How to Eat Like a President: An Evening with Cookin' with Congress Creator Bennett Rea
Fri, Sep 18
|CFD Old West Museum
Join Bennett Rea, creator and host of Cookin’ with Congress, for an evening of presidential history, stories, and a dinner inspired by five presidents featured in the America 250 Exhibit. Enjoy dishes from Theodore Roosevelt’s bison sirloin tip roast to William Taft’s date pie.


Time & Location
Sep 18, 2026, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
CFD Old West Museum, 4610 Carey Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001, USA
About the event
Join Bennett Rea, creator and host of Cookin' with Congress for a special one-night event featuring entertaining history and a dinner menu fit for a president. Rea's show focuses on the recipes, everyday food choices, and diets of politicians, and his Eating Like a President series highlights the dining habits of some of the most powerful people in U.S. history. This evening's menu and conversation will revolve around the five U.S. presidents currently featured in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum: Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and George H.W. Bush. Get a taste of each president's personality, preferences, and even the actual foods they ate, from Roosevelt's bison sirloin tip roast to Taft's date pie.
Doors open at 5:30 pm.
Tickets
General Admission
From $90.00 to $105.00
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