The much-anticipated Brood and Barley by Flyway Brewing in North Little Rock has announced its new leadership team, including some familiar faces to the Central Arkansas food scene. The headliner is that David Burnette, formerly of South on Main, Ciao Baci and Table 28, is joining the team as bar lead and front-of-house manager. Burnette …
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After its traditional month-long winter hiatus, kBird in Hillcrest will return to normal business hours on Monday. The beloved Thai restaurant has been closed since Jan. 13 while owner Richard Glasgow took his annual pilgrimage to Thailand. As usual, Glasgow kept the kBird Instagram page updated with pictures and videos of his trip, and they …
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Little Rock has fully embraced the weekend brunch service, so it was only a matter of time before somebody turned it into a festival. Little Rock Brunchfest is this Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Heifer International in East Village. More than two dozen locally owned Little Rock restaurants will be represented at …
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Atlas Bar in SoMa seems to be going through what every bar and restaurant that opens in Central Arkansas has to deal with: waiting for permits to be processed. Atlas Bar was supposed to have its grand opening yesterday, but at least one of its permits isn’t ready at this time. Whether that’s the health …
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Once again, we find ourselves reporting on more international recognition for the absolutely brilliant Rock Town Distillery in the SoMa neighborhood. This time around, the adulation is coming from the 2019 iteration of The Whisky Bible, written by renowned whiskey connoisseur Jim Murray. Four different Rock Town spirits received a 94/100 rating this time around: …
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Excaliburger is on its way west and won’t be back in Arkansas for at least at few months. Owner Kyle Pounders has been posting updates on Facebook of his food truck’s journey. Most recently, Excaliburger has been doing events and pop-ups in Colorado. Back in May, Pounders told me his plan was to take Excaliburger …
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You might as well call At the Corner the Queen of Little Rock Breakfast. For more than three years, the downtown diner has served office workers and weekend shoppers in the morning and afternoon, but it’s been breakfast and brunch that have truly put the restaurant on the map. Now, At the Corner fans don’t …
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Food trucks in Little Rock have traditionally been starting points for businesses wanting to advance to a more permanent setup. But not for Amanda Ivy, who announced she is opening a food truck business for her company Low Ivy Catering. Ivy is a widely respected chef who has put in time at The Southern Gourmasian, …
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From refined to rustic, from brand new dishes to longtime staples, this year’s list of 20 best plates is a representation of where Little Rock’s food scene is right now. It’s a hodgepodge of regional influences, Southern history and even some international input. Fortunately for all of us, a lot of it is delicious. We …
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 salads in Little Rock (*and Hot Springs). Becca Bona Trio’s Chicken Salad at …
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