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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

How a Mother Launched a Business while Establishing a Healthy Relationship with Crohn’s Disease: Interview with Natalie Hayden.

Firstly, can you please share with us a little bit about who you are?

My name is Natalie Hayden. I have two kids (Reid, age 3 and Sophia, age 1.5). My husband and I live in Missouri. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at age 21, in July 2005. I spent a decade working in television news at ABC stations in MN, WI, and IL. When I left the news desk in November 2014, I started thinking about sharing my patient journey publicly in hopes of being the voice I desperately needed to hear upon diagnosis. I launched my blog, Lights, Camera, Crohn’s: An Unobstructed View in July 2016 and have shared fresh content every single Monday (and some Wednesdays) since!

What has 2020 so far made you grateful for?

2020 has made me grateful for my family and for my remission. My Crohn’s has been in remission since August 2015. If my disease was active, I would be extra stressed out and worried right now about needing medical attention. Being able to spend months at home with my husband and children, with both of us still working (my husband has a corporate job and I’m a stay at home mom + freelancer + blogger), we were able to balance our careers, but also soak in all the special moments with our little ones, together.

What is one thing you practice every single day to experience joy?

I was never a coffee drinker before becoming a mom, but now I always look really forward to my cup of coffee each morning.

Your diagnosis of Crohn’s disease in 2005 really impacted your life. Can you please walk us through what that was like for you?

I was blindsided with this health issue in 2005. I was perfectly healthy prior, so coming to terms with having a chronic illness for which there is no cure at that crossroads in my life—being two months out of college and looking for my first job—was a lot to come to grips with. I had worked tirelessly to earn my Journalism degree, worked several internships, and at the college TV station, I didn’t allow my disease to stop me from sending resume tapes (dating myself!) to hundreds of TV stations across the United States. I ended up moving 8 hours away from all friends and family three months after diagnosis on 22 pills a day.

Since then, you’ve built a brand called ‘Lights, Camera, Crohn’s helping empower IBD patients to celebrate the small milestones on their journey to better health. What type of work do you do with patients to help them achieve their goals?

I do a ton of behind the scenes “work” to connect with patients around the world living with IBD. Whether it’s writing back and forth over direct messages on Instagram to provide guidance on pregnancy, talking to someone on the phone who is newly diagnosed, or leading chats on IBD apps and social media, I’m constantly—7 days a week, doing all I can to provide support to others, from the bottom of my heart. It’s my hope that my story provides hope and comfort to others.

The diagnosis of IBD is tough. What are some tips that you can give to someone who has just been diagnosed and dealing with grief and denial?

Be patient with yourself. This will feel like a new identity, give yourself time to grieve the former you. In time you will realize your IBD is part of you, but not all of you. When I was diagnosed in 2005—there were no blogs, Facebook launched that year…I was literally isolated in my thoughts and fears. Now you have thousands of IBD advocates and patients right at your fingertips. Don’t be afraid to reach out, share your story, and get connected. The more you share the more you open yourself up to support.

Stress and or anxiety can be key triggers for gut health symptoms, and symptoms create stress or anxiety. What would your advice be to someone who is stuck in this vicious cycle?

Stress and anxiety are definitely a top trigger for me. My emotions play a big role in our I feel with my Crohn’s and if I become symptomatic. If I’m upset or excited, I generally feel a bit of gnawing pain in my abdomen. I shared an article on my blog this week about this topic—interviewed a doctor with IBD. She shared several exercises we can all do from the comfort of our homes to boost our mental health and help us cope during these stressful times: https://lightscameracrohns.com/2020/09/07/why-this-public-bathroom-triggers-me-tactics-for-coping-with-the-mental-health-aspect-of-ibd/  

There are many IBD patients who still don’t understand or value the importance of gut health as a form of maintenance. Why do you think gut health is such an integral part of the healing journey?

When you think of treating your IBD you need to take everything into account. It’s not just diet, it’s not just medicine, it’s not just exercise or sleep. It’s all things. It’s being mindful of what your dietary triggers are and steering clear. It’s making rest and exercise a priority. It’s been a compliant patient with your medication and having open communication with your care team whenever you have questions or if you’re symptomatic. It’s listening to your body every single hour of every single day and being cognizant of the decisions you make and how they impact how you feel.

