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Restaurant
A newly rebuilt restaurant after fire destroyed our facilities
January 2008. The atmosphere is casual elegance at its finest.
Owner, Don Houseworth, is pleased to offer a dining experience here in
Blytheville second to none.
Chef
Executive Chef, Abby Houseworth, is a native of Blytheville,
Arkansas, a graduate of the University of Mississippi with a bachelors
in Applied Science with emphasis in Hospitality Management, Food
Service, and Tourism in 2002. Chef
Abby is also a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York,
New York in May 2005, where she specialized in Classic French Cuisine,
Artesian Bread, and Wine paring. Chef Abby was named as
Outstanding Business Woman in 2007 by the Top 20 Business Women in
Arkansas. She is a member of the Presidential Who's Who Among
Business and Professional Achievers 2008-09, currently serves on the
Food & Beverage committee for the Intercontinental Hotel, and a member of the local
EOC Board. Chef Abby has worked for Houseworth, Inc coordinating
special events, banquets, and sales. Chef Abby and her staff are
also available for banquets and catering.
Owner
Don House worth, CHA, is a native of Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
He has called Blytheville, Arkansas home for the last 40 years. He
started working for Holiday Inns in 1966. He became and owner and
operator in 1977. He has owned and operated hotels under Smith-House
Inc. in multiple states as a franchisee with Intercontinental Hotel
Group, Hilton Hotels, Choice Hotels, Best Western, and Ramada. He
recently started House worth Hotels with his two daughters.
Don served in the United States Air Force where he
received extensive food and beverage training. He served as a group
leader of Food and Beverage at the Holiday Inn University
in Olive Branch, Mississippi.
He has been a franchisee with Perkins Family Restaurants, Hardies,
Racks, and Poncho’s Mexican Restaurants. He has also owned and operated
multiple independent fine dining restaurants.
Don serves on the Holiday Inn Food and Beverage
Committee. This is his second year as a committee member of the IAHI
Full Service Holiday Inn Committee. He was the 2006 chairman of the
Southern Region IAHI where he served 4 years. Locally, he serves on the
governor appointed board of directors of the BGRAA operating former
Esker Air Force Base. He serves as chairman of the Blytheville Tourism
and Parks Commission. Don is an avid Pilot and has served on the local
airport authority.
Staff
Testimonials
Here is what some of our customers are saying:
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:26:27 -0500
Our firm hired a big gun from New York to come to Blytheville and teach
our firm members in a 2-day seminar. He stayed at the Holiday Inn and we
told him to be sure to eat at the Bistro. This morning he said he ate
there last night. He said he does seminars all over the US and has eaten
at the finest restaurants in each city, but has never had better food
than Bistro. Said the service was excellent too. Thought you'd want to
know.
KT
Thomas, Speight, and Noble
Click on thumbnail to read letter from Senator Bryles.
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