Credit Little Rock’s food trucks for contributing quite a lot to the city’s culinary scene. Whether it’s the unique trucks themselves, like Waffle Wagon or Southern Salt Food Co., or those that have gone on to create permanent restaurants, like The Southern Gourmasian and The Pizzeria at Terry’s Finer Foods, Little Rock’s food trucks have …
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 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 The space once occupied by Brown Sugar Bakeshop has a new tenant. Next-door brewers Blue Canoe are taking over the space for a new taco bar. Taco Beer Burrito will serve up a streamlined menu of Mexican favorites, featuring meat slow-cooked in Blue Canoe’s beer. Taco Beer Burrito will have a separate entrance and …
Ever wonder what makes some of Little Rock’s food personalities tick? 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 professional and personal side of …
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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 …
We have no shortage of very good food here in Central Arkansas. From appetizers to desserts, vegetarian courses to roasted meats, restaurants in the Little Rock area consistently put out enjoyable dishes day in and day out. But only a few of those are truly addictive. You know what I mean. These are the dishes …
Look, I’m going to be honest with you here. There have been many times in my past where I dropped the ball on Valentine’s Day, usually by forgetting to make restaurant reservations. Then my date and I would end up waiting for hours for a table at some lousy chain restaurant. And of course, that …
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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 Little Rock’s outstanding Thai restaurant kBird has been busy lately with several projects. We’ve already told you how Richard Glasgow is working to expand his dinner hours, but now he is also serving Saturday brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. kBird is only serving two items for this brunch, but more than one …