You’ve joined some incredible institutions to help support others who are dealing with IBD. What has been one experience where you’ve felt proud of your contribution to the IBD world?

Thank you! As an IBD mom of two, one of my favorite projects and initiatives has been the IBD Parenthood Project. It’s the gold standard resource for families in the IBD community no matter what stage of family planning they are in. There has always been such grey area between providers when it comes to medications, breastfeeding, delivery, fertility, etc. Now, people have an incredible resource to rely on. I was proud to lend my voice and my experience to that project. It was extra special for me, because while I was working on it with the American Gastroenterological Association, I was pregnant with my daughter. The IBD Parenthood Project launched the week she was born.

You’re a mother of two beautiful little humans. What can be some of the challenges IBD patients may face when falling pregnant, and what was your personal experience like?

Luckily, both my pregnancies were flawless when it came to my Crohn’s disease. The key is getting pregnant when you are in remission or your disease is calm. There’s what’s called the Rule of Thirds. One-third of woman get better in pregnancy, one third get worse, and one third stay the same. If you are in remission when you conceive, your likelihood of staying that way is much greater. I followed the advice of my GI, OBGY, and maternal-fetal medicine doctor and stayed on my Humira injection until 39 weeks with my son and 37 weeks with my daughter. Deciding to go off all medications is on the biggest mistakes you can make. You must set yourself up for success and be a safe haven for the baby. By going off the medication you don’t only risk flaring while pregnant, but also have a higher risk of a postpartum flare. It’s one thing to flare when you only have to worry about yourself, it’s on a whole other level when you have a family to worry about.

Many women with IBD fear ‘mom life’ because a flare-up can be extremely debilitating, leaving people bedridden. What are your thoughts about this?

Since having my kids, I can count the number of days where my symptoms were that bad. My remission the past five years is something I’m so grateful for. It doesn’t mean I feel perfect, but the pain and bathroom trips are controllable. I am definitely fearful when I flare next, I know it’s not a matter of if, but when. Until then, I’m soaking up these amazing ‘feel good’ moments for as long as I can.

If you had no limitations to anything in life, what would you create/build to continue helping those who need empowerment and strength?

If money, time, and childcare were no option, I’d love to have access to a camera crew to do stories with IBD patients and families around the world. I’d love to travel more and connect with fellow members of the IBD community. IBD Moms is a fantastic community of support created by two dear friends of mine, Brooke Abbott and Amber Tresca, I’d love for us to have getaways and trips for IBD Moms so we could all connect in person and also have time for self-care.

As a former news anchor, what is one health topic/concern that you’d love to report on?

I’ve always been passionate about health reporting, at my first station out of college, I was located by the Mayo Clinic. So, I was able to do stories about incredible research and medical treatments. I’m always interested in organ transplants—as my 31-year-old cousin Bill was the eighth heart transplant in the US. His first heart lasted 20 years, he went on to have a double organ transplant—heart and kidney in October 2009, he’s thrived ever since and become a public speaker, started a non-profit, and is a published author. I love getting the word out about the gift of life through organ donation as much as I can. That was one of my pillars of focus while I worked in TV, especially since I didn’t disclose, I had IBD until I left the TV business.

What is currently in your fridge, and why?

I just went grocery shopping, so lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. We’ve been on a watermelon kick lately. So refreshing. We have a pineapple we need to cut up. The kids love it, it really is like nature’s candy. I’ve been into making Brussel sprouts and broccoli for dinner, love roasting them with olive oil, salt, and pepper. I also have some Brie cheese, it’s one of my guilty pleasures.



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6 Unconventional Modelling Agencies on a Quest to Reshape the Industry

This past summer, a Gucci Beauty campaign image featuring Ellie Goldstein, a British model with Down syndrome, became the brand’s most liked Instagram post. With 850,000 likes at the time of writing, it outstripped an image of Harry Styles by a factor of two and most other posts by a factor of 10.

