My trip up the West Coast has finally come to an end and I’ll finish up my last nights in the big D. (GO MAVS!) Dallas is my every-other month escape to city life that doesn’t involve flying halfway across … Read more

Hey Arkansas, how is it??? I’ve left you for a a bit to visit sunny California where I get to meet the people who tend to the vines and who make the wines that we drink in our precious Fayetteville. … Read more

Some of you saw my post on Facebook last week of the whole pig we were going to roast for Art of Wine.  It is the first time we have posted pictures of any of the whole animals we have … Read more

The bar staff at Bordinos is what makes our place stand out from the rest. They are all smart and interesting individuals that each bring something special to our team. Our cocktail menu consists of mostly signature drinks that the … Read more

Among the many special things about Bordinos is our Pastry Chef Robyn Bowen. Having Robyn on our staff means having a person creating and making desserts in house, everyday. Some of you may already know of our fabulous dessert menu, … Read more

Yesterday I had the opportunity to take a tour of the University’s Red Meat Abbatoir. What is an abattoir? A fancy french word for slaughterhouse. That word paints a pretty gruesome picture, so I’ll use the term processing plant. I … Read more

Sausage school, meat geek class, call it what ever.  The full name is the Dry and Semi-Dry Sausage Short Course at the Iowa State University Meat Laboratory.  Like I said meat geek meeting.  It is a two and a half … Read more

When was the first time you discovered how special wine was?  I’m not referring to those bottles of Boone’s Farm drank out of paper sacks… I’m talking about the first time you tasted a wine and it moved you.  What … Read more

Spent my Sunday afternoon up at Newman Farms with Cati (my 4 year old daughter). It is always a great time visiting Mark and Rita, and all their piggies and lambs. This was the first time I have really gotten … Read more