The queens stood in the glare of the lanterns night after night and helped to make San Antonio famous as a quaint and romantic city. Frank H. Bushick Chili is for lovers. The spices in chili con carne will not only enflame the passions of your palette, if the stories of old are to be believed, it will also ignite your romantic passions. Of course, the stories of chili being serve up as an aphrodisiac are always set during sultry and star-lit nights in old San Antonio. Mariachi music purrs on the puff of a breeze. The allure of dark-eye beauties move in and out of lantern light, laughing and flirting with customers over steaming dishes of tamales and enchiladas, and fiery bowls of chili con carne. William Sydney Porter, writing under the pen name O. Henry, captured the romance of an evening spent with these enchantresses, known as the Chili Queens, in his short story, “The Enchanted Kiss.”
The Chili Queens of San Antonio
The Chili Queens of San Antonio
The Chili Queens of San Antonio
The queens stood in the glare of the lanterns night after night and helped to make San Antonio famous as a quaint and romantic city. Frank H. Bushick Chili is for lovers. The spices in chili con carne will not only enflame the passions of your palette, if the stories of old are to be believed, it will also ignite your romantic passions. Of course, the stories of chili being serve up as an aphrodisiac are always set during sultry and star-lit nights in old San Antonio. Mariachi music purrs on the puff of a breeze. The allure of dark-eye beauties move in and out of lantern light, laughing and flirting with customers over steaming dishes of tamales and enchiladas, and fiery bowls of chili con carne. William Sydney Porter, writing under the pen name O. Henry, captured the romance of an evening spent with these enchantresses, known as the Chili Queens, in his short story, “The Enchanted Kiss.”