Draggingtree Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Hot Dish San Antonio’s Famed Chili Queens Written by Gene Fowler. Illustration by Ute Simon According to most accounts, the lantern-lit tables of the chili stands appeared at dusk and served customers until dawn. The Chili Queens’ food was cooked or reheated on portable stoves. Chaperones kept watchful eyes lest patrons got too fresh. Though the Chili Queens also operated al fresco diners on Alamo Plaza and Main Plaza, they are most often associated with Military Plaza, also known as Plaza de Armas. By day, Military Plaza bustled with an open-air market and bazaar, and come sundown, street performers and revelers created a carnival atmosphere. As bankers and lawyers dined side-by-side at the chili stands with vaqueros and gamblers, a democratic spirit of joie de vivre prevailed. By the 1880s, the Chili Queens’ fame had spread to northern cities, where, according to an 1897 San Antonio Express report, newspapers and magazines idealized them as “stunning creatures, with the rich, brown skin of the tropics and the languorous grace and bewitching black eyes of Spanish donnas” http://www.texashighways.com/history/item/7912-hot-dish-san-antonio-chili-queens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I think someone needs to try these mail order and get back with us https://texastamale.com/our-story/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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