Haralds’s Chili

Why do men like cooking chili? Is it really any different from any other stew? Is it the macho attitude to peppers and heat? My husband, Haralds, has perfected his technique, and he loves to make this dish for our French friends, to make them try something different. He is adamant that his chili comes with the beans on the side, never mixed in with the meat. I mix them together on my plate. At my Paris butcher’s, I was debating whether to buy shoulder or shank for this recipe: my butcher ad