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David Dadekian

David Dadekian

writer/editor of Eat Drink RI ( http://www.eatdrinkri.com/ ); private chef and cooking instructor; producer of the Eat Drink RI Festival ( http://festival.eatdrinkri.com/ ); photographer of food, weddings, portraits, commercial work and fine art ( http://www.dadekianphoto.com/ ); husband and work-at-home father; PR Director for Blackbird Farm ( http://www.blackbirdfarmri.com/ ); board member of Slow Food RI ( http://www.slowfoodri.org/ ); dislikes writing in the third person

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birch in Providence Opens Thursday, June 20, 2013

By David Dadekian on June 19, 2013

birch, Heidi and Benjamin Sukle’s first restaurant venture, “serving modern American cuisine rooted in classical technique,” opens on Thursday, June 20th at 5 p.m. The Sukles kindly invited Eat Drink RI‘s David Dadekian to their pre-opening where he made a few exclusive first photographs of the 200 Washington Street space. Reservations are now being accepted [...]

Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged Benjamin Sukle, birch, chef, Heidi Sukle, opening, Providence, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI | Leave a response

This is what your grocery store looks like without bees.

This is what your grocery store looks like without bees.

By David Dadekian on June 13, 2013

The Providence Whole Foods Market at University Heights participated in a remarkable project to visually illustrate the effects bee colony collapse disorder could have on our food system. I was invited to document the project and it was amazing to see in person. The following is Whole Foods Market’s national release of “This is what [...]

Posted in farms, news | Tagged Arrowhead Mills, Attune Foods, bee, colony collapse disorder, Cuties, Eric Mader, Hain Celestial, honeybee, Kashi, MaraNatha, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day, Muir Glen Organic, pollination, pollinator, produce, Providence, Share the Buzz, So Delicious, Sweet Leaf Teas, Talenti Gelato, Terra Chips, Udi’s Gluten Free, University Heights, WestSoy, Whole Foods Market, Xerces Society | Leave a response

March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction co-chairs Annette Picerne (left) and Ellen Slattery (right) with 2013 Signature Chef Kevin Thiele (center)

Chef Kevin Thiele named Rhode Island March of Dimes 2013 Signature Chef

By David Dadekian on June 13, 2013

March of Dimes 12th Annual Signature Chefs Auction Thursday, September 19, 2013 Belle Mer, Newport March of Dimes Rhode Island is delighted to announce that award-winning Chef Kevin Thiele will be its 2013 Signature Chef. Thiele is Director of Food and Beverage/Executive Chef at the venerable Hotel Viking in Newport, RI, part of Noble House [...]

Posted in chefs & restaurants, news, wine & drinks | Tagged Annette Picerne, Betsy Akin, chef, Ellen Slattery, Ellie's Bakery, Gracie's, Hotel Viking, Kevin Thiele, March of Dimes, Mark Gervais, Neil Sharpe, Newport, Rhode Island, RI, Signature Chefs Auction | Leave a response

Rhode Island Community Food Bank

Rhode Island Community Food Bank 2013 Summer Food Drive and “Word Soup”

By David Dadekian on May 28, 2013

From the Rhode Island Community Food Bank comes the following two news releases. The first covers this year’s Summer Food Drive, which kicks off on June 3rd. The number of those without food in Rhode Island—a third of which are children under the age of 18—has doubled over the last six years and donations in [...]

Posted in news | Tagged AGAR, Andrew Schiff, Autocrat, Bliss Bros. Dairy, Confreda Greenhouses & Farms, Daniele Inc., Farris Maxwell, food bank, food drive, hunger, Kim Baker, Little Rhody Foods, Mansfield Paper Company, Munroe Diary, Ocean State Job Lot, Pepsi Bottling Company, Pippin Orchard, poetry, Reinhart Food Service, Rhode Island Community Food Bank, Roch’s Fresh Foods, Share Our Strength, Stop & Shop, summer, Top This Fire-Grilled Pizza Crusts, Word Soup | 2 Responses

Homestead Hard Cider

News Bites: Tallulah’s Tacos, Homestead Hard Cider and Sundays at Farmstead

By David Dadekian on May 27, 2013

Three current news releases—Eat Drink RI is not the source for these items—please follow any links for more information. Tallulah’s Tacos Tallulah’s Tacos Is Happy To Announce The Grand Opening Of The Shack at Dutch Harbor! Tallulah’s Tacos brings fresh, traditional Mexican style tacos and burritos that embrace the flavors reminiscent of the West Coast. [...]