“The industry can no longer say the public doesn’t want to see disabled people, because that absolutely proves otherwise,” says Laura Johnson, whose London agency Zebedee reps Goldstein. “The public has spoken.”

Indeed, the general population has been demanding for years that the modelling industry be more reflective of the world we live in, with an insistence on having people of varying ages, races, gender identities, body types and abilities represented in advertisements and editorials and on runways. While for decades the fashion industry favoured a rigid definition of “model” that was historically synonymous with “tall, skinny and white,” that status quo has been challenged by not only consumers but also, now increasingly, the gatekeepers of the industry itself.

Alongside today’s “traditional” modelling agencies, there is a crop of boutique agencies with an “unconventional” approach that welcomes people who authentically represent the diversity we encounter in our everyday lives, and this concept of credibility is key to keeping the entire fashion industry in check moving forward.

“Right now, there’s so much attention being brought to the performativity of politics,” says Vancouver-born Nafisa Kaptownwala, who founded the agency Lorde Inc in 2013 with a mandate of representing models of colour. “Clothing brands that haven’t been paying Bangladeshi factories for their work are simultaneously posting about social justice politics on their Instagram pages. Things are not adding up.”

Given these observations, Kaptownwala’s goals have shifted over time. “Though representation can bring attention to a lot of things, it’s not where the work ends; it’s a starting point.” She highlights the notion of storytelling—and how model casting is a part of larger narratives put forth by brands and the media—as a more imperative focus moving forward.

FASHION spoke to the founders of six similarly minded unconventional modelling agencies around the world to learn more about their beginnings and where they’re headed.

Zebedee, London

Sisters-in-law Laura Johnson and Zoe Proctor were walking on the beach one day in 2017, chatting about the lack of representation of disabled people in fashion and the media. With the former’s background as a social worker working with people with mental health needs and the latter’s role as a performing arts teacher for people with disabilities, the topic was close to both of their hearts. That’s when they had what Johnson calls a light-bulb moment: “If there aren’t any agents representing people with disabilities, then why don’t we?”

They put their plans into motion the very same day and launched their agency—which represents people with visible and non-visible disabilities; people with physical differences such as alopecia, vitiligo or scarring; and trans and non-binary people—six months later. Following Zebedee’s launch, an article was written about it in a magazine for the disabled community, and the agency was hit with a wave of interest.

“We must have had an application a minute for the next couple of weeks,” laughs Johnson. “I think that for a lot of people, it hadn’t even crossed their minds that this was something they could do because culturally it was not commonplace at all.”

photograph by DARREN BLACK

While strides have been made in the industry in terms of body positivity and racial diversity, people with disabilities remain woefully under-represented. Disabled people make up between 15 and 20 per cent of society, says Johnson, but their reflection in advertising is as low as 0.06 per cent. In fashion, it’s lower still—between 0.01 and 0.02 per cent, which means that only one in 10,000 people being booked in fashion are disabled.

While Zebedee works with many different brands, bookings remain unpredictable rather than consistent, with most clients reaching out for models for one-off campaigns to suit a representation quota. But Johnson won’t let that faze her. “At the moment, we’ll take tokenism, because inclusion has to start somewhere. If everyone’s scared about being called out as tokenistic, then you have zero bookings. Someone’s always going to start off as being the token, but in time, people will realize the worth and value of the people we represent.”

Slay Model Management, Los Angeles and New York

Released in 2013, Cecilio Asuncion’s documentary What’s the T? explored the lives of five transgender women. The more time Asuncion spent with the trans community, the better he understood the discrimination they faced in the media and the sort of representation they were sorely lacking. From these experiences, he decided to open Slay, an agency for transgender models, and received over 500 applications after an article about the launch appeared in The Advocate.

During the early years of Slay, Asuncion recalls having to play the role of not just agent but also educator—having to “school” casting directors who didn’t know the difference between a drag queen and a trans woman. Though the industry’s acceptance of the trans community has improved in the five years since Slay’s launch, Asuncion says it’s a “tricky space” when you represent trans models, and his exhortation to clients is simple: “Treat them like human beings. Know their damn names. Use the right pronouns. Listen to them—really listen— and apply what you hear.”

