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Flavors of Northwest Arkansas

A podcast about the burgeoning food and beverage scene in Northwest Arkansas. Includes Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, Fayetteville, Eureka Springs and others.

  1. 4 H LALU

    Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza and Taproom- Ben Roberts

    On this week’s edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast, we’re in Uptown Fayetteville at Smokin Oak Pizza interviewing the proprietor Ben Roberts as we were surrounded by the self-pour tap-wall there... we’ll get into it in a sec, but first, food news!! The folks that own and operate Tusk & Trotter and Brother’s Meethouse are hosting their 14th annual Christmas Eve free community brunch. Of course, it’s happening on December 24th from 10am to 2pm at Tusk and Trotter in downtown Rogers and at Brother’s Meethouse in Bentonville. Some big news for Grow NWA recently. Microgreen Queen Katie Helams of Grow NWA now offers a monthly microgreen subscription for only $20. You can see all about it at their beautiful new website, grow-dash-nwa.com. They’re also always stocked at Bentonville Provisions and at the Turnbuckle Farmstand in Bentonville. A few new winter/holiday cocktail menus are out. Mezzaluna Pasteria in downtown Bentonville is one of them, and I’m eyeing the Boozy Hot Chocolate- it has Callebaut whole bean roasted Belgian dark chocolate, Grand Marnier, and Averna cinnamon whipped cream (yum). It comes garnished with Markham & Fitz artisanal chocolate shavings and a vanilla toasted marshmallow. Black Apple in Springdale also has one, and I’m looking at a drink called Reindeer Games- it has gin, licor 43, orange, and cranberry juniper cider. Also eyeing that Irish coffee. And finally, Episode 3 of Bien the Know came out Sunday and comes out every month on the 15th. If you’re not familiar with it, Bienvenue Owner and Executive Chef William Mauk and I interview someone on a topic and Chef Will also answers recipe questions from you. You can email him at chef@bienvenuerestaurant.com. This month, we talked with Chef Carrie Burse from Bentonville Provisions about kitchen items that actually work and make great holiday gifts. You have 2 chefs giving you their 2 cents on this! Check out Bien the Know, available wherever you get podcasts... And now to Smokin Oak Pizza. Owner Ben Roberts has had several businesses over the years and also works in the marketing and tech sectors, but as a kid, he started in the restaurant business and did it into college. When looking for a new venture, he went back to his roots and got back into the restaurant business and he’ll tell us why, and why he picked pizza. They opened after covid and felt the effects of it while working to get the restaurant built out. There was some quick pivoting that had to be done. And they’re Arkansas’ first legal self-pour tap wall. In fact, they helped get a bill passed so that they could be Arkansas’ first self-pour tap wall after a mix-up with the powers-that-be. It’s quite the story, check it out!

