Beer-thirty means cold fingers wrapped around Bud Lite cans in the back of the walk-in. The freezer kicks on and the whrrrrrrrr of the fans drown out employee conversations. I stand next to a fish tub full of ice and disembodied fish heads. The snapper that Mike Lapierre is fileting for his next farmers market […]
Monday, August 14 from 5-9pmR1 Indoor Karting, 100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln, RI This event will be held alongside our seventh annual Food Truck Awards. Find the event on Facebook here. RSVPs help us plan properly! Our Drink Awards are still new – 2021 was their first year. We asked our eats & drinks writers, and the […]
Commuters getting off at the new Pawtucket/Central Falls train station after a long day of work or studies don’t have to go far to enjoy uniquely crafted cocktails/mocktails and low-toned conversations at the new home of Rhode Island Spirits. Now residing among the renovated mills and warehouses on the corner of Bayley and Commerce Streets, […]
Recipes and Photography by Chef David Yusefzadeh Article by Sam Burgess Elevate is the name of the game for the future of cannabis edibles – to craft an experience that goes beyond a few bites of brownie and elicits the sophistication of a multi-course tasting menu. As legalization makes cannabis more accessible and destigmatized, chefs […]
I have some great news for the craft beer lovers of East Providence! A new brewery called Crook Point Brewing Company is currently under construction and will be the first to open in this small town of mine. The name Crook Point comes from the Rhode Island drawbridge that joins the city of East Providence […]
It was 34 degrees out on the first of February in Warren. Clouds were sparse, the sun was shining, and the air was sharp as a paper cut. I stood on the beach in my bathing suit with Kathleen Bellicchi, founder of Bellicchi’s Biscotti, and three other women who’d all come together for an afternoon […]
In 2010, Martha Tsegaye and her family immigrated from Ethiopia to Virginia; it was her first experience with snow. “I had only seen snow in the movies or on television and then I got to touch it.” Ethiopia is mountainous with high plateaus and dry lowlands, with a climate that ranges from arid in its […]
Only days before bidding adieu to 2022, this former Motif writer sought out a new cocktail bar in the heart of Providence, secretly joining with friends in her beloved city for one more night on the town. One could say it was a clandestine affair at Clementine Cocktail Bar: elegant, intimate, memorable – just like […]
The holiday season is here, which means parties, giftgiving, acts of kindness, and yummy food. It’s the time of year to not only give and receive, but also to celebrate the different ways to celebrate, so that we can relate to one another. And what better way to do that than to see what’s cooking […]
In the world that Karen Griffin grew up in, there weren’t many exciting job opportunities for women. Instead of pursuing baking, she decided on the “realistic” goal of becoming a teacher. After retiring and working with a few other businesses, she knew this was something she wanted to continue, “I started taking workshops at Hope […]