Lecture Series: The Mexican Restaurant Across Time and Place

The Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum presents its 2024 lecture series, featuring a wide range of speakers offering diverse perspectives and unique insights on Pikes Peak regional history.

In August, we welcome cultural and historical geographer Daniel Arreola to lead discussion on how Mexican restaurants came to be part of the American dining experience. From Chili Queens to Haute Cuisine: The Mexican Restaurant Across Time and Place examines the restaurant as a form of material culture, a venue of cross-cultural contact, an ethnic enterprise, and a culinary business of surprising regional variation.

From Chili Queens to Haute Cuisine: The Mexican Restaurant Across Time and Place.