A favorite restaurant of President Harry Truman, explore Dixon’s Chili legacy and all-you-can-eat tacos in Kansas City.

Yes, the expansive 1,600-location chain, one of the largest restaurant groups in the country, started here in Dallas.

I know I do. Mine started with Chasen’s chili. The restaurant was as famous for its chili as its celebrity clientele. Taylor is said to have had the chili flown in to her villa in Rome while ...