May 25th 10-11am

Iconic Eats of Wichita: Surprising History, People and Recipes with Joe Stumpe

Located a long way from any ports of call, Wichita is perhaps the last place where you’d expect to find a diverse culinary scene. From its early days as a rough-and-tumble cow town on the Chisholm Trail, the city first achieved dining sophistication through the efforts of the Thursday Afternoon Cooking Club, now the oldest such club in the United States. Steakhouses in the north end invented and popularized what some consider the city’s signature dish: garlic salad. Waves of immigrants from three parts of the world—Mexico, Lebanon and Vietnam—stamped the dining habits of residents with dishes such as piratas, shawarma and Saigon Oriental Restaurant’s famous No. 49. Author Joe Stumpe tells these stories and more while providing nearly two hundred prize recipes from restaurants and home cooks.

Admission for non-members is $ 2.00 (free to members) – reservations are encouraged: 316-265-9314 or tours@wichitahistory.org

Fourth Wednesday Mornings at the Museum
Sponsored by generous funding through The Trust Company of Kansas and by
Mickey Armstrong, hosted by WHiMS. Doors open at 9:45 a.m., program screens
at 10 a.m. Tours follow at 11 a.m.