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      • Local Lime
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      • Tacos Godoy
      • The Fold Botanas and Bar
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        • 68th Annual Home Show 2020
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            • Schrader Homes
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      • Runway: A Look Back
  • Food/Drink
    • Bucket Lists
      • Original Arkansas Bucket List
      • Appetizers
        • Faded Rose
        • Kemuri
        • Lost Forty
        • Yaya’s Euro Bistro
      • Breakfast and Brunch Bucket List
        • Petit & Keet
        • Root Cafe
      • BBQ
        • BBQ Bucket List
        • Whole Hog Cafe NLR
        • Smokin’ Buns
        • Hawgz Blues Café
        • Count Porkula
      • Catfish
        • Catfish Bucket List
        • Cathead’s Diner
        • BJ’s Market Cafe
      • Chicken Wings
        • Great American Wings
        • Sauce(d)
      • Dive Bucket List
      • Farm Fresh
        • Boulevard Bread Company
        • Local Lime
        • Root Cafe
      • Festivals Bucket List
      • Food Trucks
        • Delta Biscuit Company
        • The Lab Food Truck
        • Tacos Godoy
      • Holiday Food Bucket List
        • Burge’s Hickory Smoked Turkeys and Hams
        • Lindsey’s Hospitality House
        • Taylors’ Made Cafe
        • YGFBFKitchen
      • Pasta
        • Bruno’s Little Italy
        • Graffiti’s Italian Restaurant
        • Ristorante Capeo
      • Pies
        • Blue Cake Co. / Honey Pies
        • Charlotte’s Eats & Sweets
        • Community Bakery
        • Rosalia’s Family Bakery
      • Pizza Bucket List
        • Deluca’s Pizza
        • Old Mill Pizza
        • Pizza Cafe
        • U.S. Pizza
      • Salad Bucket List
        • Cheers in the Heights
        • Scallions
        • Taziki’s Mediterranean Café
        • ZAZA Fine Salad and Wood Oven Pizza Co.
      • Sandwich Bucket List
        • Boulevard Bread Company
        • Cross Creek Sandwich Shop
        • Gadwall’s Grill
      • Seafood
        • Boudreaux’s Grill and Bar
        • Eat My Catfish
        • Lakewood Fish & Seafood House
        • Oceans at Arthur’s
      • Soup/Chili Bucket List
        • Baja Grill
        • Cheers in the Heights
        • Scallions
      • Southern Plates Bucket List
        • Charlotte’s Eats and Sweets
        • Cotham’s in the City
        • Cypress Social
        • Maddie’s Place
      • Steak
        • Steak Bucket List
        • Bone’s Chophouse LR
        • Arthur’s Prime Steakhouse
        • Sonny Williams’ Steak Room
        • Cache Restaurant
      • Taco
        • Taco Bucket List
        • Baja Grill
        • Cantina Laredo
        • Mexico Chiquito
        • Tacos 4 Life
    • Top Five Restaurants
      • Fort Smith
      • Russellville
    • Fry Day
      • David’s Burgers
      • Doe’s Eat Place
      • Dugan’s Pub
      • The Faded Rose Restaurant
      • The Pantry
      • The Root Cafe
      • Twisted Fries
    • Recipe Monday
    • Taco Tuesday
      • Baja Grill
      • Casa Mañana
      • Heights Taco & Tamale Co.
      • Local Lime
      • Tacos 4 Life
      • Tacos El Gordo
      • Tacos Godoy
      • The Fold Botanas and Bar
    • Thirsty Thursday
      • Abbi’s Teas & Things
      • Diamond Bear Brewing Company
      • East Sixth Brewing Co.
      • Flyway Brewing
      • The Grind Coffee Bistro
      • Guillermo’s Gourmet Coffee
      • The Library Kitchen and Lounge
      • Nexus Coffee & Creative
      • Nutrition Hub
      • Post Winery
      • The Purple Cow
      • River City Coffee
  • Home/Garden
  • Arts/Culture/People
    • Intriguing Women 2020
    • Made in Arkansas
      • Aromatique
      • Fischer’s Honey Company
      • James Hayes Art Glass Company
      • Natural Way Food Group
      • Organized Chaos Collection
      • Ouachita Chocolate
      • Pink House Alchemy
      • Wicked Mix and Wicked Minis
    • Men of Distinction 2020
    • Wednesday’s Women
      • Adora Curry
      • Anna Beth Gorman
      • Ashley Childers
      • Beth Goodrich
      • Jan Lewandowski
      • Nashwa Krisht
      • Regina Taylor
      • Shalonda Michelle
      • Summer Khairi
      • Taren Robinson
  • Health
  • Travel
  • Contests/ Nominations
    • AY’s Best 2021 Nominations
    • Nominate a Wednesday’s Woman
    • Nominate AY’s 2021 Intriguing Women
    • Nominate in AY’s Readers’ Restaurant Poll 2021
  • More
    • Subscribe to AY Print Magazine
    • Subscribe to AY’s newsletter
    • Custom Publications
    • Men of Distinction 2020
    • Submit Your Event For Our Online Calendar
    • About Us
    • Mental Health Guide
    • Digital Issues
    • COVID19
    • Archive
      • Faces of Arkansas 2019
      • Best Realtors 2019
      • About You Magazine Named Platinum Media Sponsor for 68th Annual Home Show
        • 68th Annual Home Show 2020
          • All About Home
            • Arkansas Flower and Garden Show
            • Beyond Brick
            • Bosley Construction
            • Brandy Harp
            • Financial And Professional Services
            • Game Time Wraps
            • Gary Houston Electric
            • Green Living
            • Hartness Construction
            • KellCo Custom Homes Inc.
            • Outdoor Living
            • Precision Door Service of Central Arkansas
            • Richard Harp Homes
            • Staci Medlock
          • Behind The Hottest Neighborhoods
            • Bosley Construction: The Preserve at the Woodlands
            • Schrader Homes
            • KellCo Custom Homes: Stonehill (Sherwood)
            • Light Innovations: A Better Way To Light
            • Brandy Harp: Principal Broker of Jon Underhill Real Estate
            • Richard Harp Homes: Master Certified Green Professional
            • West Lake Village
            • Waterview
      • 2019 Best Healthcare Professionals
        • Northwest Arkansas
        • Northeast Arkansas
        • South Arkansas
        • Central Arkansas
      • Intriguing Women
      • Intriguing Women 2019
      • Faces of Arkansas
      • AY’s Cutest Dogs 2019
      • Runway: A Look Back

