News After a few months of delays, The Pizzeria at Terry’s Finer Foods is ready to move down the street. Co-owner Jacquelyn Pittman confirms The Pizzeria will close after dinner service on July 29 to prepare for the move to 4910 Kavanaugh Blvd., just a few doors south of the current location. That building used …
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Simply put, there aren’t enough people in this town talking about Chef Matthew Dunn. And frankly, I’m as guilty as anyone else. Dunn came to Little Rock to serve as the pastry chef at The Capital Hotel, but until recently I wasn’t fully aware just how talented this man is. About a month ago, the …
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News The Root is close to breaking ground on its long-awaited expansion plans. Owner Jack Sundell tells me the work will start either this Monday or the Monday after. The Root is using ten repurposed shipping containers to greatly expand the dining room and kitchen areas, which will allow for a brand new dinner service. …
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News As if you needed another reason to get excited for Rebel Kettle Brewing Company’s upcoming grand opening, the brewery has hired Jim Pat to serve as its head chef. Pat last worked with The Southern Gourmasian, both in the restaurant and back in the food truck days. Pat tells me he will be presenting …
February is National Pie Month. This is something the folks over at Capital Bar & Grill take very seriously. In fact, every February they put on one of the most spectacular pie performances in the state. They serve a new pie every day of the month throughout February. It’s an impressive undertaking. The pastry is …
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My recent ventures into Rock City’s food scene… It’s pretty tough for me to resist ZAZA’s salad of the month. I guess June’s edition, the Arkansas Blueberry Waldorf Salad, proved to be too difficult for me to pass up as well. An enormous bowl of mixed greens, Cedar Rock Acres Farm blueberries, apples and walnut …
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Cycling is certainly a great way to work up and appetite…something well known to the organizers of the very popular yearly event, Little Rock Gran Fondo. What is a “Gran Fondo” you ask? Italian for “big ride”, this is a yearly road cycling event that brings together cyclists of all competitive levels, from the novice …
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At their core, fries are very simple creatures. Potatoes, oil, a little salt…all that’s really needed to create a respectable basket of fries. Yet magically, fries seem to take on a uniqueness and individuality at each restaurant they’re served. They’re fried up in a variety of oils, made from any number of potatoes or other …
This past week was a flurry of activity for Rock City, and local food blogs reflect that. Jumping right in, Hello Luvvy has an option for vegans celebrating Easter with their loved ones. That’s right, Melinda Acewicz is at it again, this time with her Vegan Dill Potato Salad. She says, “Do you realize potato …