Take your taste buds on a trip back in time to try cuisine inspired by German and Scottish settlers in Arkansas.
The Historic Arkansas Museum will host a dinner series that features food inspired by Arkansas’ past on July 26 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. For the inaugural dinner, the museum has enlisted the help of local chefs to recreate dishes that early German and Scottish settlers would have eaten during Arkansas’ territorial period.
Chef Shanna Merriweather and Capi Peck of Trio’s will draw on research from the museum’s Arkansas Made team to create an authentic and delicious menu. The evening will begin at the Hinderliter Grog Shop (Little Rock’s oldest building and a former tavern in the 19th century) for appetizers and a special German ale from Stone’s Throw Brewing.
Guests will then move into the Museum Center for a seated dinner that will be served family style. During the dinner, guests will be able to learn more about territorial foodways, the influence of Scottish and German migrants on Arkansas’ culture and the museum’s Arkansas Made research on foodways.
The first of the dinner series is sold out, but keep an eye out for future dates. For more information, head to the museum’s website.