Arkansas Pie: A Delicious Slice of the Natural State

Table of Contents:
Foreword / Eric Francis -- Introduction -- Variations on a Theme of Pies -- I. The Pies of Legend -- The Cliff House Inn (Jasper)* -- Franke's Cafeteria (Little Rock) -- Rhoda's Famous Hot Tamales (Lake Village) -- Ed and Kay's Restaurant (Benton)* -- Bulldog Restaurant (Bald Knob) -- Sim's Bar-B-Que (Little Rock) -- Colonial Steakhouse (Pine Bluff) -- The Village Wheel (Bull Shoals) -- Neal's CafE (Springdale) -- Susan's Restaurant (Springdale) -- The Shangri-La Resort (Mount Ida) -- The Wagon Wheel Restaurant (Greenbrier) -- II. The Innovators and the Industrious -- Ashley's and Capital Bar and Grill at the Capital Hotel (Little Rock)* -- The Boardwalk CafE (Jasper) -- The Greenhouse Grille (Fayetteville)* -- Hunka Pie (North Little Rock) -- 302 on the Square (Berryville) -- Terry's Finer Restaurant (Little Rock) -- E's Bistro (North Little Rock) -- III. The Pie Powerhouses -- Charlotte's Eats and Sweets (Keo) -- Mama Max's Diner (Prescott) -- Red Rooster Bistro (Alma) -- Bobby's Country Cookin' (Little Rock) -- Jenny Lind Country CafE (Jenny Lind/Greenwood) -- Miss Anna's on Towson (Fort Smith) -- Hillbilly Hideout (Ozark) -- IV. Pie in the Family -- DeVito's Restaurant (Bear Creek Springs/Harrison) -- Chip's Barbecue (Little Rock) -- Dew-Baby's (Stuttgart) -- The Lunchbox (Searcy) -- V. The Delta, Dominion of the Fried Pie -- Sweet Treat of the Delta -- A Delta Pie Trail -- Rison Country Store (Rison) -- Country Village (Star City) -- Ray's and Piggy Sue's (Monticello) -- Amish and Country Store (Dermott) -- Pickens Commissary (Dumas) -- Ray's Dairy Maid (Barton)* -- Big John's Shake Shack (Marion) -- Cotham's Mercantile (Scott) -- Poppy's Diner (Lepanto) and Dairy King (Portia) -- Batten's Bakery (Paragould) -- Ms. Lena's Whole and Fried Pies (De Valls Bluff) -- One More Note About Fried Pies -- Interlude: Jonesboro, a City's Identity Through Pie -- Welcome to Jonesboro -- Sue's Kitchen -- Skinny J's -- Godsey's Grill -- Chef's In -- Gina's Place -- VI. Signature Pies of Arkansas -- Pecan Pie at Your Mama's Good Food (Little Rock) -- Chess Pie at Alley Oops (Little Rock)* -- Buttermilk Pie at O'Henry's (Conway) -- Chocolate and Peanut Butter Meringue Pie at Martha Jean's Diner (Beebe) -- Motorcycle Delights at Oark General Store (Oark) and Catalpa General Store (close by) -- Coconut Meringue Pie at 65th Street Diner -- Key Lime Pie at Dave's Place (Little Rock) -- Coconut Meringue Pie at Lewis Family Restaurant (Fort Smith) -- Lemon Icebox Pie at Rita's (Hector) -- Grasshopper Pie at Club 178 (Bull Shoals) -- Chocolate Meringue Pie at the Country Rooster (Green Forest) -- Snickers Pie at Neighbor's Mill (Harrison) -- Pineapple Delight at the Red Oak Fillin' Station (Hot Springs) -- Coconut Cream Pie at the Skillet Restaurant and Ozark Fried Pies at the Smokehouse (Mountain View)* -- Lemon Icebox Pie at Mather Lodge (Morrilton)* -- Sweet Potato Pie at Lindsey's Hospitality House (North Little Rock) -- Bourbon Pecan Pie at Ralph's Pink Flamingo BBQ (Fort Smith) -- Banana Pudding Pie at the Backyard Bar-B-Que Company (Magnolia) -- Peanut Butter Pie at Three Sam's Barbeque Joint (Mabelvale) -- Key Lime Pie at Rolando's Restaurante (Hot Springs, Rogers, Fort Smith) -- Peanut Butter Meringue Pie at South End Grill (Batesville) -- Toasted Coconut Pie at the Feed Lot (Caraway) -- VII. The Case for Possum Pie -- Playin' Possum -- Stoby's (Conway and Russellville) -- PattiCakes Bakery (Conway) -- Opal Mae's (Russellville) -- Sweet Treats (Lamar) -- Sassy's Red House (Fayetteville) -- Front Porch Diner (Springdale) -- Paula Lynn's Really Homemade Sandwich & Sweet Shop (Bryant) -- Barr's Junction (Rosston) -- Recipe for Possum Pie* -- Myrtie Mae's (Eureka Springs) -- Appendix I. A Few More Recipes -- Appendix II. The Incomplete Compendium of Great Arkansas Pie Places -- Index -- About the Author -- About the Photographer.