<p>Diana Bratton, owner and chef of Taco Mama and Taco Mama Side Town in Hot Springs, Arkansas, stopped by to talk about how her south Texas heritage, culinary school experience and time in the kitchen of a renowned Dallas eatery combined to create the chef-driven Mexican food that has made her award-winning restaurants popular.</p>

John Currence of Big Bad Breakfast in Oxford, MS

"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.