Two Little Rock restaurants this month have been honored with one of the top awards from Wine Spectator magazine. Sō Restaurant and Bar in Hillcrest and Arthur’s Prime Steakhouse in West Little Rock both received the Best of Awards of Excellence distinction for 2019. It’s the second highest award that the magazine bestows. The Best …
Rumbles: Sō and Arthur's Honored, La Terraza Mojito Day, Devito's to Close Read More »
This weekend, friends and family at H.B.’s Bar-B-Q laid owner Bruce Slaughter to rest. Slaughter died last week after a six-year battle with thyroid cancer. Slaughter was part of the family that owned The Shack BBQ, a legendary Little Rock restaurant that produced several other barbecue businesses. One of those was H.B.’s, which Slaughter’s parents …
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Southern Salt Food Company, one of the anchors of Little Rock’s food truck resurgence in 2014, has closed for good. The quirky little truck run by Lauren McCants hasn’t been very active in more than a year, and last week McCants announced she was closing the business. In its prime, Southern Salt was apt to …
Rumbles: Southern Salt Closes, Saffron Indian Cuisine Opens, Bark Bar First Birthday Read More »
I’ve now been covering Little Rock’s food scene for a little more than two years, and I’ve lived in the Little Rock area for more than a decade. Yet still, I haven’t come close to tasting everything this city has to offer. Really, unless you go out to eat every single day and keep mixing …
#FebruaryFirsts: Finding Great New Dishes in Little Rock Read More »
In Staff Picks, each of us tells of our favorite foods around town. We each get three top picks, so if a dish falls on this list, you know it’s got to be good. In no particular order, here are our Favorite Steaks (or steak dishes) in Little Rock. Steve Shuler: Prime Filet with Foie Gras at One …
Look, I’m going to be honest with you here. There have been many times in my past where I dropped the ball on Valentine’s Day, usually by forgetting to make restaurant reservations. Then my date and I would end up waiting for hours for a table at some lousy chain restaurant. And of course, that …
Dining Guide: Valentine's Day Specials in Little Rock Read More »
Sometimes life calls for a good steak dinner, but knowing what restaurant serves what cut and style is difficult for even those of us who have spent our life in Little Rock. Regardless of if want a petite bacon wrapped filet or a one of a kind experience that only Kobe or Wagyu beef can provide, …
You’ve read about our favorites…now it’s time to take a look at what some of the Little Rock top chefs enjoyed serving up in 2014. Today, we’re taking a look at two chefs helping propel the mini-empire of restaurateur Jerry Barakat to the forefront of Little Rock dining. Brian Kearns heads the team at both …
Chef's Best: Brian Kearns of Arthur's and Ocean's and Greg Wallis of Kemuri Read More »