HELLO ANDREW, AND HAPPY CHILI DAY IN JANUARY 2023. I did not know the category of Chili because where I grew up, everyone had their Own, and besides tweaking your mother"s, other recipes came from friend's Superbowl Chilis, etc.
I like both the Brothy/Clean version, which I think becomes a dip when mixed with rotel and extra peppers - and the Thick/Dirty kind which is usually the Chili
-Dog version - because it Clings better ?
And you tell me which becomes the best MAC. One I would put in Soup category, One in Stew, according to consistency.
I thought Everyone's Chili was in their HEAD! I added mushrooms after tasting one of the BEST BOWLS EVER, at Kennedy"s Second Street, which sadly, is No Longer There. Viva la Fresh Mushrooms Chili!
I'm eating at Fox & Knife tonight again and I'll let you know. From that list, I'd say a foundational Boston dining experience can be had either Oleana or Myers & Chang. You have had great meals around the world, so sure, Giulia is as good and simple as you would find in Italy. Somehow Oleana and Myers & Chang exude a perceivable originality--and both are engrained into the fabric of Boston. For something more refined (but maybe not so original) maybe No. 9 Park. There are two on the list I haven't been to, so take this with a grain of salt.
Well I think this "other Melissa" has enough recommendations that she could stay in Boston for 3 months and not run out of good places.
I like your vlog idea, and love your comments on greed. I live in a very rich, predominantly white town and I see it everywhere around me every day....very nauseating. I think I need to relocate!
PS - I've never eat at Faccia Brutta, but I do know that means "ugly face" in Italian, and I've also learned that they recently changed their name to Faccia a Faccia, meaning "Face to Face." Just some trivial information from little ol' me down here in Naples, FL.
I was asked to make chili today (4 hours before serving it) using ground beef. I will say I had followed your recipe using most of your ingredients and I found it to be spicy smoky and deliciously different. My substitutes were this: I sautéd in fat from 2 strips of bacon I cooked off ground beef to replace pork, added 2 drained cans of black beans to replace dry beans and 2 14.5 ounce no salt unseasoned and drained petite tomatoes ground chipotle to replace your seasoning mix. In a separate pot I cooked 1 can tomato sauce, can of Guinness and 1/2 cup beef bone broth - I made a slurry to thicken. Strained this and added to the meat mixture, it was outstanding. I had to change to work with available inventory, served with freshly grated sharp cheddar and dollop of sour cream
Wow. That was a lot of info. Boston is on the short list for a milestone bday trip this year…or at least a pass thru Boston. But that’s a BIG list…😬
Hoping to get to enjoy more of the JB events this June around town, so many of the restaurants had unique experiences leading up to the award night last year. Maybe we won’t bring on the horrible tornados again this year…😂 as a city that really wasn’t the best way to welcome everyone in. 🌪️
HELLO ANDREW, AND HAPPY CHILI DAY IN JANUARY 2023. I did not know the category of Chili because where I grew up, everyone had their Own, and besides tweaking your mother"s, other recipes came from friend's Superbowl Chilis, etc.
I like both the Brothy/Clean version, which I think becomes a dip when mixed with rotel and extra peppers - and the Thick/Dirty kind which is usually the Chili
-Dog version - because it Clings better ?
And you tell me which becomes the best MAC. One I would put in Soup category, One in Stew, according to consistency.
I thought Everyone's Chili was in their HEAD! I added mushrooms after tasting one of the BEST BOWLS EVER, at Kennedy"s Second Street, which sadly, is No Longer There. Viva la Fresh Mushrooms Chili!
I'm eating at Fox & Knife tonight again and I'll let you know. From that list, I'd say a foundational Boston dining experience can be had either Oleana or Myers & Chang. You have had great meals around the world, so sure, Giulia is as good and simple as you would find in Italy. Somehow Oleana and Myers & Chang exude a perceivable originality--and both are engrained into the fabric of Boston. For something more refined (but maybe not so original) maybe No. 9 Park. There are two on the list I haven't been to, so take this with a grain of salt.
Well I think this "other Melissa" has enough recommendations that she could stay in Boston for 3 months and not run out of good places.
I like your vlog idea, and love your comments on greed. I live in a very rich, predominantly white town and I see it everywhere around me every day....very nauseating. I think I need to relocate!
PS - I've never eat at Faccia Brutta, but I do know that means "ugly face" in Italian, and I've also learned that they recently changed their name to Faccia a Faccia, meaning "Face to Face." Just some trivial information from little ol' me down here in Naples, FL.
But be with people who get you
I was asked to make chili today (4 hours before serving it) using ground beef. I will say I had followed your recipe using most of your ingredients and I found it to be spicy smoky and deliciously different. My substitutes were this: I sautéd in fat from 2 strips of bacon I cooked off ground beef to replace pork, added 2 drained cans of black beans to replace dry beans and 2 14.5 ounce no salt unseasoned and drained petite tomatoes ground chipotle to replace your seasoning mix. In a separate pot I cooked 1 can tomato sauce, can of Guinness and 1/2 cup beef bone broth - I made a slurry to thicken. Strained this and added to the meat mixture, it was outstanding. I had to change to work with available inventory, served with freshly grated sharp cheddar and dollop of sour cream
And the answer is? On Chili ?
Wow. That was a lot of info. Boston is on the short list for a milestone bday trip this year…or at least a pass thru Boston. But that’s a BIG list…😬
Hoping to get to enjoy more of the JB events this June around town, so many of the restaurants had unique experiences leading up to the award night last year. Maybe we won’t bring on the horrible tornados again this year…😂 as a city that really wasn’t the best way to welcome everyone in. 🌪️
Hopefully we will do better. 😂
I'm surprised you didn't weigh in on the never-ending beans vs. no beans in chili argument. It seems for you, beans are a definite yes. Works for me.
This chili recipe looks amazing! (Ty for the "print" button, but it needs some work...)
Where is the response to the Chili conundrum????