It is not every day that we get excited about a new spot in Jacksonville, but new sandwich shop Keith & Co brings a reason to make the drive north. Keith & Co is started by Darin Keith who has offered his creative Charcuterie boards for catering prior to transitioning into the brick and mortar […]
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News out of Nashville today announced that long-time Little Rock Chef Matt Bell is taking over the executive chef role at Gray & Dudley, which is part of the 21c Hotel in Nashville. He stated that he intends to sell South on Main to new ownership. Bell follows in the footsteps of his close friend
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For the bulk of our history here at Rock City Eats we have stayed away from the annual reader’s choice awards that represent most other publication’s annual food coverage/sales period. So when we came out with awards I wanted it to be different, and meaningful. Rock City Eats was started to tell the story of
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It wasn’t long after Gusanos closed their doors in Little Rock’s River Market that a new concept was announced for the location. Now The Library Kitchen + Lounge is opening today bringing a very different approach to one of the River Market’s premier storefronts. Stepping inside, the space looks nothing like the old Gusanos. The
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Over the years we have toyed with various awards focusing on those in the industry that do not always get the focus. We think it is important to build the industry from the ground up and recognize those doing great work. This year we are going to roll those ideas into our first-ever Rock City
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There are more than a few of us out there that were children of the ’80s. Many of the memories of childhood, the good ones anyway, were eating bowls of sugary cereal and watching Saturday morning cartoons. It is a feeling that Trash Creamery in Bentonville captures from the moment you walk in the door,
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A few weeks ago we covered some changes on the food side of the 1836 Club, now they are rolling out a new bar menu to complement it. In a space with two bars, the drinks have always been a strong point at the club, the newest menu is no different. If you have not
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Our whole Rock City brand was originally created with the purpose of highlighting and promoting local businesses. It is why we focus hard on the local restaurants here, and every extension of what we do carries the same mission. Over the years our work has been increasingly behind the scenes as we help restaurants, breweries,
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In baseball, there are different pitchers for different situations. Some are great at starting a game and giving the team an advantage from the beginning. Some are great at coming in halfway through and continuing what was started. Others are great at coming in at the end and closing the game out as quickly as
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Typically every year we do a roundup of places to eat on Thanksgiving. To be honest in our 7 years that list does not change much. This year we decided to shift our focus a bit. Perhaps you had to sit through two hours of pretending to eat green bean casserole while listening to Aunt
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