Ranchers struggled to feed their cowboys sustaining meals on the trails as their numbers increased. In the 1860s some 10…
The Old Pueblo’s Historic Cuisine Travel to Tucson, Arizona, and discover the region’s traditional Mexican and ranch specialties.
When pioneers settled Tucson, Arizona, in the 1800s many ate in hotels, boardinghouses or restaurants that reflected the…
Shaken, Stirred and Strong Old West mixologists had many names and many jobs, but their legacy remains the legendary cocktail.
Mixologists, or bartenders, of the time were often skilled and jokingly referred to as pharmacists or chemists with a “m…
A Faithfully Tasty Holiday From homesteads to big cities, pioneers celebrated Easter with traditional meals, exotic menus and lots of candy.
Easter was a day children looked forward to for colored eggs and bunnies and seeing their pioneer parents dressed in the…
Good Things to Eat Wolferman’s is still delighting customers’ taste buds 130 years later.
When Frederick Wolferman launched his Kansas City, Missouri, grocery store in the 1880s, he likely didn’t imagine it wou…
Grand Canyon’s Grand Meals Don’t miss an opportunity to enjoy fine dining at the historic El Tovar and Bright Angel Lodge on the South Rim.
Today, visitors arrive at the Grand Canyon either by train, car or bus and have hotel and dining options because of the …
Reel or Real Frontier Fare Another helping for Hoss.
If you’re reading this then you’ve likely seen a Western. So, does the food on the big screen compare to the real West?…
Horrors of Stage Station Grub A hefty price for food prepared in less-than-sanitary conditions.
By the 1850s, gold rush fever inspired more and more pioneers to board concord coaches and make their way West. The stag…
Mexican Marvels Even the U.S. Army rationed Mexican cuisine.
The cuisine of Mexican natives living in the frontier West did not appear on menus in most restaurants or hotels. Victor…
Hell on Wheels Meals Transcontinental Railroaders chowed down on oysters and bullets.
Wyoming Territory became home to makeshift towns as the Union Pacific Railroad laid tracks to meet the Central Pacific R…