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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Green Papaya Offers Great Vietnamese Fare - And Ducks, Too.
Monday, September 25, 2023
That's a Big Burger There at the Morrilton Drive Inn Restaurant!
And if you like big burgers, you're in luck.
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Quick Bites: B Street Bistro in Russellville.
Saturday, September 23, 2023
The Tallest Meringue on a Pie at Any Arkansas Restaurant is at Sweet Treats in Lamar.
Marie and Greg Heiser's once diminutive lunchroom along US Highway 64 in Lamar grew to new digs not long ago, a cavernous space filled with tables, booths and more than 450 teapots. And yet most lunchtimes the parking lot overflows to the surrounding lots with hungry customers seeking a dependable plate lunch and the tallest meringue pie in all of Arkansas.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
South Park Restaurant in Clarksville: A Classic Country Diner.
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Quick Bites: Asian Cafe in Fort Smith.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
The 2022 Arkansas State Fair Food Guide.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Taking the Waters: A Morning at the Buckstaff Bathhouse in Hot Springs.
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
With Crazy Fresh Oysters, Shrimp, Crab and Crawfish, Bozo's Ain't Clowning Around.
Friday, November 26, 2021
The Last Remaining Breaker Wheel Meals, A Fast Food Joint Where You Ordered by CB Radio
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Home of the Love Burger: Troy's Drive In in DeWitt.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The 2021 Arkansas State Fair Food Guide.
Monday, September 20, 2021
Arkansas Dairy Bars: Neat Eats and Cool Treats, ready for pre-order now.
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
The Day The Beatles Came to Town - Jack Allison's Polar Freeze.
Jack Allison passed in 2019. I'm sharing this bit of history in advance of my new book, Arkansas Dairy Bars: Neat Eats and Cool Treats, which will be released September 28th, 2021. Please check out the accompanying documentary of the same name on Arkansas PBS.
Jack Allison has it made. Every day he wants to, he goes in to work at a restaurant he founded in 1958. He gets to sit down with his friends, who come by for coffee or a morning milkshake, and he gets to chew the fat with them. He smokes hams and makes burgers and when he wants to take off for a day or a week, he can do that.
Sunday, August 1, 2021
A New Film: Arkansas Dairy Bars
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Strawberries in Arkansas - Ponderings and 11 Recipes for Strawberry Pie.
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Five Picnics and Parks in DeSoto County, Mississippi.
Monday, November 30, 2020
A Bite of Arkansas: A Cookbook of Natural State Delights - A New Book.
Here's the foreword for my new book, A Bite of Arkansas: A Cookbook of Natural State Delights, plus ordering information.
Sunday, November 29, 2020
43 Tables: An Internet Community Cooks During Quarantine.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Delectable, Authentic Dishes at La Media Luna in Johnson.
Monday, September 14, 2020
Cypress Social Provides a Tasty Escape From Urban Life.
Monday, May 11, 2020
What We've Lost: Glenwood Tea Room in Shreveport.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Quarantine Cuisine, or So I Found a Turkey in My Freezer.
The COVID-19 quarantines are affecting us all - and frankly, it's no time to travel. With restaurants on a pickup only basis and social distancing a requirement, I'll be turning Tie Dye Travels to stories and to recipes, food tips and the like for the duration. I have been quarantined since March 12th and will likely continue for the next four to five weeks. Please enjoy these ideas.
Quarantine Cuisine: Crock Pot Turkey Tetrazzini.
Quarantine Cuisine: Parmesan Turkey Rice.

Quarantine Cuisine: Turkey and Black Bean Enchiladas.
And this dish - literally thrown together with leftover bits, is one of our favorites, even though the end result was a little ugly.
Quarantine Cuisine: Crock Pot Turkey Pot Pie.
Hunter is now singing "Turkey Pot Pie" to the tune of Paul McCartney and Wings' "Live or Let Die."
Quarantine Cuisine: On the Subject of Broth-Making.
Quarantine Cuisine: Turkey Cashew Apple Salad.
A good cold dish you can make and eat off of for day? How about a nice turkey salad? Give this one a shot.
Quarantine Cuisine: What's in Your Pantry?
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
This Garage Getaway in Rogers is All About the Automobile.
Pardon the puns.
Video included.
Monday, February 17, 2020
Wesner's Grill, The Oldest Restaurant in Benton County, Arkansas.
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Arkansas Classic Black Angus Forced to Seek New Home.

The longstanding burger and steak joint that has served Little Rock since 1960 is looking a new place to move after the new owners of the building decide to have the eatery move out.
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
New Girl Scout Lemon-Ups are a Happy Tie to the Past.
Thursday, November 21, 2019
102 More Things to Eat in Arkansas Before You Die.
Friday, November 1, 2019
Good Pho Your Belly, Good Pho Yo Soul - A Texarkana Treat.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Godsey's Grill Songbird Smokes Some Excellent Wings.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Getting the Whole Hog, or Some of It, on the Table.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
In Praise of Gas Station Sushi... Sort Of.
Friday, October 25, 2019
So... What Now?
There is SO MUCH right now... so much that I tapped the brakes a little on my upcoming book, 102 More Things to Eat in Arkansas Before You Die, which will now arrive in Novembe. So much I'm not ready to share... for business reasons. So many decisions to make.
But I'm still researching, and I'm behind on sharing all that amazing stuff. We're talking stories of just over 100 restaurants at this point, as well as some musings here and there.
To that end, I'd like to hear from you. I have for some time contemplated moving into podcasting. I have the equipment and I think I have some interesting stories to share, plus so much material in interviews and whathaveyou. On the other hand, I tend to be a visual consumer of information, and I haven't spent much time with podcasts yet. Are you hungry for a Tie Dye Travels (or another name) podcast? Or are you hankering for more Tie Dye Travels?
One way or another, this site is due for an overhall, and I'm looking for suggestions there as well. So if you have them, I have an email address and a comments section ready for you.
I am very, very excited about what's to come, especially some new projects in 2020, and when the time comes that I can share, I'll be sharing like gangbusters. For now, thank you so much for your appreciation and support over all these years.
Kat Robinson