Tagged: Trio's

Restaurants Aim at Being Green

Restaurants Aim at Being Green

Restaurants & FoodCover Story

The Green Restaurant Certification Program, if implemented, would encourage efforts by restaurants and other food-service providers to operate sustainably. read more >

Staying Alive: Restaurateurs Trim & Retool

Staying Alive: Restaurateurs Trim & Retool

Restaurants & Food

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 >

Restaurateur Capi Peck Mixes Warmth with Strength

Restaurateur Capi Peck Mixes Warmth with Strength

Restaurants & FoodCover Story

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 >

Peck Family Trust Squabble in Court Again

Peck Family Trust Squabble in Court Again

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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 >

Little Rock Restaurants Try to Learn From Critics

Little Rock Restaurants Try to Learn From Critics

Restaurants & Food

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 >

Restaurant Sector Embraces Alternative Funding

Restaurant Sector Embraces Alternative Funding

Restaurants & FoodCover Story

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 >

Arkansas Freelance Writers Find Footing on National Press Scene

Arkansas Freelance Writers Find Footing on National Press Scene

Cover Story

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 >

Restaurant Menus Start To Count Calories

Restaurant Menus Start To Count Calories

Health CareLegalRestaurants & Food

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 >