Dining Out

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Loca Luna shuts down, citing covid On Jan. 6, a couple of hours after this column had gone to press, Loca Luna owner-chef Mark Abernathy announced in an email to patrons that he was closing the r... by Eric E. Harrison - January 14, 2021

OPINION | TAKEOUT TASTINGS: Tasty tavern treats A side benefit of wearing masks is that in addition to protecting us from microbes, they also filter out — at least partially — cigarette smoke. by Eric E. Harrison - January 14, 2021

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: 2020 was a bad year for restaurants, but many came through Britain's Queen Elizabeth II declared 2020 was an "Annus horribilis," and it certainly was for the hospitality industry. by Eric E. Harrison - January 12, 2021

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Ciao bids all 'arrivederci,' closes doors Becky Mobly, owner of Ciao Italian Restaurant, 405 W. Seventh St., Little Rock, said "ciao" to her customers in a final Facebook post Monday. by Eric E. Harrison - January 7, 2021

OPINION | TAKEOUT TASTINGS: Culinary caution continues It’s a new year, but the same old pandemic. by Eric E. Harrison - January 7, 2021

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Restaurant shows dark in evenings One of our eagle-eyed readers reports seeing the sign and the interior of Hunan Palace Express, 2906 MacArthur Blvd., North Little Rock, "totally dark when I pa... by Eric E. Harrison - December 31, 2020

OPINION | TAKEOUT TASTINGS: Finding fish (and fowl) We missed out on indulging in the Italian custom of the Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve — blame the pandemic, right? — so as it happens, we've been c... by Eric E. Harrison - December 31, 2020

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: List of eateries open on Christmas; pizzeria, pub open in Bryant A couple of recent — we're not entirely sure how recent — openings in Bryant: by Eric E. Harrison - December 24, 2020

OPINION | TAKEOUT TASTINGS: Festive feasting At this festive season of the year, we normally would gather together for feasting, but circumstances this year have made that impractical if not outright dange... by Eric E. Harrison - December 24, 2020

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Trio's back after brush with virus Trio’s, 8201 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, reopened Saturday after a too-close encounter with covid-19 that temporarily quarantined owner-chef Capi Peck and partn... by Eric E. Harrison - December 17, 2020

OPINION | TAKEOUT TASTINGS: Trail headin' south After taking off for a week, we’re taking off on the takeout trail again. We were headed south of the border before a Southern fried chicken establishment heade... by Eric E. Harrison - December 17, 2020

East Sixth Brewing Co. shuts doors East Sixth Brewing Co., 822 E. Sixth St. in Little Rock’s East Village, shut its doors Tuesday afternoon. by Eric E. Harrison - December 16, 2020

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Waffle Day set as target for Little Rock shop Press Waffle Co. has a March 25 target (which happens to be International Waffle Day) to open an outlet at the 1424 SoMa development, 1424 Main St., Little Rock... by Eric E. Harrison - December 10, 2020

RESTAURANT TRANSITIONS: Oyster Bar now offers lunch along with dinner The Oyster Bar, 3003 W. Markham St., Little Rock, has opened wider, now serving lunch and dinner, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Reservations are still neede... by Eric E. Harrison - December 3, 2020

OPINION | TAKEOUT TASTINGS: Pigging out This came close to being an all-barbecue edition but at the last culinary moment, we decided we preferred giving thanks for pizza last month, so we redirected a... by Eric E. Harrison - December 3, 2020

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