Bauhaus Biergarten- Chef Jennifer Hill Booker & Chef Rafael Rios

In this week’s episode of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast, we’re at Bauhaus Biergarten in Springdale, talking with original co-owner Chef Jennifer Hill Booker, and new co-owner, Chef Rafael Rios... Plenty to get to there, but FIRST?!?!

FOOD NEWS!!

More beverage news today!!

• There’s a new 7Brew in Springdale that’s the first of its kind.
• Doomsday Coffee will be opening soon in Springdale.
• A Fayetteville favorite, Dodo Coffee, is back in business.
• Part taproom/part boutique Terracotta opens in Bentonville, according to the Bentonville Bulletin.
• Happy anniversary to Columbus House Brewery, New Province Brewery, and Orthodox Farmhouse Brewery.
• The new Ruth’s Chris in Rogers is HUGE and has everything.

Bauhaus Biergarten in downtown Springdale opened in October of 2022 to co-owners Chef Jennifer Hill Booker and Daniel Hintz... Recently, Daniel left Bauhaus, and Chef Rafael Rios of Yeyo’s took his spot... You’ll hear the story of how that went down...

And what does Chef Rafael know about German food and culture? His answer might surprise you.

With new ownership comes new ideas and menu items, we’ll hear about those...

And the beer... no domestic beers there... it’s German and European beers only... we’ll hear about their beer plans as well.

Finally, a few quick notes. We recorded this before Chef Rafael was named a finalist for best chef of the south by the James Beard Foundation, so there’s no mention of that.

We also didn’t record a Mike Engleman Home Pro Tip of the Week this time. We got lost in conversation during a break and lost track of time, so I totally boffed that one... BUT, Chef Jennifer did do one last September, so we’ll use that one. She did it over Zoom, so it’ll sound different. It was audio only, as we didn’t do video last September.

And, if you watch on YouTube, you’ll see people pass through the picture. We set up right by the bathroom... believe it or not, it actually was the best spot to set up..

We talk to Chef Jennifer Hill-Booker and Chef Rafael Rios, next here on the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas!