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Restaurant and food news from around Little Rock

Rock City Makers: Brandy McNair Puts Her Stamp on Local Jewelry Design with Bella Vita

If you ask owner and jewelry craftswoman Brandy McNair how she chose her business name, she’ll smile before answering your question. “My family is Italian – and [Bella Vita] means “Beautiful Life” in Italian. I wanted to stay true to that Italian heritage,” she says. Bella Vita, now located in the Lafayette Building at 523 […]

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Leiva's Coffee Continues To Grow their Coffee Line: Now Served in Fresh K-Cups

Geovanni Leiva continues to grow the mission of Leiva’s Coffee, becoming a large contributor to the booming coffee scene in the greater Little Rock area.  Leiva has seen a 75 percent increase each year since 2008 in the amount of coffee sold annually. This past season Leiva’s Coffee produced 25,000 pounds of coffee. The amount of

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Don't Attempt BASH's Burger Challenge Unless You Have A Death Wish

I generally consider myself a good and decent person…but I’m not above occasionally watching a friend suffer a bit for my own entertainment. And so it was that I found myself accompanying my friend, Chef Ken Dempsey, to the semi-recently opened BASH Burger Co. on Bowman last night. Perhaps you’ll remember that Ken has an unnatural

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Hungry for Change: Little Penguin Tacos Stirs Big Debate in Arkadelphia

Tacos with a side of civil disobedience? Little Penguin Tacos in Caddo Valley has you covered. The white, unassuming food truck owned and operated by Arkadelphia locals- Jonathan and Claya Gonzales, has been serving up freshly-made breakfast and lunch tacos since 2014. If the name sounds familiar, that might be because on April 20th Little

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Waffle Wagon to Hang Up the Iron. Announces Truck Closing

Ask anyone around town about their favorite food trucks and Waffle Wagon will almost always be named. The beloved started rolling out in July 2013 and quickly gained a loyal following. The good times with the Wagon are gone however, we just received word that they have served their last waffle in Little Rock. The

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Local Canvas: Amy Garland Plays, Young Artists Exhibit at Arts Center

Thursday, May 5, through Saturday, May 7, photographer Kelly Anderson-Staley will take portraits in the Nineteenth Century tintype process at the Arkansas Arts Center. All attendees who sit in for a portrait will receive a digital scan for their personal use, while the tintype portraits will become a part of Anderson-Staley’s photographic project. Sessions come

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Local Canvas: Amy Garland Plays, Young Artists Exhibit at Arts Center

Thursday, May 5, through Saturday, May 7, photographer Kelly Anderson-Staley will take portraits in the Nineteenth Century tintype process at the Arkansas Arts Center. All attendees who sit in for a portrait will receive a digital scan for their personal use, while the tintype portraits will become a part of Anderson-Staley’s photographic project. Sessions come

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