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Rumbles: Arkansas Tomato Season Returns; La Hacienda, Midtown Billiards, Three Sams All Near Reopening

News For Arkansas, the most wonderful time of the food year is upon us with the return of tomato season. The last week, Little Rock restaurants and farmers markets have brought heirlooms back on the menu and in your shopping bag. There are far too many to list here, but some area restaurants putting out …

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Rumbles: kBird Khantoke Series Returns, The Southern Gourmasian on The Cooking Channel, Loblolly Scoop Shop Opens

News Set your cell phone alarms to just before 2 p.m. this Friday, because that’s when tickets go on sale for the first three of kBird’s nine Khantoke dinners this year. We went last year to this stunning, multicourse Thai dinner and were absolutely blown away. Richard Glasgow serves up close to a dozen Northern …

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Rumbles: Restaurant Construction Updates, Ceci's Announces Opening Date, Diamond Bear Taps Local Brewer for Top Job

News We’re still awaiting word on what caused the fire early Tuesday morning that destroyed Cotham’s Mercantile in Scott. The restaurant was closed Monday for Memorial Day, so nobody was injured in the fire that started around midnight. The fire did remind us to check on construction progress for several other Central Arkansas restaurants that …

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Rumbles: Loblolly Ends Run at Green Corner Store, Mindy Mitchell Heads to Benton, Restaurants Plan for Riverfest

News This weekend marks the final days that Loblolly Creamery will spend in the Green Corner Store. For more than five years, Loblolly has shared the space, running the soda fountain and selling ice cream from a few freezers. Loblolly will be making the move just next door to the former Studio Main space over the next …

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Rumbles: Van Lang Becomes Kimchi Korean Restaurant, Raduno Wine Dinner

News Van Lang Cuisine Restaurant on University Avenue has changed its name to Kimchi Korean Restaurant. A Korean family purchased the former Vietnamese eatery a while back and has been working more Korean items into the menu. While there is still a number of Chinese and Vietnamese items on the menu, the focus is on …

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Rumbles: Kent Walker to Become Southern Table, Greek Food Fest Charges Admission, Rock Town Wins Gold Again

News Raimondo Family Winery owner Margie Raimondo, who recently acquired Kent Walker Artisan Cheese, has unveiled some plans for the space. Raimondo is changing the name of the business to Southern Table, a name she hopes portrays a sense of hospitality and community. “I chose Southern Table to evoke the idea of sharing,” Raimondo said. …

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Rumbles: B Street Rib Off this weekend, The Pantry Cocktail Naming Contest, District Fare Officially Open

News There are plenty of events to fill you in on this coming weekend, starting with our favorite annual barbecue competition. B Street Rib Off is set for Saturday in Argenta. Starting at 11 a.m., you can get in from $10 and participate in the people’s choice award voting, as well as enjoying barbecue and …

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Rumbles: ZAZAs Throws a Party, So Does the Zoo with Wild Wines, Tacos 4 Life Keeps on Truckin'

News The annual Wild Wines festival with the Little Rock Zoo has become a must attend festival every year. This year’s festival will span two nights, with the reserve room on May 5th at the Zoo and the full festival on May 6th at War Memorial Stadium. The reserve room will feature 10 carefully selected …

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Rumbles: Boozy Push Pops from O'Looneys and Loblolly, At the Corner Turns 2, Several Restaurant Openings and Menu Updates

News The ice cream collaboration between O’Looney’s and Loblolly last year was such a hit they are bringing it back. Word is all but one batch of the previous flavors sold out in less than a week, so they are working on making it a more permanent fixture in the store with some long term flavors. …

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Rumbles: District Fare Open House, David Burnette Joins Ciao Baci, Stoby's Framing Signing Event

News You’re going to want to make plans for an evening in Hillcrest tomorrow night. For the neighborhood’s First Thursday event, District Fare is holding an open house event, which will be the public’s first change to see the chic, redesigned restaurant space. Owner Tomas Bohm has promised plenty of samples to enjoy, even if …

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