Category Archives: Blog

Bone’s ChopHouse Planning a Move to Little Rock

Blog, Food, TravelBy Matthew KingFebruary 18, 2019

Bone’s ChopHouse is opening a new location in Little Rock. This will mark the restaurant’s second location, originally opened December 2017 in a former Ruby Tuesday building on Central Avenue in Hot Springs. Bone’s ChopHouse in Hot Springs “I love Little Rock. It has a wider base of people,” says restaurateur Lee Beasley, of Bone’s…

Recipe Monday: Flavorful Spatchcock Roasted Chicken

Blog, Food, Recipe MondayBy Lisa FischerFebruary 18, 2019

This is gonna sound like I’m using an unladylike term, but I want you to cook a spatchcock chicken.  Yep. Spatchcock chicken. This is an old-timey word for butterflying a chicken (or turkey).  The definition from www.foodrepublic.com says, “This wacky term comes from Ireland, and may be an abbreviation of ‘Dispatch the cock,’ a phrase which…

Let the Good Times Roll for Mardi Gras in Eureka Springs!

Arts & Culture, Blog, TravelBy Juliana GoodwinFebruary 15, 2019

by Juliana Goodwin Mardi Gras in Eureka Springs started as a small affair, but it has transformed into big fun. In 2006, Dan Ellis, a New Orleans native who moved to Eureka Springs after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina, longed for Mardi Gras celebrations back home. He founded the “Krewe of Krazo,” which is Ozark spelled…

Tasty Treats: Quinoa Egg White Spinach and Red Pepper Muffins

Blog, FoodBy Kaitlin BargerFebruary 15, 2019

Need something quick, healthy and easy to make for breakfast? Quinoa egg white muffin bites are a great option that you can freeze or refrigerate for later. We all know that quinoa is pretty bland by itself, so adding spices and vegetables is crucial to get some flavor. I usually dice up about half of…

Get Out Your Binoculars: The 2019 Great Backyard Bird Count Begins Today

Blog, TravelBy Tyler HaleFebruary 15, 2019

Starting today, it’s wings up around Arkansas. And that doesn’t mean planes – it’s birds. This weekend is the 2019 Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). From Friday, Feb. 15 through Monday, Feb. 18, birding enthusiasts can help researchers learn more about birds by counting birds and reporting their findings online. The findings help the Cornell…

What’s a Single Person to Do in Arkansas?

Arts & Culture, Blog, TravelBy AY StaffFebruary 14, 2019

Congratulations to all the lucky love bugs out there! Enjoy your Valentine’s Day, weekend and everything that follows. Don’t put too much stress on yourself and have fun! For everyone else, we have some bad news. Arkansas was recently named the one of the worst states to be a single person. In fact, the Natural…

The Best Arkansas Love Songs for Valentine’s Day

Arts & Culture, BlogBy Tyler HaleFebruary 14, 2019

Nothing quite sets the mood for Valentine’s Day like a great love song. And in the Natural State, we have no shortage of great musicians with classic or soon-to-be-classic love songs. From the brash to the sensitive, these songs represent some of the best of Arkansas’ love songs. But first – what’s an Arkansas love…

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Live Music Lineup: In the Mood for Love on Valentine’s Weekend

Arts & Culture, Blog, MusicBy Sarah WoolfFebruary 14, 2019

Sarah Woolf of Follow the Woolf has your guide to Arkansas’ music scene. This week, go see Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt and more.   Around Little Rock Thursday 2/14 Heart & Soul: Trey Johnson/ South on Main– 1304 Main St. / 5-10 For seated reservations, there’ll be a tasting menu of three courses for…

Heather Baker’s Weekend Plans: Knife Show, RVs, and More

Arts & Culture, Blog, TravelBy Matthew KingFebruary 14, 2019

Stay “in the know” about all the great events going on around Arkansas. AY’s Publisher, Heather Baker, will tell you what the hot spots are this weekend. Thursday Feb. 14 through Sunday, Feb. 17 What: Book of Mormon Where: Robinson Performance Hall When: Thursday, Feb. 14: 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15: 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb.…

Woody’s Bar-B-Q Sauce Co. Wins Big at Fiery Food Challenge

Blog, FoodBy Tyler HaleFebruary 13, 2019

At AY Magazine, we love all things Arkansas and all things BBQ. When you put the pair together, you have perfection! One of our favorite local barbecue companies, Woody’s Bar-B-Q Sauce Co., recently claimed a top prize at the Fiery Food Challenge Awards in Irving, Texas. Woody’s won the coveted Golden Chile award for the Cook-Off:…

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