Review No. 49: Mosaique Bistro 250 Donaghey Ave., Suite 110 (501) 358-6881 27.3 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: I was supposed to be “fasting” (eating 500 calories or fewer for the day), which I usually do on Mondays and Thursdays, partly to offset the effects of these restaurant reviews, but… Continue reading Mosaique
Author: Jay Ruud
Walt Whitman’s “A Noiseless Patient Spider”
Kong: Skull Island
Kong: Skull Island Jordan Vogt-Roberts (2017) [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’] I admit to having avoided Kong: Skull Island, the latest in the long line of remakes dating back to the first stop-action giant gorilla in the classic 1933 original, that pretty much introduced us to “special effects”… Continue reading Kong: Skull Island
Fuji Japanese Steakhouse
Review No. 48: Fuji Japanese Steak House 1260 Old Morrilton Hwy (501) 328-5888 26.7 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: Conway’s oldest Japanese restaurant has been one of our go-to eateries for more than a decade, but we haven’t been there for some time, since we are committed to visiting every… Continue reading Fuji Japanese Steakhouse
Sir Patrick Spens
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast Bill Condon (2017) [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’] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] The tale may not really be as old as time, but it’s at least as old as 1991, when in the midst of the Disney Renaissance, the studio gave us a musical… Continue reading Beauty and the Beast
Marble Slab Creamery-Dave Ward
Review No. 47: Marble Slab Creamery-Dave Ward 605 Salem Road (501) 327-7522 26.3 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: I was in a Fri-Yay! kind of mood, so I felt like decadence, and nothing feels more decadent than going out for dessert. After lunch, we were free for the afternoon, so… Continue reading Marble Slab Creamery-Dave Ward
Emily Dickinson’s “I Started Early, Took My Dog”
A United Kingdom
A United Kingdom Amma Asante (2017) [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’] It’s a good bet that the vast majority of Americans would be hard put to find Botswana on a map. And even among those who were able to do so, the name Seretse Khama is likely to… Continue reading A United Kingdom
McDonald’s on Dave Ward
Review No. 46: Bonus! Check In at McDonald’s-Dave Ward 1400 Dave Ward Drive (501) 327-2072 26.3 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants Note: We post bonus reviews as we check in to various chain restaurants around Conway for which we have already done an initial review. We reviewed McDonald’s on Oak Street in May, and… Continue reading McDonald’s on Dave Ward