being a gracious host for our judging!

DeWitt Clinton Pendery came to Fort Worth with a carpetbag and a dream. Almost 150 years later, his family continues to sell chili blends and spices.