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Sometimes we dine out for entertainment, or for nourishment, or even because we crave something on a menu that has meaning on a personal level. It’s unusual, however, when all of those components culminate into a singular, important experience. The Big Lieutenant in Bentonville has managed to pull off just that. From the mind and palate of husband-and-wife team Trae and Weisi Basore of Bar Cleeta fame, their latest restaurant is a concept inhabiting rare space.
Both Michael and Lisa Brewer’s family trees have roots running deep in Bentonville soil. Their Bentonville stories began when both sets of their great-great-great-grandparents moved to the area. Michael’s arrived in 1843, homesteading on Osage Creek. His family farmed and owned all the land from J Street to Rainbow Curve in what is now Bentonville.
When Michelle Barnes talks about Gathered Goods, she rarely starts the conversation with home décor. Instead, she talks about people, the feeling she hopes customers experience the moment they walk through the door, the stories behind the pieces they choose and the community that has grown organically around a shared love of home.​​
