Goat Lab Red will be taking over the former Renzo's Italian Steakhouse space in Fayetteville. Bienvenue Owner/Executive Chef William Mauk and Flavors of NWA Host John Engleman talk with Goat Lab Owner Bill Adams about the progress and what the space will eventually be. Sidenote- Chef Mauk will be handling the culinary side of things at Goat Lab Red. 

Hear how things are going, what the menu will be, and when it will open. That's on this month's edition of Bien the Know. 

It’s the 15th of the month, you know what that means!! It’s a new episode of the Bien the Know podcast! Hey- it's episode 10! Double-digits, baby!!!

I guffawed several times while editing this one. Me and Bienvenue Owner/Chef William Mauk interviewed Pleasant Counter Co-owner Ahren Boulanger and we had a time. A few times with laughing tears. We talk about everything, along with their NWA (and beyond) famous smashburgers. Why did we talk burgers? Our own Chef Mauk will be helping open a fast-casual spot in Fayetteville next month, and he needed advice.

You’ll hear all about it along with some random nonsense on this month’s edition of Bien the Know!

Welcome to the June edition of the Bein the Know podcast! Bienvenue Chef/Owner William Mauk reflects on the Downtown Springdale Street Dinner where he was the Executive Chef. What’s it like planning, preparing and serving 400 of your closest friends? Chef Will discusses that with John Engleman from the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast.

Also, we get into what’s ethical and what’s not with personal takes on staging (pronounced “stah-jing”). If you’re not familiar, just think of it as an unpaid internship in a kitchen. Prepare yourself for some opinions!

As always, Chef Will answers your recipe questions as well. If you have recipe questions for next month, send them to [email protected] or [email protected].

In the May edition of the Bien the Know podcast, John Engleman and Chef William Mauk talk about what many folks add to their menus this time of year, fish! Our guest is Reiner Wibowo, co-owner of Rein Sushi & Hibachi in Springdale where he is also the executive sushi chef.

As always, Chef William answers your questions, like where is watermelon’s place in French food (or is there a place for it)? Also, he talks potato ricers and potato salad in totally unrelated questions.

It’s all in this month’s Bien the Know podcast. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and check us out on Facebook!

In this month’s edition of the Bien the Know podcast, we have special guest Colin Stewart from The Ashleigh in Rogers. He’s a part-time comedian (not really... but), and we talk about small plates, amongst MANY other topics.

We also talk Easter menu, getting duped by scammers, grilling outside AND inside. It’s a fun episode and we get a little reckless towards the end.

Destroy after listening.

William and John welcome Cafe Rue Orleans Owner/Executive Chef Maudie Schmitt to BTK. They talk about what it takes to keep a restaurant thriving in today's environment. With 25 years experience at Cafe Rue, Chef Maudie has seen it all in NWA and has tales of success and failure. 

Chef William also answers your recipe questions.

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On this month’s episode of Bien the Know, we talk beverage trends and have some beverage storytelling that made this a long one (no regrets!).

What have wholesale prices done this year? What are people drinking right now? What’s the worst drink ever? And no, nobody said a bar-mat shot *shudder*.

Also, Chef Will answers your recipe questions. Want to get yours in? Just shoot your question to [email protected].

Cheers!

Gaskins on Emma Executive Chef Sam Walker joins Chef William and John Engleman on this month's edition of Bien the Know. 

They talk about how to create a winter menu, how to get a Valentine's Day menu together and past experiences. 

What's the line between simmering and boiling in a recipe? Also, how to you chop onions without crying? 

The answers are on this edition of Bien the Know!

On this holiday edition of Bien the Know, John & William talk with Carrie Burse, Chef & Proprietor at Bentonville Provisions. If you’re looking for holiday gift ideas that chefs use and aren’t gimmicky and breakable, then you’ll want to listen to two chefs that have seen it all.

Also, recipe questions for William. Do you get stuck with turkey & ham for both Thanksgiving and Christmas? What kind of stove should Santa bring you- gas, electric or induction? William is actually going through the same dilemma, and he’ll give his two cents! Also, preference between bouillon cubes or broth? He answers all and more on this edition of Bien the Know!

Join Chef Mauk and John Engleman as they interview Valérie Befve from Château Dassault and François Guilloux from Vino Distribution about Bordeaux wines. Chef Mauk also answers your recipe questions.

If you have a recipe question that you want read on the podcast, email [email protected]