<p>Travis Hester checks in by phone to discuss how his bold decision to take out a loan to buy a used food trailer and start frying catfish for the first time in his life has grown into a five-restaurant operation known as Eat My Catfish, one of the leading purveyors of one of Arkansas's favorite food.</p>

Travis Hester checks in by phone to discuss how his bold decision to take out a loan to buy a used food trailer and start frying catfish for the first time in his life has grown into a five-restaurant operation known as Eat My Catfish, one of the leading purveyors of one of Arkansas's favorite food.

Travis Hester of Eat My Catfish

"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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