If we’re honest, the Gillett Coon Supper is barely about the unique food served to the hundreds in attendance. Instead, the dinner, celebrated 73 times since its inception in the 1940s, is all about the attendees. Every year, on the second Saturday in January, Arkansas’ political elite, political wannabes and morbidly curious (that would be […]
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After years of sitting empty, the historic Packet House looks to be getting a new owner. State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson (R – Benton) is leading a development team that plans to transform the former restaurant into the 1836 Club. The proposed club goes before the Little Rock Planning Commission tonight for approval before heading to
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News Rebel Kettle is still awaiting its permits to get started brewing beer at its new 6th Street location, but that isn’t stopping preparations. The crew at Rebel Kettle have been stocking up on brewing supplies, including hops and other necessary items. The brewery recently finished construction on a large outdoor patio area and looks
Ever wonder what makes some of Little Rock’s food personalities tick? Food Insider takes a look at individuals who are helping change the landscape of our city’s culinary scene. Whether they’re in the kitchen, managing a storefront, farming land or running a food truck … we’ll delve into both the professional and personal side of
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News If you ask folks the biggest problem facing the excellent Table 28, chances are you’ll hear a lot of complaints about the décor and atmosphere. Those problems are about to get a permanent fix, as chef Scott Rains tells me the dining room is set for a complete overhaul. Starting Jan. 6, the entire
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One of Little Rock’s longest running food trucks has parked the vehicle in favor of a more permanent location. Banana Leaf, a four-year veteran of the food truck scene, is now up and running in a small kitchen inside the Simmons Bank building in downtown Little Rock. “We were planning on shutting the truck down
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News Lost Forty Brewing has announced a new partnership with the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission to start the Lost Forty Project Foundation. The foundation will work to promote conservation projects through fundraising and raising public awareness. The Lost Forty Project Foundation will kick off at the brewery’s first anniversary celebration (details below). Lost Forty Brewing
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Little Rock’s popular Sweet Love bakery will close in less than a month. Owner and head baker Kelli Marks tells Rock City Eats she will shut her doors for good on Jan. 13, 2016. “We’ve done well, but we haven’t done great,” says Marks. “It’s expensive. Running a small business is really tough. There have
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While we at Rock City Eats tend to focus on the food scene here in central Arkansas, we’ve discovered plenty of great eats all around the state, too. Arkansas’ highways, byways and small towns are ripe with numerous excellent restaurants, dairy bars, drive-ins and bakeries of all sorts. In this regular feature, we explore some
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The holidays wouldn’t be complete without plenty of seasonally themed food, especially desserts. But some bakers in Central Arkansas are taking that idea to a new level. Sweet Love, TracyCakes, PattiCakes Bakery, Natalie Madison’s Artisan Cakes, Blue Cake Company and Pulaski Tech’s culinary students have teamed up to create one cake for each of the
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