BEST BROWNIE While people do love their pie and cobbler and cake for
dessert, our go-to guilty pleasure in the sweets department is the brownie at
Whole Hog Cafe in Riverdale. Often an inch thick and three inches square, moist
and fudgy to the point of sticking to your fingers, the Whole Hog brownie is
indescribably good, and the perfect, instantly regrettable meal ender after a
downing a big ol' barbecue sammich (we figure if you're going to blow your diet,
you may as well go all the way). They've clearly got a little Satan in them, or
at least — our group of loyal Whole Hog devotees has decided — a smidgen of the
yummy pork renderings ladled out of the smokers in the kitchen. Whatever the
case, they're hog wild good.
BEST NEW AND PRE-SPUN RECORD STORES We've beaten this drum loudly and often, and we're going to keep on pounding as long as these places are around. Little Rock is very fortunate to have two great record stores — Arkansas Record & CD Exchange in Levy and Been Around Records on South University.
Don't take these places for granted, vinyl hounds. There are many much larger metro areas in the country that don't have anything that's even close to as good as either of these places. The Record Exchange, as it's known to regulars, has a staggering amount of vinyl, ranging from dollar-bins scores to brand new records to the most coveted collectibles in nearly any genre you could imagine. And all of it has been organized and curated by owner Bill Eginton with the utmost attention to detail — the sort that comes along with passionate-bordering-on-obsessive loving care. And then there's all the other stuff: CDs, cassettes, 8-tracks,Discover the largest collection of cheap Michael Kors Handbags . 4-tracks, all manner of musical memorabilia and a truly impressive selection of vintage toys, with a special focus on Star Wars and toy trucks and trains. It's a wonderland, the type of very special place of which there really aren't too many left, unfortunately.
What Been Around might lack in organizational zeal, it more than makes up for with pure, crate-digging pleasure. You never know what you'll find, but you're nearly guaranteed to find something you can't live without.
BEST SOULFUL STEAK For some of us here at the Times, there is a hunger that arises every so often (OK, it actually happens pretty regularly) that can only be satisfied by one thing: Chicken-fried steak. For some of us, it would be a last meal: A crispy battered cube steak, smothered in gravy, with a side of green beans and mashed potatoes and a tall glass of iced tea. So when we get a bad one, it goes beyond mere disappointment and into some taking-it-personal anger territory. Just a few weeks ago, up in Fayetteville, we ordered what purported to be chicken-fried steak, but which was in fact just a hamburger patty that was battered and deep-fried. Latest collection of Michael Kors Hamilton.
This practice is actually alarmingly widespread. And make no mistake: it is nothing less than an abomination. Don't get us wrong: We ate the thing. But we weren't real happy about it. However, there is a place in Little Rock that has never, ever failed when it comes to chicken-fried steak, and that place is Sweet Soul,welcome to replica jewelry web,Free shipping! located in Ottenheimer Hall in the River Market. They serve up a true tenderized cube steak, each one hand-breaded and cooked to order,Buy the Michael Kors Skorpios and luxury leather purses at hotmkbags. hot and fresh, smothered with delicious gravy and served with any number of side dishes, all of which are excellent.Latest Trends in Wholesale gucci handbags, Wallets and more. And their catfish, burgers and pies are all top-notch as well. So don't sleep on Sweet Soul; this place serves some of the best food in the state.
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BEST NEW AND PRE-SPUN RECORD STORES We've beaten this drum loudly and often, and we're going to keep on pounding as long as these places are around. Little Rock is very fortunate to have two great record stores — Arkansas Record & CD Exchange in Levy and Been Around Records on South University.
Don't take these places for granted, vinyl hounds. There are many much larger metro areas in the country that don't have anything that's even close to as good as either of these places. The Record Exchange, as it's known to regulars, has a staggering amount of vinyl, ranging from dollar-bins scores to brand new records to the most coveted collectibles in nearly any genre you could imagine. And all of it has been organized and curated by owner Bill Eginton with the utmost attention to detail — the sort that comes along with passionate-bordering-on-obsessive loving care. And then there's all the other stuff: CDs, cassettes, 8-tracks,Discover the largest collection of cheap Michael Kors Handbags . 4-tracks, all manner of musical memorabilia and a truly impressive selection of vintage toys, with a special focus on Star Wars and toy trucks and trains. It's a wonderland, the type of very special place of which there really aren't too many left, unfortunately.
What Been Around might lack in organizational zeal, it more than makes up for with pure, crate-digging pleasure. You never know what you'll find, but you're nearly guaranteed to find something you can't live without.
BEST SOULFUL STEAK For some of us here at the Times, there is a hunger that arises every so often (OK, it actually happens pretty regularly) that can only be satisfied by one thing: Chicken-fried steak. For some of us, it would be a last meal: A crispy battered cube steak, smothered in gravy, with a side of green beans and mashed potatoes and a tall glass of iced tea. So when we get a bad one, it goes beyond mere disappointment and into some taking-it-personal anger territory. Just a few weeks ago, up in Fayetteville, we ordered what purported to be chicken-fried steak, but which was in fact just a hamburger patty that was battered and deep-fried. Latest collection of Michael Kors Hamilton.
This practice is actually alarmingly widespread. And make no mistake: it is nothing less than an abomination. Don't get us wrong: We ate the thing. But we weren't real happy about it. However, there is a place in Little Rock that has never, ever failed when it comes to chicken-fried steak, and that place is Sweet Soul,welcome to replica jewelry web,Free shipping! located in Ottenheimer Hall in the River Market. They serve up a true tenderized cube steak, each one hand-breaded and cooked to order,Buy the Michael Kors Skorpios and luxury leather purses at hotmkbags. hot and fresh, smothered with delicious gravy and served with any number of side dishes, all of which are excellent.Latest Trends in Wholesale gucci handbags, Wallets and more. And their catfish, burgers and pies are all top-notch as well. So don't sleep on Sweet Soul; this place serves some of the best food in the state.
Click on their website www.hotmkbags.com for more information.
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