Drink to Your Health
Fermented foods are having a moment. And the increasing popularity of kefir, vinegar drinks and pickled, well, everything, shows that it’s not going away anytime soon. Lucy Kreger, co-owner of Luluna Health, a company that brews a fermented tea drink called kombucha, says that this is more than a trend. “People are paying attention to […]
Open and Closed
Opened: Vanuatu Coffee Roasters, beloved for its Rhody coffee creation, sadly closed on Feb 26. Good news is, they posted on Facebook that they will be reopening under new management with the same great coffee and an extended menu. An opening date has not been released. facebook.com/vanuatucoffeeroasters294 Dash Bicycle has relocated to 228 Broadway (from 267 […]
Alt-Health: Was it Something You Ate?
Feeling virtuous, you order a spring greens salad at the new vegan restaurant. After some sparkling mineral water and fruit sorbet, you’re off for a mile-long stroll in the fresh air. What could be healthier? But within hours, you are doubled over with cramps and go racing for the bathroom. Oops! You have just become […]
Summer Guide to RI’s Best Outdoor Dining
Two weeks ago, when the bout of rain and gloom ceased for five days and the temperature spiked from cold to summer, the first thing I told my coworker was, “This is Hot Club weather.” There’s something inaugural to summer season when you can finally fill the waterfront patios, relax into summer dresses and […]
Pasta Beach: Light, Airy and Relaxing, but at a Price
Let’s address the elephant in the cabana. Pasta Beach is a … peculiar name. Pasta Beach opened its long-awaited Wayland Square location in August 2016 and, for more than a year beforehand, I puzzled at the paper signs covering the upcoming restaurant’s windows: “Pasta Beach.” They weren’t two words I’d ever thought to pair together […]
Opened & Closed May 2017
Opened: Juice’d Cafe has squeezed open a second location on Thames St in Newport. fb.com/juicedcafe “A new Greek concept in heart of downcity, from the owners of Rosalina,” has opened at 250 Westminster St PVD. We’re sure this place will have a name – and a review – soon. fb.com/kleospvd A new […]
Food Truck Profile: Presto Strange-O coffee
Rhode Island’s gotta have it: Whether it’s at home, at work or any one of the hundreds of shops around the state, coffee is one of the state’s top obsessions. If you’re one of those people who say “Don’t talk to me in the morning until I have my coffee,” then do we have the […]
Cannabis Recipes: Motif’s Greatest Hits
Important: Remember that items made with cannabis may be illegal in your jurisdiction unless you have proper medical certification, and must always be kept strictly away from children and pets. Cannabis has been known since ancient times, and some claim that the mysterious קַנַּבּוֹס (“kaneh-bosim,” singular “kaneh-bos”) listed as an ingredient of the holy anointing […]
Eats, Drinks & More: Anything but Neutral Swiss-inspired Rosmarin
Why do you love food so much? Have you always been this way? This was a conversation piece a few years ago among my friends who were trying to deduce where my passion for food originated. You see, I grew up being called a “bird” for how little I ate. My, my, my, how the […]