Bart Barlogie stopped by the Heaping Spoonful's studio to talk about the Fold and Raduno, his two Little Rock, AR, restaurants that despite totally different looks, feels and menus have these things in common: loyal fan bases, a commitment to fresh ingredients, super-popular weekend brunches and inventive craft cocktail programs.

Heather Baber-Roe called the Heaping Spoonful hotline to tell an amazing growth story -- how one Baja Grill in Little Rock led to another in Benton as well as two more restaurants -- and an axe-throwing emporium! -- also in the same location in Benton.

Three of the five sisters who grew up working at Mexico Chiquito -- their family's business -- stopped by the Heaping Spoonful studio to talk about the restaurant's 86-year history and the amazing cheese dip it invented that remains hugely popular.

Jason Cottingham of Trauma Hogs BBQ in Brookland, Arkansas, stopped by the Heaping Spoonful studio to explain how a barbecue-loving emergency room nurse ended up transitioning to a full-time culinary career that includes catering, a large and tricked-out food trailer and a collection of rubs and other products sold on websites and in retail stores.

Legendary chef/restaurateur Patrick Reilly of The Majestic Grille in downtown Memphis called the Heaping Spoonful studio to tell listeners how an Irish native who already had forged an outstanding career came to put down roots in Memphis after what he thought would be a short stint there.

It was a long path from his native Maine to Seattle for chef Michael Robertshaw, and after 12 years there he landed in Northwest Arkansas, first at Pressroom and then with his own food truck and now at Pizzeria Ruby, a strong contender for "best pizza in Arkansas" honors. He gave Heaping Spoonful a call to tell his very interesting tale.

David Connell, owner/operator of Homer's West in Little Rock, stopped by the Heaping Spoonful studio to talk about the exciting news that his legendary home-cooking restaurant is moving just a little farther west into a larger space that will make even more wonderful kitchen magic possible.

Tracy Carter of JAC's Craft Smokehouse hopped on the phone with Heaping Spoonful to explain how his wife Kristi and he launched a sauces and spices business that years later morphed into a food truck operation and just in September 2020 became a renowned restaurant in West Monroe, LA.

Lisa Zhang never thought she'd own a restaurant. But the native of China -- after a very successful white-collar career -- now creates dumplings, noodles and steamed buns at her Three Fold restaurant in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, and she came to the Heaping Spoonful studio to tell her unlikely story.

Scott Caradine of Proud Larry's in Oxford, Mississippi, gave Heaping Spoonful a call to talk about how his "come for the food, stay for the music"  combo has generated a 28-year track record of success.