Arkansas Food Hall of Fame winners announced

by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

The winners have been announced for the 2024 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame in five different categories. They were named at the induction ceremony on Monday (Sept. 30), hosted by the Division of Arkansas Heritage.

This year’s winners include:

Gone But Not Forgotten
● Juanita’s (Pulaski County)

Food-Themed Event
● Mt. Nebo Chicken Fry (Yell County)

Proprietor of the Year
● Tusk & Trotter American Brasserie (Benton County)

Arkansas Food Hall of Fame
● The Faded Rose (Pulaski County)
● Herman’s Ribhouse (Washington County)
● Doe’s Eat Place (Pulaski County)

People’s Choice
● Beech Street Bistro (Ashley County)

Arkansas Food Hall of Fame winners announced

Division of Arkansas Heritage announces 2024 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame finalists

by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

The finalists have been announced for the 2024 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame.

The finalists include:

Top Dog Catering (Lonoke County)
Bennett’s Seafood (Garland County)
The Purple Banana (Benton County)
BubbaLu’s (Garland County)
Beech Street Bistro (Ashley County)
Anderson’s (White County)
Juanita’s (Pulaski County)
Polar Freeze (Lawrence County)
Arkansas Pie Festival (Sharp County)
Mayhaw Festival (Union County)
Mt. Nebo Chicken Fry (Yell County)
Slovak Oyster Supper (Arkansas County)
Soup Sunday (Pulaski County)
Crissy’s Pub Style (Saline County)
Tusk & Trotter American Brasserie (Benton County)
Loca Luna and Red Door (Pulaski County)
Woods Place (Ouachita County)
Doe’s Eat Place (Pulaski County)
Big Banjo Pizza Parlor (Jefferson County)
The Faded Rose (Pulaski County)
Charlotte’s Eats and Sweets (Lonoke County)
Herman’s Ribhouse (Washington County)
Daisy Queen (Searcy County)
The Dixie Pig (Mississippi County)
Ray’s (Drew County)
Old South Restaurant (Pope County)
Dairyette (Montgomery County)
Hugo’s (Washington County)
Taliano’s Italian Restaurant (Sebastian County)
Brave New Restaurant (Pulaski County)
K Hall & Sons (Pulaski County)

Award finalists were announced at an event Monday (May 13) hosted by the Division of Arkansas Heritage. Ryall was accompanied by Shea Lewis, secretary for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, and members of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Committee.

Division of Arkansas Heritage announces 2024 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame finalists

Winners announced in 2023 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame

by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

On Monday (March 6), the winners of the 2023 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame were announced at a ceremony at the Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock.

The Department of Arkansas Heritage launched the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame program in 2016 to recognize Arkansas’ legendary restaurants, proprietors and food-themed events across the state.

This year’s winners included:

Arkansas Food Hall of Fame
Kream Kastle of Blytheville
The Bulldog Restaurant of Bald Knob
Ozark Cafe of Jasper

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Strawberry shortcake from The Bulldog in Bald Knob. (photo: Arkansas Tourism)

Winners named for 2022 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame

by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

The Department of Arkansas Heritage’s Arkansas Food Hall of Fame winners for the class of 2022 were announced on Monday (Feb. 7).

Arkansas Heritage also honored chicken as the 2022 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Food of the Year.

This year, more than 2,000 submissions were received from all 75 Arkansas counties for the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame.

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Photo: Food from La Casa de Mi Abuelita.