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        • YGFBFKitchen
      • Pasta
        • Bruno’s Little Italy
        • Graffiti’s Italian Restaurant
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      • Pies
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        • Rosalia’s Family Bakery
      • Pizza Bucket List
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        • Old Mill Pizza
        • Pizza Cafe
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      • 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
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        • Cypress Social
        • Maddie’s Place
      • Steak
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        • Bone’s Chophouse LR
        • Arthur’s Prime Steakhouse
        • Sonny Williams’ Steak Room
        • Cache Restaurant
      • Taco
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        • Baja Grill
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    • Top Five Restaurants
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      • Russellville
    • Fry Day
      • David’s Burgers
      • Doe’s Eat Place
      • Dugan’s Pub
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      • 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
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    • Intriguing Women 2020
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      • Aromatique
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      • Organized Chaos Collection
      • Ouachita Chocolate
      • Pink House Alchemy
      • Wicked Mix and Wicked Minis
    • Men of Distinction 2020
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      • Adora Curry
      • Anna Beth Gorman
      • Ashley Childers
      • Beth Goodrich
      • Jan Lewandowski
      • Nashwa Krisht
      • Regina Taylor
      • Shalonda Michelle
      • Summer Khairi
      • Taren Robinson
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      • Faces of Arkansas 2019
      • Best Realtors 2019
      • About You Magazine Named Platinum Media Sponsor for 68th Annual Home Show
        • 68th Annual Home Show 2020
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            • Arkansas Flower and Garden Show
            • Beyond Brick
            • Bosley Construction
            • Brandy Harp
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            • 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
  • 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

Win Valentine's Day This Year: Pro Tips for Romantic Success

Blog, PeopleBy AY StaffFebruary 8, 2019

Valentine’s Day is hurtling this way, so we put together some pro tips to help you navigate this romantic holiday. While Valentine’s can be stressful, if you follow this advice, we’ll make the day a breeze for you! The number one tip – in fact, the only tip that is essential – is don’t wait…

Treat Yourself to Some Bourbon and Tapas at Allsopp & Chapple

Blog, Food, Out & AboutBy Tyler HaleFebruary 8, 2019

Cold weather is battering Little Rock again, and you need something to keep the chill at bay. Fortunately, we have just the medicine for you. After all, there’s nothing a little bourbon can’t fix! On Thursday, Feb. 21, join AY and Rock Town Distillery at Allsopp & Chapple for a night of “Bourbon and Tapas!” Enjoy…

Embrace Your Creativity at Pinot’s Palette!

Arts & Culture, Blog, Out & AboutBy Matthew KingFebruary 7, 2019

Looking for an activity to do with your significant other this Valentine’s Day? Check out Pinot’s Palette! They offer individual painting classes, private parties and public sessions for those ages 5 and up who want to learn how to paint. “We do all kinds of painting sessions,” Pinot’s Pleasant Ridge owner Lisa Montgomery says. “You…

ACS Holding Exclusive Showing of True Detective Episode

Arts & Culture, Blog, Out & AboutBy Tyler HaleFebruary 7, 2019

Are you as excited about the return of True Detective as we are? Then you’ll be even more excited to learn that there will be an exclusive screening of the show’s next episode with a Q&A! This Monday, the Arkansas Cinema Society is hosting a special screening of True Detective’s sixth episode “Hunters in the…

Celebrating Ancestor Romance Can Heighten Family History Discovery

Blog, PeopleBy Jeanne RollbergFebruary 7, 2019

Alas, in the month of Valentine’s Day, a longtime candy tradition – the New England Confectionary Company’s conversation heart candies (“Be Mine”) – are no longer available to help us express amorous feelings or earn their legendary $1.8 billion (!) in sales. Luckily, family love is still in the air if we can not only imagine, but also actually…

live music

Live Music Lineup: A Weekend of Music and Love

Arts & Culture, Blog, MusicBy Sarah WoolfFebruary 7, 2019

Sarah Woolf of Follow the Woolf has your guide to Arkansas’ music scene. This week, go see  Love in Harmony at South on Main, Bob Marley Birthday Bash and more.  Around Little Rock Thursday 2/7 The Creek Rocks/ South on Main – 1304 Main St. / 8 /  $10 advance, $12 door Kicking off South on Main’s Love…

Heather Baker's Weekend Plans: Fishing, Bourbon and More

Blog, Out & AboutBy Tyler HaleFebruary 7, 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. 7 What: Shhhhh-ICAGO Speakeasy Where: Rock Town Distillery When: 5:30 p.m. Go back in time to Prohibition-era Chicago – the Roaring Twenties! Get into the spirit…

Congrats to Publisher Heather Baker on Two Great Years at AY!

Blog, PeopleBy Matthew KingFebruary 6, 2019

Photo by Kattie Hansen   This February marks Heather Baker’s two year anniversary with Vowell Inc., home of AY Magazine and Arkansas Money & Politics. “Coming into such an established publication that Vicki Vowell had been working on for almost 30 years was such an inspiration,” says Baker. “It’s a well-known name, a well-known product…

Find Out About AY Publisher Heather Baker's Fun Fishing Trip!

Blog, Out & AboutBy AY StaffFebruary 6, 2019

Did you know that fly-fishing is the fastest-growing sport among females? Neither did we until this morning when we watched The Vine! AY Publisher Heather Baker dropped by The Vine to talk about the fun fishing trip she took last weekend. With a group of girlfriends and guides from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, she…

Want to See The Book of Mormon? Enter the Ticket Lottery!

Arts & Culture, BlogBy Tyler HaleFebruary 6, 2019

Calling all theater fans! The Book of Mormon National Tour is heading to Little Rock next week, and it will definitely be a blockbuster show. This hilarious show is so wildly popular that the producers have started a lottery system to make sure theatergoers have a chance to see it at an affordable price. During the…

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