Arkansas Heritage has announced the finalists for the 2024 class of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, which program celebrates the state’s unique culinary heritage by recognizing its best restaurants, proprietors and food-themed events.
This year, the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame committee has asked the public to cast their votes for their favorite establishments in the People’s Choice category. Voting is now open.
“This year’s finalists embody the flavors, traditions and stories that define Arkansas,” Marty Ryall, director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage, said in a statement. “As we celebrate these restaurants, we honor not only the dishes they create but the communities they feed and the legacies they preserve.”
Arkansans nominated their favorite restaurants earlier this year in these five categories:
● Gone But Not Forgotten
● Food-Themed Event
● Proprietor of the Year
● Arkansas Food Hall of Fame
● People’s Choice
Finalists include:
Gone But Not Forgotten
● Anderson’s (White County)
● Juanita’s (Pulaski County)
● Polar Freeze (Lawrence County)
Food-Themed Event
● Arkansas Pie Festival (Sharp County)
● Mayhaw Festival (Union County)
● Mt. Nebo Chicken Fry (Yell County)
● Slovak Oyster Supper (Prairie County)
● Soup Sunday (Pulaski County)
Proprietor of the Year
● Crissy’s Pub Style (Saline County)
● Doe’s Eat Place (Pulaski County)
● Loca Luna and Red Door (Pulaski County)
● Tusk & Trotter American Brasserie (Washington County)
● Woods Place (Ouachita County)
Arkansas Food Hall of Fame
● Big Banjo Pizza Parlor (Jefferson County)
● Brave New Restaurant (Pulaski County)
● Charlotte’s Eats and Sweets (Lonoke County)
● Dairyette (Montgomery County)
● Daisy Queen (Searcy County)
● Herman’s Ribhouse (Washington County)
● Hugo’s (Washington County)
● K Hall & Sons (Pulaski County)
● Old South Restaurant (Pope County)
● Ray’s (Drew County)
● Taliano’s Italian Restaurant (Sebastian County)
● The Dixie Pig (Mississippi County)
● The Faded Rose (Pulaski County)
People’s Choice
● Beech Street Bistro (Ashley County)
● Bennett’s Seafood (Garland County)
● BubbaLu’s (Garland County)
● The Purple Banana (Benton County)
● Top Dog Catering (Lonoke County)
Honorees will be inducted into the Arkansas Hall of Fame during a special event in September.
Event details will be announced later this year.
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