Local Lime

The success of Lost Forty Brewing in Little Rock may lie as much as anything in the fact that two of its founders — John Beachboard and Scott McGehee — are restaurant industry veterans intent on listening to the customer. read more >

Restaurants have turned to technology to help them adapt and survive during the pandemic, and Staley Technologies of Little Rock has been right there with them. read more >

The voices of small-business owners in Arkansas betray their anxiety, even anguish approaching grief, as they fight for their future — and a future for their employees — in a world upended by a deadly pandemic. read more >

Scott McGehee, executive chef and partner at Yellow Rocket Concepts of Little Rock, says there are no new restaurants in the works right now, but he's looking to northwest Arkansas and barbecue as he considers growth. read more >

Heights Taco & Tamale appears to be setting records for Little Rock’s Yellow Rocket Concepts restaurant group. read more >

Consistently providing high-quality food in a casually hip atmosphere, Yellow Rocket’s five restaurants - Big Orange Midtown, Big Orange West, Local Lime, ZaZa (Little Rock and Conway) or Lost Forty Brewing - last year brought in over $10 million in food sales alone. read more >

Yellow Rocket Concepts is a brand that includes several different partnerships. read more >

Yellow Rocket Concept’s five restaurants reported almost $11 million in receipts last year, not including alcohol sales, making the group a central Arkansas restaurant juggernaut. read more >

Whispers has an update to last week’s report on mixed drink sales at Little Rock restaurants. We reported 2013 mixed drink sales for the 10 Little Rock restaurants that met two criteria: served mixed drinks and were near the top in food sales. read more >

The ownership picture of the burgeoning Big Orange/Local Lime/ZaZa empire has changed with the purchase by Little Rock businessman Russ McDonough of Herren Hickingbotham’s share in the restaurants. read more >

Big Orange Midtown officially opened July 17 in the Midtowne Little Rock shopping center at 201 University Ave., and co-owner Scott McGehee says business has been so brisk he expects that within 18 months revenue there will outdo that of his other restaurants. read more >

With a flurry of new restaurants opening, is the Arkansas dining market growing post-recession? read more >