In Search Of … Chili
Forget the vegetarian and white-chicken kinds. We’re talking manly, stick to your ribs stuff, perfect with a beer in the dead of winter. (Don’t be fooled: it is the dead of winter, even if you were dining al fresco yesterday.) Our favorites:
On Fire
Firefighter-owned, firefighter-themed SmokeEaters Pub has (natch) an award-winning smoldering, slightly sweet sausage-and-bean chili (pictured). Though the beer lineup’s impressive, they recommend a Miller High Life with the chili. Hey, it is Mayfair. 7681 Frankford Avenue, 215-338-4188, smokeeaterspub.com.
Photo, Stuart Goldenberg