Restaurant and food news from around Little Rock
A grease fire started at the legendary Midtown Billiards on South Main today around 11. We are told that everyone was evacuated and appears to be safe. Midtown does not open until 3, so there were a limited number of people with access to the space. Raduno next door is closed on Mondays. People remaining above […]
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Eating good food is what we are all about here. Occasionally that good food mixes with a really special cause and creates something even more special on a plate. The folks over At the Corner seem to get that well, and they are back with another really great cause based dining opportunity. At the Corner
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It’s always a sad day in the food community when a local business closes their doors. Unfortunately for food lovers, Arkansas Fresh Cafe in Bryant announced today that they will be calling it quits on Sept. 23. We followed Ashton Woodward, the mastermind behind Arkansas Fresh Cafe, with much anticipation when he first opened the brick-and-mortar
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By now the vast majority of credit and debit cards in your wallet most likely have made the switch over to the new EMV chips, credit card companies and banks have been rolling out cards over the last couple of years. A quick trip out to a locally owned restaurant or shop will tell you
A marine named Mac (played by Logan Marshall-Green, with a very thick mustache) returns to his hometown of Memphis from Vietnam in 1972, but doesn’t exactly get a parade and a kiss on the cheek. To make things worse, he’s expected to just go back to civilian life with his wife Joni (played by Jodi
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** Update Big Orange managed to raise over $3,500 for the Arkansas Food Bank to go toward fundraising efforts in the state through this campaign. Thanks for everyone who participated with your meals and gifts. Here are the final campaign numbers and the check given to the Foodbank. Local hunger relief efforts have come a long
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A quick look around the food scene in Little Rock tells you that there are very few older restaurants in town that manage to stay relevant. Few still that have survived 30 years. Even fewer that have maintained at least part of the original ownership. Then there are only a small handful of those who
The Saline County food scene took another hit this week as cajun restaurant Mo’ Betta Gumbo announced they were closing. The location just off I-30 near Saline Memorial Hospital has been one of the few bright spots in the Benton food scene. It was the second location for Mo’ Betta which originally launched in Loveland
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This September, Sessions at South on Main was curated by local show promoter and drummer fantastic Cliff Aaron. Aaron hails from central Arkansas and as good a musician as he is, it is remarkable that he didn’t start playing until his freshman year at UCA. For many reasons, Aaron was inspired by those around him
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News It’s been months of planning and applying for permits, but brewing and gardening supply retailer The Water Buffalo has received its final clearance to open a brewery. Buffalo Brewing Company will operate out of a small space in the rear of the shop, selling both its own beers and beers from around town. Earlier this