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Around the Rock: Maddie’s Place Now in Little Rock’s Elite

My weekly views… Maddie’s is the Place: Back-to-back excellent meals at Maddie’s Place have me singing a different tune about this often overlooked and underrated restaurant in Riverdale. And while I still think some of the prices are a tad high, there’s no denying the high level of execution and technique being exhibited on what

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Around the Rock: The Pantry remodels and does it get any better than Burge’s turkey salad?

My weekly views… New storefront: We’ve been giving plenty of love this week to the new Le Pops storefront in the Heights, and for good reason … the place has a cool vibe and their product is fantastic. I took down a mango blackberry pop and also had a taste of the vanilla. Both were

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Food Road Trip: Down in the Delta, Rhoda’s and Doe’s Deliver

Last weekend, four dudes, myself included, piled into an SUV with sights set on heading down to the Delta. Specifically, two legendary locations, Rhoda’s Famous Hot Tamales in Lake Village, Arkansas and the original Doe’s Eat Place in Greenville, Mississippi, provided the motivation behind this particular pilgrimage. Along the way, we stopped at Sno-White Grill

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Around the Rock: Brave New is Neither Brave Nor New, But It's Still Great

My weekly views… No surprise, the ever-popular Brave New Restaurant, a fixture in the Little Rock dining scene, still fills their dining room at night. And the kitchen continues to crank out excellent, albeit, somewhat uncreative dishes. My walleye, which rested alongside some glazed carrots, roasted potatoes and a squash canoe, was cooked to perfection

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