Tag: Restaurants & Food

Hickman Opens Bo’s Muddy Water

Melanie “Bo” Hickman opened Bo’s Muddy Water, a restaurant and organic coffee shop, in late May at 2367 N. Green Acres Road, Suite 3, in Fayetteville’s Colt Square.

D?j? Vu Duels In Bentonville

D?j? Vu Dueling Pianos opened March 24 on Rainbow Curve in Bentonville.

Rosemary, Spices May Protect Meat

Hamburgers may be a bit safer if a dash of rosemary is splashed onto the grill, according to the spring issue of the University of Arkansas’ Food Safety Consortium Newsletter.

Locals Play ICSC Hand

An insiders look at Northwest Arkansas companies making pitches at the International Council of Shopping Centers Spring 2005 convention.

$60M Fountain Plaza Will Include 25 Buildings

Fountain Plaza in Bentonville promises to be a first-class site for businesses.

Bowmans Buy Rollston Ground Floor

Scott and his father Ted Bowman of Fort Smith bought two pieces of property in Fayettevilles Dickson Street and plan to open Theos.

Benson’s Opens In Big Daddy’s Spot

Benson’s Bar & Que is slated to open at former Big Daddy’s location in Fayetteville.

Gaby’s Mexican Grill Restaurant (Business Lunch)

Two stars for this so-so Mexican fare.

With slimmer profit margins on fresh meat, Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is looking to its value-added segment — everything from pre-cooked bacon to case-ready meats — where profits can be three to four times higher.

Curt’s Place Opens No. 2

Curt Harcourt of Springdale has opened his second Curt’s Place restaurant.

Rogers Buys Subways In Benton County

Russell Rogers of Springdale bought all of the Subway Sandwich Shops in Benton County from Terry Wiliams on March 2.

Mathews Brothers Revamp McDonald?s Stores

Bill and Walter Mathews plan to open two new McDonald?s restaurants this month and renovate six of their existing stores.

Hog Haus Brewing Co. Gets 4 1/2 Stars (Business Lunch)

Two Business Journal staffers took advantage of an exceptionally spectacular spring day and walked over from their now old offices to the revamped version of the Dickson Street hangout.

Egg Breeder Buys Poultry Breeder

Erich Wesjohann GmbH & Co. KG of Germany announced recently it had purchased Aviagen International Group Inc. of Huntsville, Ala.

Dickson Street Tavern Might Be For Sale

An online business brokerage lists a tavern/pool hall in Northwest Arkansas for sale for $1.5 million.

Pak Plans New $3.5M Fayetteville Shogun

John Pak, the owner of three Shogun Steak House restaurants in Northwest Arkansas, plans to build a new 10,000-SF, $3.5 million Shogun near Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall.

Red Robin To Build Rogers Restaurant

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. of Greenwood Village, Colo., plans to build a 6,250-SF restaurant in Rogers. Chris Young, assistant general manager of the Red Robin in Fayetteville, said the Rogers restaurant is scheduled to open in August.

DuFour Becomes Ella?s Top Chef

Matt DuFour, who has been with Ella?s Restaurant since it opened in August 2003, became executive chef in January.

Boars Nest Bar-B-Que Gets Two Stars (Business Lunch)

We had high hopes going into the Boars Nest Bar-B-Que because the parking lot smelled of sweet wood smoke.

Penguin Ed?s Gets O.A. Plug

Molly Giles gave Penguin Ed?s Bar-B-Que a nice plug in the Spring 2005 issue of The Oxford American.

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ‘Oceanscape’ playground work begins, Mercy stroke program renewed

Walmart likely to tap insiders for expected leadership changes

Dan Wright re-elected Arkansas Farm Bureau president

Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Tourism tax numbers down through August, job numbers up