I am the kind of person who really will drive hours for a bowl of chili. I’m not a three-star restaurant kind of a person; I’m just a food person.
Nora Ephron
Why we like it: We have driven a long way for a good chilli festival, so we get it.
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“Hot sauce is meant to be hot. If it’s too much, just use less. We’re not in the business of making mayonnaise.”David Tran, founder of Huy Fong Foods (Sriracha)“Every December, I host a tree-trimming party. I serve chili with cornbread and lots of good wine. It's a wonde…”Maya Angelou“Chili is not so much food as a state of mind. Addictions to it are formed early in life and the victims never…”Margaret Cousins
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