Crystal Bridges & The Momentary- Tim Ordway

On this week’s edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast, we head to Crystal Bridges where we talk to Chef Tim Ordway, Associate Director of Culinary Operations at Crystal Bridges & the Momentary... But before we get to Tim, we have food news! The Akira Ramen and Bowl food truck in Fayetteville is adding a brick and mortar location. The quickly popular Stonebreaker Hotel restaurant has new hours Sadly, we have 2 restaurant closures to talk about Chef Tim Ordway started his culinary career like so many- as a teenager working in fast food (Chik-Fil-A, actually), and knew pretty early-on that he wanted to work in food. But it wasn’t just for the food aspect. Tim will explain. He credits his college education at Johnson & Wales for giving him a head start in the culinary industry, where he moved up quickly. He became a sous chef quickly in his early 20’s at a restaurant where he met his wife.  Chef Tim tells us why they moved from Charlotte to Northwest Arkansas. And there are many folks out there wondering why Crystal Bridges has a chef. They have several, and Chef Tim will tell you what all they’re responsible for- it’s a BIG list. For those that don’t know, there are MANY culinary adventures are offered at Crystal Bridges, and that list is about to grow. ***Sidenote- if you haven’t seen or heard, we’ve added video to Flavors and you can now watch on YouTube (just search for Flavors of Northwest Arkansas, or find the link on our Facebook or Instagram).