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EPISODE · Nov 14, 2025 · 32 MIN

Seeing (Michelin) stars in Little Rock with Chef Jennifer Maune

from Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast · host Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson sits down with former Master Chef contestant, Jennifer Maune, to talk about her new restaurant, Restaurant Fleur, set to open in downtown Little Rock next year. Jennifer tells Rex about her journey, how she became interested in cooking and her time studying abroad to learn different techniques for baking pastries and other world class foods. Jennifer also expresses her goal of bringing the Michelin Guide to the state and truly standing out as the premier fine dining experience in Arkansas. Follow Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, or visit arkansasonline.com/podcast23 for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast listeners Chapters (00:00:11) - Southern Fried Podcast: Jennifer Maughan's Arkansas Story(00:01:44) - Jennifer's Journey to a Full-Time Restaurant(00:07:58) - Arkansas chef on MasterChef(00:11:44) - Arkansas Chefs on MasterChef(00:13:18) - Arkansas chef on gaining a Michelin star(00:17:11) - Dining Scene in Little Rock(00:22:17) - Arkansas to Have a Michelin Guide(00:26:53) - The Couple: Chefs and PR(00:28:10) - Ouachita Student Walt Keogh on Inspiration(00:28:36) - Gordon Ramsay Expands His Little Rock Restaurant(00:31:38) - Southern Fried Podcast

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