Winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony on February 22, 2021.
Unfortunately, not a single finalist is from the Texarkana area. Two years ago Cattlman s won the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame and Hope Watermelon Festival won Food-Themed Event last year. On the bright side, there are some great finalists in Hot Springs and Little Rock to check out!
And here are all the finalists.
Finalists include: Arkansas Food Hall of Fame
• AQ Chicken House of Springdale (Washington County)
• Colonial Steak House of Pine Bluff (Jefferson County)
• Dairy King of Portia (Lawrence County)
• Dixie Pig of Blytheville (Mississippi County)
• Feltner’s Whatta-Burger of Russellville (Pope County)
Arkansas Food Hall of Fame finalists announced
Arkansas Food Hall of Fame finalists announced Stacy Hurst
2021 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame finalists in a Facebook Live post today.
Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism made the announcements. Nominations were received from all 75 counties, and a total 2,014 nominations came in, a record for this program, Hurst said. Winners will be announced on Feb. 22 in the first ever virtual Arkansas Food Hall of Fame event.
“It’s important we recognize the fact that the past year was particularly hard for everyone in the hospitality industry, including restaurant workers and those who work so hard to create events for the general public to attend. We feel compelled to celebrate them even more this year for their perseverance and dedication,” Hurst said.