    38 mnt

  2. 11 DES

    Rein Sushi & Hibachi- Reiner Wibowo, Averie Mattix, and Bari Abe

    On this week’s edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast, we’re in Springdale where we interviewed the 3 owners of Rein Sushi & Hibachi. We’ll talk to Raynor, Bari and Avery shortly, but first... Food News!! Some big food news came down yesterday. James Beard nominated Chef Matthew Cooper and the folks at Conifer announced a new endeavor on Monday night- It’s called RYN! It will be a farm-to-table tasting menu restaurant, and like Conifer, it’ll be gluten-free. Also like Conifer, they’ll support local farmers and purveyors, providing fresh, and sustainable ingredients. If you listened to Conifer’s podcast with us in March, you heard Chef Cooper break the news that they’d have their own farm soon. Well, that farm will be right outside the back door, and they’ll be growing much of their own food right on the farm. They also hope to provide community events and much more. It’s set to open next year. We’ll have more info as it becomes available and catch up with Chef Cooper next year. The Ozark Beer Company’s release of its heralded Bourbon Double Cream Stout, or BDCS, went live Monday, and as of last night, they were still selling it on their website. It’s a smaller run this year, so it won’t last long. You can pick up your orders in their taproom starting December 28th. There are few things I like more than fun food & Bev promotions, and one smacked me RIGHT across the face the other day on Instagram. Black Apple Hard Cider is having a Short Girl Appreciation night, where they’ll short your tab 10% if you’re a female under 5-foot-2... it runs from 5-10pm on Tuesday December 21st... don’t forget, they have a full cocktail program now to go along with some of the country’s best cider. Speaking of cocktails, if you’re in the Siloam area, Park House Kitchen & Bar has come out with their holiday cocktail menu! That Peppermint Mocha White Russian and Smores Old Fashioned have my attention. Check it out on their social media... Now to Rein Sushi & Hibachi... to be so young, what a past these folks have. There are 3 owners, Reiner Wibowo, Averie Mattix and Bari Abe, and they’re super-tight. Reiner and Bari are both originally from Indonesia but met in Harrison, Arkansas, where they both met Averie and started a popular business there that they’ll talk about. Later, they got the itch to open in an area where they liked to go on their off days, Northwest Arkansas. This is their 2nd business here, but the first one was purposefully short-lived, while they were looking for a place to set up their dream business... By the way, there are some unique menu items that we get to the bottom of! Check out Reiner, Averie and Bari on this edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas!

    52 mnt

  3. 4 DES

    Lady Slipper- Arturo Solis

    Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving.... and welcome to the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast. I’m John Engleman, thanks for listening. Today, we’re up in Bentonville at Lady Slipper talking to Chef Arturo Solis. But before we get to that? Food news! We’re starting to see some winter menus pop up around NWA. Case-in-point, House 1830 in Rogers came out with theirs yesterday. Check out their social media to see a new menu item- curry lobster stir-fry! If you have a place with a new menu coming out, shoot me a note on social media or email. Would love to see it. Speaking of new menus, Con Pilas Coffeehaus in Springdale has one, that’s for sure. They started their cocktail program this week. We’ll hear about it from co-owner Juan Dove. Park House Kitchen & Bar in Siloam will now be closed on the first Monday of every month for maintenance. Plan accordingly! The Lady Slipper in downtown Bentonville opened in late October of 2022, and chef Arturo Solis has been involved since the beginning. He’s originally from Miami and was in the family business before he decided that he would end up cooking for a living. He’ll tell you what that business was, and I certainly wasn’t expecting it! And what was it that made him decide for a life in the culinary world? Probably not what you’d think. We talk menu at the Lady Slipper and how his influences cover a sizeable spectrum with limited kitchen space and a small menu. Please like and subscribe if you like what you hear!

    36 mnt

  4. 27 NOV

    The Feral Pig- Julie Sill

    Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to another edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast. Appreciate you being here. Today, we catch up with Julie Sill. You know her from owning and operating a few legendary Dickson Street spots from back in the day, Common Grounds and the Hog Haus Brewery in Fayetteville. She’s back and opening a new spot. More on that in a second. A few quick things first. If you’re in need of a free Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, I’ve posted a list of places that are serving them on Instagram and Facebook. Just look for the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas. Secondly, some very important dates were announced yesterday (Tuesday, November 26th) for any and all beer nerds out there. The good folks at the Ozark Beer Company announced that they’ll be releasing their vaunted BDCS during the last week of the year! For those that don’t know, that is the Bourbon Double Cream Stout. People come in from out of state for this release. It’s been rated World Class by Beer Advocate, it’s and it’s right here in our own back yard! We’ll get a history lesson on it from Lacie Bray and Marty Shutter of Ozark Beer Company. Hear what you’ll be able to get and when! By the way, if you want to hear the Ozark Beer podcast, scroll back to April 17th. It has some great stories! Also, head to Ozark Beer Company’s social media to see the message from owners Lacie and Andy about the release. Now. Back to the Feral Pig... Julie Sill came to the UofA on a soccer scholarship. A knee injury ended her soccer career, and she needed to figure out what to do next. While she was doing that, she waited tables. She worked her way up. She found a correlation between the restaurant business and soccer, and that’s what sucked her in. She’ll tell you what that is. She worked her way into management and was soon running a restaurant for someone else. It didn’t take long before she had her own restaurant at the age of 21! She’ll tell that story and how she got Common Grounds off the ground. Later, she’d own and run the Hog Haus Brewery and wait until you hear the sweetheart deal that she got! Health would force her to get out of the business and head home to Maryland, but Fayetteville pulled her back, and now she’s launching a new spot. Sidenote- there are a few spots in here where adult language is used, so beware! We’ll hear from Julie Sill, next here on the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas.

