Carl Garrett

Table Mesa Restaurant Group, Bentonville, Arkansas

Interviewed on the NWA Founders podcast, episode 25, October 14, 2025

Food & DrinkRestaurants/hospitalityBentonville

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About Carl Garrett

Carl Garrett is behind Table Mesa Restaurant Group, based in Bentonville, Arkansas.

On episode 25 of NWA Founders, the Northwest Arkansas business podcast, published October 14, 2025, Carl Garrett shared the story of the business. The conversation runs 1 hr 43 min. What does it take to serve an entire area through good food and world-class experience? In this episode of NWA Founders, we sit down with Carl Garrett, founder of Table Mesa Restaurant Group, whose name has become synonymous with Bentonville’s food scene. From launching his first concept with a simple vision to building a hospitality brand that now includes Table Mesa, Tavola Trattoria, and Mirabella’s Table, Carl’s journey is one of resilience, reinvention, and relentless attention to quality.

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About Table Mesa Restaurant Group

Founded Aug 2008; 6 restaurants + catering
Restaurants/hospitality, Bentonville
tablemesabistro.com

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APA (7th edition)

Clark, C., & Beyer, N. (Hosts). (2025, October 14). Carl Garrett (Table Mesa Restaurant Group) [Audio podcast episode]. In NWA Founders. https://nwafounders.com/episodes/carl-garrett-table-mesa-restaurant-group/

MLA (9th edition)

Clark, Cameron, and Nick Beyer, hosts. “Carl Garrett (Table Mesa Restaurant Group).” NWA Founders, 14 Oct. 2025, nwafounders.com/episodes/carl-garrett-table-mesa-restaurant-group/.

Chicago (notes and bibliography)

Clark, Cameron, and Nick Beyer, hosts. “Carl Garrett (Table Mesa Restaurant Group).” NWA Founders (podcast), October 14, 2025. https://nwafounders.com/episodes/carl-garrett-table-mesa-restaurant-group/.

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