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A cookbook devoted to the family friendly, tailgate party classic featuring more than 60 tried-and-true recipes from veteran cookbook author and Americana expert Robb Walsh.

Table of Contents

Introduction  
Chile Identification Guide  

PART 1 Chili’s Family Tree
CH 1 Lobster Chili in Old Mexico  
CH 2 Christmas in New Mexico  
CH 3 Goulash, Kima, and Tagine  
Melting Pot Chili  

PART 2 Tex-Mex Traditions
CH 4 Longhorns, Chili Queens, and the Cradle of Texas Chili  
CH 5 Comida Tex-Mex  Chili Cook-Offs  

PART 3 Chili Road Trip
CH 6 Route 66 and Other Kicks  
Chili with Beans  
CH 7 Coneys and Three-Ways: Greek-American Chili Traditions  
CH 8 Half-Smokes and All That Jazz: African-American Chili Traditions 

PART 4 Modern and Vegetarian Chilis
CH 9 Modern Chili  
CH 10 Vegetarian Chili  

Epilogue: How to Throw a Chili Party  
Acknowledgments  
Index

About the Author

Veteran food writer and three-time James Beard Award winner ROBB WALSHis the author of more than a dozen cookbooks, including the iconic Tex-Mex Cookbook and Legends of Texas Barbecue. A former restaurant reviewer for the Austin Chronicle, Houston Press, and Houstonia Magazine, Walsh lives in Houston, Texas, and co-owns El Real Tex-Mex Cafe with chef Bryan Caswell. He is a cofounder and board member of Foodways Texas.

Reviews

"Robb Walsh’s new book embraces, examines, and celebrates all variety of chili pepper stew. Lucky us. Walsh is one of the great chroniclers of Texas foodways, a thoughtful historian and a warm, charming writer to boot, and while many cookbooks are written to be read as much as cooked from, rarely does one so deftly strike a balance between both."
- Eater

“While no individual chili is capable of satisfying everyone, I guarantee every chili fan will find a recipe in The Chili Cookbook that suits their needs. Robb Walsh, a food writer best known for his books on Tex-Mex and barbecue, is about as comprehensive as one can get in single subject cookbook.”
- Epicurious

“As far as I’m concerned, there are only two books on the history of chili: my father’s A Bowl of Red and Robb Walsh’s The Chili Cookbook.” 
- Frank X. Tolbert 2

"Walsh is one of food writing's best storytellers, so the book is satisfying even if you never whip out your Dutch oven and get cooking. You should, though: The fascinating tale is best enjoyed with a big bowl of chili con carne. (Walsh's recipe from El Real in Houston is killer.)" 
- Serious Eats