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  Jason D. Williams was 5 years old when he performed the gospel song "A Closer Walk with Thee" at a nursing home. After his performance, he ran to hide behind his mother, but when he realized the audience loved what they heard, he knew music was something special to him. Others started to notice more too when he was playing a lot of Big Band inspired music on his neighbor's piano and out came Honky Tonk. No longer a bashful 5 year old, music has become the fabric of Jason D. William's being, and the variety of music at...

  Via the telephone, Al Simpson mused with us about the beauty of Wyoming, precarious politics, and charming Chugwater Chili. From 1979 to 1997 he served as United States Senator from Wyoming. Later he taught at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and occasionally taught with his Brother Pete at his Alma mater the University of Wyoming. He is the author of Right in the Old Gazoo: A Lifetime of Scrapping with the Press. A recent biography is “Shooting from the Lip - The Life of Senator Al Simpson”  He was Co-Chair of the Commission on Fiscal Responsibility...

On our way to Longmire Days 2017!  Plan your trip to Buffalo, Wyoming for the 6th Annual Longmire Days scheduled for July 7-9, 2017. Chugwater Chili is excited to be part of the fun! We will be there with the Chugwater Chili booth, and we are hosting the dinner for the closing concert on Sunday, July 9th. Craig Johnson shares his perspective on the event:    Chugwater Chili: What do you like about Longmire Days?  Craig Johnson: What I like about Longmire Days is the accessibility of the actors, directors, producers and crew. I can’t think of another event where...

In between gigs and recording his newest album, Jalan Crossland muses with us about his favorite music, why he loves Wyoming, and his favorite way to eat Chugwater Chili. Of course I want to know how you like to eat Chugwater Chili. Any toppings? And what to drink with it? I love Chugwater Chili! Every time I'm driving past Chugwater on I-25, I stop and pick up as large a bowl as is available at the shop there in town. I wish they offered a bucket size bowl along with a garden spade spoon. Naturally, it is best with Fritos,...

Pictured Above: Featured author Mary Billiter and husband Ron Gullberg. For the spiciest holiday of the year, Chugwater Chili Corp is flattered to speak with author Mary Billiter of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Author of nine books, Mary is an expert on writing stories about women finding their stride and a little romance along the way. She shares her insight into writing page turners, living in wonderful Wyoming, and how homemade chocolate chip cookies and a bowl of Chugwater Chili changed her life, for the better. Mary lives with her husband Ron Gullberg and their four children in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Find out...