From the Ground Up: Plant-based food events abound this fall
September is a big month in Rhode Island for vegans, vegetarians and anyone plant-curious, and I’m going to break down the vegan events you can expect this month. VEG OUT: […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Elbow-Licking Good!: An early evening chimi crawl gets messy
When I told my boyfriend I was doing a Chimi Crawl, he responded as would most Americans raised on Taco Bell: “I love chimichangas!” And while there’s much to love […]
Ming River Tiki
It’s been a wild year and a half with lots of misinformation and unnecessary violence, including the horrifying rise in hate crimes against people of Asian descent. Misunderstanding, misplaced blame […]
Served with a Twist: Sober or sober curious, mocktails are here to stay
As more and more people recognize the health benefits of not drinking (sorry guys — it’s delicious but not good for you), the mocktail revolution gains momentum every year. So […]
Corks and Rec: Wines to take you from September scorchers to fall’s first frost
As the proverbial sun sets on summer in New England, there’s a certain calm in the air. The rhythmic “thwap” of damp towels swaying in the breeze while slung over […]
Message in a Bottle: CBD sparkling water comes ashore
Beak and Skiff Apple Orchard of LaFayette, NY, has created a CBD sparkling water that’s washing ashore in the Ocean State. If you haven’t heard of Beak and Skiff, you […]
Gluten-free Dining: The Square Peg
The Square Peg in Warren is the quintessential Rhode Island summer date spot. The outdoor dining on a cool evening or the eclectic bar inside create a lovely experience. The […]
Feeling No Dolor at Dolores: This Oaxacan restaurant offers up straight-forward and rarely seen cocktails
For my final patio of my summertime excursion (read the other articles in the series, too — Tiny Bar and Little Bitte), I chose Dolores. Dolores is a Oaxacan restaurant, […]
Twelve Plants, Five Courses, One Summer Series: Plant-based meals even a carnivore could love
“If this were my situation every night, I’d never eat meat again,” my friend Melissa said of our Twelve (Plants) dinner in Newport. For her birthday, we traveled to Root […]
Frosé All Day
As if you needed another reason to drink rosé, frosé was invented! And the good news is you don’t have to be a master bartender to make a yummy frosé […]