The Root Cafe was one of 50 U.S. restaurants to receive a $50,000 grant from the 2024 Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant program.
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Waldo’s Chicken & Beer opening Breckenridge Village location in June
Waldo’s Chicken & Beer announced on Wednesday that it will be opening its new 6,000 square-foot Little Rock location in the Breckenridge Village shopping center on Tuesday, June 4.
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Morning, sunshine: A downtown Little Rock breakfast sandwich survey
There are dozens of ways of measuring the health of a city’s downtown. And let’s face it; Little Rock may miss the mark by certain metrics. One department in which we’re thriving, though, is the accessibility of quality breakfast sandwiches.
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The Root Cafe hosting ‘Farmer Trunk or Treat’ this weekend
The Root Cafe is hosting a “Farmer Trunk or Treat” community event from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, that will feature free candy, face painting and farmer vendor booths.
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Make room for The Root’s annual Pie Bake Off
On Sunday, Oct. 1, Central Arkansas bakers and pie makers will have the opportunity to compete in The Root Cafe’s seventh annual Pie Bake Off and Recipe Swap.
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Pop the cork: Is the Central Arkansas food scene’s pandemic slump in the rearview mirror?
The Mighty Rib pontificates on developments in the Central Arkansas food scene.
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SoMardi Gras Parade brings floats, superheroes, villains and luscious beards to South Main Street this Saturday
The 13th annual SoMardi Gras parade kicks off this Saturday, Feb. 18 at noon on South Main Street. The rain-or-shine New Orleans-style parade/block party is free to the public and will feature around 50 vendors, 40 float participants, live music, king cakes, muffulettas, beards, superheroes and more.
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The best things we ate this week
Chicken soup, a pumpkin patch burger and 25 bites of pie in one sitting.
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The Root Cafe to open a second location in Breckenridge Village, owners sell Mockingbird Bar & Tacos
We received a press release today confirming rumors that The Root Cafe is one of the restaurants planning to open in the new multi-million dollar Breckenridge Village redevelopment. Owners Jack Sundell and Corri Bristow-Sundell have sold Mockingbird Bar & Tacos to JLC Entertainment Holdings, owned by Johnny Campbell and Harry and Joe Einhorn. Little Rock Mayor hopeful Greg Henderson, commercial real estate agent and owner of Rock City Eats, brokered the sale of the restaurant, which closed today.
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All day Sunday brunch is back at The Root
Back by popular demand, The Root Cafe announced that it will be serving brunch exclusively all day on Sundays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. starting this Sunday.