The story starts in Naples, Italy, in the early 1900s when Giovanni Bruno arrived by boat to Ellis Island and opened one of the first pizzerias in New York City. Fast-forward to 1947, Bruno’s son Vincent “Jimmy” Bruno opens Little Italy Café in Levy, Arkansas. Less than two years later, he moved to a location […]
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It was his dad’s passion for grilling that inspired Allsopp and Chapple’s executive chef, Bonner Cameron, to enroll in The Art Institute of Houston. Cameron calls Houston home, but has made a name for himself in Arkansas for the past nine years. By late 1997, Rick’s Cabaret gave this young chef a chance. Looking back,
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Tucked on the hill, just off JFK Boulevard you will find Gadwall’s Grill. If you have been here before you’re used to familiar faces considering, I’m told, some customers eat here five days a week! The walls are decorated with eclectic objects such as ducks, bucks and various beer signs. There’s a certain sense of
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BBQ is part of the restaurant’s name, but the owner tends to persuade newcomers to give his other sandwiches a go before trying the barbecue. I’ve had the barbecue, it’s pretty good don’t get me wrong, but I think we can all agree to disagree since we all have our own favorite barbecue spot. That
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Nibble until your content or take it to a belt-loosening status, scrumptious eats are just weeks away… I’m talking about this year’s 16th annual Taste of Little Rock, an event that continues to help UA Little Rock students pursue their goals toward graduation. Expect to taste some of the best local foods the capital city
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It’s not unusual to find a smiling face behind the bar at Sauce(d), and if you have visited recently in the evenings, you have probably been greeted with Shayla Lewis’ smile. She is welcoming, without a doubt, most of her regulars go straight to the bar, or snag a seat at a nearby table for
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