Chef Shuttle dominated the restaurant food delivery business for three years in Central Arkansas. That all came to an end back in May when Chef Shuttle sold to Bite Squad, another food delivery service based out of Minneapolis. Now it appears the floodgates for restaurant delivery is wide open in Little Rock. Chef Shuttle launched …
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We told you a few weeks ago that Amanda Ivy, former sous chef at the 1836 Club, recently made the transition over to Old Mill Bread as their new executive chef. I decided to stop in to Old Mill to see how things were going with the new role. Ivy, who is also a partner …
Nicholas Clawson started baking bread five years ago, but it was not until two years ago that he was finally happy with the product. After pedaling loaves to his friends, he began to play with the idea of opening his own shop. This spring, that dream became a reality. Nestled in a tiny space on …
Little Rock has always been an interesting food scene. Like a lot of the middle of the country, we lag behind the coasts on trends. At the same time, it gives us room to see if trends will work out and wait until they are almost perfected before becoming a thing in Little Rock. Think …
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Benton has been on a bit of a roll lately with bringing in a horde of mass-chain restaurants, which is unfortunately because there are some great local gems that dot the town. The new tex-mex spot, Agave Grill, seems poised to buck the recent trend by bringing a high-quality eatery that brings the focus back …
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The culinary team at Yellow Rocket Concepts is getting a big boost. Chris McMillan joins the team as the Executive Sous Chef across all the restaurants. The new role will will see McMillan take a strong role in leadership, training, management, and creative aspects of the culinary team for all current locations as well as planned …
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Loblolly Creamery has slowly transitioned into the new digs right next door to their old front on South Main over the past month. They have kept hush about the goings on, which has obviously stopped no one from stopping into visit. They are ready to make the jump from the soft opening period to officially …
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The Heights community is unlike any other in Little Rock. The extreme closeness of the community and the long term residents give it a feeling of a completely different city within Little Rock. You walk into a restaurant or a store and it is clear that everyone knows each other and care about each other’s …
The Restaurant at Heights Corner Market Settles Perfectly into the Heights Read More »
Much like the mythical city that it is named for, El Dorado for many Arkansans is a place we hear a lot about but rarely find. Part of it is the little over 2 hour drive from Little Rock, which passes the quick trip mark to become a major outing for the state’s main population …
New Life and Old Traditions Tell the Story of the El Dorado Food Scene Read More »
With our Food Insider series, we typically try to bring the personalities from the kitchen out for people to get to know. Chances are unless you work in the food industry you have never come across Shane Henderson. If the kitchen is the behind the scenes portion of a restaurant, what Henderson does is even …