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By David Dadekian on March 1, 2013
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 [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, farms, news, wine & drinks | Tagged Aquidneck Honey, Benjamin Sukle, Blackbird Farm, Boat House, Champe Speidel, Championship Melt, chef, Clam Jammers, culinary, Curt Columbus, Daniele, Derek Wagner, event, festival, Flour Girls Baking Co., food, Garden Grille, Gracie's, Hewtin's Dogs Mobile, Jake Rojas, James Mark, Jessica Abernethy, Joe Simone, Joedega, Johnson & Wales University, Jon Dille, Jonathan Cambra, Jonathan Edwards Winery, Jonathan Joseph Peters, Jordan Goldsmith, Kaitlyn Roberts, Like No Udder, Little Bitte Artisanal Cocktails, Melissa Denmark, Mijos Tacos, Narragansett Brewery, Nick Pini, Nick's on Broadway, North, Persimmon, Philharmonic, Providence, Providence Monthly, Ravenous Brewing, restaurant, Revival Brewing, Rhode Island, RI, Rocket Fine Street Food, StyleWeek Northeast, Tallulah, Tazza, The Grange, The Sunnyside, Travel + Leisure, Trinity Repertory Company, truck, United States Bartenders' Guild |
By David Dadekian on February 12, 2013
The following is a media release from Chefs Collaborative regarding their upcoming Trash Fish Dinner. Two of the chefs from the Rhode Island network, Jake Rojas of Tallulah on Thames and Derek Wagner of Nick’s on Broadway, are participating, along with a group of some of New England’s best. Tickets are now available for this [...]
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By David Dadekian on September 10, 2012
On Sunday, October 14, from 4 – 7 p.m., Chefs Collaborative, a non-profit organization that works with chefs and the greater food community to celebrate local foods and foster a more sustainable food supply, is collaborating with some of Rhode Island’s best “farm-to-fork” chefs to promote awareness of local and sustainable ingredients available in the [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, farms, news | Tagged Al Forno, auction, barbecue, bbq, Beau Vestal, Beehive Cafe, beer, Blackbird Farm, Bristol, Champe Speidel, chef, Chefs Collaborative, Chez Pascal, Darius Salko, David Reynoso, Derek Wagner, Eli Dunn, Exeter, farm, farm-to-fork, food day, Gracie's, Greenvale Vineyards, Grey Sail Brewing, grill, Jake Rojas, Jonathan Edwards, Julian's, Matthew Gennuso, Matthew Varga, Melissa Kogut, Mike McHugh, New Rivers, Newport, Nick's on Broadway, panorama, Persimmon, picnic, pizza, pond, Providence, Revival Brewing, Rhode Island, RI, Schartner, steamship round, Tallulah on Thames, Thames Street Kitchen, Tini, TSK, Tyler Burnley, Westerly, wine |
By David Dadekian on April 18, 2012
This week a number of Rhode Island area restaurants are participating in Earth Dinner events. The Dinners are a series of events sponsored by Chefs Collaborative and Organic Valley to promote local, sustainable and organic foods. Over 100 restaurants around the country are participating in this event and donating a portion of their proceeds to [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, farms, news | Tagged Ben Lacy, charity, chef, Chefs Collaborative, Dave Johnson, Derek Wagner, donation, Earth Day, Earth Dinner, Ellen Gracyalny, Farmstead, Foxboro, Gracie's, Jake Rojas, La Laiterie, Local 121, MA, Massachusetts, Matt Jennings, Matthew Varga, New Rivers, Newport, Nick's on Broadway, Organic Valley, prix fixe, Providence, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, Tallulah on Thames, Tastings Wine Bar & Bistro |
By David Dadekian on April 9, 2012
If you love food and you’re an active Twitter or Instagram user you are probably well aware of #chefsincanada. For the third year in a row a group of Rhode Island chefs—Matthew Gennuso of Chez Pascal, Matt Jennings of Farmstead & La Laiterie, Ed Reposa of Thee Red Fez, Jake Rojas of Tallulah on Thames, [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged Beau Vestal, Canada, chef, Chez Pascal, Derek Wagner, Ed Reposa, Farmstead, Instagram, Jake Rojas, La Laiterie, Matt Jennings, Matthew Gennuso, Montreal, New Rivers, Nick's on Broadway, Providence, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, road, Tallulah on Thames, Thee Red Fez, trip, Twitter |
By David Dadekian on October 1, 2011
On Sunday, October 16, from 4 – 7 p.m., Chefs Collaborative, a non-profit organization that works with chefs and the greater food community to celebrate local foods and foster a more sustainable food supply, is collaborating with some of Rhode Island’s best “farm-to-fork” chefs to promote awareness of local and sustainable ingredients available in the [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, farms, news | Tagged auction, barbecue, bbq, Beau Vestal, Bristol, Chad Hoffer, chef, Chefs Collaborative, Derek Wagner, Ed Reposa, Eli Dunn, Exeter, farm, farm-to-fork, Farmstead, Gracie's, hayride, Jake Rojas, James Mark, Julian's, La Laiterie, Matt Jennings, Matthew Varga, Melissa Kogut, Mike McHugh, New Rivers, Newport, Nick's on Broadway, picnic, pond, Providence, Rhode Island, RI, scavenger hunt, Schartner, Tallulah on Thames, Thames Street Kitchen, The Beehive Cafe, Thee Red Fez, Tyler Burnley of TSK |
By David Dadekian on August 10, 2011
Noted cookbook author and Providence native Joan Nathan writes an excellent story for this week’s The New York Times Dining & Wine section on Rhode Island based Trace and Trust and Wild Rhody, a “boat-to-table initiative” as Nathan describes it. The article also features comments from Nick’s on Broadway Chef Derek Wagner and New Rivers‘ [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, farms, news | Tagged Beau Vestal, Ben Sukle, boat-to-table, chef, demo, Derek Wagner, Edible Rhody, Joan Nathan, New Rivers, New York Times, Nick's on Broadway, Providence Food & Wine Festival, Rhode Island, RI, Trace and Trust, Wild Rhody |
By David Dadekian on July 10, 2011
On May 15, Jonathan Edwards Winery held a Culinary Showdown between five restaurants from Rhode Island and five from Connecticut. Each of the ten dishes, as well as each state, was voted on by the over 300 people in attendance. The Daniel Packer Inne in Mystic, Connecticut won favorite overall dish. The Rhode Island team [...]
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By David Dadekian on May 27, 2011
Once a month, though not during the summer busy season, the Ocean House in Westerly invites a notable local chef to prepare a three-course dinner paired with wine. As you would imagine from the “Farm” part of the dinner series title, a serious attempt is made to use all local ingredients. In May the guest [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants | Tagged Arcadian Fields, Bacaro, Beau Vestal, Bomster, Brian Kingsford, Champe Speidel, chef, Derek Wagner, Diana Kushner, dinner, Eric Haugen, event, farm, Farm Fresh RI, farmer, New Rivers, Nick's on Broadway, Ocean House, Persimmon, Providence, Qupe, Rhode Island, RI, Seasons, Stoney Hill, Testamatta, vine, Westerly, wine, winery |