    37 mnt

  5. 20 NOV

    Theo's (Fayetteville & Rogers), East Side Grill, Southern Food Co., and Tusker's Tavern- Todd & Marti Martin

    On this week’s edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast, we talk with Todd and Marti Martin. They own Theo’s in Fayetteville and Rogers, the East Side Grill, Tuskers Tavern and the Southern Food Company, which was their first restaurant. Before that interview, we hear from Odd Soul owner Jeffro Brown about something that they have going on this week. On Thursday, they’ll be starting campaigns to pre-buy pizzas for those in the area that aren’t as fortunate. They’ll also be hosting a fundraiser to help erase one school’s lunch debt.  Again, it happens tomorrow, Thursday November 21st from 5 to 9 at the Odd Soul in downtown Springdale. And there’s something going on tonight (if you’re listening to this on Wednesday, November 20th)! Callisto in Bentonville is having their grand opening from 4 to 11pm. 10% of all proceeds will go to Gather to Scatter- a non-profit committed to gathering community resources and extending them to those in need. Would absolutely recommend getting reservations as it’s already a very popular place! Now back to Marti and Todd Martin. They’re retirees, but they’re not old. In fact, they might be busier now than they were before retiring. They met at the UofA, got married and had 3 girls. They’ll talk about their professional careers and how they ended up back in Fayetteville. And why the restaurant business? The answer may not be what you think. As their first restaurant, how did they get the Southern Food Company off the ground with no restaurant experience? They’ll talk about that. Todd and Marti bought both Theo’s locations and the East Side Grill during Covid. How and why?? There’s a pretty good answer. Finally, why did they open Tuskers Tavern right behind East Side Grill? Some fun stories with Todd and Marti Martin, next, here on the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas!

    54 mnt

  6. 13 NOV

    Wu Zhao- Vincent Yeow Lim, Catherine Zhang and Barry Furuseth

    On this week’s edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast, things will be a little different, as we’re going to be talking to a chef from Australia that has, literally, millions of social media followers and is going to be part-owner of a restaurant opening here. More on that in a second.   But first, what a road it’s been for the Mellow Moose Burger food truck of Siloam Springs! They won the Miracle League’s Northwest Arkansas Burger Competition in September, giving them a Golden ticket to World Food Championships in Indianapolis. That happened this past weekend. We’ll hear how it ended and hear from Adrian Lem of Mellow Moose Burgers.   Now onto some somber news. Smoke and Barrel in Fayetteville is now closed. They decided to sell to someone else and announced it on social media this past weekend. We’ll hear from them.   If you’re online and follow the top influencers in the Chinese food world, you’ve no doubt heard of Vincent Yeow Lim, or @DimSimLim, as his millions of social media followers know him. If you don’t follow him, you might want to check out his TikTok or Instagram feeds to see what kind of food will be coming to our area. And oh, by the way, Catherine Zhang is one of his partners in this. She’s a pastry chef that won Zumbo’s Just Desserts on Netflix and was the youngest to do it. They’ll be partnering with our guy Barry Furuseth of Blu in Bentonville. So, what is it? Where will this restaurant be? What's the meaning behind the name? Why did they decide on Northwest Arkansas and when will it open? So many questions and we’ll get the answers next, right here on the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas.

