At any time, the best bets are the classic breakfast dishes, the sandwiches (despite tired garnishes), the bison burger and a nicely broiled fish of the day.

A restaurant called the Chuckwagon Buffet opened, serving bison burgers and barbecued beef brisket.

There is also the "bison burger," which puzzled some people until they realized that Mr. Turner also raises bison.

Embracing Collins's rugged swankiness, we ordered bison burgers and Champagne - the latter a tribute to the canyon's light, airy snow, which some call champagne powder.

Popular dishes include pepper-encrusted pork tenderloin with mashed potatoes and red wine ($15), and a bison burger ($11), as well as an array of appetizers.

Lovers of fast food may not want to trade their Big Macs and Whoppers for free-range bison burgers.

Whether restaurants that serve bison burgers will ever be as successful as CNN is not clear.

The bison burger I tasted was noticeably leaner than ground beef, but exceptionally juicy.

A riverside restaurant in town, Rip 'n Richard's, is a favorite of locals, with wood-oven pizzas, pastas and bison burgers, each of which is under $15.

In 2008, the festival showcased a menu of Canadian dishes such as maple salmon, bison burgers, bacon wrapped scallops and corn on the cob.