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When Lindsey Millar revealed he was stepping down from his post as the editor of the Arkansas Times to become a woodworker, the newsroom was collectively brokenhearted for myriad factors. Sure, Millar's thanklessly been doing determined reporting on important issues for Arkansans for the period of his time here, and we're all much better for it. Our collective editorial suffering was mostly coming from a selfish place; we were going to miss him.

However it wasn't up until I realized we weren't going to get to hear him purchase lunch any longer that I genuinely recognized how bleak the future is truly going to be. When we hear him get his office phone around 11 a.m. one of us usually screams out what we believe he's about to order, minus cheese, obviously (Millar struggles with an extreme lactose intolerance). It's one of my favorite parts of the day. It could be one of his weekly salad staples, or an unique celebration sandwich, it might be a piping hot bowl of birria or a poke bowl. If the day required a lunch meeting, you might rely on him grumbling that he required a nap after the fried chicken at Samantha's, or confessing that yes, he 'd gone to Maddie's for the second time that week. Whatever the order, Millar purchased lunch like a male who 'd done his due diligence; no notes needed..

" I simply want taste feelings."-- Lindsey Millar.

Mondays.

Whenever weekly editorial conference ends.
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Millar is peaceful about his Monday order due to the fact that he finishes the deal online. He likewise handles to get away the office unnoticed in some way, but when one of us sees him through the window stylishly sauntering southward down Scott Street, we understand he's on his method to Three Fold to get his weekly Three Fold Salad with tofu, which he almost solely eats at his desk, which likely has irreversible Three Fold salad dressing discolorations on it. Millar composed an excellent feature on Three Fold in 2019.

Due to the fact that of Millar's prolific lunch purchasing, combined with the reality that I'm so impressionable, this particular salad belongs of my weekly rotation now, too. It's one of Little Rock's best and most unique salads, including Three Fold's signature carrot and cabbage slaws, a nearly neon green home dressing and a tea-scented egg. Millar said in a column that it is almost perfect.
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Rhett BrinkleyTHREE FOLD SALAD.
He doesn't always get the salad, however. If Three Fold is running a special, he seeks it out. On an unseasonably warm day last November, Millar rotated:.

" Earlier in the week, perhaps wishing that it was feeling more like fall outside, I got the desire for some soup, and remembered that Three Fold's beef noodle soup was insanely great. Get it spicy, so you sweat a little.

Tuesdays.

11 a.m..

I can only presume Millar was appointed initially lunch due to the fact that he's really prompt. Often he's heading out to lunch at 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays differ, however more typically than not, Millar likes to get his omega-3s early in the week, and it's a brief walk to Flying Fish in the River Market. For Millar.
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The spicy "stylish" seasoning the cooks at Flying Fish use on the trout constantly makes Millar's lunch odor particularly tasty at 11:30 a.m.

Rhett BrinkleySNAPPY: The grilled rainbow trout from Flying Fish.
I visited last Tuesday for some stylish grilled rainbow trout of my own. The cooks at Flying Fish still shout out "make it stylish" when you request the tangy seasoning. If there was a savvy thriftiness to Millar's snappy repartee, it also happened to be the everyday special ($ 10.99) that day which made me question.

I asked him if his Tuesday order had anything to do with the weekly specials.

" No," he stated. "I'm uncertain there's consistency in their specials. In some cases it simply strikes right.".

" This is not what I require! This is salad day."-- Lindsey Millar on being used and accepting a bag of Blue Heat Takis before lunch..

Wednesdays.

11 a.m..

Millar has actually been known to take out all the stops on bulge day and occasionally visit HAM Market for their inspired Italian beef sandwich, available most Wednesdays. He blogged about it for our current story 25 Bites: Food we long for in Central Arkansas.

" HAM is running semiregular muffuletta and pate sandwich specials, but king amongst its offerings is the Italian beef. Like the Chicago timeless you drooled over in FX's "The Bear," it's very finely sliced roast beef, topped with jalapeno olive salad, provolone and a healthy dip of au jus on a hoagie roll. It's a deeply rewarding mess.".

" I don't wish to spoil my lunch!"-- Lindsey Millar's action to getting roasted for just consuming half a glazed donut from Mark's Donut Shop..

Thursdays.

11 a.m..

With Millar's time at the paper winding down, he's been understood to extend his lunches into the 2-3 hour timeframe set aside for senior editors. On Thursdays he can in some cases be discovered on the patio area at Samantha's Tap Room & & Wood Grill, where he either opts for the blackened grouper sandwich or the three-piece fried chicken Thursday special, which he states reigns supreme.

Lindsey Millar.

" It's fried and seasoned expertly and features a side of brown gravy that tastes like Thanksgiving dressing. Plus, you get Texas toast and 2 sides. You may have to steal a nap at your desk later in the afternoon, however it's worth it," Millar composed.

Fridays.

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To be totally truthful, I don't understand what Millar routinely does on Fridays. A routine Arkansas Times staple, Iriana's has been a lunch favorite of editors like Max Brantley, Leslie Peacock and perhaps its most significant fan, Austin Bailey. Millar normally goes for one of three items: The Big Salad with ham, no cheese, with oil and vinegar; the Clean The Floor (Iriana's variation of the supreme) no cheese, of course; and the Sausage Grinder (his most routine order) served on French bread, sans cheese, add mushrooms, peppers and onions.

" I think pecans may be the best nut." -- Lindsey Millar.

Some other Lindsey Millar lunch faves:.

Arepas or Baleadas from El Sur, the crab cake salad from 42 Bar & & Table, hot tamales with chili from Doe's Eat Place (for unique celebrations).