NEW JERSEY COPS ■ MARCH 2014
Cops can cook
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The members of Berkeley Heights Local 144 want everybody to know what Brother Andy Glaydura accomplished.
Even if Glaydura wants to keep it quiet.
“Andy is really just a quiet guy,” says Local 144 State Delegate Patrick Moran. “If he knew I was doing this, he would
die.”
Glaydura’s job well done is really an off-the-job well done.
For years, he has been entering the renowned Riverside Inn
Chili Cook-Off. And in 2014, he won the event with a recipe
that beat out 24 other competitors.
“Normally, it’s the firemen who are always getting the
recognition for their cooking,” Moran added. “You don’t hear
too many stories about the cops who can cook.”
The Riverside Inn in Cranford has been holding its chili
cook-off each year for the past 19 years on the Sunday following the Super Bowl. Glaydura, who is a second-generation
police officer, has tried different recipes in the past, one year
even using cinnamon as his secret ingredient.
Other chefs have tried a no-bean concoction or using
tobacco to spice up a winning entry. But Glaydura reportedly had simple formula for victory this year.
“He blamed it on Kings,” Moran related. “He said, ‘I bought
my meat form Kings Supermarket and that’s what put me
over the top.’ I guess once you get something in your head,
that’s what it takes to win.” d
Chili Cook-Off Winner Andy Glaydura (left) of Berkeley Height
Local 144 holding up the championship belt with Jake Jacobs,
owner of the Riverside Inn in Cranford.