Wellness Wednesday: Back-to-School Anxiety During the Pandemic Just a few months ago, many parents felt like things were going back to normal. However, with the Delta variant of COVID-19 in Arkansas and the added threat to children, back-to-school anxiety related to the pandemic is rising in lockstep with the daily cases. Lauren English,…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Christy Ouei of Mule Kick. Ouei spent her early life in the Delta town of Lake Village. In 1996, she graduated with a degree in Agriculture Business at Southern Arkansas University. Ouei owned and operated a small service-station-turned-convenience-store in Taylor for 20 years,…
We recently made a Thursday night reservation at Table 28, the upscale, yet unpretentious Little Rock restaurant that’s located in the basement of The Burgundy Hotel. It had been a full year since my last visit, thanks in large part to a global pandemic and me forgoing all dining-in, so I was excited to finally…
In a late 1933 letter, posted in Paris, to the editors of Esquire magazine, Ernest Hemingway wrote, “Paris is very beautiful. … Me, I like it better … in Piggott, Arkansas, in the fall.” Although in print less than a year, Esquire had already attracted 200,000 subscribers, but it’s unlikely that more than a…
If you have wondered who has the best chicken salad, you clearly haven’t been to a Chicken Salad Chick restaurant. Because you’d know the answer: these people. With stores in Fayetteville, Conway, Jonesboro and Benton, diners love the choices of not only the best chicken salad you’ll ever find and in so many varieties,…
All good things do eventually find endings. And that’s unfortunately true of the Ice Cream, Cakes & Shakes bucket list. Did we save the best for last? Well, this week’s special guest would like to think so. Baker’s original bucket list partner, DJ Williams, made a surprise appearance this week. He just couldn’t let the…
AHA’s Tips for Staying Heart-Healthy in the Heat If you haven’t stepped outside yet this week, you’re lucky. The temperature and humidity are battling it out to see which one can reach a record number the fastest, and quite frankly it would be nice if both were unsuccessful. Heat undoubtedly takes a toll…
Much to the dismay of many, especially the younger ones, summer is coming to an end and the school year is looming right around the corner as August starts next week. However, the end of summer usually means a few more parties to ring in the new school year. May we suggest tacos for your…
Recipe: Quick and Easy Monkey Bread Bites This recipe has been one of my favorites for my whole life. On special occasions, I would wake up to the smell of Monkey Bread in the oven. You can smell the cinnamon for hours. Monkey Bread Bites Recipe 2 ½ cups granulated sugar 4…
We have no shortage of food news throughout Arkansas, so each week, we’ll be providing you with a snapshot of the goings-on inside the culinary world, from events to specials to restaurant openings to awards. Do you have news to share? Please email our food editor, Kevin Shalin, at kshalin@aymag.com. Exciting news for fans…
