"I love Hard Times Chili Spice Co. "

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Skip to Content .top-bun, .patty, .bottom-bun { height: 1px; } Open Menu Close Menu About Us Shop Press Contact Restaurant HT Fund 0 0 .top-bun, .patty, .bottom-bun { height: 1px; } Open Menu Close Menu About Us Shop Press Contact Restaurant HT Fund 0 0 About Us Shop Press Contact Restaurant HT Fund HARD TIMES CHILI SPICE COMPANY SHOP NOW Cincinnati Spice Mix $7.49Classic midwest blend. Hints of cinnamon. Texas Spice Mix $7.49Ira Goodfellow’s recipe from the 1800’s. The oldest family secret. Terlingua Red Spice Mix $7.49Our spicy competition blend Vegetarian Chili Mix $7.49Meatless Mondays? We’ve got you covered! Apparel and Gear Our classic ‘boy-in-the-tub’ T-shirts, Aprons, and bandanas CondimentsOur spicy hot sauce and chili vinegar GiftsOur Delux Chili Kit and Chili Samplers make unique gifts Our Story*All featured photos taken by the Parker/Goodfellow family (early 1900s) Preserving an American Culinary Tradition Chili was invented during the great cattle drives of the 1800s where the American cowboy was born. My great grandfather, Ira Goodfellow, was one of these cowboys. He learned the family recipe from a chuck-wagon cook on the trail before marrying and settling in Oklahoma Territory. Our Roots The People’s Food When the cattle herds were replaced by railroads, the out-of-work chuck wagon cooks moved into towns and the American "chili joint" was born. When the great depression struck, it was these chili joints that made the difference between eating and starving. Ira’s daughter, Irma, set up one of these chili joints in Gracemont, Oklahoma. Our Credentials Hard Times Cafe Before Irma died she wrote the recipe down on paper and gave it to us. Using this recipe, my father, Fred Parker, and his brother, Jim Parker, started the Hard Times Cafe in Alexandria, Virginia in 1980, which seeks to maintain this unique American culinary institution. Our Restaurant Share the gift of chili From the birth of the American cowboy, through the Great Depression, to the Chili Cook-off renaissance of the 1980’s, chili’s humble yet delicious appeal has always brought people together. It is best when shared! Gift Shop Hard Times Chili Spice CompanySHOP ABOUT US PRESS CONTACT US [email protected]