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Right on ‘cue.

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Oh hi. Yes, I’m still alive. And yes, I’m still eating. Maybe not as much of late, but I’d hardly use a word as restrictive and debilitating as “diet” to describe my food intake. It’s much more laissez-faire. I just haven’t done an update in a while, and for that I’m sorry. I’ll try to get cracking on a few ideas, but in the meantime if you have any suggestions or thoughts or recipes or restaurant reviews or anything you’d like to share, drop me a line at spencer@syncweekly.com

In the meantime, some news you can use from the folks at Terri Lynn’s:

“Terri Lynn’s is celebrating its 50th year in business! Opened in October of 1959 by Harry Giberson as a neighborhood grocery store and deli, Terri Lynn’s has become a Little Rock landmark. Although the original location at 7700 Cantrell Rd. has been closed for some time now, the over 30 year old Rodney Parham location next to Baskin Robins is still serving up its famous BBQ, deli sandwiches, Tamales and desserts. Everything on the menu is homemade and all of the BBQ and deli meats are still smoked in the smokehouse behind the restaurant.”

To celebrate, the eatery is offering an assortment of menu items for 50 cents throughout the day tomorrow, Oct. 15.

Terri Lynn’s
10102 N Rodney Parham Rd
Little Rock, AR 72227-5550
(501) 227-6371

Terri Lynn's

Image borrowed from Terri Lynn’s Facebook page.

Buffalo (River) Wings

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

If you’ve got plans to make it up to the Buffalo River for a float trip this summer, do yourself a favor and check out Big Springs Trading Company, a restaurant right on Highway 65 between the river bridge and St. Joe (the address is 14237 North Highway 65, but Google puts it in the wrong place). Some friends and I stopped in here last year after a float and made it a point to return when this year’s excursion got rained out. The food was as good as we remembered, but a new try this year really caught my attention: the Buffalo River Wings.
I’m not a huge buffalo wing fan. They usually come so slathered that the sauce takes over. Maybe traditionalists like it this way, but I don‘t. Enter Big Springs’ wings. According to the menu, they’re marinated in Louisiana Hot Sauce, then smoked and barbecued. Though the menu doesn’t mention it, they’re also massive — almost twice the size of the wings and drumsticks you’ll find at most places. All I can say is “wow.” If you like wings drenched in sauce hot enough to fire a nuclear reactor, move along. If you want wings with a complex, multilayered flavor then check these out. I’m already regretting not bringing home an order to enjoy later. I guess there’s always next year.

Didn’t get a picture of them, but this is from the restaurant’s website: