Table of Contents
Foreword 9
Preface 13
Acknowledgements 15
Introduction. How to Eat Like an Arkansawyer 17
1 Fried Chicken, Spaghetti and the Legacy of Tontitown 21
2 Old U.S. Highway 71 and the Metropolitan Ozarks 37
3 Arkansas Candy: How Sweet It Is 61
4 Fort Smith and Dining Around the State's Second-Largest City 69
5 Dual Routes of the Arkansas River Valley 97
6 Russellville and Dardanelle at the Crossroads 119
7 Scenic Highway 7 and the Buffalo River Highlands 139
8 Eureka Springs: Motor Courts and Melting Pot 155
9 U.S. 65 through the Heart of the Arkansas Ozarks 179
10 U.S. 62 Across the Top of Arkansas 195
11 The Oldest Soda Fountains in Arkansas 205
12 The Ozark Hollows and Highway 5 213
Appendix A Recipe Listings and Additional Recipes from the Ozarks and Arkansas River Valley 227
Appendix B An Incomplete Listing of Every Classic Arkansas Restaurant in the Ozarks and Arkansas River Valley 233
Index 245
About the Author and Photographer 255
