Tejas Tastebuds
Join us as we explore San Antonio's culinary heritage by highlighting traditional dishes dating back to the 1870s. This event will feature a live demonstration and Aguas Frescas tasting. Advanced registration required.
Cooking Class: "Savoury" Potato Biscuits
Join us on the first Saturday of every month to get a taste of the foods different generations of the Magoffin Family enjoyed.
Make-a-Thing: Penguin Eggs & Ants On a Log
Get ready to make snacking into an art form!
Cooking in the Quarter
Come join us as we demonstrate cooking a traditional meal in the style of enslaved foodways using period ingredients and methods!
Roots of Refreshment Series: Switchel
Join us at the Levi Jordan Plantation for a demonstration of how to make the historic drink switchel.
Cooking in the Kitchen
View a cooking demonstration focusing on higher quality cuts of pork, or purchased foodstuffs, using historic recipes.
Varner Day
Join us at the Varner-Hogg Plantation to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Martin Varner settlement!
Cooking in the Quarter
Come join us as we demonstrate cooking a traditional meal in the style of enslaved foodways using period ingredients and methods!
Cooking in the Kitchen
View a cooking demonstration focusing on higher quality cuts of pork, or purchased foodstuffs, using historic recipes.
Hard Work & Hydration
Join us in the fields for hands-on opportunities working with the crops, then cool off at the house and try a sample of “switchel” -- a historic thirst-quenching drink similar in purpose to sports drinks today.