hey are you in cincinnati? - MikeAmundsen

No, mailorder. - Paul Buchheit from iPhone

Delicous food. You are eating nicer food than at the beginning of 100meals. - Mark

No, that's the wrong plate for Skyline. I had dinner there tonight, and other tipoffs are that the cheese isn't quite the right color, the chili is distributed wrong, and the spaghetti doesn't appear to be right. - Gabe

it's so much better when it comes right to your table here in the Queen City. - MikeAmundsen

I never knew cheese went with chili but it certainly looks good. - Mark from iPhone

Mark: You've never heard of chili con queso? - Gabe

Nope just chili con carni - Mark from iPhone

Did you get Graeter's too? - Eric Borisch from iPod

I wish I lived near a Graeter's. I can get it at nearby grocery stores, but it's not the same. - Gabe

Mark: never tried cheese on chili? Wow. Whenever I order chili I'm asked if I'd like cheese on it. It's very good - Benjamin Golub from iPhone

Chili is a very American food, so if Mark hasn't heard of eating it with cheese, I'm guessing he's not American. And of course most people outside of the Michigan/Ohio area probably aren't familiar with this Greek style of chili (originally put on spaghetti by Greek immigrants in Ohio and hot dogs by Greek immigrants in Michigan) which contains things like cinnamon or chocolate. - Gabe

So how long would a skyline outfit last in SF? A couple days, tops. - Rob Hoeting

Yeah when we have chili over here in england it looks nothing like that. The above picture looks like spaghetti bolognese to me. - Mark

My chili is all beans, no meat. Topped with grated cheddar, chopped onions and sour cream. I'd eat it on spaghetti but I prefer a base of cornbread. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed

Mark: Chili on spaghetti is not typically how it's eaten in most of America. It's a Cincinatti speciality. Skyline is a fast food chain that serves it and other chili dishes. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... for more details - Benjamin Golub

As a native Cincinnatian, I've spent many years perfecting a non-frozen/canned/packet version of Skyline. I'm happy to share the spice combo if anyone is interested. - Jess

I have never had the original but the knockoff from Steak and Shake is really good. Man I miss Steak and Shake. - EricaJoy

100meals has shown me how many people love good wholesome food. - Mark

Rob, there was actually a bar in San Jose called the "flying pig" or something that claimed to serve Cincinnati-style chili. It wasn't as good as skyline though. When I open my restaurant, we'll serve real skyline. - Paul Buchheit

"Youkilis declared the last Monday of every month [at Edward's on West Broadway] to be Cincinnati Night, featuring Skyline chili, ribs imported from the Montgomery Inn (another Queen City landmark), and ice cream from Graeter’s, a local chain that draws on the community’s German roots. On an average Monday, Youkilis serves about eighty dinners, but on Cincinnati Night the clientele doubles." ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI by Jeffrey Toobin [http://www.newyorker.com/talk...] - MikeAmundsen

Jess: Do tell... More cities could use a restaurant doing a 'Cincinnati Night' -- I'm sure there's plenty of us transplants around that would frequent a place for a ribs king, Skyline, and Graeter's (if you haven't tried the new Blueberry Pie ice cream you're missing out) fix. If only I could move my job to Cincy... - Eric Borisch