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sure to return. 3411 Main Street, Suite 6, Bryant, AR Mexican food while helping others. How about a dining at Verona Italian Restaurant. No need to dress 72022, 501-213-0729, www.spkeasy.coffeechicken quesadilla or a fajita chicken taco? Or start up: this cute little laid-back restaurant welcomes with a Mexican Cobb salad. Delicious side dishes everyone, and the menu promises a great meal Sugar Dumplin’s Cupcakesand dips, too. You can order online for pickup for all. Feel like Italian? Choose from pasta dishes Sugar and spice and everything nice! Sugar and even have your special group event catered. including lasagna, manicotti, spaghetti, and ravioli. Dumplin’s Cupcakes will make your day sweeter. 7821 Alcoa Road, Benton, AR 72703, 501-503-2201, How about seafood? Shrimp scampi or a seafood Tacos4life.com This small-town bakery offers fresh cupcakes, combo. Appetizers, submarine sandwiches, salads, cookies, and cinnamon rolls every Wednesday and many side dishes will round out your meal. But through Saturday. Each day they have over 30 Ta Molly’s Mexican Kitchen wait! There’s dessert: tiramisu, Italian cream cake… flavors of cupcakes and six different cookies. This Since 1992, families have been enjoying the delicious mmm, you’ll love it all! 16925 I-30 S Frontage Road, is THE place to order your special occasion cake: Tex-Mex fare at Ta Molly’s. One of the reasons is Benton, AR 72015, 501-794-6588, Facebook.com/ rose cakes, graduation, birthday, retirement, and their heritage recipes, always made fresh from veronaitaliankitchenbenton giant cupcake cakes. Or treat your group to gourmet the best ingredients. Enchiladas, burritos, fajitas, cookies and cookie sandwiches. tamales, all the favorites but made even better. Call 501-952-3472 Whole Hog Café to order. 5407 Hwy 5 N, Suite 12, Bryant, AR 72022, There are American options as well: chicken tenders The founders of the Whole Hog Café know their Sugardumplinscupcakes.com and chicken fried steak, to name a couple. Dessert? southern barbecue: they’ve been World Champions Sopapillas, of course, but there are other sweets as in national BBQ competitions. You know when you Riverside Grocery and Catering (Restaurant)well. Time to go to Ta Molly’s for tamales! 206 W walk in the door and smell that mouth-watering If you’re looking for good down-home Arkansas Commerce Street, Bryant, AR 72022, 501-653-2600, barbecue that you’re in for a real gastronomical Tamollys.com cooking, this is the place. Biscuits and gravy for treat. Choose from pulled pork, pulled chicken, beef breakfast and chicken fried steak sandwich for brisket, and smoked sausage. And if that isn’t already Three Best Bakery lunch. There’s a whole lot more on the menu, like a a tough choice, there are the sides: savory baked crawfish po-boy, catfish plates, hush puppies, and What’s in a name? Three best friends started an beans, potato salad, cole slaw, and more. Dine in or fried chicken. Enjoy a cold beer with your meal, amazing bakery. And although only one is baking order online for pickup. 5309 Hwy 5 N, Bryant, AR domestic, imported, or craft. On Thursdays and now, the name stayed, and the menu expanded. 72022, 501-653-2244, Wholehogcafe.com Fridays, the lunch menu is extended for supper until Cookies, yes, but these are little pieces of heaven: 8 pm. Order online for pickup if you like. pecan, chocolate chip, white chocolate cranberry, 4444 Hwy 5, Benton, AR 72019, 501-794-0329, Riversidegrocery.compeanut butter, and more. Custom orders are welcomed. And check out the baking and decorating Samurai Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Barsupplies at the store. 107 W Conway Street, Benton, One look at the menu at Samurai and you know AR 72015, 501-837-8889, Threebestbakery.com you’re in for something different and delicious: cream cheese wonton stuffed with crab meat, Verona Italian Restaurant calamari tempura, fried tofu with fish flakes, Hearty pastas and generous desserts define your marinated seaweed salad, and fried cheesecake, just 56

HOT SPRINGS WINE TASTINGS

BathHouse Row Winery

Th e BathHouse Row Winery showcases their newest wine selections regularly. Th e Winery takes pride in sharing the delicious native wines that are produced and sold only in Arkansas. Unique to the wine tastings are the infusion of casual and fun stories that highlight the historic and regional fl are that travelers from all over the world enjoy about the Spa City. 220 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 71901, 501-620-4880, Hotspringswinery.com

Splash Wine Bar

Splash Wine Bar is an elegant, yet inviting wine bar that off ers its own private label of wine. Enjoy great tasting wine or some amazing beer for those who prefer brews over vino. Choose from a selection of wines from around the world as well as mouth-watering appetizers, including charcuterie boards. And, plan to visit for one of their wine tastings—the wine, the ambience, the baby grand piano—Splash Wine Bar simply does not disappoint!325 Ouachita Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 71901, 501-701-4544, Splashwinebar.com

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Spa City Tropical Winery and Gifts