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photograph by DEVIN DYGERT

While Asuncion says there’s still a lot of work to be done, he is optimistic that models from the trans community will have a brighter future as things continue to change and evolve for the better, particularly with the rise of more unconventional modelling agencies like his own.

“When I started the agency, people would say ‘You do know that if you expand your agency to include cisgender models, you’ll earn more.’ I thought about it for a second, but then I was like, ‘Until the Fords, the Elites and the IMGs have as many trans models as their cisgender counterparts, I’m not going anywhere.’”

Stranger Agency, Vancouver

As a bridalwear designer, Gaby Bayona constantly struggled with finding a diverse group of women to model her creations, saying that most agencies in Vancouver only “had the trophy Black person and the trophy Asian person.” She decided to take on the casting process herself, putting out calls on social media, and discovered there was a wide range of models in the city who weren’t being repped by traditional agencies “because they didn’t fit the mould.”

And so Stranger was born. The name, says Bayona, “feeds into what the agency stands for—how it’s a bit stranger than your typical modelling agency in that it doesn’t fit the traditional norms. We’ve got models who are five foot three, models who are older, models of different races, tattooed models, pierced models. I don’t have any preconceived notions of what a model should look like.” There’s also a clear emphasis on personality and individuality among Stranger’s roster, which is highlighted in the way the models are presented on the agency’s website. “I like when models are doing their own thing—like running their own business—or have their hands in multiple pots,” explains Bayona.

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photograph by VISHAL MARAPON

Though she acknowledges the problem of tokenism in the industry, she believes more visibility is ultimately what’s going to nurture change. “I’m a young female minority business owner, and I’ll see myself being put on a panel because they need an Asian person. I used to feel really weird about that, but as I’ve grown up, I’ve realized that right now the people making these decisions are doing it to tick a box but the people they’re influencing are the next generation. The younger generation is going to grow up seeing representation, and it’s going to be so normal for them that they won’t even question it.”

We Speak Model Management, New York

Former model Briauna Mariah founded her agency so that models wouldn’t have to suffer through the same experiences she had. “I always felt bullied when I was modelling, and it was a very negative experience for me,” she says. “I felt really put down. I was never paid on time. I was never thin enough. One of my agents once told me that a client had said my thighs were ‘too doughy.’ I was the thinnest I had ever been, and I was so unhealthy. I was trying to do it in a healthy way, but I kept seeing the results of calorie restriction and just kept doing that. It was a very toxic way of being and existing in the industry.”

Mariah ultimately quit modelling in 2013—five years after she started—and began to think about launching an agency that would do things differently. Cultivating a “wholesome” air of openness and collaboration at We Speak is important to her, as well as making sure that her models are respected, whether that means clients have been informed of their correct pronouns or been given their most up-to-date measurements to avoid awkward adjustments later on-set.

photograph by SOPHIE KIETZMANN

Currently, We Speak has approximately 100 models on its roster, with Mariah consciously fighting against industry standards with each recruitment. In a step toward creating a lasting impact, she launched an initiative over the summer asking the agency’s clients to pledge to creating real systemic change within their workplaces. Addressing issues of tokenism, systemic racism, sustainability and more, the pledge, developed with
the input of models themselves, is “a call to action” to the people who work with We Speak. “The industry is moving in the right direction,” says Mariah, “but it still has a lot of work to do.”

Ugly Models, London

Ugly Models—“the world’s longest running character model agency”—was ahead of the curve when it launched back in 1969. So far ahead, in fact, that “we were like aliens,” laughs Marc French, who signed on with Ugly as a model over two decades ago and now runs the agency.

Contrary to dictionary definitions of “ugly,” the character models represented by the agency are simply people who are “comfortable in their own skin,” explains French. “They’re happy with the way they look. They don’t want to be changed. They’re individual and unique.” In an industry generally beholden to cookie cutter beauty ideals, it’s a game-changing idea even today; but 50 years ago, it was nothing short of revolutionary.

