Certain foods develop a following. Take St. Michael's Alley white chili, for example. The white chili - made with chicken, chiles and white beans - was a favorite dish served at St. Michael's Alley, an iconic restaurant that operated for decades at the Ranch Acres Shopping Center at 31st Street and Harvard Avenue. Diners will remember the high-backed oak booths, dark paneling and subdued lighting. In 2008, it closed and was replaced by Rick's Café Americain. Rick's closed in 2011. Now, as The Alley restaurant prepares to open this week in the same space, executive chef Mitch Neely said the white chili will be back by popular demand. It's the only dish, in fact, that The Alley will make...
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