
Kat Robinson says if you want sushi in Little Rock, here are your seven top non-chain choices. Enjoy.
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Maybe it started out as a fad, but sushi in Little Rock’s here to stay. The usual suspects are around -- Kobe Steakhouse, Sekisui, those sort of places. We’re lucky to have sushi chefs stirring up take-home options at Whole Foods, Fresh Market and Kroger these days. ...

Kat Robinson Aslk Max... anything.
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I won't be by the machine non-stop. But I'll check in periodically and answer as many questions as I can. I'm assuming a number of people are becalmed today.

Kat Robinson suggests lunch at Forbidden City today. Thick egg drop soup, decently large lunch portions, and you can't beat $4.95-6.50 for a Chinese food sit-down lunch. Well, maybe you can, but this place is worth a revisit. Bottom of Park Plaza Mall. (501) 663-9099. They deliver, too.
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Little Rock’s blessed with more than its share of Oriental restaurants. One name that doesn’t come up as often as it might have 20 years ago is Forbidden City. You remember Forbidden ...

Kat Robinson says this is a decadent way to show love to the chocoholic in your life -- and help the Ronald McDonald House, too.
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The seventh annual Chocolate Fantasty Ball's coming up this weekend at The Peabody Hotel. Thebig fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House brings a whole world of chocolate to an evening of ...

Kat Robinson What else can you do on a snow day but... talk about what to do with all the snow? Snow ice cream recipe included.
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Last week whenthe last blast came through, Fort Smith Eats posted pics from readers of snow treats, including this snow ice cream from Lauren Hendricks. Well, we seem to have been blessed with ...

Kat Robinson Radio peeps -- interested in a daily lunch recommendation for your station? Let's talk. Drop me a line at kat@tiedyetravels.com.

Kat Robinson suggests Luigi's Pizza and Pasta in Bryant for lunch today. Cracker crust pizza, homemade pasta and great desserts. On I-30 westbound service road between Reynolds and Alcoa Roads (take the main Bryant exit). (501) 847-1110.
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The highly recommended Luigi’s Pizza and Pasta came up on our food wheel (I kid, there’s no food wheel, just a list of places people tell me I need to check out) this morning, so around noon we ventured to Bryant for lunch.

Kat Robinson is about to start looking for a literary agent for that novel I've been working on for, oh, forever.

Kat Robinson suggests Belle Arti Restaurant in Hot Springs for lunch today. The Penne ala Norma is a great plate of eggplant and pasta and sauce and... oh, just a nice warm bit of goodness. Don't skip the tiramisu. On Central Avenue just off the shortest street in the world. (501) 624-7474.
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There are a lot of good reasons to stay in Hot Springs this summer -- from outdoor fun on one of the area's three big lakes (Lake Hamilton, Lake Ouachita, and Lake Catherine) or at Magic Springs Crystal Falls Amusement and Water Parks -- to air conditioned action at Oaklawn Racing Park. ...

Kat Robinson is excited about the Eureka Springs Chocolate Lovers Festival. All that chocolate -- $10 for adults and $6 for kids. That's something else.
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Still making your Valentine's Day weekend plans? He're's a real winner that won't put you out a lot of money. The 6th Annual Eureka Springs Chocolate Lovers Festival is Saturday, February 13th at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Conference Center. ...

Kat Robinson suggests Hickory House BBQ in Forrest City for lunch today. It's a good day for a jumbo beef sandwich and a vanilla milkshake. On Highway 1 south of I-40. (870) 633-7751.
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You don’t have to go as far as Memphis for good barbeque. There are plenty of fine establishments in Arkansas that do a good job with smoked meats and great sauces, that make a drive that far out ...

Kat Robinson says oh look, another chain Italian restaurant is coming to town soon.
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Bravo Cucina Italiana is under construction out at The Promenade at Chenal. The Ohio based BRIO Restaurants Group, which has locations of Bravo and Brio in 27 states, will open the new restaurant in March.

Kat Robinson has more of the story of the big burger... from Ed Walker's, indeed.
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I have been waiting a long time to revisit Ed Walker’s Drive-In and Restaurant in Fort Smith. Some dear friends of mine took me there back in December 2007. They had something to show me, something massive.


























