The Mean Bean Cafe No. 4: 2.7 percent of Conway restaurants reviewed based on current list 2501 Dave Ward Dr. (Nutters Chapel Plaza) Conway, AR 72034 (501) 336-9957 The Situation She Said: It’s a common scenario in our Conwegian lives for me to pick up my husband at work at UCA and drive on… Continue reading The Mean Bean Cafe
Author: Jay Ruud
“Sumer is icomen in” (The Cuckoo Song)
“The Nice Guys”
The Nice Guys Shane Black (2016) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Tennyson-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’77’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] In contrast with this week’s major holiday weekend openings of the uninspired new X-Men movie and the totally unnecessary sequel to Alice in Wonderland, both of which have underwhelmed critics and audiences alike, you might want to… Continue reading “The Nice Guys”
McDonald’s Oak Street
McDonald’s Restaurant No. 3: 2.1% of Conway Restaurants Reviewed 220 E. Oak Street 501-327-2117 The Situation He Said: We vowed to eat at every restaurant in Conway, and that does include fast-food places. Lots and lots of fast-food places. My most vivid memory of McDonald’s is taking my daughter there in Wisconsin Dells when… Continue reading McDonald’s Oak Street
Theodore Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz”
“Money Monster” Review
[av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SusannTennyson.jpg’ attachment=313′ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Ruud Rating Money Monster Two Susanns/Half Tenneyson[/av_image] Jodie Foster last directed a film five years ago, when she tried to save buddy Mel Gibson’s sagging career with the ill-conceived and poorly received The Beaver in 2011. Prior to that, she hadn’t directed any… Continue reading “Money Monster” Review
Mike’s Place
Mike’s Place 808 Front Street Conway, Arkansas 72034 (501) 269-6453 The Situation He Said: Mike’s Place has a special niche historically among the restaurants of Conway, since it is the first place in town to take on the archaic law making Faulkner an infamous “dry county.” While I do not drink alcohol myself anymore… Continue reading Mike’s Place
Randall Jarrell’s “Death of the Ball Turrett Gunner”
Umami Sushi Lounge and Grill Fusion
Umami Sushi Lounge and Grill Fusion 500 Amity Road Conway (501) 358-3880 The Situation She Said: I was supposed to be fasting (it was a Monday, on which I usually eat only about 500 calories), but we had also had a big weekend, with Jay being named a distinguished alumnus of his undergraduate alma mater… Continue reading Umami Sushi Lounge and Grill Fusion
