The Great Arkansas Pie Book

Kat Robinson is an Arkansas author and food historian specializing in covering restaurants, food and culinary traditions in The Natural State. With more than a dozen titles to her name, Robinson has established herself as the state's expert. The author of Arkansas Food: The A to Z of Eating in The Natural State and 101 Things to Eat in Arkansas Before You Die has dedicated her time and efforts to researching and cataloguing everything from historic eateries to home cooking methods. Her books span both a burgeoning restaurant scene and a repertory of recipes that showcase the foods and cuisine from decades of home cooks, church groups, rural communities and metropolitan clubs.Robinson's documentaries, Arkansas Dairy Bars: Neat Eats and Cool Treats and Make Room for Pie are both available to watch through PBS.org. She is the co-chair of the Arkansas Pie Festival and a founding selection committee member for the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. She has written for Food Network and Forbes Travel Guide and has been cited as an expert in Arkansas cuisine for Saveur, Gastro Obscura, Eater, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. She lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.