Chef Arturo Solis, who was part of executive chef Joël Antunes’ original crew at Ashley’s in 2013, has been named the chef de cuisine at Capital Bar & Grill. Solis is a Le Cordon Bleu graduate, and along with his time at The Capital Hotel, has worked at several luxury hotels, including The Four Seasons […]
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We have an update on the new pizzeria inside Capeo. This from Chef Eric Isaac: “We are almost done with the construction. The oven was delivered last week, and we will start the curing process tomorrow. If all goes well we should be open for lunch and start the pizza menu on Monday, June 15.”
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Cycling is certainly a great way to work up and appetite…something well known to the organizers of the very popular yearly event, Little Rock Gran Fondo. What is a “Gran Fondo” you ask? Italian for “big ride”, this is a yearly road cycling event that brings together cyclists of all competitive levels, from the novice
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What inspired this post? Frankly, it was a combination of things–years of readers saying we had no places to eat out late at night and fellow writer Becca Bona’s persistence that I put a damn list together. So here we are. How does a restaurant/bar make this list? They have to offer food past 10
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Over the last several years, the sly folks at Oreo have frequently enticed customers into buying more of their products by constantly putting out new flavor combinations—some more intriguing than others, but often interesting enough to seduce customers to at least sample their latest creation. For me, it’s generally been a successful tactic. But
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Since its closing in early 2014, I’ve lamented the loss of Lynn’s Chicago Foods—a small, family-owned restaurant located off Geyer Springs Road in southwest Little Rock serving Chicago specialties such as Italian beef and Chicago-style hot dogs. For this city, it was truly one-of-a-kind, and its owners, all transplants from The Windy City, were passionate
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Some women do not like to go out for a meal on their own. I’m not one of those women. I think a fine meal dining solo is a luxury that should be enjoyed as often as a woman is willing and able. I work for myself out of a home office in Conway, and
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Sad news as one of my favorite downtown restaurants, Natchez, has announced reduced hours. This from chef/owner Alexis Jones: “In the coming months, you’ll notice some changes with Natchez, we have been revamping and after this week we will no longer be running our lunch or weekday dinner, and will be open for weekend services
Are you looking to save a few bucks but don’t want to sacrifice quality? Then this list is for you! In Little Rock, we have plenty of delicious dishes for under $10. You just have to know where to look. Fortunately, we’ve done all the work for you. But first, a few parameters … all
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After a full week of films, parties, and music, the 9th annual Little Rock Film Festival comes to a close. Saturday night at the Ron Robinson Theatre, awards were given to the top films from the week in each category (see a full list below). This year’s iteration of the festival was better programmed than
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