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People in Westport have the chance to pick the best thing between sliced bread. The Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce held a kick-off event at Old Mill Grocery on Monday for The Great Westport Sandwich Contest. The contest runs throughout March with 21 restaurants, delis and markets competing in 10 categories to be crowned the best sandwich maker. Residents can vote in the following categories: Best chicken, best steak, best vegetarian, best combo, best club, best NY deli, best pressed sandwich, best breakfast sandwich, best wrap, and best fish/seafood sandwich. After people sample sandwiches, they can vote for their favorites in each category on the chamber's website. They will also be placed into a drawing to win a free sandwich from one of the 10 winners. "Of course, the goal is to have people come to Westport and check out restaurants, our markets and our delis. This is a great promotion. I mean it is a competition, but mostly it's to bring people to the restaurants. It also gives a great community activity because they are the ones who get to vote who makes the best one," says Matthew Mandell, the chamber's executive director. Winners will be announced in April and receive a plaque. The chamber has held similar contests to determine what establishment has the best pizza, burger, soup and salad.