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First Taste: BASH Brings Better Burgers to Benton

Honestly, I’m a little surprised it’s taken us this long to get a dedicated burger truck in central Arkansas. While food trucks are traditionally hotbeds for culinary creativity and ingenuity, there’s something to be said for sticking to the classics, and no one is going to argue with a hot, greasy, slightly sloppy burger. And …

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First Look: West Little Rock Welcomes New Thai Option, Zangna Thai Cuisine

For years, many diners in Little Rock lamented the lack of good Thai food in our city. But in recent years, a few new options have arrived on the scene, making it a little easier to get your fix. kBird has proven to be an excellent lunch option with its brick-and-mortar restaurant in Hillcrest, and …

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First Look: Rick's Beignet Truck — A Sweet Taste of New Orleans in Arkansas

It just became a lot easier to grab a small piece of The Big Easy in central Arkansas. Any trip to New Orleans is incomplete without a visit to one of the city’s famous beignet shops…Cafe du Monde or Cafe Beignet, for example. These temples of fried dough and sugar have been serving up classic …

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First Look: Pizzeria, Lunch Service Start Monday at Ristorante Capeo

Back in April, we first reported that longtime Argenta District favorite, Ristorante Capeo, would be adding a pizzeria inside the restaurant. Well folks, pizza has arrived. “We’ll be offering Neapolitan style pizzas cooked in a wood burning (only) oven. We will open for lunch starting Monday, June 15,” says chef Eric Isaac. Lunch service will run …

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The Monkey Burger Is A Big, Beautiful, Mountain of Meat

Burger lovers will often divide their “mistress of meat” into two categories — thick vs. thin. But in Arkansas, it seems, the burger gods demand that we consider another burger species in our classification models…the insanely large, mammoth burger. Most of you will be familiar with the infamous hubcap burger from Cotham’s Mercantile in Scott…and, …

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