Smashed N’ Stacked burgers pile on flavor, but the real goal is to smash food insecurity.
Dining Feature
Interviews and articles on Arkansas chefs, barbecue restaurants, tortilla makers, trends and more.
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El Palenque rules the roost
Authenticity is a priority for owners David and Marlin (pronounced “mar-LEEN”) Martinez, both in the decor and the food that they serve.
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The Utopia Deli’s quest to take vegan cuisine and ‘food truck it up’
“Nobody knew who we were,” Utopia Deli owner Trisha Billings said. “They just saw this food. And it said, ‘Delivery only, inbox to order.’ And our inbox just started going crazy.”
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Pop the cork: Is the Central Arkansas food scene’s pandemic slump in the rearview mirror?
The Mighty Rib pontificates on developments in the Central Arkansas food scene.
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Gems at the market: How Fidel Samour turned East Village’s old Sterling Paint Factory into a food hall
The newly updated, posh spot by Fidel & Co coffee shop owner Fidel Samour’s restaurant concept group Remolinos LLC boasts about 4,000 square feet and features a butcher shop, fresh greens station, bakery, artisan pizza station, full bar and grab-and-go market.
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Brave New Chef: Chef Peter Brave hands the keys to the kitchen to Ben Lindley
Brave New Restaurant chef/owner Peter Brave has worked in the kitchen alongside an executive chef for the past 15-plus years. When he hired Ben Lindley in January of 2022, he ushered in a new era at Brave New, stepping out of the kitchen but not out of the restaurant — bicycling across America notwithstanding.
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Paragon Pie: Pizzeria Ruby is wicked good
Dining at Pizzeria Ruby requires enough patience to reckon with a mighty crowd. Chef Michael Robertshaw and Meredith Butler, his business partner and significant other, are responsible for one of the hottest spots in Northwest Arkansas. And that’s saying something, given the sizzling streak the region’s culinary scene has been on lately.
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Is Benton delicious now?
Prepare to meet God, but also sip a jalapeño margarita and throw an axe.
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25 Bites: Food we crave in Central Arkansas
We passed the baton around the editorial room this week, each tasked with naming some of our favorite dishes in Central Arkansas at this very moment in time. So, what you’re seeing here isn’t a Top 25 list, it’s simply a list of bites we long for and need in our lives right now.
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Hey yo, Yeyo’s: Chef Rafael Rios isn’t your average, everyday success story
The story of Rafael Rios, the man behind the burgeoning Yeyo’s mini-restaurant empire.