Published 6/13/2009 in Beef Empire Days-Food
By RACHAEL GRAY
Beef Empire Days Rodeo Committee members don't just volunteer their time to help the rodeo happen, but they also serve steaks to soldiers during rodeo season and offseason.
They have joined forces with the American All American Beef Battalio ...
Published 6/8/2009 in Beef Empire Days-Food
By Rachael Gray
One hundred people from Garden City and surrounding areas gathered at the Clarion Inn Sunday for the fourth annual progressive dinner, the Cattle Crawl.
The dinner was part of Beef Empire Days, Garden City's celebration of the local beef ind ...
Published 5/28/2009 in Beef Empire Days-Food
By SHAJIA AHMAD
Among the men donning spurs and suede and leather boots, a pair of scrub-wearing health workers chomped on their free steaks under the afternoon sun.
"I guess we left our cowboy boots in the car," Mireya Montoya, a Finney County Health Depa ...
Published 5/26/2009 in Beef Empire Days-Food
By LAURIE SISK
Past attendees at Beef Empire Days are well aware that the event is chock-full of opportunities to enjoy a full range of beef-related cuisine, but the breakdown of just how much food is prepared and served may be surprising to some.
One of the ...
Published 5/26/2009 in Beef Empire Days-Food
By EMILY BEHLMANN
Beef still struggles sometimes to overcome a bad reputation and allegations of high fat content, but the food actually is "power-packed and nutrient-rich," and it's become leaner in the past couple decades, according to Karen Hanson, directo ...