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“For years, the fashion industry was a place where you had to be a certain way or shape, which is awful,” says French. “It’s so lovely now to see that people do appreciate different types of looks. It’s what we’ve been pushing for for years, and now it’s here and everyone’s doing it. It’s brilliant the way I’ve seen the industry change.”

Representing about 1,000 models at any given time, UGLY is one of the largest unconventional modelling agencies in the world and is proud of the spectrum of humanity it showcases, which includes models ranging in age from 18 to over 100, little people, giants, people covered in tattoos and more.

“We had a lady who did a Liberty London campaign on her 100th birthday,” says French. “It was unbelievable—one of my highlights.”

Alaeria, Vancouver

As a former model, Snejina Stoilova knew exactly what kind of agency she wanted to run—or, more precisely, what kind of agency she didn’t want to run. “I knew how harsh the industry was, but I decided that I wanted to make it so I could bring on people to take advantage of the industry in the right way and thrive in it rather than be trampled by it.”

As a “holistic” modelling agency, Alaeria aims to look at the full picture of what a model needs in terms of development and support, providing workshops, tools and resources for the models to feel happy and healthy. Pre-COVID-19, free workshops took place every two to three months, focusing on topics like fitness and mental health, nutrition and skincare. Creating an open, hierarchy-free environment was also a major goal for Stoilova.

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photograph by LAURA HARVEY

“As a model, I never really thought of my agents as people I could talk to if something was going wrong or if I felt uncomfortable or had questions,” she says. “For some reason, nothing’s really explained to you about how the industry works or about money and things like that, so you just have to trust your agent.”

In an effort to ensure that her models feel safe, sup- ported and valued, Stoilova takes steps to foster an open and transparent atmosphere at the company. “I make the models feel like they have somebody they can talk to, somebody they can trust. We’re a resource that will give them all the information they need but also a place that makes them feel welcome and healthy—both mentally and physically.”

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Monday, October 19, 2020

In His Kit: The Drugstore Makeup Hailey Bieber’s Makeup Artist Swears By

If you’re a fan of red carpet makeup, make sure Robert Sesnek is on your Instagram feed. The New York-based celebrity makeup artist is known for painting the famous faces of Hailey Bieber, Chrissy Teigen, Lucy Hale and Adriana Lima to name a few, and when we found out that the makeup pro was a go-to artist for German drugstore brand Catrice Cosmetics, we couldn’t wait to ask him about his holy grail budget picks. Turns out, Sesnek had been using Catrice in his kit months before the partnership began. “The eyeshadow palettes are really what got me started and hooked,” he says. “I was doing a shoot with a client and had a whole bunch of palettes laid out and she said, ‘Let’s try that colour.’ I had never used Catrice before and was so impressed with the pigments and quality. It was like a domino effect.”

Here, Sesnek gives us the low-down on his go-to bargain buys (which are all under $15, BTW), his A-list makeup tricks and more.

On the bargain buys in his makeup kit:

“Definitely Catrice’s HD Liquid Coverage Foundation. I try and use as little foundation as possible — I like skin to look like skin — and that’s where the HD Foundation comes in. It really hides imperfections, but leaves your complexion still looking like skin. You can wear it as full coverage or sheer it down, and it has an element of luminosity to it, which I absolutely love. Plus, it’s multi-purpose: I can also use it as a concealer and contour.

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Catrice HD Liquid Coverage Foundation, $14

The new BB Cream is almost like a treatment [for the skin] because it contains shea butter, so it’s hydrating. It knocks out redness and helps to clean everything up, but it’s not full coverage, so it’s a really easy everyday foundation option. I like to use it when I’m trying to knock out redness around the eyes and on the lids, which many people have, because I’m treating the area while toning down redness.

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Catrice Clean ID Hydro BB Cream, $12

And I’m addicted to the SUNGASM Face & Body Highlighter. I always like to hit the high points of the face and all of that, but my trick is taking a damp sponge afterwards and almost pressing the highlighter into the skin so that you’re taking away that streaky, Tin Man-metallic look. Pressing the product in with a damp sponge almost makes it become one with the skin.”

