“Chili is a largely a state of mind,” wrote Bill Bridges in “The Great American Chili Book,” and nowhere is that truer than in the spicy world of chili cook-offs, where a champion’s mindset — along ...
SANTA CRUZ — The pervasive smell of popcorn, corn dogs and cotton candy was layered with the aromas of nearly 50 chilis stewing at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Saturday afternoon for the Boardwalk’s ...