Grilled Artichokes with Calabrian Chile Aioli

Mentally, I'm in Calabria.

We’ve established that I was a weird kid, right? Back in the day, we used to go to a restaurant called Houston’s for a “fancy” dinner. Houston’s was for special occasions. Chili’s was for dinner before the homecoming dance. Chipotle was for chips and guac before a football game. I didn’t make the rules.

Houston’s had many delightful things, but what I a…