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Catrice SUNGASM Face & Body Highlighter, $12

On some of his favourite makeup looks he’s created on clients:

“One of my favourite clients that I work with is Adriana Lima. I absolutely adore her because she’s one client who will be like, ‘Baby, just do your thing.’ We’ve done some amazing makeup looks for the Cannes Film Festival that I feel are pretty iconic and that I’m very proud of. I do love her with a very strong lip.

And Hailey is another one. We knocked it out at Cannes the year she had pink hair.”

On a celebrity his dying to work with next:

“Charlize Theron.”

On going MacGyver:

“I will never forget the time I was in Tokyo with Hailey. We were there for five days doing a whole bunch of press and working with Tommy Hilfiger. It was non-stop. When we landed, my makeup suitcases were MIA. I was like, ‘You have got to be kidding me.’ I ended up getting my bags, like, five hours later but we had to do press as soon as we got there and I literally had nothing. Hailey, thankfully, had a foundation, highlighter, mascara and a lipstick on her and so those ended up becoming her look.

Her foundation became foundation and concealer. We didn’t even powder it down. Her lipstick was not only her lip colour, but also became her blush and eyeshadow. I burned that lipstick down to the nub by the time I was done with it! I smoothed it out on the back of my hand and pressed the colour in by finger tapping it on to her lids, cheeks and lips. I had her blot her lips for a matte effect and then finished her eyes off with mascara and lit her face with highlighter. It was a very cohesive, creamy look — and thank goodness for that perfect rosy-berry lipstick shade! I was actually really proud of what we created and thought to myself afterwards, ‘Maybe I didn’t have to bring two full makeup suitcases. Maybe I could have just winged this whole trip with, like, 10 products.’”

On his must-do makeup steps:  

“Moisturizer and skincare, hands down. No matter how dramatic and editorial or simple and clean a makeup look is, it all comes down to skin. When skin is prepped, moisturized and hydrated it can handle all the makeup that goes on after. Putting makeup onto dry skin gives me nightmares because it will never lay right and will always look cakey. So I always moisturize a client’s skin and use a finishing spray, like Catrice’s Prime and Fine Dewy Glow Fixing Spray, after makeup.”

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Gold Star Cincinnati Chili

Cincinnati Chili is a classic Midwestern recipe that slow simmers the meat sauce then served over top noodles. This chili is nothing like you have ever had before!

This fun, iconic American dish is a staple in the city of Cincinnati. Complete your meal by serving alongside a Greek Salad, a baked potato, and end the meal with some homemade funnel cakes!

A white plate with Cincinnati chili and noodles wrapped around a fork.

Cincinnati Chili Recipe

This chili is definitely unlike any other chili! It’s a combination of so many different foods and flavors. This chili cooks up as a flavorful meat sauce that is perfect to use over noodles or to smother hot dogs with. It can be eaten in a bowl like a regular bowl of chili, but that’s not it’s purpose in life!

This is such a fun and unique meal that the entire family is sure to love. The best part is that everyone can choose which way they want to eat it. Beans? No beans? Onion? Cheese? You can pick your own way!

What Makes Cincinnati Chili Different?

Cincinnati Chili is a recipe developed in the 1920s thanks to Greek immigrants who settled in the Midwest. It’s a combination of a soupy Midwestern stew and traditional Mediterranean spices. It was created as a hot dog topping, and was originally served at a stand outside a theater called Empress. 

Later the owners of the hot dog stand expanded into a restaurant which they named Empress and started serving the chili over noodles also. As the idea spread other restaurants and chili parlors opened, adopting the same style of chili. Today some of the most popular chili parlors serving this dish are Empress, Skyline, and Gold Star Chili. Today Cincinnati Chili is known as an iconic American dish, and is enjoyed by many people visiting the Midwest. 

