Help the Central Falls Chess Team Get to the 2013 Supernationals and Win Chocolate from Garrison Confections
Beginning Wednesday, March 27 you can register to play in an online chess tournament, with prizes from world-class chocolate producer Garrison Confections, all to benefit the Central Falls Chess Team. The registration fees and other donations will be used to send the team to the 2013 Supernationals. The Central Falls Chess Team has won 11 [...]
Chocolate Fest 2013 at Whole Foods Market Waterman Street
Chocolate Fest 2013 is coming to Whole Foods Market this week and I was very kindly gifted with a bag of some of the best chocolate treats from the Waterman Street store in Providence. I eagerly tasted my way though the bag containing nine chocolate products from the Whole Foods Market Chocolate Fest featured vendors. [...]
News Bites: Gracie’s, Farmstead Inc. and Temple Restaurant & Lounge
Three current news releases—Eat Drink RI is not the source for these items—please follow any links for more information. Gracie’s Allan Industries hosts 2nd annual Thanksgiving Dinner for Re-Focus clients at Gracie’s For the second Thanksgiving in a row, Allan Industries will join Gracie’s to proudly welcome approximately 60 clients and staff of Re-Focus, Inc., [...]
Gracie’s Chosen Again to Showcase Rainier Cherries for Northwest Cherries’ Tree-to-Table
For the second year in a row, Northwest Cherries has commissioned Gracie’s restaurant in Providence to represent Rhode Island while celebrating the Rainier cherry. As part of the annual Northwest Cherries’ Tree-to-Table event one restaurant in each state is asked to create a unique menu offering featuring Rainier cherries. The cherry is regarded for its “crisp bite and [...]
Sin Desserts in Providence opens retail store and café
Sin, an award-winning dessert bakery based in Providence, owned and operated by pastry chef Jennifer Luxmoore, has expanded into a storefront café and retail operation on the ground floor of their 200 Allens Avenue location. The shop is now open with a grand opening celebration planned for Saturday, April 14. In addition to cakes, the [...]
News Bites: The Sunnyside Daytime Dining in Yankee magazine, Mill’s Tavern Turns Ten and Save Chocolateville at AAA
The Sunnyside Daytime Dining The March/April 2012 issue of Yankee magazine features “New England’s Best Breakfasts” with one restaurant from each of the six New England states being chosen for the story. Yankee‘s favorite in Rhode Island is The Sunnyside Daytime Dining in Warren. Jocelyn Ruggiero wrote about her experience at Chef Joe Simone’s beautiful breakfast-and-lunch gem [...]
The Duck and Bunny Wins First Rhode Island Food Fights Great Cupcake Championship
The first Rhode Island Food Fights event was held on Sunday, March 11 at The Spot Underground in Providence. RI Food Fights, the brainchild of Jim Nellis and Casey Spencer, declared their first competition to be the Great Cupcake Championship and thirteen bakeries from around the state vied for the title of best cupcake in Rhode Island, [...]
Save Chocolateville chocolate bar to raise funds for Central Falls
Mike Ritz was concerned about Central Falls. The smallest city in the smallest state has been in receivership for almost two years and filed for bankruptcy last August. Ritz was trying to come up with a fundraiser for the economically depressed city when he came upon chocolate. Turns out, in the late 18th and early [...]
Gracie’s Represents R.I. for Northwest Cherries Tree-To-Table
From Northwest Cherries, part of the Washington State Fruit Commission, comes a National Rainier Cherries celebration called Tree-to-Table. Northwest Cherries commissioned one iconic restaurant in each U.S. state to create a unique menu offering featuring Rainier cherries. “This famed cherry is regarded for its crisp bite and pale yellow flesh bursting with exceptional sweetness.” Gracie’s [...]
Aquidneck Honey Adds Line of Chocolates
Local honey maker Jeff Mello, owner of Aquidneck Honey, has branched into chocolate making, now offering several different chocolate treats all filled with his flavorful honey. Starting with a base of Belgian chocolate, Mello makes both dark and milk chocolates with and without nuts, and soon will be adding caramel and coconut chocolates. The nuts [...]
