While we at Rock City Eats tend to focus on the food scene here in central Arkansas, we’ve discovered plenty of great eats all around the state, too. Arkansas’ highways, byways, and small towns are ripe with numerous excellent restaurants, dairy bars, drive-ins, and bakeries of all sort. In this regular feature, we explore some […]
Around Arkansas: Dogwood Hills Guest Farm in Harriet Read More »
The announcement last year that the Starbucks on Kavanaugh in the Heights was closing left a lot of people in that neighborhood sad and undercaffeinated. Thankfully it will not stay that way for long, Argenta based Mugs Cafe is announcing today that they have leased that location and will put in their second Mugs location
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I have longed believed in the impact of culture on economic development, that is why two years ago when I started hearing rumblings about some serious efforts to build El Dorado as the cultural center of South Arkansas I had to go see those initial building blocks. It certainly wasn’t my first time in the
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One thing I have learned in 6+ years of covering the local food scene is if a space is going to make it they have to evolve. This is the case with any business, but it is especially true in the restaurant world. Tastes change, chefs come and go, and the area around you undergoes
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Today is the big day for the red-hot Razorback’s annual baseball game in North Little Rock. This year the Argenta Downtown Council and the North Little Rock CVB have teamed up with local businesses to help fans experience the best of what NLR has to offer. Regardless if you are a native to the area,
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While we at Rock City Eats tend to focus on the food scene here in central Arkansas, we’ve discovered plenty of great eats all around the state, too. Arkansas’ highways, byways, and small towns are ripe with numerous excellent restaurants, dairy bars, drive-ins, and bakeries of all sort. In this regular feature, we explore some
Around Arkansas: Tacker's Shake Shack in Marion Read More »
I’ve had Maddie’s Place wrong all these years. You see, all along I’ve always thought of the standout Riverdale establishment as a New Orleans restaurant. And with items like jambalaya, gumbo and po’boys on the menu, there’s no denying where Brian Deloney gets his inspiration and where Maddie’s Place has its roots. But grilled salmon?
Maddie's Place Presents Food with a Louisiana Perspective Read More »
The restaurant business demands a lot from a person. Patience, creativity, intelligence, resilience, calmness under pressure … these are all traits that you must have to succeed in the kitchen. But the quality that might be most valuable in this industry is toughness, and it’s a quality that you can’t help but see behind the
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We cover food all across the city, state, country, and even internationally sometimes. Still, there is a place that each of us calls home. That is the focus of our new series, neighborhoods, where we explore the food and culture of places that are near and dear to us. I made the move a few
Neighborhoods: SOMA Blends Food, Shopping, Art, and Culture with a Great Walkable Area Read More »
Tomorrow is one of Central Arkansas’ most popular fall festivals. HarvestFest in Hillcrest is celebrating its 23rd year, and the festival has more going on in 2018 than it ever has before; so much so that we decided to put together a comprehensive guide to the party. What: HarvestFest in Hillcrest Where: Five blocks of
Guide to HarvestFest 2018 Read More »