Landmark Lectures – Galloping Gourmet: The Buffalo Bill Nobody Knows!

A hard-riding hunter, frontier scout, and showman, Buffalo Bill was Nebraska’s most famous son and one of the best-known men in America. But a gourmet?

An early multi-tasker when it came to dining, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody was as comfortable eating at Delmonico’s in New York City as consuming wild game around a campfire. He dined with kings, queens, princes and presidents as well as men like Thomas Edison, Oscar Wilde, and James McNeill Whistler. He was even a food innovator, opening the first Mexican restaurant east of the Mississippi in New York City, introducing popcorn to the European continent, and promoting American cocktails to England. These and other topics will be the subject of this lively presentation by author and historian Steve Friesen.

Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with self-guided tours available; presentation begins at 7 p.m.

Tickets: Sales begin Wednesday, Feb. 12

A cash bar will be available with wine, beer and a specialty cocktail.