With Providence being named one of the top foodie cities in the country, it’s no surprise that the city also boasts a great selection of cooking classes. From corporate classes at Williams Sonoma and Sur La Table to intimate learning in someone’s home, there’s something for everyone. I recently stumbled on a series of classes […]
I had my first gelato when I was 16 years old. I was in Washington, D.C., on a Presidential Classroom experience, and the organizers set us free inside a giant mall for a few hours. In the middle of mall traffic sat a gelato cart, and a couple of the girls I was with screamed, […]
If you like iced coffee, Rhode Island Food Fights has a challenge for you. Twenty-three coffee vendors have teamed up to determine who makes the Ocean State’s best iced brew. To get in on the action, buy a passport for $15. From now until August 31, visit each of the participating vendors and show your […]
First came frozen yogurt, then cupcakes. Dessert trends seem to be unfolding faster than I can lose the weight I gained from the last one, but the latest has me thinking that the extra minutes on the elliptical are worth it. The newest addition to the trendy dessert roster is the macaron, and, as I […]
I regrettably knew nothing about Warren before I embarked on this journey. I wasn’t even sure where it was — in the middle of Rhode Island somewhere? But I’d heard it described as “an underrated beach town” with an artsy feel and waterfront restaurants, and that was a romantic enough portrait to make me plug […]
Heading out for lunch in Newport evokes all kinds of wonderful sunny images. Sun-bleached boardwalks bordered by clinking, moored yachts. The odd blinding glimmer of sun from the calm harbor waters, and a lot of people who look as if they’ve just stepped from the pages of a Tommy Hilfiger catalog. My Newport lunch date, […]
By Melanie Rainone and Despina Durand The weekend starts early if you happen to be in the downcity area on a Thursday afternoon with the Burnside Park Music Series and Beer Garden, put on by Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy. By day, the park hosts activities geared towards children and by night the park is taken […]
Beautiful late spring weather favored the crowds sampling the diner fare from the iconic truck parked in front of the Columbus Theatre on Broadway early in the evening of Saturday, June 7, at the Providence premiere of Haven Brothers: Legacy of the American Diner, the directorial debut of independent Rhode Island film maker Jeff Toste. […]
Clean, Simple, and Delicious Perhaps one day this July you’ll find yourself rollin’ down Broadway on the West Side in search of something green. Perhaps green’s on your mind because it’s 80 degrees. Or because your mind’s on green. Whichever. You need a cocktail, stat. Luckily you see a D-O-G in the distance. What? Cocktail […]
Newest food and drink options in RI and goodbye to an old favorite My progression of emotion upon hearing of the opening of Fed Hill’s The $3 Bar (fairly self explanatory) began at confusion, transitioned to excitement, and settled at, “eh” upon seeing Facebook photos of miniature drinks. My progression of emotion after hearing of […]