Latest Benekeith Podcast Episodes
Rusty Mathis, GM of Ben E. Keith Mid-South Division
Heaping Spoonful - February 06, 2024 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsHeaping Spoonful began as an idea -- and a name -- created by Rusty Mathis, general manager at Ben E. Keith Foods Mid-South Division. And after nearly 100 episodes, the podcast series ends with an interview with Rusty, who tells listeners about his background and how BEK works to differentiate i...
Wendy Schay and Jill McDonald of The Croissanterie in Little Rock, AR
Heaping Spoonful - January 16, 2024 17:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWendy Schay and Jill McDonald tell listeners how a friendship forged as students and then instructors at culinary school led to selling their wares at farmer's markets, then from a food truck and today at The Crossainterie, a popular restaurant in West Little Rock.
Gilbert Alaquinez Regional Chef of Hanks Brokerage Inc.
Heaping Spoonful - December 05, 2023 21:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsHow can a career lead from washing dishes to having three home freezers full of top-quality meat -- and not visiting the butcher counter for at least two years? Tune into Heaping Spoonful and let Chef Gilbert Alaquinez tell you how that happened to him.
Chef Shane Henderson of Ben E. Keith Mid-South in North Little Rock, AR
Heaping Spoonful - November 22, 2023 17:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWhen most people think of what a food service company like Ben E. Keith does, warehousing and delivering food is certainly at the top of the list. But having an executive chef like Shane Henderson on staff to help customers in almost countless ways is also part of the equation. And Chef Shane ca...
Mary Laws of RP Tracks in Memphis, TN
Heaping Spoonful - November 07, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsMary Laws, owner of RP Tracks in Memphis, called the hotline to tell listeners how her restaurant/bar has cultivated a great vibe and loyal clientele with a menu that mixes classic meat-focused apps, sandwiches and main courses with lots of creative "animal-friendly" (vegetarian) dishes that has...
Coby Smith of CARTI in Little Rock, AR
Heaping Spoonful - October 03, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsCoby Smith tells Heaping Spoonful listeners how he parlayed his experience as a chef to focus on health care facilities, including some national media coverage he got for the ramen he featured at one spot that became the rage. Today he's thrilling patients, families and staff at CARTI, a Little ...
Meredith Chapuis and Chef Dylan McClure of For the Love in Northwest Arkansas
Heaping Spoonful - September 19, 2023 06:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsMeredith Chapuis, one of the three founders, and Chef Dylan McClure tell listeners how their For the Love nonprofit in Northwest Arkansas doesn't just feed hundreds of food-insecure people each week but also helps build community and create the connections that help people find new opportunities...
Scott Rains of Table 28 in West Little Rock, AR
Heaping Spoonful - September 05, 2023 06:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsScott Rains dropped by to talk about how his skills, his menu and his restaurant -- Table 28 in the Burgundy Hotel in West Little Rock -- have progressed over the 10 years he's been the executive chef there.
Payne Harding of Cache in Little Rock, AR
Heaping Spoonful - August 15, 2023 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsPayne Harding, executive chef and owner of Cache in downtown Little Rock, tells listeners how a tighter focus on high-end but straightforward Southern cuisine and building and maintaining a strong team has helped his restaurant continue to improve over its 10 years in a very high-profile location.
Tracy Brown and Clay Caffey of Coy's Southern Eats in Bryant, AR
Heaping Spoonful - August 01, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsTracy Brown and Clay Caffey of Coy's Southern Eats dropped in to tell us about the rebirth of one of the iconic restaurant brands in Arkansas history -- Coy's Steak House -- and where that might lead beyond the spices and other products, they're selling online.
Rich Cosgrove of Whole Hog in North Little Rock, AR
Heaping Spoonful - July 18, 2023 06:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsRich Cosgrove says great food and service are givens in the restaurant business -- that it's the "enchantment" his team dishes up that differentiates Whole Hog North Little Rock from other restaurants.
Brandon Douglas of Mug's Cafe, Mylo's and Leiva's in Central Arkansas
Heaping Spoonful - July 04, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsBrandon Douglas tells our listeners the plans his team has in the works for Mug's Cafe Little Rock, Mug's Cafe North Little Rock, Mylo's Coffee and Leiva's, their four premier coffee shops in the Little Rock metropolitan area.
John Mabry of Vacari in Corinth, MS
Heaping Spoonful - June 20, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsJohn Mabry called the Heaping Spoonful hotline to tell listeners how his path from college to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York to culinary school in Avignon, France, to his next job in the kitchen at a five-star hotel in Miami eventually led him to the small city of Corinth, Mississippi, wh...
Joshua Garland & Fatima Alvirde of Best Cafe & Bar in Hot Springs, AR
Heaping Spoonful - May 16, 2023 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsChef/owner Joshua Garland and director of operations Fatima Alvirde talk about the amazing success they've had with Best Cafe and Bar in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and how excited they are about their next project, DONS Southern Social, a true "speakeasy" down to its hidden entrances.
Jamie and Rob Gaston of Copper Mule Table & Tap in Bryant, AR
Heaping Spoonful - May 02, 2023 06:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsJamie and Rob Gaston explain how wanting a local, "niche" restaurant choice in Bryant led them to open Copper Mule Table and Tap, which has more than doubled in size in its two-plus years in business and soon will add a second location in the Heights Neighborhood of Little Rock.
