Jenny Currier

I knew the basic gist of the Courtland Club before I made my way there on a Friday night, driving through the residential streets of the West Side until I stopped in front of a nondescript building. With my friend Jeremy as my sidekick, we walked right past the club looking for the sign, circled […]

  One of my regrets upon leaving Vietnam last year was that I never tried a Vietnamese coffee. I heard a rumor the night before we caught our flight that Vietnamese coffee was an artistic creation of strong brewed coffee with a layer of condensed milk that was more of an experience than a coffee. […]

  I’m going to let you in on a behind-the-scenes battle between two Motif writers, incited by the new “Taco Bar” on the Olneyville section of Providence. It began with a simple question. “Do you want to cover Troop?” asked my editor, who is — by the way — talented and beautiful (ed. note: and […]

  The first thing you need to know about Vatsana is that it’s BYOB. This is an important detail, and one that I was missing on the Sunday night when my food friend, Jeremy, and I journied to Pawtuxet Village for Thai and sushi. I will save you from the disappointment I faced when I […]

For the three years I’ve known about North, I’ve refused to write about it for any media outlet because I was afraid of what might happen: crowds of tourists lining up, longer waits, higher prices, inevitable change. But it was easily my favorite restaurant in Providence, the one I recommended only to people I trusted, […]

In the heart of downtown, just below the network of bridges along the Woonasquatucket River, on the riverwalk of Waterplace Park lies the newest Mediterranean tapas restaurant and cocktail lounge: Quay. I first learned about Quay (pronounced “Key”) from a friend who attended the restaurant’s soft opening. She ate grilled halloumi and lamb-and-beef meatballs and […]

Two weeks ago I had a couch surfer visiting from Germany, and I wanted to show her as many Rhode Island things as I could in 24 hours. One of the things I knew she needed to experience was coffee milk, the state drink of Rhode Island. After three failed attempts to locate this drink […]

In Greece, after you’ve just taken your first bite of freshly made dolmades, delicately constructed stuffed grape leaves dipped in a cool tzaziki sauce — when that involuntary moan of approval escapes from your lips, the word you’re looking for is “nostimo.” Delicious. By way of introduction, my name is Jenny, and I am a […]