The Arkansas Tech University Department of History and Political Science will offer a Women’s History Month presentation entitled “Kat Robinson: Working Woman in Arkansas Food” on Tuesday, March 26.
Robinson’s remarks will begin at 6 p.m. in room 300B of Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center, 305 West Q Street on the ATU campus in Russellville.
Admission will be free. Pie donated by Stoby’s will be served while supplies last.
Robinson enrolled at Arkansas Tech in 1991. She played French horn in the ATU band and was originally a music major, but she soon discovered her love for storytelling and became a journalism major.
After graduating from Arkansas Tech in 1995, Robinson became a television producer at stations in Jonesboro (1995-99) and Little Rock (1999-2007).
In 2007, she embarked upon a new career that has grown to include credits as a blogger, author and filmmaker. She wrote books such as “101 Things To Eat in Arkansas Before You Die,” “102 More Things to Eat in Arkansas Before You Die,” “Arkansas Food: The A to Z of Eating in The Natural State” and “Arkansas Dairy Bars: Neat Eats and Cool Treats.”
Her website, Tie Dye Travels, has more than 1,250 food-related articles that she has written.
Pie has been a frequent muse for Robinson. She wrote “Arkansas Pie: A Delicious Slice of the Natural State” and “Another Slice of Arkansas Pie: A Guide to the Best Restaurants, Bakeries, Truck Stops and Food Trucks for Delectable Bites in The Natural State.”
Her film “Make Room For Pie: A Delicious Slice of The Natural State” was nominated for an Emmy award.
Robinson is a committee member for the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame and has been published in regional and national publications including Food Network, Forbes Travel Guide and Serious Eats.
Learn more about Robinson at www.tiedyetravels.com.
Learn more about the ATU Department of History and Political Science at www.atu.edu/history.
