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featured dining guide story Advertorial Feature BY karen rICe | northwest arkansas DemoCrat-Gazette 42 What's up! march 13-19, 2022 "Spring forward" at First Watch T here's no better way to welcome a new season than with a healthy and delicious breakfast, brunch or lunch cooked fresh for you. Just as they greet each morning with the sunrise, your neighborhood First Watch restaurant (in Fayetteville, Rogers or Bentonville) welcomes each season with ingredients and flavors inspired by the position of the sun. That's why on their menu you'll find vibrant, green California-grown asparagus in April, or the most refreshing Florida watermelon in July, or tender, sweet yellow corn from the midwest in August. Amanda Lehmann, Director of Operations can be found cooking, hosting and guiding her staff in best practices at any time in her numerous First Watch locations (two in Springfield, one in Joplin, one in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri; and now three in Northwest Arkansas). "Serving people is the best part about working for First Watch," Amanda notes. "I love being in customer service, and having the fresh food focus just feels right. It feels good to me." Quality that never skips a "beet" There are so many inventive and intriguing dishes to explore at First Watch. Corporate Chef Shane Schaibly is always keeping things fun and fresh, farm to fork. Everything here is made from scratch, in house, from their French Toast batter and baked goods to veggies sliced and juices squeezed Fresh. Every. Day. At First Watch, they start bright and early each morning preparing exceptional ingredients to deliver an experience that feels good and tastes even better. They like to say they obsess a bit over their ingredients…and it shows. Spring menu inspiration To welcome spring, beginning on March 21 you can indulge in new seasonal menu items for a limited time—including Shrimp & Grits, Crab Cake Benedict and the Chorizo Sunrise Sandwich. Shrimp & Grits features sautéed Cajun shrimp and Andouille sausage cooked Lowcountry-style with chicken stock, house-roasted tomatoes, onions, green bell peppers and scallions atop Bob's Red Mill Cheddar Parmesan cheese grits. It's served with artisan ciabatta toast. The Crab Cake Benedict tops two small-batched Chesapeake Bay-style crab cakes with cage-free poached eggs, sautéed baby spinach, housemade pico de gallo and sriracha hollandaise, garnished with scallions and Old Bay® seasoning. Served with lemon-dressed organic mixed greens. Spice things up with the Chorizo Sunrise Sandwich—two savory chorizo sausage patties, fresh smashed avocado, melted Monterey Jack cheese and an over-easy cage-free egg topped with Cholula® mayo and housemade pico de gallo on a grilled brioche bun. Served with lemon-dressed organic mixed greens. Everyday deliciousness Indulge in First Watch classics like the Tri-Fecta: Two fresh cage-free eggs any style with either a light and airy Belgian waffle or a multigrain pancake. Plus your choice of bacon, chicken sausage patty, turkey or pork sausage link.