Restaurant and food news from around Little Rock
I met Michael Juiliano, the man better known as Hot Dog Mike, for the first time in the summer of 2010. He had his shiny steel cart parked in an alley in downtown Little Rock and there was no one around. Mike that day was humble, friendly, and maybe even a touch shy. Like most food …
We have been good friends and big fans of Little Rock based startup Treatsie. First shipping last year, Treatsie offers monthly subscription boxes of artisan sweets from carefully curated small batch candy makers. Think Birchbox meets jam of the month club, but a whole lot better. “There are millions of sweets out there. At Treatsie, …
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The group that developed popular restaurants Big Orange, Local Lime, and ZaZa’s finally unveiled their latest creation: Lost 40 Brewing Company. The team (officially known as Yellow Rocket Concepts) of Scott McGehee, John Beachboard, and Russ McDonough have a knack for high quality craft beer. The move to brewing their own comes as a logical …
New Brewery Coming from Big Orange/Local Lime/ZaZa's Owners – Lost 40 Brewing Company Read More »
Welcome to “Around the Rock,” a weekly peek into my culinary adventures and a means to keep you in the loop with all the happenings in our Little Rock food scene. Well, it was about damn time I ventured out to Doe’s Eat Place on the edge of downtown Little Rock. Some fellow foodies and …
Around the Rock: Tamales at a Little Rock Landmark Read More »
Welcome to “Around the Rock,” a weekly peek into my culinary adventures and a means to keep you in the loop with all the happenings in our Little Rock food scene. Color me a tad unimpressed with the award winning Garden sandwich from Jimmy’s Serious Sandwiches. Envision a creamy spinach dip generously slathered between two …
Around the Rock: Local Lime Still Doing it Right Read More »
Welcome to “Around the Rock,” a weekly peek into my culinary adventures and a means to keep you in the loop with all the happenings in our Little Rock food scene. Big Orange Midtown flat out knows how to make an amazing ground turkey burger. I had mine with barbeque sauce, fried onions, bacon, and …
Around the Rock: Natchez and Waffle Wagon Bring It Read More »
I’m from eastern Arkansas. And like most eastern Arkansans, I love Pancho’s. Pancho’s is a Mexican restaurant in West Memphis that has been there for nearly 60 years, which is frankly amazing. It’s not authentic, but it is awfully good, especially if you have an emotional attachment to it like I do. One of the …
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article here explaining my hatred of iceberg lettuce. About half of you hated me and half agreed, but one thing was clear, you were very vocal about it. So we are launching a new series called food fight. One of our RCe writers will take a stance …
Food Fight: Pumpkin Spice Craze That We Love & Hate Read More »
Welcome to “Around the Rock,” a weekly peek into my culinary adventures and a means to keep you in the loop with all the happenings in our Little Rock food scene. Hey, make no mistake, when I’m wrong about a place, I’m not afraid to admit it. I may have been wrong about The Fold. …
Saturday mornings around our house begin early, although it has not always been that way. With a 2 year old daughter who likes to sleep in, getting up early is a bit of a chore. One mention of going to the market though and she is up and grabbing clothes out. This morning is a …