Chefs from Benchmark Resorts & Hotels Offer New Takes On an American Autumnal Culinary Classic, Chili!

October 31, 2016

The Woodlands (Houston), TX, October 2016 … Chili. It's comfort food with a kick – a creation of chuck wagon cooks to fuel cowboys along the cattle trail. A steaming "bowl of red" is the official dish of Texas, and the Lone Star State traces its origins to the legendary Mexican Chili Queens of San Antonio who lined the city's plazas with pots of homemade chili. Chuck wagon chefs were said to have planted small gardens of herbs, onions and peppers along the cattle trail to ensure a steady supply of ingredients. The meat in the stew could include whatever was available – beef, buffalo, jackrabbit and even armadillo. Out...