Trio’s
Trio’s Restaurant to Reopen Monday After Tornado Repairs
Customers purchased thousand of dollars worth of gift certificates in the weeks the restaurant was closed. read more >
Trio’s Working On Reopening After Tornado
Trio’s Restaurant, which resides in the Pavilion in the Park retail center at 8201 Cantrell Road in Little Rock, was damaged in the March 31 tornado. read more >
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Aging LR Commercial Centers Get a Refresh with New Development
Hopeful new tenants at Breckenridge Village, the Riverdale Center and Pavilion in the Park share a new vision for how aging commercial properties can bring back customers. read more >
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Vaccine Rule Boosts Sales at Little Rock’s Trio’s
Trio’s made the move on Dec. 6 because of the rise in COVID infections in the state and elsewhere. read more >
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Restaurants Aim at Being Green
The Green Restaurant Certification Program, if implemented, would encourage efforts by restaurants and other food-service providers to operate sustainably. read more >
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Restaurateurs Differ on Plans For Reopening
While restaurant dining rooms in Arkansas will be allowed to reopen today, being allowed to reopen and actually reopening are two different things. read more >
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Staying Alive: Restaurateurs Trim & Retool
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting most business sectors hard, but few have been hit harder than the restaurant industry. A disease best fought by isolating people is antithetical to a business model based on breaking bread together. read more >
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Local Chefs Prognosticate Food Trends
One food and dining trend on which almost all agree is plant-based proteins and plant-based menus in general, including vegan dishes. read more >
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Restaurateur Capi Peck Mixes Warmth with Strength
Despite a hospitality background, Capi Peck didn’t start out to be a restaurateur. Nonetheless, she opened Trio's in 1986 and has since become a leader not just in the local restaurant industry, but also on the Little Rock Board of Directors. read more >
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Little Rock City Director-elect Capi Peck Says Politics, Restaurants Comparable
Earlier this month, Capi Peck, owner and operator of Trio's Restaurant, won her race for Ward 4 on the Little Rock Board of Directors. read more >
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Little Rock Restaurants Try to Learn From Critics
Everybody’s a critic. That’s not news to the restaurant industry. But with the Internet and social media, every restaurant customer — whether professional reviewer or amateur — can access a potentially worldwide platform. And that’s something the business takes seriously. read more >
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Peck Family Trust Squabble in Court Again
Little Rock restaurateur Capi Peck and her sisters, Ashley Peck O’Dell of Little Rock and Alison Ashley Peck of White Plains, New York, have both taken legal shots against their father’s widow, Hannah Peck, concerning her actions as trustee of the Peck Family Trust. read more >
Restaurant Sector Embraces Alternative Funding
Restaurants, breweries and similar businesses in Arkansas increasingly are finding crowdfunding a valuable source of alternative financing. Arkansans see it as a way not only to finance special projects but as an important tool to promote buzz and buy-in, essential components of a successful startup. read more >
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Arkansas Freelance Writers Find Footing on National Press Scene
Interviews with five successful freelance writers in central Arkansas reveal a shared attitude toward their careers: Luck, they say, has been their friend. But scratch deeper and what several of them call luck is really the good fortune of the smart, the accurate, the prepared, the disciplined, the willing and — most important — the reliable. read more >
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Restaurant Menus Start To Count Calories
The move to require restaurants with more than 20 locations to list calorie counts has been applauded by nutritionists, but it has caused anxiety among some restaurant owners who fear the government might require all restaurants to post the information. read more >
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