Ever wonder what makes some of Little Rock’s food personalities tick? Rock City Eat’s latest series, Food Insider, takes a look at individuals who are helping change the landscape of our city’s culinary scene. Whether they’re in the kitchen, managing a storefront, farming land or running a food truck … we’ll delve into both the …
Food Insider: Ashton Woodward of Arkansas Fresh Bakery Read More »
My weekly views… Maddie’s is the Place: Back-to-back excellent meals at Maddie’s Place have me singing a different tune about this often overlooked and underrated restaurant in Riverdale. And while I still think some of the prices are a tad high, there’s no denying the high level of execution and technique being exhibited on what …
Around the Rock: Maddie’s Place Now in Little Rock’s Elite Read More »
My weekly views… New storefront: We’ve been giving plenty of love this week to the new Le Pops storefront in the Heights, and for good reason … the place has a cool vibe and their product is fantastic. I took down a mango blackberry pop and also had a taste of the vanilla. Both were …
Daniel Walker of Eat Arkansas and Kevin Shalin of Rock City Eats team up for their monthly Top 10 lists. Typically, a perfect meal starts with that perfect appetizer. And whether you’re scarfing down a plate all by your lonesome or splitting with a group of friends, just know that a great meal starter is …
Best of the Rock: Top 10 Appetizers in Little Rock Read More »
My weekly views… With the ever-changing landscape in the Little Rock restaurant scene, it’s quite common to overlook and under-appreciate places that have been around for a number of years. Boulevard Bread Company is one of those spots. Specifically, the SoMa location on 1417 S. Main is a wonderful place to pop in for …
Around the Rock: Boulevard Still King of the Block Read More »
My weekly views… Back-to-back fantastic lunches at Capital Bar and Grill has finally eliminated all discontent from a past dinner experience that, quite frankly, soured me on the restaurant for several months. This is due, in large part, to a thoughtful and attentive wait staff whose actions were only trumped by the fine food coming out …
Around the Rock: Capital Bar and Grill Returns to Form Read More »
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. 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 »
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. I was honored to take part in the Arkansas Womens Bloggers annual convention (held this year in Little Rock) as one of their guest …
Around the Rock: Pies, Coffee, Food Trucks, and a Big Orange Challenge Read More »
We wanted to take a minute to break away from our hard hitting, internationally acclaimed news stories and talk about something very near and dear to our heart. Burgers. Earlier this week Big Orange invited us out for a sneak peak at the progress of the new location in the Midtowne shopping center. If heaven …
Big Orange 2 Will Give West Little Rock an Inferiority Complex Read More »