It was a celebration on Main Street in Binghamton last Saturday, as Caribbean Patty World hosted their third annual cook off.

The competition brings together local chefs from a variety of restaurants for a friendly battle over creating the highest quality and most creative dishes.

Beyond being a fun time, owner Tanya Williams says the event builds community within Binghamton's soul food scene.

"It brings everybody closer together and it gives everybody else exposure and see what we can do," Williams said. "So now, when we have catering events, we reach out to the next person to help and they reach out to us, and there's just one big family in Broome County."

And plans are already in place to bring that family back together for next year's cook off.