MUSA Chocolatier- Stephanie Martinez

In this week’s edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast, we’re talking to the super-busy Stephanie Martinez who’s following her dream as an exceptional chocolatier at MUSA Chocolatier... But before we hear from her?!?! FOOD NEWS!!! • Breaking news last night, as Archie’s Sandwichery announced that they’re expanding. He’ll tell you where! • The Arkansas. Food Hall of Fame has some NWA Finalists! • Two spots relocated and opened last week. We’ll get you up to date! • Did you see what Bentonville’s Piehouse Bakery did for their first time in the World Food Championships?!?! • The Arkansas State Chili Championships happened over the weekend. We’ll tell you what the winner gets and hear from him. • It’s National Cheese Dip Day, and there’s a Cheese Dip War in Fayetteville. • Half Baked Goodness is now open in Fayetteville. • Cako is coming to Rogers! • SoFresh opens tomorrow in Rogers! • Mai Boba Place is closing their window. We’ll tell you when. • Anniversary Time! Happy 16th to Tontitown Winery, happy 12th to Woodstone Pizza,and happy first year to Third Space Coffee! • In today’s Flavors Flashback, we go back to our podcast with Kevin Girkins of Archie’s, and hear him talk about... expansion  Stephanie Martinez is never sitting still (unless you ask her to be on your podcast). She started in the corporate world and had a HUGELY interesting job with American Airlines. She’ll tell us that crazy story. She came to NWA for a job, added a degree, and then hit the vendor world during Covid. A few jobs and rungs up the ladder later, she had the realization (as many of us do), that it was time to work for herself. How did chocolate enter the picture? She’ll tell you. Also, it’s a very meticulous process and she’ll walk us through it all, and that’s on this edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast.