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Rumbles: Baja Grill's Touching Video, Gourmasian's Spicy Chicken and Dumplings Return

Stop what you’re doing right now if you haven’t checked out the touching video on Baja Grill’s Facebook page that is threatening to go viral. The video’s description only says that the restaurant staff came together to buy a car for their night-shift host. I texted general manager Heather Baber, who filled me in (quote …

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Growlers: Lost Forty Bourbon Barrel Porter, Rebel Kettle Oktoberest, Hawk Moth and Ivory Bill Open

This cool-weather snap comes just in time for today’s Freshcut Monday release at Lost Forty Brewing. The brewery is tapping a new Bourbon Barrel-aged Baltic Porter at 4 p.m. Almost a year ago, the brew team started aging its robust porter in Four Roses bourbon barrels. Seven months later, Lost Forty lagered the barrel-aged brew …

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Rumbles: Main Street Food Truck Festival, Fassler Hall Oktoberfest, Little Italy Festival Set

Main Street in downtown Little Rock will be packed on Saturday for the eighth annual Main Street Food Truck Festival. This year more than 60 food trucks from all over Arkansas will be on hand for the event. The festival has not yet posted a full list of trucks, but you can certainly expect the …

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Rumbles: Guy Fieri in Little Rock, Kontiki Opens Saturday, Half-Price Floats at Loblolly

Nothing stays a secret very long in Little Rock, especially when it involves a celebrity food personality. Multiple folks have let us know they’ve seen Guy Fieri out and about in Little Rock this week. We can confirm that Fieri is shooting for his uber-popular Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in Central Arkansas; what we can’t …

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Growlers: Lost Forty Month of Sundays, Rebel Kettle Sour IPA, Ozark Lager Coming Soon

Lost Forty Brewing is getting you ready for Labor Day weekend. It starts today with the Freshcut Monday release of a new batch of Month of Sundays Amarillo Pale Ale. This is the third release of this citrus-forward beer, which uses 100 percent Amarillo hops for a crisp, light pale ale. To celebrate, Lost Forty …

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Rumbles: Southern Salt Closes, Saffron Indian Cuisine Opens, Bark Bar First Birthday

Southern Salt Food Company, one of the anchors of Little Rock’s food truck resurgence in 2014, has closed for good. The quirky little truck run by Lauren McCants hasn’t been very active in more than a year, and last week McCants announced she was closing the business. In its prime, Southern Salt was apt to …

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Growlers: Josiah Moody Returns, Rebel Kettle Sour Bottles, Lost Forty Pineapple Cream Ale

Josiah Moody, the celebrated Little Rock brewer who left to help run Bike Rack Brewing in Bentonville, is back in Central Arkansas. Moody was the head brewer at Vino’s until January 2017, but he is best known for his own Moody Brews brand, which produced some of the finest brews Little Rock has ever seen. …

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Rumbles: Stone's Throw New Location, Live Life Chill Now Open, Ira's Starts Lunch Service, Donut Shop Coming to Downtown?

Stone’s Throw Brewing has announced it is opening a second location in Stifft Station. Ian Beard has confirmed that Stone’s Throw will be opening a taproom in the Allen Building, just a few doors down from The Oyster Bar. The taproom will occupy the westernmost unit in the old strip mall, giving it access to …

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