Ingredients Needed

  • Tomato Paste: helps to thicken the meat sauce and also gives a nice red, tomato base to the broth.
  • Water/Broth: This recipe can be made with just water, as the meat simmers in the pot it will become quite flavorful. If you want to push the flavor along a little bit you can do a mixture of half water and half beef broth.
  • Ground Beef: 80/20 is a good balance for the chili. We need just enough fat to create a flavorful broth while simmering, but we don’t want too much fat, since we’re boiling the meat, the grease will stay in the pot, we can’t just drain it out.
  • Onion: some say that no onion is included in the actual chili, but it gives a great flavor. Mince the onion up nice and fine and you don’t even notice the bits in the chili.
  • Chili Powder: Adds a depth of flavor.
  • Salt: Amount can be adjusted to taste if needed.
  • Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Allspice & cloves: The warm spices are what sets this chili apart from all others!
  • Cocoa: a necessity to come as close to authentic Skyline Chili as possible.
  • Worcestershire Sauce: not a required ingredient, but it does add a depth to the broth of the chili.
  • Vinegar: brightens up the meat sauce.

Chili in a pot with a wooden spoon in it.

How to Make Cincinnati Style Chili

This copycat original is famous by Skyline chili parlor. Cincinnati chili is a flavorful meat sauce infused with mediterranean spices. Serve over noodles or on top of a hot dog!

  1. Combine: Water/broth with tomato paste to start the broth. Crumble the ground beef with your hands and add it into the liquid.
  2. Add in: Remaining ingredients for the chili.
  3. Bring to a simmer: Let the chili simmer for 2-3 hours while covered, until meat is fully cooked. Stir the meat. To ensure the meat is completely crumbled, it should have a fine texture, no large chunks of meat.
  4. Storing Chili: Let the chili cool to room temperature and then cover to store in the refrigerator overnight.
  5. Remove Grease: The next day, break up the cooled grease on the top of the chili, remove it completely, then bring the chili back to a simmer on the stovetop.
  6. Serve: Serve over spaghetti noodles or on a hot dog.

The process of making Cincinnati chili in four photos.

What to Serve with Cincinnati Chili

While you could serve up a bowl of this chili, that’s not how you will typically see it served. Most common ways of enjoying this particular style of chili is over hot dogs as a “cheese coney” or over spaghetti noodles. 

Whichever way you choose to go, just make sure you have plenty of oyster crackers on the side!

  • Cheese Coney: hot dog, bun, chili, cheese, mustard and onion (optional)
  • Simple: Just noodles and chili combined.
  • Have it with more: Add cheese with your noodles and chili
  • More to Love: Noodles, chili, cheese and onions or beans. The variations are endless!
  • The Works: Add all five together and you have it all with noodles, chili, cheese, onions and beans.

Cincinnati chili with spaghetti noodles garnished with cheese, onions and crackers.

More Chili Recipes to Enjoy

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Cincinnati Chili

Cincinnati Chili is a classic Midwestern recipe! This chili is nothing like you have ever had before! Slow simmered meat sauce is served over spaghetti noodles. 
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword chili, Cincinnati Chili
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings 8 People
Calories 352kcal
Author Serene Herrera

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water (OR can do half water, half beef broth)
  • 6 ounce tomato paste
  • 2 pounds ground beef (80/20)
  • ½ cup onion finely diced
  • 3 Tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 Tablespoon worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground all spice
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 ounce dark chocolate OR unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 bayleaf

Toppings

  • spaghetti noodles cooked
  • beans
  • onion diced
  • cheddar cheese shredded
  • oyster crackers

Instructions

  • In a large dutch oven combine the water and tomato paste. Whisk together to combine.
  • Crumble the meat with fingers and add to the liquid in the pot.
  • Add all remaining ingredients to the pot and stir to combine.
  • Bring pot of chili to a simmer over medium heat. Cover and lower heat. Let simmer for 2-3 hours stirring occasionally. Skim grease from the top as needed.
  • Remove the chili from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Cover and store the chili in the refrigerator overnight.
  • After chili has cooled overnight, using a spoon, breakup the grease on the top of the chili and remove completely.
  • Bring the chili back to a low simmer over medium heat.
  • Serve the chili warm over spagehtti noodles or over a hot dog.

Notes

If you don't have time to store the chili overnight, you can simply skim the grease as best as you can from the top of the chili and serve. Storing overnight helps remove the grease and allows further development of the flavors. It is not necessary. 
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 924mg | Potassium: 659mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1214IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 4mg


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