There’s an appealing energy and authenticity to Chef Alicia Watson, owner of Little Rock culinary wellness business Vito and Vera, who in May, won the Food Network competition series, “Big Restaurant Bet.” What’s readily apparent about the charismatic Watson, whose brassy, alto speaking voice is edged with a holdover Chicago accent, is that she is…
Sometimes you just crave a solid, delicious burger in a place with no pretenses. The Box, the well-established burger joint on 7th Street in Little Rock, is one such come-as-you-are spot. Inside, you’re as likely to find someone in coveralls as in a business suit. It’s one of those places that’s so well-established, it sometimes…
Food Fight: Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance’s Serving Up Solutions Aims to Take a Bite Out of Hunger When Sharon and Carl Vogelpohl accepted the roles of chairing the 15th annual Serving Up Solutions fundraiser June 16 for the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance (AHRA), they knew one thing right off. This wasn’t just something Sharon,…
When you ask the average American what kind of burgers they associate with castles, they’re probably going to tell you White Castles. A significant number of Americans inexplicably love the tiny burgers. But if you ask the same question in Central Arkansas, more than a few folks are going to say Leo’s Greek Castle. The…
Eating Under the Sky & Sun & Moon: Arkansas Patios Bucket List Arkansans welcome the return of patio season Leaf-speckled light dances across your table. A June breeze wafts over, bringing aromas of the brick-oven pizza being brought to a family nearby and the sounds of some girlfriends laughing over late-afternoon drinks. Somehow, cocktails taste…
A legendary Fort Smith hero is getting his own Yellowstone series. MTV Entertainment Studios announced that Bass Reeves, a previously announced limited series from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, would now air later this year on Paramount+ as an offshoot of 1883, the hit limited-series western sequel to Yellowstone. The show’s new title is 1883: The…
As we were dining on burgers and a vanilla milkshake at a picnic table outside Jackrabbit Dairy Bar in Lonoke, and checking another establishment off of AY’s Burger Bucket List, my husband evoked that other famous “Jack Rabbit” burgers and shakes restaurant, the one in John Travolta and Uma Thurman visit (and compete in the…
Two Sisters Cafe Has a Top-Tier Arkansas Burger I don’t like to concede it, but burgers are a food that have always felt more masculine than feminine to me. Sure, a good burger is equal-opportunity yummy, and women have been making delicious hamburgers forever. But how often in ads, film or TV do you…
Michael McCray’s Conscientious Path From Federal Whistleblower to Film Festival Founder to Committee Leader for the James Beard Awards In his early 20s, Michael McCray thought his career trajectory was looking great. After studying business and economics in college, the Pine Bluff native had quickly gone to work in the White House. But…
Face Behind the Place: David Alan Bubbus Jr. of David’s Burgers When Alan Bubbus talks about his businesses — 10 David’s Burgers locations in Central Arkansas, plus a new restaurant concept, Jess’s Chicken, opening soon in Little Rock — he can’t help but get excited. The man not only loves his work, he knows…
