Food

A volunteer-driven rain garden and a new coffee spot called Pearlsnap Picnic are the latest additions to Springdale's Jones Center this summer.

Food historian Kat Robinson talks with Becca Martin-Brown about her 14th book, a 50-recipe guide to Arkansas's iconic dishes, from chocolate gravy to poke sallat.

Team captain Andrew Maust and teammate Maddie Shults discuss the University of Arkansas food science team's run to the College Bowl national finals in Chicago.

The Medium's Table Talk series in Springdale pairs free meals with local artists in conversation. Muralist Paige Dirksen and writer Lucas Spivey headline the next event.

Joseph Nguyen is the Hangry Pedaler, a food savvy cyclist who highlights eateries across Northwest Arkansas on his Instagram page, speaks with Ozarks at Large’s Sophia Nourani about NWA Burger Week, his week-long fundraising event that involves over 30 different restaurants and food trucks.

Casey Kayser of the UofA co-edited a new LSU Press book on gas station, roadside and convenience cuisine in the South — and what it says about history, culture and community.

Cureate's capstone food festival comes to The Momentary in Bentonville this Saturday noon-4 p.m. Tickets are $35 and going quickly.

Clementine’s Ice Cream has opened on the Walmart campus in Bentonville, bringing vintage design, rotating flavors and boozy ice cream to Northwest Arkansas from the St. Louis-based company.

University of Arkansas psychologist Grant Shields talks with Todd Price about why stress changes our food choices, how comfort eating works in the short term, and what his lab is uncovering about self-regulation.

On today's show, we hear that the Fayetteville Public Library is hosting a photo exhibit and film screening commemorating the Vietnam War. We also learn that some Fayetteville parents are concerned about a cell tower on school grounds. Plus, exploring the science behind stress eating.