Food plays an integral role in Arkansas history and heritage. The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame facilitates storytelling around the food traditions, tastes, and talent that give our state its unique food culture and customs.
The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame is inviting the public to nominate their favorite restaurants in several categories that highlight the different ways food makes an impact in our community.
The following categories are open for nominations:
Arkansas Food Hall of Fame – recognizing long-standing restaurants that help create our food culture
Restauranteur of the Year – honoring a chef, cook and/or restaurant owner with significant impact on our local food tastes and preferences
Food-Themed Event – honoring a community food-themed event or festival that preserves a community’s unique food history
Gone But Not Forgotten – remembering past establishments that set the table for our food tastes and preferences today
People’s Choice – restaurants or food trucks, new or old, that keep our palettes whetted for more Arkansas flavors
CLICK HERE to make nominations.
Restaurants must meet the following criteria:
Must be owned and operated in Arkansas.
Must have been in business for 25 years or more.
Must not be a national chain restaurant.
Restauranteur of the Year
This award recognizes a chef, cook and/or restaurant owner in Arkansas who has made significant achievements in the food industry.
Candidates must meet the following criteria:
The candidate’s restaurant must be owned and operated in Arkansas.
The candidate’s restaurant must have been in business for at least one year.
The candidate’s restaurant must not be a national chain restaurant.
Food-Themed Event
In Arkansas, unique food festivals are abundant and often engage the entire community. This award recognizes those events and festivals that give attendees a taste of Arkansas foods and our hospitality. Festivals or events must meet the following criteria:
Must be an annual event.
Must have been in existence for five years or more
People’s Choice
This award invites the public to choose your favorite restaurant or food truck in Arkansas. After all, the motto of Arkansas is “The People Rule.”
Nominees must meet the following criteria:
Must be owned and operated in Arkansas.
Must not be a national chain restaurant.
Must have been in business for at least one year
Gone But Not Forgotten
The Gone But Not Forgotten category honors the culinary legacy of a once-and-always
influential Arkansas restaurant that is no longer in operation. The lingering influence that
the food – and/or those who prepared it – still have on other restaurants and to patrons who once loved it is the most important consideration.
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