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'''Gypsy's Grill & Bar''' is a former restaurant located at 11401 N Rodney Parham Road in Little Rock, Arkansas. The restaurant is near the [[Market Place Shopping Center]]. Gypsy's billed itself as a place where "World Cuisine Goes Casual." Gypsy's closed on January 31, 2009, when the owner, [[Denis Seyer]], retired after 29 years in the local community to manage a companion restaurant in the Cayman Islands called Harvey's Island Grill.
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'''Denis Seyer''' was a chef from Gerardmer, France, who came to Little Rock in 1975 to take a position at the [[Restaurant Jacques et Suzanne]] on the thirtieth floor of the [[Regions Bank Building]].
  
Born in Gerardmer, France, Seyer first moved to Little Rock in 1975 to take a position as chef in the French [[Restaurant Jacques et Suzanne]] on the thirtieth floor of the [[Regions Bank Building]]. Seyer later opened his own French restaurant [[Alouette's]], where wait staff donned tuxedos to serve dinner guests.  
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In 1980 Seyer left Jacques et Suzanne's to open his own restaurant called [[Le Casse Croute]]. Seyer later opened his own French restaurant [[Alouette's]], where wait staff donned tuxedos to serve dinner guests. Alouette's closed in 2003. Seyer then opened [[Gypsy's Grill & Bar]] at 11401 North Rodney Parham Road in west Little Rock. Gypsy's billed itself as a place where "World Cuisine Goes Casual." Gypsy's closed on January 31, 2009. Seyer retired after 29 years in the local community to manage a companion restaurant in the Cayman Islands called Harvey's Island Grill.
 
 
Gypsy's had been open about six years when it closed in 2009. The restaurant's space will be re-occupied by The Pantry, a restaurant serving central European cuisine. The Pantry is owned by Czech-born [[Thomas Bohm]].
 
  
 
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*[http://www.gypsysgrill.com/ Gypsy's homepage]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:05, 15 March 2009

Denis Seyer was a chef from Gerardmer, France, who came to Little Rock in 1975 to take a position at the Restaurant Jacques et Suzanne on the thirtieth floor of the Regions Bank Building.

In 1980 Seyer left Jacques et Suzanne's to open his own restaurant called Le Casse Croute. Seyer later opened his own French restaurant Alouette's, where wait staff donned tuxedos to serve dinner guests. Alouette's closed in 2003. Seyer then opened Gypsy's Grill & Bar at 11401 North Rodney Parham Road in west Little Rock. Gypsy's billed itself as a place where "World Cuisine Goes Casual." Gypsy's closed on January 31, 2009. Seyer retired after 29 years in the local community to manage a companion restaurant in the Cayman Islands called Harvey's Island Grill.

References

  • Leroy Donald, "Everybody's Business," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 8, 2009.
  • Toby Manthey, "Saturday is Last Call at Storied LR Eatery," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, January 27, 2009.

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