Opened It feels like every week we list a new taco joint. Is Mexican food replacing Chinese as Americans’ favorite foreign treat? Decide for yourself at Tacos Don Nacho in Woonsocket. If you find your tacos not nearly spicy enough, drive a few miles south to Sassy Mama Cuisine and pick up a few bottles […]
The best in new and classic food spots in the greater RI area B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill Stock up for Thanksgiving or get your last autumn kicks at the oldest steam-powered cider mill in the countrySub Head: Part historic tour, part winery, part bakery and part country store, Clyde’s has been a destination for […]
To say that Warren, RI, has a shortage of high-quality eateries would be a mistake. The secluded coastal town is home of the original Blount Clam Shack, Trafford, The Cheese Plate, and Square Peg, to name a handful. What it never had, however, until late July, was a gastropub. Chomp Kitchen and Drinks introduces a […]
It’s a natural New England phenomenon to associate clam chowder with the summertime. There’s nothing like relaxing next to the beach and dunking a fist full of clamcake into some piping hot chowder. Hot sun, hot soup? Sounds incredibly sweaty. And not in the good way. A few people had the bright idea to celebrate […]
Opened Mexican food might be the trend of 2013 with the arrival of another taco joint, Amigos Taqueria Y Tequila, to Canal Street in Westerly. It delivers what its name promises: tacos and tequila, combining swanky ambiance with authentic recipes like corn on the cob with mayo, lime, queso and chili powder. Like your Mex […]
Rhode Island foodies get legit at Taste Trekkers In case you haven’t heard, Providence is home to the nation’s first food tourism conference. It starts Friday, September 20 with a kick-off cocktail reception at The Dorrance, and wraps up on Sunday, September 22 with a food truck brunch. Plus, there is a pantry full of events […]
Hello-goodbye: closed and new food spots OPENED As the light fair of the summer gets replaced with heartier menus, Jo’s American Bistro has arrived in Newport just in time at the old Pureini’s. Its classic American steak-and-potato style dining paired with seafood (it is on an island, after all). Casey’s Bar and Grill on Main Street […]
Providence Gastro Pub treats locals to a fresh fall menu “The farmers come in in the morning and give us what they have. We design a menu from there,” Cook and Brown spokesperson, Aslan Zadeh, responded when asked, “How are you going to design your fall menu?” Cook and Brown Public House is a Gastro […]
Its back to (bar tending)school this season When my friends heard I’d be driving down to Westerly to take bartending classes on what happened to be the perfect beach day, they hitched a ride and dropped me off at the Southern New England (SNE) Bartending Institute. Glaring as they drove away to sandier pastures, my […]
In honor of Lovecraft’s birthday and this weekend’s Necronomicon, we thought we’d look at some of H.P.’ s monstrosities and turn the tables. The dinner tables, that is. While traditionally his ancient beings eat us helpless mortals, these images show that we can also consume them. Thanks to Dori Blacker, who actually created the cake […]