They huddled around the kitchen island shredding chicken into a big metal bowl. "It's always teamwork," said Dan Smith.
It was almost dinnertime at the Duluth Fire Department, and Smith stirred a simmering red sauce with onions, roasted poblano peppers, cumin, chili powder, garlic, diced tomatoes and spicy hot V8. On the menu was an updated eggplant enchilada recipe he found online. There's a chef rotation at the firehouse, but "I typically cook a little more because I have a lot of recipes," said Curtis Drommerhausen. In his repertoire: tacos, deep-dish pizza, pad thai, a Juicy Lucy with smoked gouda, diced jalapenos and sometimes cream cheese.