Local author, group musician, cooking teacher, and editor of The Active Age Newspaper Joe Stumpe is sharing about his book "Iconic Eats of Wichita" this upcoming Sunday, May 1st at 2:00 P.M. here at the Butler County Historical Society/Kansas Oil Museum.

Stumpe will also be bringing a surprise sample of a recipe from the book, along with copies of his books for sale!

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 in "Iconic Eats of Wichita".

Tickets are encouraged to be purchased in advance. To purchase your ticket(s), please visit the Shop on our website, the Museum in person at 383 E Central Ave, El Dorado, KS, or by calling (316) 321-9333.

*This event is FREE for Members of the Kansas Oil Museum/Butler County Historical Society. Memberships may be purchased online or in-person.