Restaurants

Reese Roberts of Leverett Lounge and Sidecar Cocktail Lounge speaks with Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore and reflects on the launch of the Fayetteville Independent Restaurant Alliance during COVID-19, its ongoing Hero Fund for restaurant workers in need, and how the community continues to show up.

On today's show, we hear how the Fayetteville Independent Restaurant Alliance continues to help service workers five years in. Also, a new mural in northwest Arkansas. Plus, a benefit for the Rogers Historical Museum with a twist.

Bars, breweries and coffee shops across Northwest Arkansas are turning to pub trivia on weeknights to build community and bring in customers during slow hours.

Pop-up dining collective Rabbit Hole, is starting a new weekly dinner series "Wabbit Wednesdays" to bring unique meals to northwest Arkansas.

Spring Kitchen is a shared kitchen space available for food entrepreneurs or cooks to grow their culinary ideas.

On today's show, building a new shared kitchen in Springdale. Also, the busy autumn schedule for LatinX Theater Project. Plus, we get a preview of this weekend’s KaniniFest at Crystal Bridges.

Rabbit Hole's pop-up restaurant experiences include original recipes for food and drink and take place at different locations— from Arsaga’s at the Mill in Fayetteville to Conifer in Bentonville. Last week, four of the Rabbit Hole creators, Kat Hyatt, Joshua Simmons, Keisha Slater and Thomas Vaughn, came to the Firmin-Garner studio at KUAF to discuss their operation with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.

Fayetteville’s second annual Restaurant Week begins serving up deals and specials on Sunday. Nearly 80 restaurants will participate during the seven days. This week, Chef John Harpool, executive chef and general manager of Bocca, and Molly Rawn, the executive director of Experience Fayetteville- the presenting organization for Restaurant Week- came to the Carver Center for Public Radio to speak about the event.

On today's show, George Anthony Morton will discuss art as healing twice this weekend at St. Paul’s in Fayetteville. Plus, The Prom comes to the University of Arkansas stage. Also, what happens in the kitchen for a special restaurant week?

"I Am Northwest Arkansas" returns to Ozarks at Large for 2024. In this week’s excerpt, host Randy Wilburn talks with Maudie Schmidt, the culinary force behind Cafe Rue Orleans in Fayetteville, about her journey from Louisiana to Arkansas and why she loves New Orleans dishes.