Posted in chefs & restaurants, news, wine & drinks | Tagged Attleboro, brunch, burrito, chef, cider, Dutch Harbor, event, farmers market, Farmstead, festival, gluten free, homestead hard cider, horchata, Jake Rojas, Jamestown, Jeremy Quaglia, Kate Jennings, Kickstarter, Kyle Schmitt, lemonade, Matt Jennings, melon de aqua, news bites, Providence, Rhode Island, RI, Sunday Supper, supper, taco, taco cart, Tallulah on Thames, Tallulah's Tacos, The Shack | Leave a response

Taste Trekkers Food Tourism Conference

Taste Trekkers Tickets Now On Sale with $15 off from Eat Drink RI

By David Dadekian on May 23, 2013

Tickets for September’s Taste Trekkers Food Tourism Conference go on sale this Thursday, May 23rd at noon and Eat Drink RI has an exclusive promotional code you can use to get $15 off the main event on Saturday, September 21st at the Providence Biltmore. For more information on the entire conference weekend, including links to [...]

Posted in news | Tagged conference, discount, food tourism, Providence Biltmore, Taste Trekkers, ticket | 1 Response

Revival Brewing Company

Travel + Leisure Names Providence Number Eight in America’s Best Beer Cities

By David Dadekian on May 15, 2013

Just in time for American Craft Beer Week, Travel + Leisure magazine’s “America’s Favorite Cities” 2012 poll has placed Providence at number eight on the list of America’s Best Beer Cities. The magazine made special mention of Trinity Brewhouse, Foolproof Brewing and Revival Brewing Company in their write-up of Providence brews. Eat Drink RI contacted [...]

Posted in news, wine & drinks | Tagged Aaron Crossett, America's Best Beer Cities, America's Favorite Cities, beer, brew, brewing, burger, cafe, craft, Dorian Rave, Foolproof Brewing, hamburger, ice cream, Narragansett Beer, pizza, poll, Providence, ranking, Ravenous Brewing Company, restaurant, Revival Brewing Company, Rhode Island, RI, Sean Larkin, Travel + Leisure, Trinity Brewhouse, Union Station Brewery | Leave a response

Cluck! Urban Farm Supply

Cluck! Approved By Providence Zoning, Next Steps to Open the Store’s Doors

By David Dadekian on May 14, 2013

On Monday evening, May 13, 2013, the Providence Zoning Board of Review approved Drake Patten’s request for a zoning variance for the property at 399 Broadway so that she can open an urban farm supply store named Cluck. If this seems like a bit of déjà vu it’s because the Zoning Board approved the request [...]

Posted in farms, news | Tagged agriculture, Broadway, Cluck, Coryndon Luxmoore, desert, Drake Patten, farm, food, garden, hardware, Indiegogo, insecurity, Providence, Rhode Island, RI, Sts. Vartanantz Church, urban, urban farm supply, variance, zoning | Leave a response

Dave's Marketplace

News Bites: Dave’s Marketplace & North Kingstown Food Pantry, Kountry Kitchen and DD Iced Coffee for Hasbro Children’s Hospital

By David Dadekian on May 7, 2013

Three current news releases—Eat Drink RI is not the source for these items—please follow any links for more information. Dave’s Marketplace Makes Donation to North Kingstown Food Pantry Dave’s Marketplace, a locally owned RI grocery chain has donated $25,000 to the North Kingstown Food Pantry’s Capital Campaign to relocate to the Little Red Schoolhouse. The [...]

Posted in news | Tagged Dave's Marketplace, Dunkin' Donuts, Dunkin’ Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation, Food Pantry, Greenville, Hasbro Children's Hospital, iced coffee, Kountry Kitchen, Lee RIce, Lee's Breakfast in America, Lionel Delos, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, RI, Thierry Delos | 2 Responses

Lincoln letter carrier Dave Casale, an actively participant in the food drive for many years. Photo courtesy RI Community Food Bank

Local Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” on May 11, 2013 – The Biggest Single Food Drive in the Nation

By David Dadekian on May 1, 2013

The second Saturday in May has special significance to members of the National Association of Letter Carriers. For 21 years, it’s been the day when they teamed up with their postal patrons to “Stamp Out Hunger” in the nation’s largest single-day food drive. This year’s food drive takes place Saturday, May 11, across Rhode Island [...]

Posted in news | Tagged AARP, AFL-CIO, Andrew Schiff, Campbell Soup Company, Dave Casale, Feeding America (the national network of food banks), food drive, GLS Companies, hunger, National Association of Letter Carriers, National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Publix, Red Plum, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Community Food Bank, RI, Source Direct Plastics, Stamp Out Hunger, U.S. Postal Service, Uncle Bob's Self-Storage, United Way Worldwide, Valissis, Valpak Direct Marketing Systems | Leave a response

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  • birch in Providence Opens Thursday, June 20, 2013
  • This is what your grocery store looks like without bees.
  • Chef Kevin Thiele named Rhode Island March of Dimes 2013 Signature Chef
  • Rhode Island Community Food Bank 2013 Summer Food Drive and “Word Soup”
  • News Bites: Tallulah’s Tacos, Homestead Hard Cider and Sundays at Farmstead
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