The 2026 Food Truck Awards are coming up soon – November 10, the day before Veteran’s Day. We’re excited to make it a true industry night – no food trucks will have to serve anything… the event will be catered! It will also be a celebration of Veterans and will have a kids area to […]
There is something wonderfully Rhode Island about filmmaker Kirk Benttinen’s approach to storytelling: start with curiosity, find the people doing interesting things, and see where the story takes you. His project, RI Docs, began as a way to reconnect with his home state after moving back to RI, following years away. It’s evolved into a […]
It may be hard to believe that best-selling author Ann Hood, who has sold more than 1 million copies of her books, did not grow up with books readily available at home. Despite this, her Italian family told stories around the kitchen table as she listened, longing to hear more and perhaps to dive […]
Aries: Reviewing your finances, where you stand and where you are going, tops your list. You are not given to speculative endeavors, but you are thinking of taking a shot. Best to spend time reviewing, as you have been doing. Think about it before you make any decisions. Best to wait until after the 13th […]
For many of us, our most common run-ins with the scientific disciplines happen in two places: the classroom or a news headline. I think it’s safe to say both might elicit quite the negative association for many people. Reading a research paper, as Ellen Matesanz, director of The Synergy Project put it, “is like going […]
From one former industrial site to another, New Harvest Coffee Roasters has expanded from humble beginnings in Rumford (East Providence) to become a cornerstone for coffee in RI. Today, the business employs more than 20 employees, serves roughly 130 wholesale accounts, and includes a roastery and cafe at 10 Sims Ave. in Providence. In the […]
Fill your belly and your heart, while slowing down, appreciating the natural world, and building community. Have you noticed how everything feels a little too fast these days? The internet age has brought a number of genuinely remarkable things to humanity; I love being able to listen to any song I like, whenever I like, […]
Thanksgiving is an iconic holiday in America, where Americans gather with friends and family to share a feast. We share recipes, gratitude, stories, childhood memories, and the good old days. We are all familiar with the classic Thanksgiving meal; we have a Butterball turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, casseroles, cranberry sauce, and more. Just listing […]
One of our favorite cooking traditions is deep-frying the turkey on Thanksgiving Day. We’ve been doing it safely for 15 years. We bought a turkey fryer that came with a 30-quart cooking pot, a burner with a regulator and hose attachment, a vertical hook, a hanger, and a clip-on vertical temperature gauge. A couple of […]
Open: Rollers: A new sports bar has arrived in Providence as of June 12. Rollers hosts watch parties, serves a variety of diner-style food and drinks, and offers both private and semi-private party events. The spot was known long ago as the Satin Doll, one of PVD’s retired strip clubs, so you might want to […]