<p>Chef Matt Bell checks in by phone from his new home in Nashville, TN, where he moved to be executive chef at Gray &amp; Dudley, a restaurant at the 21C Hotel. Matt talks about the journey that sent the Montana native to Arkansas for more than a decade, highlighted by the many years he and his wife, Amy, owned and operated the acclaimed South on Main restaurant. </p>

Matt McClure of the Hive at the 21c Hotel in Bentonville, AR

"Heaping Spoonful" is a twice-monthly conversation with restaurateurs, chefs, growers and others who have helped generate the legends associated with eateries across the Mid-South. The team at Ben E. Keith is proud to sponsor this adventure with the goal of preserving the stories that have helped cultivate an amazing food scene across the Mid-South.