Eat Arkansas

Fayetteville Coffee Works began serving customers Wednesday, Dec. 6, inside Fayetteville Brew Works, a brewery that opened in August.

Two Hands Fresh Corn Dogs, a Korean-style corn dog chain, is celebrating its grand opening today at 5 p.m. in the Pleasant Ridge Town Center at 11525 Cantrell Road. Opportunities for free corn dogs are coming on Saturday and Sunday.

Expect speciality dishes on Christmas Eve and a three course prix fixe menu on New Year's Eve.

The Bentonville chain is known for its scratch-made biscuits, house-made sausage gravy and homemade jams and butters, as well as several gluten-free options.

This is likely the best chance you'll get this holiday season to sample so many quality eggnogs in one place.

Little Rock residents will now have to travel to Benton to dine at Applebee's.

Kevin Shalin, author of The Mighty Rib food blog, concluded his annual fundraiser for the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance last night with $14,000 donated from 80 food and drink businesses and 22 individuals.

A vehicle crashed through one of the front windows at Hogg's Meat Market in North Little Rock on Friday afternoon.

The new downtown location with midcentury vibes and one of the best eggs Benedict dishes we've ever had feels like the perfect addition to Main Street.

The Mighty Rib's November edition of Cornucopia features a list of his Top 25 sandwiches in Central Arkansas, as well as trips to Gold Bowl for duck ramen, the Loaded Lox Everything Bagel sandwich from The Bagel Shop and some great news for the Little Rock breakfast taco scene.

The city of Keo will be hosting its second consecutive Arkansas Pecan Festival Saturday, Dec. 2 from from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. The event will feature a "Pie Ride" for cyclists, live music, a pecan pie contest, several artisanal vendors and food trucks, Santa Claus, a toy drive, a classic car show and Keodore, the city's squirrel mascot.

Travelers and guests at XNA who need a little pick me up this holiday season can grab a cup of Onyx coffee at a new kiosk called Bionics By Onyx.

Draft + Table, the new upscale restaurant taking the place of the former Cregeen's Irish Pub in North Little Rock, opened today at 301 Main St. in Argenta.

Over my many years of research and partaking of the traditional meal with my family both related and chosen, I've discovered some dishes that are particularly Arkansawyer in nature. For those of you who'd like to consider adding one or more of them to your holiday havings, here are some recipes for the taking.

Just three weeks after Damgoode Pies announced that it was closing its original Hillcrest location on Kavanaugh Boulevard, owner Jeff Trine announced that it will close its final Central Arkansas store this week.

"The smoke was unbelievable," Rock Town Distillery's owner Phil Brandon said in an interview with KARK, Channel 4. "You'd think it was an explosion. ... We were all just dumbfounded that this would happen."

Korean fried chicken franchise "bb.q Chicken" is opening its first Arkansas outlet in Little Rock at 101 S. Bowman Road in the former David's Burgers.

At its original Little Rock location, Diamond Bear was able to start off without food service due to the fact that it was the only option in the state, but these days it seems like all breweries have to develop sophisticated restaurant fronts just to keep the lights on.

Mt. Fuji is reopening on Wednesday in its newly designed 3,600-square-foot Breckenridge Village space.

East Village food hall Sterling Market (515 Shall Ave.) is celebrating the opening of its new outdoor dining area, The Alley, on Thursday with live music from Emily Fenton. Isaac Alexander plays Friday night.