Jordan Wright of Wright's Barbecue in Northwest Arkansas
Heaping Spoonful - April 18, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsJordan Wright tells listeners how his first bite of truly transcendent beef brisket – smoky, totally tender and juicy and just mind-blowingly awesome -- at a legendary Texas restaurant ignited a fire that has led him to open three very successful Wright's Barbecue restaurants in northwest Arkans...
Denis Seyer of the famed Jacques & Suzanne
Heaping Spoonful - April 04, 2023 06:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDenis Seyer, a Frenchman, had never heard of Little Rock or Arkansas when he agreed to become a chef at Jacques and Suzanne, which opened atop the tallest building in the state in 1975. Forty-eight years later he tells Heaping Spoonful listeners about the amazing culinary journey he has traveled...
Doug Wood of Catfish Charlie's in Monroe, LA
Heaping Spoonful - March 21, 2023 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDoug Wood's grandfather and uncle owned popular restaurants when he was a kid, but it was his seven years selling point-of-sale systems to more than 300 eateries that gave Doug the background to make solid decisions in how he would operate Catfish Charlie's, which under his 15 years of ownership...
Kyle Carson of The Grumpy Rabbit in Lonoke, AR
Heaping Spoonful - March 07, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsKyle Carson, executive chef at The Grumpy Rabbit, told Heaping Spoonful about how rekindling a relationship with renowned chef James Hale led him to this outstanding restaurant in the small town of Lonoke, Arkansas, and how he and his kitchen team keep things fresh and fun -- and the people comi...
Dan Kovach of Copper Grill and Capers in Little Rock, AR
Heaping Spoonful - February 21, 2023 07:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDan Kovach dropped by the Heaping Spoonful studio to tell listeners how working as a server at the legendary and lamented Cajun's Wharf in Little Rock almost a quarter-century ago started him on the path to owning two of the city's most popular restaurants -- Copper Grill and Capers.
Sam Russell and Hunter Kissinger of The Buttered Biscuit in Northwest Arkansas
Heaping Spoonful - February 07, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe Buttered Biscuit is one of the most compelling success stories on the Northwest Arkansas food scene, growing from concept to four booming restaurants in about four years. Sam Russell, co-founder, co-owner and CEO, and Hunter Kissinger, director of operations, called the Heaping Spoonful hotl...
John Harpool of Bocca in Fayetteville, AR
Heaping Spoonful - January 17, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsJohn Harpool, executive chef and general manager at Bocca in Fayetteville, Arkansas, stopped by to tell Heaping Spoonful listeners how he parlayed a mild interest in food as a kid to a successful career -- and why his restaurant is committed to making everything from scratch, including all pasta...
Ryan Hamra of Blue Coast Burrito and Potbelly Sandwich Shop in Little Rock, AR
Heaping Spoonful - January 03, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsRyan Hamra stopped by the Heaping Spoonful studios to tell how his expected career -- running his family's group of Wendy's restaurants -- was derailed by his father's death when Ryan was in high school ... and how he parlayed what he learned there and afterward to launch successful Blue Coast B...
Sally Mengel of Loblolly Creamery in Little Rock, AR
Heaping Spoonful - December 20, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSally Mengel didn't even intend to have a real "business" when she first started making ice cream to sell in the Green Corner Store in 2011. But what a business she and her team have built, selling ice cream and other sweet treats in the Loblolly Creamery shop next door and at locations all acro...
Chef Andre Poirot of 42 Bar and Table in Little Rock, AR
Heaping Spoonful - December 06, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsChef Andre Poirot stopped by the studio to tell listeners the details of his long and fascinating career that has taken him from his home country of France to London, Bermuda, New Orleans and, for the last 18-plus years, to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he now serves as executive chef at 42 Bar a...
Sam Walker of Theo's in Fayetteville, AR
Heaping Spoonful - November 01, 2022 06:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSam Walker, executive chef at Theo's in Fayetteville, Arkansas, called the Heaping Spoonful hotline and explained the many steps along his impressive career journey -- from deli counter worker at Fresh Market to high-profile roles at several south Florida upscale restaurants.
Ben Brainard of Big Bad Breakfast in Little Rock, AR
Heaping Spoonful - October 18, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsBen Brainard stopped by to tell Heaping Spoonful listeners how seeing a pressing need in the market -- a top-quality breakfast option in west Little Rock -- led him to partner with renowned chef/restaurateur John Currence to open the state's first Big Bad Breakfast.
Kat Robinson, Arkansas food scene writer/influencer
Heaping Spoonful - October 04, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsNoted Arkansas food writer Kat Robinson stopped by to tell her unlikely story of how she became a TV news producer and later transitioned to become perhaps the most prolific and influential chronicler of the Arkansas food scene.
Brayan McFadden of Brood & Barley in North Little Rock, AR
Heaping Spoonful - September 20, 2022 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsBrayan McFadden sat down to talk about being as chef at Brood & Barley in North Little Rock, AR, and how his Philadelphia culinary roots are evident in the restaurant's fun and eclectic menu. Like with the mussels, octopus and "the stupid burger".
Lisa Provencio-Jones & Bert Jones of Gaskins Cabin in Eureka Springs, AR
Heaping Spoonful - September 06, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsLisa Provencio-Jones and her husband Bert Jones, came to the Heaping Spoonful satellite studio in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to tell the historic story of the beginnings of Gaskins Cabin in 1864, how it morphed into a restaurant in the 1980s and what they've done to elevate it as one of the top s...
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