<p>Veteran restaurateur/chef Mark Abernathy tells listeners what it takes to have staying power in a fickle industry and how his training in Texas and Mexico brought the first authentic Tex-Mex cuisine to Central Arkansas.</p>

Veteran restaurateur/chef Mark Abernathy tells listeners what it takes to have staying power in a fickle industry and how his training in Texas and Mexico brought the first authentic Tex-Mex cuisine to Central Arkansas.

Mark Abernathy of Red Door and Loca Luna in Little Rock, AR

"Heaping Spoonful" is a twice-monthly conversation with restaurateurs, chefs, growers and others who have helped generate the legends associated with eateries across the Mid-South. The team at Ben E. Keith is proud to sponsor this adventure with the goal of preserving the stories that have helped cultivate an amazing food scene across the Mid-South.

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