“Dining for us is like communion with the heavenly Father, and as a result it should be pure,” said Morgan, standing in the café.


With that health-conscience spirit, there is no fried food on the menu, but there are buffalo burgers, lamb burgers, elk chili and black walnut pie to name a few. There are classics with a twist like biscuits and gravy made out of elk sausage.


The buffalo recently received attention from National Geographic, who featured the restaurant and traced the buffalo from farm to plate.


And then there are some New Orleans-style dishes like shrimp creole and gumbo.


Morgan talks about the steel wheel made by the builder of the Arkansas House.


Morgan is a New Orleans native with a colorful past. He comes from


a plantation family and imported fine European antiques. But he was also a speech writer for the governor of Louisiana and worked in public relations. In the late 60s and early 70s, his job was to convince the state to build what is now the famous Superdome in New Orleans.


“Everywhere I looked, it was hands open, palms up,” he said, extending his arms and flipping his hands so his palms faced upward.


It was a grueling job and he needed a reprieve.


Morgan loves to tackle white rapids and “wild rivers,” and he was looking for a place to escape for a canoe trip. Arkansas was not on his radar, but a friend told him about this little gem called the Buffalo River.


A picturesque garden in in the back adds to the beauty of the Arkansas House.


22 Living Well i May/June 2017


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