Restaurant and food news from around Little Rock
Vegan restaurant and catering company The Veg has abruptly relocated from its location on Markham Street to West 6th Street and is now open for breakfast and lunch service. The Veg is now operating out of the space that was once home to Lulav. After spending over a year at 801 Markham running his vegan […]
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Just a year and a half after opening, Ceci’s Chicken and Waffles is shutting down its North Little Rock location for a move to Conway. Ceci’s is planning a June 5 grand opening at its new location at 1600 Dave Ward Dr. Its final day in North Little Rock is tentatively set for May 28.
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Spring time is the best time to pick up a book. There are plenty of opportunities to lazily sit out on the patio or in a hammock and read. Even better wait for a good rain shower and find a good window to sit by. I like to think that is part of the reason
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The long standing 1620 location closed its doors late last year after being opened for more than 26 years. Now Petit & Keet Bar and Grill is ready to set a long standing run of their own with a new “polished-casual” eatery in the same spot. The grand opening will be May 18th, and will
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Kent Walker Artisan Cheese has closed temporarily and is now under the ownership Raimondo Winery. Kent Walker sold the business Thursday to winery owner Margie Raimondo and will be leaving cheesemaking to spend more time with his family. The Kent Walker Artisan Cheese location on Cross Street will reopen under new branding some time in May.
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We have watched the restaurant scene ebb and flow over the years in Little Rock. Some years the story is all about growth, as it was in 2014-15 as we watched a huge number of new restuarants emerge on the scene. Some years it is about refinement, like last year where very few restaurants opened,
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News You’re going to want to make plans for an evening in Hillcrest tomorrow night. For the neighborhood’s First Thursday event, District Fare is holding an open house event, which will be the public’s first change to see the chic, redesigned restaurant space. Owner Tomas Bohm has promised plenty of samples to enjoy, even if
Our friends down at MySaline are reporting that longtime Benton bbq joint Smokey Joe’s BBQ will shut down business on April 1. Smokey Joe’s started off life in the early 70’s in South West Little Rock on Chicot Rd. For as long as I can remember though it has been a staple of the Military
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The diversity of food in Little Rock has taken surprising steps forward over the past few years. This is especially true with Latin and South American cuisine. A market that was once dominated by Bossa Nova now has strong competition from the likes of LuLu’s Latin, La Terraza, and the new location of Rosalinda’s. Buenos
Buenos Aires Grill and Cafe in the River Market Opens Tomorrow Read More »
Earlier this year, we at Rock City Eats spent a week exploring and celebrating black-owned businesses in Central Arkansas’ food scene. It was a series we discussed, researched and wrote over several months with the goal of raising awareness for food businesses that just don’t get the attention they deserve. During that week, the response
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