Kat Robinson
- Kat is the author of nine books highlighting the iconic dishes, culinary delights, and restaurant culture that define Arkansas.
- Her extensive food and travel writing appear in Forbes Travel Guide, AAA Magazine, Serious Eats, Food Network Magazine, Arkansas Times, and Deep South Magazine. Kat’s website TieDyeTravels.com contains well over 1200 articles documenting her “road warrior” adventures.
- She is the host of the Emmy-nominated Arkansas PBS documentary Make Room for Pie and show Home Cooking with Kat and Friends. Kat also hosts the podcast Kat Robinson’s Arkansas.
Experience
Kat is Arkansas’s premier food historian and author of nine books exploring the iconic dishes, culinary delights, and restaurant culture that define her home state. Titles include Arkansas Pie: A Delicious Slice of the Natural State (2012), Arkansas Food: The A to Z of Eating in the Natural State (2019), and A Bite of Arkansas: A Cookbook of Natural State Delights (2020). Known as “the road warrior” and “the pie lady,” she has eaten her way through all 75 Arkansas counties and logged countless hours researching the food and history that informs her work. Her articles appear in Forbes Travel Guide, AAA Magazine, Serious Eats, Food Network Magazine, Arkansas Times, and Deep South Magazine. Kat’s website TieDyeTravels.com contains well over 1200 articles documenting her culinary adventures. She is the host of the Emmy-nominated Arkansas PBS documentary Make Room for Pie and show Home Cooking with Kat and Friends, as well as the podcast Kat Robinson’s Arkansas.
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