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  • The Blue Cake Company ~ Little Rock, Arkansas

    So needing a sweet, we decided to head to our favorite petit four place…..the Blue Cake Company!!!! We had cookies and cream, strawberry, funfetti, peanut butter and chocolate, red velvet, coconut, and key lime. It’s off of Cantrell. If you’re ever in Little Rock, this is a great place to eat petit fours!!!

  • Verona’s Italian Restaurant Benton, Arkansas

    To celebrate Mother’s Day early, we went to Verona’s Italian Restaurant. Their tables were no nonsense and it’s down Home American Italian Food. Is that even a thing? This is the outside. It’s right off the highway. The first time we ate here, we could smell he deliciousness from Interstate 30. No joke. For our…

  • Italian Food Festival ~ Little Rock, Arkansas

    We went to the Italian Food Festival and it was quaint but fun. Jay had to work some of the time so David and I hung out and explored the place. Blue raspberry Italian ice. Guaranteed to turn your entire mouth blue. Tower of Babel slide. It was free! Eating cotton candy on a windy…

  • Diamond Chef UAPTC

    David and I finally attended the Diamond Chef UAPTC event and it was a blast! I was so excited about this chocolate crepe that I forgot to take a before picture. They had a cookie decorating station for kids and the young at heart. Yummy pastries! Lots of peoples! A few of the bites and…

  • Arkansas Diamond Chef: Makin’ the Cut

    The competitors of Diamond Chef: Makin’ the Cut tonight were: Brandon Douglas: Amanda Ivy: Coby Smith: Brandon Brimley: Patrick Buchanan: Jamie McAfee: Jordan Davis: Izaak Winter: Casey Copeland: Joseph Salgueiro: The six winners competing in April are: Casey Copeland, Coby Smith, Brandon Douglas, Joseph Salgueiro, Jordan Davis, Jamie McAfee

  • Beef Council ~ Jay’s Trip to Nebraska

    Day I I flew into Omaha, Nebraska airport and got a shuttle ride to the hotel. We stayed at the Country Inn and Suites in Carter Lake, Iowa. We met for dinner in the lobby and rode a shuttle to Blatt Beer and Table. The menu was interesting. I ate the Buffalo Chachos, which I…

  • Jack Stacks BBQ ~ Overland Park, Kansas

    Every year when Jay goes to compete either himself or his culinary team, they eat BBQ. In order to continue the tradition, we went to Jack Stacks. The place was packed and we still got a table within a minute or so. The art was pretty nifty. The little statues of piggies everywhere were adorbs.…

  • Green Leaf Grill Competition

    Jay McAfee cooked in a competition this summer called Recipe Remix at the Green Leaf Grill in Little Rock, Arkansas. The event was held by the Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Insurance Company. The purpose of the event is to promote healthy eating. The contestants, who are employed by a restaurant as a chef,…

  • Deluca’s Pizzeria

    After a lovely time a Family Farm in Malvern for about as much pumpkiny fun as we could stand, we headed to Deluca’s Pizzeria. We’ve wanted to eat here for quite some time and were super excited to try their pizza. Just a sec. Let me wipe the drool off my mouth. BRB. Ok, much…