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Vesuvio Italian Bistro – Wonderful Italian Food in LR

by Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I’ve been thinking about going to a restaurant called Vesuvio for several months now. It caught my eye a while back when I was looking around UrbanSpoon.com and noticed all of the great reviews for it. I’m a huge fan of Italian food but have not been able to find […]

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Layla’s Gyros & Pizzaria – Wow!

by Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com “Wow!” is the easiest thing for me to say about Layla’s Gyros & Pizzaria in Little Rock, Arkansas.  I met my wife for lunch there, not expecting much, but was blown away by some of the food. We first ordered the Babba Ghannouj ($2.99) “Baked eggplant puree with tahini, parsley, […]

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Istanbul Restaurant in Little Rock

by Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I had the chance to eat at Istanbul, a self-proclaimed Mediterranean restaurant in Little Rock, over the weekend.  My wife and I joined two of our friends for dinner there and went without reservations on a Friday night.  The restaurant is located in West Little Rock by The Fresh Market […]

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Crab Quesadillas – Mmmm Good!

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com It was a good friend of my wife and I’s birthday the other day and we had her over for some crab quesadillas.  I had not planned on making them but she mentioned how she ordered some at a restaurant in town and received fake crab sticks (made from fish) […]

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Greek-Style Pork Chops

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com One of the magazines I subscribe to is Cooking Light and it has a good looking recipe for Greek-Style Pork Chops in it’s July 2010 issue.  I thought I’d give it a try and made it over the weekend.  The family loved it! The recipe is rather simple and makes 4 […]

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Turkey has half the Calories of Chicken

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCusine.com Food was being ordered at a meeting I was at yesterday and I made a comment about how I wanted a turkey sandwich over a chicken sandwich.  A colleague seemed surprised at my choice and I explained to him that I chose turkey over chicken because turkey is lower in […]

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Best Burger in Vegas – Burger Bar

by Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com While in Vegas I ate at the Burger Bar, not once, but twice.  That should tell you something right there as I don’t normally eat at the same place twice in a single trip.  Their burger was so good I had to go back and get another.  The Burger Bar […]

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Tips for Grilling Steak

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I had a small dinner party over the weekend for my wife and some friends.  For the party I made the following: Arugula salad with homemade vinaigrette, sliced macadamia nut pieces, and fresh tomato Homemade pasta ravioli filled with French goat cheese, topped with a sage/butter sauce and fresh corn […]