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In the wake of Snowmageddon, Snowtober (insert whatever seemingly clever fictitious FourSquare place you and your clever friends created and then subsequently checked in to) I took it upon myself to make chili.  In had the idea in the morning while I was standing in the madness of Federal Donuts waiting for my first taste of their fried chicken.  After being sandwiched into that little place I decided to stay home for the day, make chili, drink martinis and have a Walking Dead marathon.  If you make this recipe, you don’t have to follow all those steps, but if you want the full experience, I highly recommend it.

A quick note about the chili.  There are lots of flavors going on in here and it’s easy for them to get lost when you actually eat it if you don’t use the garnishes.  In some odd way, almost like a zombie virus waking dead flesh, adding a hint of chocolate, scallion and cilantro really lets the full range of flavors shine through.

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