Challenge Accepted: Rhody’s Games of Gastronomic Gusto
Put your tummy to the test this summer by checking off each of these foodie feats! Every bucket list should include at least one of these epic challenges, but if […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
French 75: but make it art 
In honor of this month’s art theme, I thought I’d take things literally. I chose to utilize a product from Collective Arts, which is a distillery and a brewery operating […]
Fungi Foraging, Finagling, and Feasting: Mushroom foraging in RI
When early humans first embraced the hunter-gatherer lifestyle, there was a lot of experimentation (along with parental disapproval and conservative condemnation; it was practically the ’60s). Tools like sharpened sticks, […]
Village Restaurant: Nigerian Flavor Meets Down-Home Vibe
On a cold Tuesday, my friend David and I headed out to try the newly-opened Village Restaurant at 100 Fountain Street in Providence, which features authentic Nigerian cuisine. Toyin Wilcox […]
Puppy Love: A Lovely February Libation
This February, in honor of Black History Month, I decided to create a cocktail that utilized products from a local black-owned distillery. I chose White Dog Distilling in Pawtucket. White […]
Purveying the Sweet and the Sarcastic: Two bakeries on the rise
This business profile ran as part of Motif’s Black History Month issue, centering the experiences of Black business owners. Alaska-native Nina Reed received her culinary degree from J&W over a […]
Clover Desserts: A lucky find
Dec 2021 marked the move from farmer’s market pop-up to brick and mortar for Clover Desserts. Owner Courtney Staiano and her iconic rolling cart of desserts, pastries, and other sweet […]
Blaze Smith Hill
This business profile ran as part of Motif’s Black History Month issue, centering the experiences of Black business owners. For BJ Murray, owner of Blaze Smith Hill, the business started […]
Kin Southern Table + Bar
This business profile ran as part of Motif’s Black History Month issue, centering the experiences of Black business owners. If you’re ever in downtown Providence and looking for comfort food, […]
Super Trooper: Culinary adventures on Valley St
This business profile ran as part of Motif’s Black History Month issue, centering the experiences of Black business owners. Troop in PVD is part bar, part music venue, part gallery, […]