chili con blarney; Is there real chili east of the bean line?(TASTE) From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: October 2, 2003| Author: Sicherman, Al | COPYRIGHT 2003 Star Tribune Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Al Sicherman; Staff Writer

Most of us might agree that, because of the countless varieties, it's almost as silly to talk about "the recipe for chili" as it would be to discuss "the recipe for cake."

But there is this difference: If you prepared almost any recipe for cake, it's unlikely that a bunch of people would declare that that wasn't cake at all.

The same cannot be said about chili.

If you want to start an argument with a T...