{"id":18293,"date":"2026-09-18T16:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/18293\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T16:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:04:10","slug":"arkansas-food-hall-of-fame-nominations-close-sept-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/18293\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas Food Hall of Fame nominations close Sept. 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nominations for the Division of Arkansas Heritage\u2019s 10th annual Arkansas Food Hall of Fame will close Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<p>Arkansans from all 75 counties are encouraged to nominate restaurants, restaurateurs, food-themed events and culinary traditions that help define their communities. Nominations are being accepted online at ArkFoodHOF.com.<\/p>\n<p>The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame has recognized and preserved people, places and traditions that have shaped the state\u2019s culinary identity for a decade. Each nomination helps highlight Arkansas food culture, including longtime establishments that have served generations of families and the people and community traditions carrying those legacies forward.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations are accepted in five categories:<\/p>\n<p>Arkansas Food Hall of Fame recognizes long-standing restaurants that help create Arkansas food culture.<\/p>\n<p>Restaurateur of the Year honors a chef, cook and\/or restaurant owner who has made a significant impact on local food and the larger culinary community.<\/p>\n<p>Food-Themed Event recognizes a community food-themed event or festival that shares unique food traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Gone But Not Forgotten remembers past establishments whose legacy has helped shape the state\u2019s food legacy.<\/p>\n<p>People\u2019s Choice celebrates restaurants or food trucks that have captured the public\u2019s attention, including new discoveries and longtime favorites.<\/p>\n<p>Those interested in learning more about the program or visiting existing Arkansas Food Hall of Fame restaurants can visit ArkFoodHOF.com.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady\u00ae\u00a0NSI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominations for the Division of Arkansas Heritage\u2019s 10th annual Arkansas Food Hall of Fame will close Sept. 30. Arkansans from all 75 counties are encouraged to nominate restaurants, restaurateurs, food-themed events and culinary traditions that help define their communities. Nominations are being accepted online at ArkFoodHOF.com. The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame has recognized and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18294,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[5008,5006,5004,5007,5005],"class_list":["post-18293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arkansas","tag-arkansas","tag-arkansas-dining","tag-arkansas-food","tag-arkansas-grocery-stores","tag-arkansas-restaurants"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/vive.im\/@dc\/117292896377720790","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}