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 |
By David Dadekian on April 27, 2013
“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 [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged Acacia Cafe, Blackie's, chef, Chef 2 Go, Cox, episode, Flan y Ajo, Gracie's, Los Andes, Matthew Varga, Nick Rabar, OSN, Pinewood Pub, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, Shuckin' Truck, Sin, Spiced Pear, Tracy Rabar, video, Wright's Dairy |
By David Dadekian on March 25, 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 [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, farms, news | Tagged Benjamin Sukle, birch, Blackbird Farm, chef, dinner, farm, Gracie's, Matthew Varga, Melissa Denmark, Outstanding in the Field, Sweet Berry Farm, ticket |
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 10, 2013
On Tuesday, February 5th, the fifth annual I HEART PROVIDENCE was held at Providence City Hall. This year’s event included a culinary competition with the theme East Side vs. West Side. East Side chefs Nemo Bolin of Cook & Brown Public House, Brandy Schwalbe of The Duck & Bunny, and Paul Jalaf of Vanity “battled” against [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged Abyssinia, Ahlers Designs, Angel Taveras, Avenue Concept, Bored with Four, Branden Lewis, Brandy Schwalbe, chef, competition, Cook & Brown Public House, Cotillions, David Dadekian, east side, Ebisu, El Rancho Grande, Eye Cookies, Fertile Underground Grocery, Gail Ahlers, Garden Grille, Gracie's, Grange, I Heart Providence, James Mark, Johnson & Wales, Jonathan Dille, Julian's, Kabob and Curry, Los Andes, Matthew Varga, mayor, Mike McHugh, Mike Ritz, Miss Wensday, Nemo Bolin, North, Olneyville New York System, Paul Jalaf, Providence, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, RI Convention Center, RI Food Fights, The Dorrance, The Duck and Bunny, vanity, west side, Whole Foods Market |
By David Dadekian on February 3, 2013
Now in it’s fifth year, I HEART PROVIDENCE 2013 is hosting a culinary competition at Providence City Hall between East Side chefs Nemo Bolin of Cook & Brown Public House, Brandy Schwalbe of The Duck & Bunny, and Paul Jalaf of Vanity versus West Side chefs Mike McHugh of Julians, James Mark of North, and Jonathan Dille [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged Abyssinia, Angel Taveras, Avenue Concept, Bored with Four, Branden Lewis, Brandy Schwalbe, chef, competition, Cook & Brown Public House, Cotillions, David Dadekian, east side, Ebisu, El Rancho Grande, Eye Cookies, Fertile Underground Grocery, Garden Grille, Gracie's, Grange, I Heart Providence, James Mark, Johnson & Wales, Jonathan Dille, Julian's, Kabob and Curry, Los Andes, Matthew Varga, mayor, Mike McHugh, Mike Ritz, Miss Wensday, Nemo Bolin, North, Olneyville New York System, Paul Jalaf, Providence, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, RI Convention Center, RI Food Fights, The Dorrance, The Duck and Bunny, vanity, west side, Whole Foods Market |
By David Dadekian on January 7, 2013
From the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau comes the news of the next Providence Restaurant Week. As has become the tradition in the area, Restaurant Week has grown to Restaurant Weeks, running for two full weeks beginning Sunday, January 13. All the information, including the complete list of participating restaurants can be found at [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged 1149 Bar & Grill, 2 Pauls, America's Favorite Cities, Anthony Bourdain, Bacaro Restaurant, Blaze East Side, Blue Grotto Restaurant, Bravo Brasserie, Cafe Nuovo, capital grille, Capriccio, cassarino's, CAV, centro chapel grille, chardonnay's, Chez Pascal, coco pazzo, Cook & Brown Public House, Cucina, DeWolf Tavern, dining, dinner, Don Jose Tequilas Restaurant, duck & bunny, Elizabeth of Portofino's, Eric Ripert, Farmstead, fire + ice, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, food, geppetto's, Good vs. Evil, Gracie's, Grille on Main, Harry's Bar & Burger, Hemenway's Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar, Hourglass Brasserie, Iron Works Tavern, jacky's waterplace, Joe's American Bar & Grill, kon asian bistro, Kristen Adamo, Ladder 133 Bar and Grill, Legal Sea Foods, libations, Local 121, lunch, Luxe Burger Bar, Martha Sheridan, Matunuck Oyster Bar, McCormick & Schmick's, Mediterraneo, melting pot, meritage, Mill's Tavern, New Rivers, Open Table, Pane e Vino, Paragon + Viva, Parkside Rotisserie & Bar, pearl restaurant & lounge, Pizzico Ristorante, Pot au Feu, PPAC, prix fixe, Providence, Providence Oyster Bar, Providence Performing Arts Center, providence prime, Providence Restaurant Week, Providence Restaurant Weeks, Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau, redlefsen's rotisserie & grille, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Rick's Roadhouse, Rue De L'Espoir, Ruffino, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Sawaddee Thai Restaurant, Siena, Siena Cucina, Sophia's Tuscan Grille, spats, sweepstakes, Ten Prime Steak & Sushi, the grille, The ROI, Trattoria Zooma, Travel + Leisure, Twist, Union Station Brewery, vanity, vintage, Waterman Grille, wine, XO Café |
By David Dadekian on December 12, 2012
Congratulations to Providence’s Gracie’s and Newport’s Bouchard Restaurant and Inn and Castle Hill Inn. All three are in a list of the top 100 restaurants in the country, alongside such worldwide best restaurants as Eleven Madison Park and The French Laundry, as chosen by OpenTable reviews. According to OpenTable, “Out of more than 5 million restaurant [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged Bouchard, Castle Hill Inn, food, Gracie's, Inn, Newport, OpenTable, Providence, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, top 100 |
By David Dadekian on December 9, 2012
The third RI Food Fights event, the Spectacular Cookie Smackdown, took place this past Sunday, December 9, 2012. A sold out crowd descended upon Fête in Providence to sample the best cookies in Rhode Island. Fifteen area bakers competed to see who had the greatest cookie, according to a panel of four culinary judges (which included [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged Alhers Designs, Andrew Shotts, baking, chef, chocolate chip, cocoa, coffee, competition, cookie, dairy, David Dadekian, dessert, Dizzie Lizzie, El Rancho Grande, Eye Cookies, Fete, Flour Girls, Food Fights, Gail Ahlers, Gangnam, Garrison Confections, Gracie's, Jess Powers, Jim Nellis, John Taraborelli, Kami Cakes, Katrin Schnippering, macaron, Maria Meza, Melissa Denmark, Mike Ritz, Munroe, Olneyville, Providence, Providence Coffee Roasters, Rhode Island, RI, RI Food Fights, Smackdown, soda, University Heights, Waterman, Whole Foods Market, Yacht Club |
By David Dadekian on November 21, 2012
Just in time for Thanksgiving dessert comes this baking demonstration video from Gracie’s Pastry Chef Melissa Denmark, produced by the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau. You can watch it above and if you click through to YouTube you can find the recipe . Thank you to Gracie’s and the PWCVB. Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted in chefs & restaurants, cooking | Tagged apple, bakery, baking, buttermilk, chef, demonstration, Ellie's, Gracie's, Melissa Denmark, pastry, Providence, Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau, PWCVB, recipe, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, tart, Thanksgiving, video |
