What began as a way to quell late night sugar cravings for friends and roommates turned into Knotty’s Cookies, an amazing pop-up confectionary shop helmed by local Newport cookie guru Shelby Carroll. She’s transformed her hobby of crafting new and exciting cookie flavors (move over, Milk Bar!) into an awesome gig, slinging bangin’ baked goods […]
Any Providence resident knows that summer is food truck season. While featured at nearly all outdoor events, none highlights them more than the traditional Food Truck Fridays at Roger Williams Park. So, what’s a food truck fan to do when no-contact, 6-foot distanced delivery and take-out are the new normal? In the era of social […]
For the van der Wals of Newport, Rhode Island, thinking “inside the box” led to a creative and nifty way to not only quash quarantine boredom, but also support local restaurants in the process. What began as a simple idea to beat the doldrums of lockdown grew into a great bonding experience for the foodie […]
With the Atlantic Ocean right on our doorstep and seasonal produce always ready for the picking, Rhode Island is famous the world over for its culinary chops and imagination in the kitchen. But even within that singular landscape, Lil Rhody has developed a tantalizing subculture based around food trucks. One of the latest to hit […]
On Saturday, May 16, from 4 – 10pm, the Rooftop at Providence G will host six hours of livestreamed music to benefit the Rhode Island Hospitality Association’s Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. Performing under strict social distancing guidelines with proper sanitization between performances, RI musicians and DJs will perform on the rooftop, entertaining viewers with a […]
The COVID-19 epidemic has forced businesses to get creative with peddling their wares to folks under stay-at-home orders. Rhody donut icon PVDonuts has gotten especially crafty by rolling out a delivery program that brings their tasty treats to the streets of Newport, Cranston, Pawtucket and more. I chatted with Paul Kettelle, one of PVDonuts’ co-owners, […]
Yacht Club is once again getting political. Following the popularity of their Soda Pop Poll that they conducted during the 2016 election, the soda company created two new flavors to commemorate the 2020 election: Donald’s Big League Punch and Joe’s Berry-Blue Lemonade. Soda lovers can show their presidential preference by “voting with their taste buds,” […]
This pandemic is shining a great big spotlight on all the inequities built into our society — and there are a disheartening number of them — but Mother’s Day is coming up, so we’re going to focus on that one for now. So many moms are so busy right now that they don’t have time […]
Restaurants contribute $3 trillion to the US economy each year. More locally, Rhode Islanders are proud to point to local restaurants as not only a major contributor to our culture, but also to the state economy. The RI restaurant industry generates some $2.7 billion in annual sales, and employs nearly 60,000 people, according to the […]
Most ice cream shops hibernate over the winter — even before COVID-19 set out to destroy the planet. But The Wright Scoop has not only persisted throughout this slow season, it has thrived, drawing in a large and enthusiastic following. The secret? The “Test Batch Club,” an exclusive membership club they launched in January 2020, […]