Galloping Gourmet: Eating and Drinking with Buffalo Bill

Synopsis

Galloping Gourmet explores an unfamiliar side of a familiar character in American history, William F. &“Buffalo Bill&” Cody. In this entertaining narrative Steve Friesen explores the evolving role of eating and drinking in Buffalo Bill&’s life (1846–1917). Friesen starts with Buffalo Bill&’s culinary roots on the American Plains, eating simple foods such as cornbread, fried &“yellow-legged&” chicken, and hardtack. Buffalo Bill discovered gourmet dining while leading buffalo-hunting expeditions and scouting. As his fame increased, so did his desire and opportunities for fine dining: his early show business career allowed him to dine at some of the best restaurants in the country. Friesen examines the creation of Buffalo Bill&’s Wild West Show in 1883, in which Cody introduced his diverse cast of employees to dining that equaled America&’s best restaurants. One newspaper reporter observed that &“Colonel Cody displays no more care about anything than the proper feeding of horse and man.&” Cody opened the first Mexican restaurant east of the Mississippi and introduced American foodways to Europe. Equally comfortable eating around a campfire on the plains or at Delmonico&’s in New York City, he also dined with leading celebrities of his day. In the final section Friesen addresses the controversies surrounding Cody&’s drinking, his death, and his ongoing culinary legacy. Galloping Gourmet includes an appendix of more than thirty annotated period recipes.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

312 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781496238122

Related ISBNs:

9781496236807

Publisher:

Bison Books

Date of Addition:

12/01/23

Copyrighted By:

Steve Friesen

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.