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Rumbles: Greek Food Festival, Cypress Knee Closes, Project Swim Pool Party

The city’s best annual food festival is back this weekend in West Little Rock. The 35th Annual International Greek Food Festival is Friday through Sunday at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. All of your favorite food and activities are back from previous festivals, including some new menu items: Gyro salad: A healthier take on the famous …

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Rumbles: Spring Festival Weekend, Wild Wines, Pie Bake-off at The Root

Spring festival season has officially kicked off in Arkansas. It started last weekend with the Arkansas Pie Festival and continues with a trio of events this weekend. In Cabot, the 17th Annual Strawberry Festival will cover Friday and Saturday in the downtown area. Expect plenty of strawberries and strawberry-themed activities, as well as live music …

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Rumbles: Cocoa Belle on Food Network, Gadwall's Turns 30, Greek Fest Preview Night

Central Arkansas has had a good run lately on the Food Network. Donnie Ferneau and Amanda Ivy competed on The Great Food Truck Race, Ivy went solo on Guy’s Grocery Games, and recently six Little Rock-area restaurants were featured on the network’s flagship Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Now, there’s a new Food Network competition show …

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Rumbles: Diamond Chef Tomorrow, Revival Coffee Opens, Jewish Food Festival

The state’s premier cooking competition returns tomorrow night. The 12th annual Diamond Chef Arkansas competition will be held Thursday at Pulaski Tech Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Institute starting at 6 p.m. Six finalists will compete for this year’s title: Joseph Coleman – Little Rock Marriott Jordan Davis – Chenal Country Club Brandon Douglas – …

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Rumbles: Taste of Little Rock, Ceci's Ready to Move, Bernice Garden Farmers Market

Thursday evening is the 16th Annual Taste of Little Rock event at UA Little Rock. Nearly 40 restaurants and breweries will serve up food and drink at the Jack Stephens Center tomorrow evening from 6 until 8 p.m. Local favorites like Sauced, Rebel Kettle, Trio’s, La Terraza and Samantha’s will be dishing out as many …

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Rumbles: Lucky Lou's Downtown, Three Fold Price Hike, Maumelle Food Truck Festival

With Blue Canoe Brewing Company officially closed, it didn’t take long for the brewery’s premium spot on 3rd Street downtown to get a new tenant. Well, mostly new. Lucky Lou’s LLC has filed for a mixed drink permit with Arkansas Beverage Control ahead of opening a new bar and restaurant at the location. We hadn’t …

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Rumbles: Cathead Starts Dinner Service, Rocky's Pub Gives it Another Go, Ohio Club BBQ, Monkey Burger Closes

Looks like Rocky’s Pub is giving it another go. They resurfaced last year offering their prized Philly cheesesteaks to go, but it was ultimately short-lived. This time they appear to have funding secured for a new brick and mortar and are trying to find a location, but they are tentatively looking at the old Jo …

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Rumbles: Crawfish at The Faded Rose, Proof Turns 1, New Happy Hour Deals

Yesterday’s Mardi Gras celebration means crawfish season has officially arrived at The Faded Rose. For decades now, the David family at The Faded Rose has used the annual celebration to kick off its weekly crawfish special, which will run through the spring. Each order gets a heaping pile of crawfish, plus potatoes and corn served …

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Rumbles: kBird's Dinner Changes, Fassler Hall Turns 1, White Pig Inn Closes

With owner Richard Glasgow’s return from his annual one-month sabbatical in Thailand, kBird is open again and is making some changes going forward. The changes have to do with the dinner service. kBird will no longer be open for dinner Monday through Wednesday evenings as it has been for the past couple of years. The …

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