IN MY KITCHEN IN MY KITCHEN WRITTEN BY HALEY BRADFORD BATEMAN 7VMJQ\MWN 3M^QV4aTM[¼NIUW][JIZJMK]MXWZSI\WXI5IZ\QV¼[XW\I\WZWTTIVL1_I[ instantly hooked. If the perfectly smoked pork topped with his mom’s tangy mustard-based barbecue sauce wasn’t enough, then the freshly baked potato roll from the 8MVV[aT^IVQIJI[ML5IZ\QV¼[.IUW][8I[\Za;PWXXM1VKKMZ\IQVTaLQL\PM\ZQKS I became one of several thousand people in the Northwest Arkansas community who have gotten to try a Lyles original for themselves, in the beautiful industrial kitchen at +T]J5IZSM\QVOQV:WOMZ[4aTM[Q[Y]QKS\WXWQV\W]\\PI\PMZMITTaWVTaKWWS[NWZ\PW[M he loves, so he must have a big heart because many people have been blessed to sample \PM+T]J5IZSM\QVOXZM[QLMV\¼[UILMNZWU[KZI\KPKWWSQVOW^MZ\PMaMIZ[ 1VNIK\4aTM[¸_PW[Ia[PMJMOIVKWWSQVO_PMVPM_I\KPMLPQ[UW\PMZ5IZaIVL sisters in the kitchen growing up — has been cooking the Friday game-day meal for the *MV\WV^QTTM0QOP;KPWWT<QOMZ[M^MZa.ZQLIa\PI\PM¼[QV\W_V[QVKMa;d;¹)VL\PI\¼[ four state championships under their belt, so something must be working,” he jokes. <PM .ZQLIa UMIT I[ PM KITT[ Q\ \aXQKITTa NMML[  \W  XMWXTM IVL NMI\]ZM[ 4aTM[¼ homemade spaghetti sauce, salad, and rolls. Lyles has also cooked for other community events in support of his church and even at wedding receptions for close family friends. 4aTM[PQ[_QNM4WZZMTIVL\PMQZ\PZMM[WV[UW^ML\W6WZ\P_M[\)ZSIV[I[QV!!d;_PMV he took a position with ConAgra Foods and helped start their Northwest Arkansas \MIU.ZWU\PMZMPMRWQVML+T]J5IZSM\QVOQVa;b;I[IXIZ\VMZ<WLIaPM[MZ^M[I[ the president of the company, which has since become a subsidiary of Advantage Sales IVL;WT]\QWV[IVLUW^MLNZWUQ\[LW_V\W_VWNÅKMWV\PM*MV\WV^QTTM;Y]IZM\WIVM_ TWKI\QWVQV0]V\<W_MZQV:WOMZ[ Florida-born and Georgia-raised, Lyles exudes Southern hospitality and enjoys cooking for family and friends — especially smoking a quality Boston butt. Hickory wood is his weapon of choice he jokes as he describes the methodical process of smoking meat for a;·a;c;PW]Z[\WMV[]ZMQ\[QV\MZVIT\MUXMZI\]ZMQ[R][\ZQOP\+WWSQVONWZ\PW[MLMIZ\W him is a labor of love for Lyles, who began cooking for community events when his sons went through the school system in Bentonville. “I started back before they were in high [KPWWTIVL\PMaPI^MV¼\Z]VUMWNN aM\ºPMTI]OP[?MSVW_ÅZ[\PIVL_Pa
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