When the owner of Spa City Tropical Winery and Gifts visited a Florida Orange Groves' specialty retail store, she was instantly smitten with their unique wine—it was love at fi rst sip! So, the only logical course of action was to open her own tropical fruit wine store. Visit Spa City Tropical Winery and Gifts for a wine tasting and enjoy the amazing tropical fruit, berry, and citrus wines and champagnes. Purchase a few bottles of your favorite selections for your tasting pleasure at home. 258 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 71901, 501-617-6256, Spacitytropicalwinery.com

Th e Winery of Hot Springs

At Th e Winery of Hot Springs, you can enjoy a tour of the Arkansas Historic Wine Museum followed by the opportunity to taste a wide variety of Arkansas wines. Once your tasting is completed, wine can be purchased by the bottle or case. Th e Winery also carries a wide variety of gifts and accessories in the main lobby. 1503 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 71901, 501-6239463, Hotspringswinery.com

BEER TASTING

Hot Springs Craft Beer Fest

Explore the world of craft beer with samples from Arkansas, the surrounding states, and across the country. Enjoy food, music, games, and bring your friends! Th ere is tasty food from local restaurants that are available for sampling. For a small admission price, you'll be able to sample the latest Ale, Porter, Wheat Beer, and many other styles you've always wondered about. Hscraftbeerfest.com.

Superior Bathhouse

After being vacant for 30 years, the Superior Bathhouse has been converted into a brewery, complete with a craft beer tasting room, as well as a full service, familyfriendly restaurant and event venue. You might say that Superior Bathhouse is “Hot Springs on tap.” One of the most interesting facts about Superior Bathhouse is that it is home to the only brewery in a US National Park, and

the only brewery in the world to utilize thermal spring water in their beer. Visit Superior Bathhouse and savor the fi nished product of the labor of love that is beer brewing! 329 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park, AR 71901, 501-624-2337, Superiorbathhouse.com

LITTLE ROCK WINE & SPIRIT TASTINGS

An Enchanting Evening Winery

An Enchanting Evening Winery provides free wine tastings in their unique Wine Tasting Yurt. Th ey have wines to please every palette from dry Pinots to sweet Savants. Come enjoy sipping, sampling, and enjoying the relaxed experience that makes An Enchanting Evening Winery one of Little Rock’s premier wine tasting destinations.29300 AR-Highway 300, Roland, AR, 72135, 501-330-2182, Littlerock.com/little-rockdestinations/an-enchanting-evening

Colonial Wines & Spirits

Located in West Little Rock, Colonial Wines and Spirits is Arkansas' premiere shop for wines, spirits, beers, sake, and drink accessories. Th e very knowledgeable staff are specialists in every category, and they will enthusiastically let you sample their delicious products. Whether you’re a fan of Belgian beer, vintage Scotch, or some of the more obscure hard-to-fi nd wines, Colonial

Rock Town Distillery

Th e Tasting Room at Rock Town Distillery is a full service bar off ering a full complement of delicious handcrafted cocktails featuring Rock Town’s spirits. Take a tour and sample some of their impressive selection of local craft beer and wine. Enjoy a cocktail before or after your tour or just hang out and drink some of the best cocktails in town. 1201 Main Street, Little Rock, AR 72202, 501-907-5244, Rocktowndistillery.com

MOONSHINE & OTHER SPIRITS TASTING

Crystal Ridge Distillery

Most cities attract patrons to their wine tastings, but a Moonshine tasting? Now that is unique! Crystal Ridge Distillery celebrates the mountain roots of Arkansas’ moonshine in a historic 1920s building. Just like the craft liquors, the building has been resurrected to create an ambience and feel of times past. Patrons satisfy their curiosity (and taste buds) with tours that feature samples and walk-throughs of production. Along the way, there are detailed accounts of Crystal Ridge's history, the distillery process, and other unique facts. Crystal Ridge Distillery has an in-house restaurant where visitors can grab a beer and a bite, and enjoy that true southern-style cooking and southern hospitality at its best. 455 Broadway Street, Hot Springs, AR 71901, 501627-0722, Crystalridgedistillery.com

Hot Springs Village is home to over 150 Clubs and Organizations!

More Hot Springs Village Social Clubs...

Boomers Rock

Boomersrockhsv.com Boomers Rock is dedicated to promoting a fun and active lifestyle with entertainment, music, and amenities in Hot Springs Village that appeal specifi cally to baby boomers.

Girls’ Night Out

GNO@GirlsNightOutHSV.com Girls’ Night Out (GNO) is a group of “girls” who get together to explore local and regional dining, shopping, plays, movies and other forms of entertainment.

Beboppers

For more than 10 years, the Beboppers monthly dance has catered to those who still love to dance to the music of the ’50s and ’60s.

HSV Country Two Steppers

501-226-5111 Country Two Steppers enjoy dancing to a variety of dances including east and west coast swing, cha-cha, triple step, waltz, two step, Cajun, and more.

Roadrunners RV Club

Hsvroadrunners.com A group of campers who love to hit the road and travel and enjoy monthly socials to share fun, tasty food, and stories of exploring.