The secrets of Dixon’s Famous Chili, explained

Photography by Caleb Condit & Rebecca Norden

A century after Dixon’s Chili opened, Stephen Steffes—the general manager and great-great-nephew of founder Vergne Dixon—realized he didn’t know the restaurant’s exact birthday. So he started dusting off the memorabilia that’s been in his family for four generations and rediscovered a recording of former president Harry S. Truman talking about Dixon’s. “When we were celebrating… Continue reading The secrets of Dixon’s Famous Chili, explained