Little Rock Soup Sunday, arguably the most popular winter food festival in Little Rock, is back this weekend. This is the 38th year for the event, which features soups and snacks from dozens of Little Rock restaurants. This year’s featured chef is Jeff Owen of Ciao Baci in Hillcrest. He’ll be creating a special recipe …
Rumbles: Soup Sunday, Ark. Food Hall of Fame Preview, Big Can Release for Flyway Read More »
My recent ventures into Rock City’s food scene… Why can’t I have the metabolism to eat at Doe’s Eat Place at least once a month? The restaurant churns out dreamboat steak gut bombs and fried delights. Our 3-lb. Porterhouse was its typical bad ass self—cooked to medium-rare perfection, dripping in fatty juices, and piled high with fries. …
Rock City Review: Doe's, H.A.M., and Local Lime Shine, Others Disappoint 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, …
Dear Mr. Bourdain, As a long-time admirer of all your irreverent and wholly entertaining escapades around the globe, I feel obliged to enlighten you on some of pleasures that await you should you decide to make Little Rock one of your future travel destinations. We are no match for the likes of New York City, …
Dear Anthony Bourdain, Here's Why You Should Visit Little Rock… Read More »
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 …
Great deals and values are all around us here in Little Rock. You just have to find them. Here are eight you won’t want to miss, all located in downtown. $1 Menu at Brown Sugar Bakeshop Did you know that Brown Sugar has a $1 dessert menu? They do … and it’s daily! Items …
Last weekend, four dudes, myself included, piled into an SUV with sights set on heading down to the Delta. Specifically, two legendary locations, Rhoda’s Famous Hot Tamales in Lake Village, Arkansas and the original Doe’s Eat Place in Greenville, Mississippi, provided the motivation behind this particular pilgrimage. Along the way, we stopped at Sno-White Grill …
Food Road Trip: Down in the Delta, Rhoda’s and Doe’s Deliver Read More »
My weekly views… E’s Bistro in North Little Rock quietly puts together a complete dining experience. Well-executed meals are served in a casually elegant, yet unpretentious environment, all at a very reasonable cost. My recent meal of crab stuffed grouper with roasted vegetables, followed by locally grown strawberry shortcake, proved that chefs Elizabeth McMullen and …
Around the Rock: E’s Bistro Shines, Doe’s Does Not 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. Well, it was about damn time I ventured out to Doe’s Eat Place on the edge of downtown Little Rock. Some fellow foodies and …
Around the Rock: Tamales at a Little Rock Landmark Read More »