Cantina Cinco de Mayo No. 3, 521 Center St., Little Rock, reopened Tuesday after shutting down for nearly two weeks while the building management fixed the air conditioning. The phone number is (501) 400-8194.
Work is proceeding on the long-delayed new branch of Jimmy's Serious Sandwiches that's taking over the cafe space on the first floor of the Cox Creative Center, 120 River Market Ave. on the Central Arkansas Library System Main Library campus. Brad Ahrens, manager of the main Jimmy's location at 5116 W. Markham St., Little Rock, says he's hoping to open the place within the month, initially only at lunchtime, with hours tentatively fixed for 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., possibly a little later if they're busy. He says the menu will be basically the same as it is on Markham Street, including soups, salads, side items, but you'll see a difference with the sandwiches, which instead of being toasted, will be grilled on a panini grill, so, Ahrens says, the texture will be "a little bit different." They'll be primarily prepped in the Markham Street kitchen and ferried to the River Market for finishing. The new location doesn't yet have a listed phone number; the Markham Street number is (501) 666-3354.
Conway-based Tacos 4 Life, for its inaugural Hunger Hero Day on Tuesday, will "celebrate the millions of meals that guests have raised for starving children across the world" at all 11 of its locations in Arkansas, Texas and North Carolina by giving a free Classic Beef or Grilled Chicken taco -- no purchase necessary -- to any guest who comes in dressed as a local hero or superhero. And it will still donate 22 cents -- equivalent to the cost of one meal for a hungry child, the chain says, and the same amount it gives for every taco, quesadilla, salad or rice bowl it sells -- to Feed My Starving Children for every free taco it hands out. Co-founder Ashton Samuelson says the chain will make this an annual event as "a special piece of our brand [to] honor the true hunger heroes that are changing the world, one taco at a time." Visit Tacos4Life.com.
The Avenue, inside The Waters hotel, 340 Central Ave., Hot Springs, will focus on watercolors by Coni Hall for its next Art & Wine Dinner, 7 p.m. Sunday. Hall will discuss her work during a brief gallery talk before Executive Chef Casey Copeland's five-course dinner (the menu will feature seasonal and locally grown foods) with wine pairings. Space is limited; cost is $80. For menu, and reservations, call (501) 625-3850.
The Louisiana-based Raising Cane's chain, getting ready to open an outlet July 24 at 1402 S. Walton Blvd., Bentonville, is looking to hire 75 "team members" -- that's cooks, cashiers and customer service personnel. Apply online at caniaccareers.com (search for Bentonville); schedule an interview through July 16 at the Fairfield Inn and Suites, 4611 W. Rozell St., Rogers, or stop by in person, 9 a.m. -5 p.m. Monday-Friday. There are three other Arkansas Raising Cane's outlets, in Fayetteville, Rogers and Texarkana. Visit raisingcanes.com.