When I started Rock City Eats 10 years ago the goal was to highlight local dining and help local places succeed. It was always my belief that locally owned businesses are the most important businesses in a city due to their impact on local economics and the culture of a city. Over the past 10 …
Last year, with the global pandemic just beginning, many festivals shut down during and took the year off. The Food Hall of Fame winning International Greek Food Festival found a way to adjust with a shift to the fall and a drive thru only festival. It was a remarkable feat shifting 35 years of in …
The International Greek Food Festival Forges Ahead for the 37th Year Read More »
Like many annual events in the area, the World Cheese Dip Championship was mostly put on hold last year during the pandemic. Instead a small virtual event was held, but it did little to fill the craving from what has become Little Rock’s signature dish. Thankfully this year it is back and ready to go …
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Over the past 10 years the South Main Street (SoMa) area has transformed into a major restaurant area of Little Rock. With the new building at 1424 Main another new wave of restaurants is set to call SoMa home, starting with Press Waffle Co which held their soft opening this past weekend. Press Waffle was …
For several years now North Little Rock has been rapidly increasing their efforts to focus on culinary tourism as a main part of their overall marketing plan, particularly in the Argenta district. Their new marketing direction announced today looks to double down on the effort by putting locally operated businesses, and by virtue unique food …
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Kelli Marks of Sweet Love Bakes has been a friend of Rock City Eats long before there was a Rock Eats or Sweet Love Bakes. After a successful run with her own brick and mortar location of Sweet Love she has returned to baking individual orders. After seeing a number of people take interest in …
Kelli Marks Makes Baking Easy with her New Book Out Next Month Read More »
We are extremely excited to announce our new Popup Dinner series at Community Bakery, starting with our good friend Cetera Key (previously of TAE and Southern Gourmasian). This first dinner will be held June 19th at 6pm. The dinner will be four courses including a collaboration dessert for $50 (plus tax and gratuity). This will …
Rock City Eats Popup with Cetera (CC) Key at Community Bakery on June 19th Read More »
Count Porkula BBQ announced today that they are expanding to their second location, and first standalone restaurant, expected to open early next year. The location will be in the spot previously occupied by Ozark Country Restaurant at 201 Keightly Drive, just off Cantrell Road. The new location is in partnership with the Keet family’s JTJ …
There were few restaurants that braved the 2020 pandemic and launched their business anyway. We have covered a few of them but a few, unfortunately, slipped off our radar. Maryam’s Grill was one such spot, and it turned out to be an absolute gem of Middle Eastern cuisine. Maryam’s Grill opened in August 2020 in …
If food truck nostalgia in Little Rock had a flavor, it would probably taste like a hot dog for me. The year was 2010, which was still around a year from the conception of Rock City Eats, the food truck scene in Little Rock mainly consisted of funnel cakes, turkey legs, and fried everything from …