Better-Than-Chasen's Chili

Carolynn Carreno's Better Than Chasen's Chili. (Rebecca Peloquin / For The Times)
(Rebecca Peloquin / For The Times)

This recipe is a riff on the famous chili of Chasen's, the Old Hollywood haunt of celebrities. Every time I make it, I tweak it — and it's always the greatest chili ever.