birch in Providence Opens Thursday, June 20, 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 [...]
Chef Kevin Thiele named Rhode Island March of Dimes 2013 Signature Chef
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 [...]
News Bites: Tallulah’s Tacos, Homestead Hard Cider and Sundays at Farmstead
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. [...]
New Episodes of “Nick Rabar: Chef 2 Go” Begin Monday, April 29, 2013 on OSN
“Nick Rabar: Chef 2 Go” a locally produced television series featuring long-time Rhode Island favorite chef Nick Rabar, begins airing new episodes on Cox Cable’s OSN channel this Monday, April 29. In the show Rabar, “goes on culinary expeditions throughout Southern New England to find hidden food and dining treasures. Chef Nick creates his own [...]
Outstanding in the Field Coming to Rhode Island Twice in 2013
Outstanding in the Field, the “roving culinary adventure” returns to Rhode Island for not one, but two exciting dinners on local farms this year. First, on Saturday, August 31, Gracie’s Chef Matthew Varga and Pastry Chef Melissa Denmark return for their second Outstanding dinner, this time in Smithfield at Blackbird Farm, producers of some of [...]
Heidi and Benjamin Sukle To Open New Restaurant birch in Providence
In a sign that the vibrant and nationally renowned culinary scene in Providence continues to grow, a new restaurant, birch, will be opening this summer from acclaimed chef Benjamin Sukle and Heidi Sukle. The Sukles released the news today that they will be taking over the former Tini space at 200 Washington Street and opening a [...]
Cochon 555 Returns to Boston on Sunday, March 24, 2013 – UPDATED: Chef Michael Scelfo Wins
Cochon 555, the 10-city culinary competition that promotes sustainable farming of heritage breed pigs, returns to Boston on Sunday, March 24, 2013. Providence’s own Chef Matt Jennings of Farmstead won the Boston competition it’s first three years, passing the baton to Chef Jamie Bissonnette of Toro and Coppa last year. This year the Boston event will see [...]
City Girl Cupcake Wins Rhode Island Food Fights Great Cupcake Championship
The first Rhode Island Food Fights event of 2013, the Great Cupcake Championship, was held this past Sunday, March 10th at Fête in Providence. Twenty-two area cupcake makers competed to see who had the greatest cupcake, according to a panel of five culinary judges (which included this writer), along with competing for the People’s Choice. [...]
Food & Wine’s The People’s Best New Chef 2013 Nominations for Rhode Island Chefs Nemo Bolin and Benjamin Sukle
Food & Wine has announced the nominees for this year’s The People’s Best New Chef and in the New England region the nominees include Rhode Island Chefs Nemo Bolin of Cook & Brown Public House and Benjamin Sukle of The Dorrance. This is Bolin’s third nomination for the award and Sukle’s second. Food & Wine nominates 100 [...]
Eat Drink RI Festival Rhode Island’s First-Ever Three-Day Local Food Celebration Comes to Providence
EAT DRINK RI FESTIVAL RHODE ISLAND’S FIRST-EVER THREE-DAY LOCAL FOOD CELEBRATION COMES TO PROVIDENCE Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21 PROVIDENCE, RI (March 1, 2013) – Celebrating the best of the culinary world in Rhode Island, the Eat Drink RI Festival is set to take the stage as the state’s very first three-day local [...]
