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By Andrew Vogler, Arkansas Heritage The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame’s Proprietor of the Year award is presented to a chef, cook and/or restaurant owner in Arkansas who has made significant achievements in the food industry. Peter Brave of Brave New Restaurant - Little Rock (Pulaski... Read More

By Andrew Vogler  The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame’s award for food-themed event honors one of the many community events or festivals that make our state a great place to live. These events attract tourists and neighbors alike and serve up lots of fun and hospitality alongside their s... Read More

Co-authored by Joseph Alley, curator at The Helena Museum of Phillips County and Victoria Chandler, Arkansas Made researcher at Historic Arkansas Museum. The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame's Gone But Not Forgotten category honors the collective culinary legacy of a once-and-always influential Arkansa... Read More

by Swannee Bennett, director of Historic Arkansas Museum" "Rice field in Arkansas, showing levees, pumphouse, and water," postcard, collection from Historic Arkansas Museum 2011.27.49 In February of 1819 famed English naturalist Thomas Nuttall documented the earliest known reference to the produ... Read More

Finalists have been announced for the 2020 class of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. The Department of Arkansas Heritage launched the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame program in 2016 to recognize Arkansas’s legendary restaurants, proprietors and food-themed events across the state. More than... Read More

Anxious to find out who the 2020 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame finalists are? Find out first-hand at the finalist reveal on Monday, January 27 at 2:30 p.m., at Arkansas Heritage! At this event, we’ll reveal the finalists in four categories: Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, Proprietor of the Year, Fo... Read More

By Victoria Chandler This week, many Arkansans will be gathering around their tables for the stars of their Thanksgiving spread – the turkey. Turkeys have always been plentiful in Arkansas. Wild turkeys (specifically the eastern wild turkey) were one of the more abundant birds that th... Read More

The nomination period for the 2020 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, the statewide program that recognizes what’s great about Arkansas food, has closed and the results are quite astounding! In the month of October, Arkansas Heritage accepted nominations in five categories and we’re happy ... Read More

by Kat Robinson This weekend, the ninth annual Arkansas Cornbread Festival will take place in the SoMa District in Little Rock. The event, meant to bring a community together while celebrating one of our Arkansas staples, has grown into one of the must-attend festivals of every fall. ... Read More

It’s once again time to celebrate the Great State of the Plate! The nomination period for the 2020 Arkansas Food Hall Fame, the statewide program that recognizes what’s great in Arkansas food, is officially open and Arkansas Heritage is accepting your choices for the best... Read More