Mama Z's – Jessie Bishop

Greetings and welcome to this week’s edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast. Appreciate you being here. We’re in Tontitown today at Mama Z’s talking with owner Jesse Bishop, but before we get to her?!?! FOOD NEWS!! Goat Lab Red has closed in Fayetteville. We’ll tell you why. Table Au Centre has opened on the Walmart Campus. They have temporary hours now and we’ll tell you why. NWA Burger Week is next week, and Big Daddy’s Burgers will be open for it! Food and bev for Crystal Bridges will be outsources, according to Axios NWA. The Bentonville Farmer’s Market has been ranked the 4th best in the country. We’ll explain the ratings system by the USA Today. There are two new Cureate winners in Northwest Arkansas! No Kid Hungry had another big night in Northwest Arkansas! The DISH event raised BIG money for ACNW! Happy Anniversary to Sidecar in Fayetteville! Want to advertise on Flavors of Northwest Arkansas? Email for info! (FlavorsofNWA@Gmail.com) In today’s Flavors Flashback, a local James Beard Best Chef of the South nominee tells you how to make your food taste better! Jesse Bishop is the 3rd generation owner/operator of Mama Z’s in Tontitown. Her Nona was Edna Zulpo who started Mama Z’s. Jesse has some stories about her and the early days of the restaurant. Jesse will also talk about her path from growing up in the restaurant to owning it. She’ll talk about what the hardest part has been. Finally, the food, she’ll hit the classics including the national dish of Tontitown, fried chicken and spaghetti. For those that don’t know, they also have food that’s not Italian and she’ll also talk about serving breakfast and lunch. We’re talking Mama Z’s next here on the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas!