Restaurant and food news from around Little Rock
This time of year is full of events, fundraisers, and more. Everything is competing for your time and dollar. It is just as bad for chefs and restaurant industry who often find themselves double or triple booked for events. Despite all that over 150 people generous caring people came out. 9 different restaurants donated their […]
Big Thanks for Friends and Ben Event Read More »
Natural disasters tend to bring out the best in Arkansas. It is a time to put aside differences and respond in ways that help the most. We were able to gather info on a few local efforts to provide relief to the areas of Texas impacted by Harvey. This is meant to be an ongoing
Open Roundup: Local Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts Read More »
For the past year Honey Pies has been doing their thing within the cozy confines of their Bowman curve space. The roughly 600 sq ft dining room featured just a handful of seats and filled up fast, especially during any sort of event like a popup brunch. Finally after almost a year of renovation they
Honey Pies is Ready to Add Some Much Needed Elbow Room Read More »
Pop open a canned cold one and tell me your mouth doesn’t water. There’s just something about the sound that takes that long anticipated, first sip to the next level. We’ve watched as local breweries have rolled out their offerings in cans – making it easier to take that enjoyable brew with you wherever you
Rebel Kettle Brewing Co. Delves Into Canning Read More »
Craft beer in Little Rock has become a big business with several breweries at various stages of brewing facility expansions. At least for Rebel Kettle‘s brewing operation in the East Village/Hanger Hill area, food has become a big part of their brewing operation as well. It is important to remember that Rebel Kettle had been
Rebel Kettle Announces Kitchen Expansion Read More »
Little Rock’s food truck scene has undeniably fallen off some since its peak in 2014. Most of the trucks from that time are now primarily permanent restaurants; The Southern Gourmasian, Pizzeria Santa Lucia (now The Pizzeria), Hot Rod Wieners (Pea Farm Bistro in Cabot) and kBird are some of the obvious examples. Katmandu Momo has
Katmandu Momo Grows in the River Market and On the Road Read More »
The Veg and its owner Shiem Swift are proving to be one of the city’s most resilient food businesses. Forced to close its 6th Street location after the mass shooting at Power Ultra Lounge a month ago today, The Veg is in active negotiations with several parties on finding a new kitchen and bringing its
The Veg Pushes Forward One Month After Shooting Read More »
Head out to the downtown area in most major cities and you will find a number of rooftop bar and dining areas that offer iconic views of their respective downtown areas. In Little Rock most of the dining has been confined to the ground floor of buildings, offering only pedestrian level vistas. That is all
Rooftop Bar and Restaurant Coming to Downtown Little Rock This Fall Read More »
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
Chef Shuttle Sale Leads to Opportunities in Food Delivery Scene Read More »
Conway’s food scene received another boost this weekend with the announcement that German food truck The WunderBus will be setting up its permanent location just blocks from the downtown area. Jacqueline and Auguste Forrester will be taking over the former Central Station on Locust Street and building a small eatery with both indoor and outdoor
The WunderBus to Open Permanent Location in Conway Read More »