News David’s Burgers is making moves with its two new locations. Owner Alan Bubbus tells me that his Cabot restaurant is just a few weeks from its April grand opening. It will be the seventh David’s Burgers location in Central Arkansas when it opens. Bubbus says he is still looking to hire staff for the …
News Jerky’s Spicy Chicken and More has had a rough few months getting the new Center Street location open. Several problems with the building delayed the restaurant’s opening significantly, and now Jerky’s is closed again. Owner John Walker Jr. posted on Facebook that Jerky’s is in a dispute with Rental Realty, which owns the building, …
Desserts rarely get better than the ones offered at Loblolly Creamery in the SoMa district. Long known for its exceptional ice cream and soda selections, Loblolly recently has expanded its operations to include cakes, cookies and even macarons. And with top-notch pastry chef Matthew Lowman leading the charge, Loblolly has become an essential sweet treat …
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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 …
News For those of you wondering what Kelli Marks would do after Sweet Love closed, it seems she is wasting little time getting back to work. Marks has been hired by Treatsie to head up its digital content department. Before she opened Sweet Love, Marks worked for a creative agency, and Treatsie says her dual …
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News We tend to spend quite a bit of time here talking about breweries, but that’s only because something new is happening almost weekly in Little Rock’s blossoming beer scene. Take Lost Forty Brewing, for example. A few weeks ago, the brewery began selling its Day Drinker Belgian blonde in cans at retail locations around …
Our second annual Trucksgiving food truck festival in Bryant wrapped up this Saturday. The official estimate is still being calculated, but I believe we at least doubled the turnout from last year. For those of you who missed it, Trucksgiving each year is a partnership event we do with First Methodist Bryant to bring the …
Crisp weather and fall colors point to one thing – new seasonal ice cream. The team at Loblolly has worked hard to create a few new fall flavors for ice cream lovers to try out. First up is the Pumpkin Buttermilk. According to Sally Mengel, this is one you won’t want to miss – “This …
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Lost Forty Brewing and The Pantry Crest are teaming up for a 5-course summer beer pairing dinner on July 12 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $60 ($10 off when you reserve a seat before July 11). Call 501-353-1875 to reserve your ticket. I honestly know nothing about it other than seeing a friend on Facebook …