Rogers Farmer’s Market- Grant Wise, Brandee Howell, and Jessica Fiscus

In this week’s edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast we’re taking a bit of a left turn as we’re heading out to the Rogers Farmer’s Market where we had a bit of a roundtable, and we’ll get to that, BUT FIRST???

(*FOOD NEWS*)

• Pesto’s By Lance closed yesterday. We’ll hear from Lance.
• Both Renzo’s locations also close, but it might just be temporary
• Taqueria Lucha opened on Dickson Street last week
• The Apartment 7 Bar has opened in the space formerly known as WineU on 15th Street across the street from Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville.
• There is now a Rudy’s BBQ in Fayetteville
• Local Ice Cream is joining he Brick City Shops at Evelyn Hills
• Mermaids in Rogers is opening soon. VERY soon.
• France’s top Sommelier will be in Springdale at the end of the month!
• A local bartender competes against the top 30 in the nation
• We’ll hear about the new restaurant & bar at the New AC Hotel in Bentonville
• The Bentonville Brewing Company turns 10!

Of course, we’re in Farmer’s Market Season here, and it’s a serious time of year for those that run them, and those that have booths. The Rogers Farmer’s Market got displaced by the tornado last year, but they’ve come back strong. Owner/operator Grant Wise took it over last year from his mother, carrying on the family tradition. But with that came new ideas, new marketing AND a new location – a very different one that’s paying off early... We hear from Grant, and two local vendors that basically plan their whole week around people “shoppin the shade.” If you don’t know what that means, you will shortly, right here on the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas...