Jenny Currier

  The first time I tried Vic’s craft ice cream, formerly known as Fountain and Co., was through the Stock Culinary Goods’ window on Hope Street. I didn’t realize that Victoria Young, the woman who founded Fountain and Co., and now the new owner of Vic’s Hand-Crafted Ice Cream in Barrington, was one of the […]

Once upon a time I lived in Hawaii and worked as a dolphin trainer. I made $8 an hour and could only afford to eat PB&J and canned vegetables, but I made it a point to save my money for what I considered very special treats: smoothie and acai bowls. These were my “splurges,” the […]

Suddenly, as if overnight, I woke up to find RI’s once barren tree limbs dressed in dazzling white, pink and yellow blossoms, and café baristas setting out patio furniture. For the first time since November, I exited my attic hideaway and strolled through downtown Providence, skipping and singing down the streets like a castmember of […]

While most restaurants and cafes begin with a vision, Aleppo Sweets, in many ways, began with a friendship. Sandy Martin, of Providence, and Youssef Akhtarini, of Syria, met at Dorcas International Institute of RI in fall 2016. It was Sandy’s first day volunteering with refugee families who were resettling in Rhode Island, to offer cultural […]

Rhode Island is a small state — the smallest, in fact, which you all already knew — but here’s another example. My first encounter with Becca Brady and Tiffany Ting, co-founders of Hometown Cafe and Poké, was not at their brand new brick and mortar location, or even when they began serving poké bowls from […]

At Sarto’s Grand Opening in early November, they rolled out the red carpet — quite literally — along Dorrance Street, on the Weybosset corner of the Providence G building, to welcome Rhode Island’s brand new Osteria and Salumeria. Gathered by the doors, a crowd of prominent RI folk stayed warm with the help of outdoor heaters, listening […]

You tell me. That’s what MidiCi means, both literally and figuratively. Owners Jamie Buenaventura and Brian Moy are making it a point to live up to the name. According to Moy, “This restaurant is a collaborative effort. We want to hear from you — what you like, what you want to see. If we can […]