Before Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain, there was Renfield. If you’ve read, or seen, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, you might recall him as the vampire’s sidekick with a mad craving for bugs, particularly flies. I remember seeing Dracula in the theater and when Renfield downed his first fly, the audience let out a collective, “Ew!” Oddly, […]
Succotash 373 Richmond St Succotash has filled the barren space on Richmond Street that was once The Apartment (yes, the bathtub is gone). The eatery adds a new element to the block occupied by Rick’s Roadhouse, Blount’s Clam Shack and Olga’s Cup and Saucer. The self-proclaimed, “Bar-Bruncheonette-Cafe,” is just what it claims to be. Bar: […]
We asked and you spoke up; The best in outdoor eating in the Ocean State Providence The Duck and Bunny The Hot Club Waterplace CAV Café Zog Coffee Exchange Simon’s 667 Wurst Window/Chez Pascal (Hope Street) India (Hope Street) Loie Fuller’s Dok’s Deli Wildflour (Hope St) Captain Seaweed’s Pub Trinity Brewhouse Lola’s Rick’s Roadhouse Bob […]
By Erin Kayata and Lindsey Martin This past weekend, June 8th and 9th, Festival Fete held its third annual art festival at Garden City Center. Featuring craft artist booths, food stations and local entertainment, the event provided a day full of local, “art, food, and merriment”. There were over 140 artist booths displaying everything from upcycled clothing […]
Attleboro 721 Park St, Saturday 9am – 1pm, runs June 15 – Oct 26 Barrington Congregational Church, 461 County Rd, Saturday 9am – noon, runs thru Oct 26 Haines State Park, Wednesday 2 – 6pm, runs thru Oct 30 Blackstone Daniels Farmstead, 286 Mendon Street, Sunday 11am – 3pm, runs July 7 – Oct 6 […]
I live in East Greenwich, where the food truck is virtually non-existent. I say “virtually” because there is a hot dog guy who sits across from the cemetery most days. We also have the occasional Del’s lemonade truck that passes through, but other than that, nothing. Being huge fans of the food truck trend, my […]
The newest buzz words in environmentalism and local food are urban farming, but what exactly is it? According to Jessica Knapp, outreach director for the Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT), based in Providence, the basic definition is simple: growing food in an urban area. And that covers a broad spectrum of activities. For Camille Morrison-Pfeiffer, […]
What happens when four friends get together and hatch a plan to bring more local organic food to the Providence area? You get the Alternative Farmers Market, Rhode Island’s newest farmers market, which opens May 18 at 10am in the Miriam Hospital Lot at 1111 North Main Street. Jacob Brier, Richard Suls, Rachael McCaskill and […]
