Local restaurants receive Arkansas Food Hall of Fame recognition
Feltner s Whatta-Burger in Russellville, Monte Ne Inn Chicken in Rogers and Matt McClure with The Hive at 21C Museum Hotel all received awards this year. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 9:29 AM CST February 23, 2021
JOHNSON, Ark. The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame announced its 2021 inductees Monday (Feb. 22).
Instead of an in-person celebration, the Division of Arkansas Heritage highlighted the finalists and presented the awards during a Facebook live.
Three local nominees won their categories tonight.
Proprietor of the year went to Matt McClure, Executive Chef at The Hive at 21C Museum Hotel in Bentonville. The award honors a chef, cook and/or
Best Restaurants in Arkansas 2021
Best Restaurants in Arkansas 2021 Matthew Martin
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Arkansas Times’ Readers Choice restaurant contest. The issue went to press at a time when restaurants have, for just shy of one year, been faced with a pandemic and the necessary safety rules that have limited their customers. So, this year, we have a new category to join our traditional bests: Best Pandemic Dining. Our readers have praised Trio’s Restaurant and The Hive in Bentonville for keeping diners safely spaced. They’ve toasted Flyway Brewing and Superior Bathhouse Brewery in Hot Springs for their beer-to-go service. (A feature on Flyway, which also won Most Innovative, illustrates how it kept aloft.) They’ve recognized Star of India for its to-go packaging (and we give Sami Lal his due for his enduring success). Our readers found much to praise in restaurants from Fayetteville (Atlas and The Farmer’s Table Cafe)