    35 mnt

  7. 6 NOV

    Bar Cleeta & Big Lieutenant- Trae & Weisi Basore

    On episode 37 of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas, we hop back up to Bentonville to talk with restaurant power-couple Trae and Weisi Basore. They’re the owner/operators of Bar Cleeta and The Big Lieutenant- really enjoyed my conversation with them… but before we get to them??? *Food News* Here’s some quick food news… As you’ll recall, we interviewed Todd Golden from Mermaids at the end of September, and he told us that Mermaids would be closing at the end of the year. According to the Fayetteville Flyer, they have since found a new location but have yet to disclose where, as there’s still working to secure it. That’s something that we’ll continue to follow. KYYA chocolate has relocated their operations to Bentonville at 5400 SW Regional Airport Blvd and had their grand opening last week. Owners Rick and Kristi Boosey tell us why they made the move when they did. It also gives them some much needed additional space, and that means some new items. Gelatissimo is opening in downtown Rogers on Saturday morning at 11. They’ll be just the fourth Gelatissimo store in the U.S. and if you get there early on Saturday, you could get a scoop for free! If you have some restaurant news that you want to shoot my way, you can shoot me an email to FlavorsOfNWA@Gmail.com or DM me on Facebook or Instagram at the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas   Now onto Bar Cleeta and the Big Lieutenant as we talk to husband/wife team Trae and Weisi Basore, and they are all about family, including the names of the restaurants and menu items. Trae is a Bentonville native, and he and Weisi worked in the New York restaurant scene. They met at a Met’s game by happenstance. They were supposed to meet earlier. You’ll love that story. They got married and wanted to try something different than New York, so they did the extreme opposite and moved to LA. They’ll explain. During this time, Bentonville was growing up, and they were taking notice on their trips back. After a year in LA, they decided to make the move to Bentonville. Once here, they got busy with pop-ups and started searching for their own spot. They’ll tell you how they found their spot for Bar Cleeta, and how they survived during Covid. We’ll also hear about the Big Lieutenant. It’s different from Bar Cleeta in that it’s not as upscale. They’ll tell us the story behind opening it. We’ll also hear about some popular dishes from both places, including a 6-day wagyu brisket, rabbit bologna, pastrami lamb ribs, and the Arkansas Tomato Dish. Thanks for checking us out!

    53 mnt

  8. 30 OKT

    Park House Kitchen + Bar- Alma Sanchez

    On this week’s edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast, we hop over to Siloam Springs and to the Park House Kitchen + Bar, where we interview owner/operator Alma Sanchez. But before we got into that interview, we wrapped up Top Chef NWA 2024 benefitting the Rogers Public Library Foundation. We’ll hear from the winners and have some news about a popular new part-owner of a Springdale restaurant. Also, this coming weekend will be a popular grand opening weekend in Bentonville. Callisto will be opening on Friday (check out our Facebook/Instagram for our soft opening story) and Brothers Meethouse will be opening on Friday in the Market District. We’ll hear from them. So glad that we got to the Park House Kitchen + Bar in Siloam Springs. Really enjoyed the interview, the space, and the food! For those that haven’t been there, Alma Sanchez has an amazing place in the downtown historic district right by the City Park & Gazebo and Sager Creek. She was raised in the restaurant world and grabbed the opportunity of the Park House when it unexpectedly became available, just a few weeks after sitting on the porch there, wondering aloud how cool it would be to own the place. It used to be a hotel, and still kind of is. Alma will explain that. She also talks about how they came up with the menu for the place. They thought outside the box for this one and it worked out well. She talks about how they pivoted to survive covid, and how that kept her from having to lay anyone off.   Also, any place that has brunch on the weekends, chicken and waffles, and a Monte Cristo has my attention!   We talk to Alma Sanchez from Park House Kitchen & Bar, next, here on the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas.

    37 mnt
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A podcast about the burgeoning food and beverage scene in Northwest Arkansas. Includes Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, Fayetteville, Eureka Springs and others.

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