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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

Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Stacy Hurst announced today that the nomination period for the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame will open at midnight tonight. Nominations will remain open through October 31, 2019. This is the fourth year for the statewide program to recog... Read More

Rex Nelson, senior editor at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette and member of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Committee, highlighted the 2019 Arkansas Food of the Year in his recent article. 'My task was to provide a toast to the catfish, which long has been a part of our Arkansas culture. My toas... Read More

The lowly, bottom-feeding catfish was exalted -- and eaten -- during the latest edition of History Is Served: Historic Arkansas Museum's Arkansas Foodways Dinner Series, on April 18 at the Little Rock museum. "Catfish Tales in Four Courses" featured the culinary talent of Scott Rains, executi... Read More

Historic Arkansas Museum (HAM) will again host the “History is Served: Arkansas Foodways Dinner Series” in 2019. The program, which is in its second year, explores Arkansas’s food heritage through intimate dinners that use history as a culinary framework for each ... Read More

Hundreds of people come every year to connect with Arkansas culture, history and food during the annual Foodways Symposium. “The symposium focuses on ethnic foods that reveal the diversity and rich heritage of our state,” said Wendy Richter, director and state historian ... Read More

Keeney's Food Market of Malvern and Hot Spring County recently made history in the Natural State by being inducted into the 2019 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame by the Department of Arkansas Heritage. The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Committee chose the finalists in each category and the winners wer... Read More

The winners have been announced for the 2019 class of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, a program launched in 2016 by the Department of Arkansas Heritage. The winners include food-themed events, restaurants, and proprietors from across the state who have made careers in the food, restaurant,... Read More

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Rex Nelson, Arkansas Food Hall of Fame committee member and senior editor at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper, shares his take on the great tastes of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame program and our recently announced winners. Check out the full article online. "I was sitting alone in ... Read More