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Rumbles: Public Vote for Diamond Chef Contestants, Delta Biscuit Company Fundraiser

Arkansas’ top cooking competition is going social. The 2018 Diamond Chef competition is looking for ten competitors for the opening round of the annual cook-off, and this year, you get to decide who competes. From now until Nov. 6, you can visit the Diamond Chef “Makin’ the Cut” webpage, watch the videos of prospective competitors, …

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Rumbles: Cheese Dip Championship Saturday, Artist Brunch at The Capital Hotel, Locally Labeled Party Thursday

Cheese dip lovers, your weekend is here. The World Cheese Dip Championship celebrates its seventh year on Saturday at the Clinton Presidential Center in downtown Little Rock. Fourteen professional and amateur competitors will bring out their best melted cheese app for the judges and the crowd. Tickets to the event are $10, with proceeds going …

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Rumbles: Core Comes to South Main, Upcoming Festivals, 42's Transition Inches Closer, Hot Springs Restaurant Closing, Free Pizza at Raduno

Core Brewing Adds South Main Public House – We have been sitting on this one a bit waiting for the space to take shape, but it appears the word is starting to leak out. Core Brewing is adding a second Public House in the Little Rock area, this one going in SOMA at 1214 Main Street. …

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Rumbles: La Terraza Turns 2, Dempsey Barbecue Coming to Flyway, Three Sams Opening Delayed

All of us at Rock City Eats want to wish a happy second anniversary to La Terraza Rum and Lounge. Two years ago, Armando and Sarah Bolanos took over the space that once belonged to Acadia Restaurant in Hillcrest and turned it into a Venezuelan restaurant with Mediterranean influence and a stellar line-up of rum …

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Rumbles: Main Street Food Festival this Weekend, Three Sams Could Open Next Week, WunderHaus Opening Soon

It has been a long 19 months for fans of Three Sams BBQ Joint (as well as for staff and owner Annette Jones), but the long wait appears to finally be near an end. Jones tells me all that is left before opening are the final health and fire inspections. If those happen this week, …

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Rumbles: Cupcakes for Goodness Sake, La Terraza Owner Buys Graffiti's, Three Sams Almost There

Get ready for a sweet Saturday in Argenta this weekend at the third annual Cupcakes for Goodness Sake fundraiser event. From 3 p.m. until 8 p.m., you’ll get to try cupcakes from professional bakers like Old Mill Bread Company and Blue Sail, as well as eight amateur bakers. In all, there will be more than …

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Rumbles: Three Fold Moving This Weekend, Cafe Brunelle Closes, Will's Cinnamon Shop Opening Soon

If you’re feeling a craving for Three Fold Noodles and Dumplings Co., you need to take care of that this week. After Friday’s service, Three Fold will close its location on Center Street so it can move into its new digs on Main Street. Three Fold opened two and a half years ago and has …

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Rumbles: Arkansas Burger Co. Looks Closed, David's Burgers Bryant is Open, Big Orange/Local Lime Rogers Details

Today’s Rumbles feature is all about the burger scene in the Natural State, starting with the apparent closure of Arkansas Burger Co. on Cantrell Road. I say “apparent” because the company hasn’t answered any phone calls, emails or Facebook messages to confirm, but the restaurant has been closed for around a month now. It had …

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Rumbles: Three Sams Just Weeks Away, AW Lin's Opening Downtown Spot, End Hunger Week at Big Orange, Petit & Keet Launches Gameday Menu

It looks like we’re just weeks away from Three Sams BBQ Joint opening back up. Owner Annette Jones tells me the final construction step is to glaze the concrete floors in the dining room. After that, the inspectors will give the green light and Jones can start moving in all equipment and furniture. Jones tells …

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Rumbles: New Bathhouse Hotel and Restaurant, Jewish Food Festival Postponed, Kamikaito to Open Next Month

The resurgence of downtown Hot Springs is getting stronger every month. This weekend, Hot Springs mayor Pat McCabe and his wife, Ellen, announced plans to transform the Hale Bathhouse into a boutique hotel and restaurant. The plans call for a nine-room hotel, two of which will be suites, with access to Hot Springs’ famous thermal …

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