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  • A Local Legend: Janssen’s Lakefront Restaurant

    A Local Legend: Janssen’s Lakefront Restaurant

    Soup Sunday is more than just soup. It also features mouth-watering sweets, including one of the most iconic desserts in all of Arkansas: the carrot cake from Janssen’s Lakefront Restaurant.

  • Kitchen Confessions

    Kitchen Confessions

    Operating a restaurant or a catering company is hard work. Here’s a look into the recent ups, downs, and opportunities in the dining scene from three local business owners at The House Little Rock Katie Williams and Marquis Brown are owners of at The House, a catering and cottage baking company serving parties large and…

  • Outside the Restaurant Walls

    Outside the Restaurant Walls

    Writer: Stephanie Maxwell Newton How supper clubs are changing the game for diners, chefs, and hobby cooks alike For Monica Diodati, food has always been an interest and a hobby. “When I was a kid, I was desperate to be in the kitchen with my mom. And anytime we took a trip, I wanted to…

  • Get to Know: Diamond State Foodie

    Get to Know: Diamond State Foodie

    A native Arkansan with roots in Pine Bluff and, more recently, Hot Springs, Julia Marshall first fell in love with the industry while working in a bakery. Since that 2017 gig, she studied culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and dietary management at Pulaski Technical College and has also gained experience in a variety of…

  • Bon Appétit, Little Rock

    Bon Appétit, Little Rock

    Writer: Tiffany Adams Photographer: Rett Peek With breakfast, lunch, and a soon-to-open larger location, The Croissanterie makes flaking out a good thing If a love of food brought chefs Wendy Schay and Jill McDonald together, a passion for serving others has made their west Little Rock restaurant a success. Since opening the brick-and-mortar location of…

  • In Good Spirits

    In Good Spirits

    Writer: Stephanie Maxwell Newton Photographer: Mandy Jayne Delta Dirt Distillery takes a family farm in Helena to new levels When Harvey Williams first heard the idea of turning sweet potatoes into vodka, he was intrigued. “I started thinking, Is that really possible? Can that be done? Can I create a business model out of that?”…

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