Category: chili
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More chili please, Mollie
Hello readers. Long time no write. I come to you today with a chili review to kick off the 2023-2024 chili season. A couple weeks ago, I traveled to CA to visit my parents. One day, my mom and I decided to stop by a place called Mollie’s Famous Cafe in San Juan Capistrano. It…
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A proper chili at Proper
A few weeks ago I went to happy hour with my coworkers at Proper 21 on K St in DC. This is a pretty regular happy hour spot for us because they have a 2-4-1 deal on cocktails till 7pm so you can get two tall orange crushes for like twelve bucks. Anyway, this exact…
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Not the best at Bassett’s
A couple weeks ago, some friends and I decided to go to a pumpkin patch and frolic in typical fall fashion. Of course, copious amounts of frolicking naturally lead to chili cravings. So we decided to go to Bassett’s Restaurant in Poolesville, MD. The fall vibes at this place were immaculate. They had creepy Halloween…
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No blunders at Thunder Bar
It happened. It finally dropped below 70 degrees in DC this week. Naturally, this meant it was time for a bowl of chili. After a fruitful jam sesh I truly wanted nothing more than some beans in a stew. So a friend and I ordered some food from one of the few places still open…
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This calls for a chili rubric
I can’t in good faith start reviewing bowls of chili if I don’t have a solid rubric with which to compare them. Otherwise, I’ll be having a bad day and will struggle to enjoy what could have been a very good bowl of chili unless I stick with a consistent set of guidelines. My rating…