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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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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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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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Rumbles: New Details on H.A.M., The Shack Close to Opening, Graffiti's Date Night

Last week we broke the news that Hillcrest Artisan Meats has returned at District Fare. At the time, we didn’t know much more than Brandon Brown was back and had put five of his famous sandwiches on the menu. We’ve since learned that H.A.M. will continue to expand its presence on the menu. Brown tells …

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Rumbles: Banana Leaf Second Location, Honey Pies Turns 2, Beer at Mugs Cafe

Fans of Banana Leaf who don’t feel like heading downtown for lunch will have another option starting this weekend. Husband-and-wife team Shan Peth and Purni Muthaian will be starting up a second location inside Asian Groceries on Rodney Parham Rd. The new location should be open this coming Saturday and will specialize in South Indian …

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Rumbles: Delta Biscuit Coming This Fall, Kontiki on the Move, Sunday Supper with Zara

Get ready for a new wave of biscuits to arrive in Little Rock this fall. Delta Biscuit Company has been working for almost two years now on getting its food truck business up and running, and this week announced it will be ready before Halloween. Owner Hayne Begley has been developing his biscuit-centered menu into …

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Rumbles: Ohia Poké Coming to Promenade, Sandy's Turns 40, Better Lives Through Pizza Pies

First poke came to downtown, then to the Heights neighborhood, and soon to Conway. That has to have left folks in West Little Rock feeling left out, but not for long. Ohia Poké owners Sonny Nguyen and Au Tran are opening a second location in the Promendade at Chenal. The new restaurant will be located …

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Rumbles: Excaliburger Goes West, TAE Starts Brunch, Headbanger's Ball is Back

Excaliburger is on its way west and won’t be back in Arkansas for at least at few months. Owner Kyle Pounders has been posting updates on Facebook of his food truck’s journey. Most recently, Excaliburger has been doing events and pop-ups in Colorado. Back in May, Pounders told me his plan was to take Excaliburger …

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Rumbles: Who is Closed on the 4th, Ira's Opening Monday, The Clean Eatery Contest, La Terraza Mojito Day

Due to July 4 landing squarely in the middle of a week this year, most restaurants and breweries will be open tomorrow. Some exceptions include EJ’s, David’s Burgers, At the Corner and Kontiki African Restaurant. If you’re planning on heading out for lunch or dinner tomorrow, be sure to check with the restaurant to make …

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