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 May 1, 2013
For Release: May 2, 2013 Contact: Gail Mastrati 222-4700 ext. 2402 DEM ANNOUNCES OPENING OF FOUR WEEKLY FARMERS’ MARKETS AT STATE PARKS THIS WEEK; OTHER MARKETS OPERATED BY DEM SLATED TO OPEN IN MID-JULY Bedding Plants, Flowers Available at Farmers’ Markets for Mother’s Day, Memorial Day PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management announces that [...]
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By David Dadekian on March 25, 2013
From Discover Newport comes the news of the next Newport Restaurant Week, which includes both Newport and Bristol Counties. As has become the tradition in the area, Restaurant Week runs for a little more than a week, going from Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 14 . All the information, including the complete list of [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged Brancott Estate Wines, Bristol, Discover Newport, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Len Panaggio, Newport, Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival, OpenTable.com, Providence, restaurant, Restaurant Week, Rhode Island, Rhode Show, RI, RIPTA, Samuel Adams; the Boston Beer Company, WPRI |
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 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 November 6, 2012
Three current news releases—Eat Drink RI is not the source for these items—please follow any links for more information. Campus Fine Wines Campus Fine Wines under new ownership for 1st time in nearly 40 years The new owners of Campus Fine Wines will celebrate the store’s Grand Reopening throughout December, with Champagne tastings every Friday [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, cooking, news, wine & drinks | Tagged 2 Pauls Good Food, Andrea Sloan, Ayinger, beer, Campus Fine Wines, Castle Hill Inn, Cattails, champagne, charcuterie, chef, Chow Fun Food Group, contest, Dave's Marketplace, East Providence, food, food bank, Fox Point, Hotel Providence, Howard Mahady, John Elkhay, Johnson & Wales, Joseph's, Karsten Hart, L'Epicurio, liquor, Loie Fuller, Martin Lyons, Marty Lyons, Newport, Nick's on Broadway, Oktoberfest, Paul Roidoulis, Paul Shire, Providence, recipe, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, Sam Adams, Spaten, The ROI, Two Pauls, Vine Yard East, wine, XO Café |
By David Dadekian on October 17, 2012
From Discover Newport comes the news of the next Newport Restaurant Week. As has become the tradition in the area, Restaurant Week has grown to over a week, running for ten days beginning Friday, November 2. All the information, including the complete list of participating restaurants can be found in the release below and at GoNewportRestaurantWeek.com. Celebrate [...]
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By David Dadekian on September 28, 2012
In what has become the best annual culinary event in Rhode Island, on Thursday, September 20th, twenty-two of Rhode Island’s best chefs assembled at Belle Mer in Newport for the 11th Annual March of Dimes Rhode Island Signature Chefs Auction. This year’s honoree was Jonathan Cambra of the Boat House in Tiverton. A proud husband and father [...]
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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 August 29, 2012
“My goal and my hope for the clambakes here is that this is the best clambake location in New England,” Castle Hill Inn’s Executive Chef Karsten Hart told me as we stood by a long, shallow pit of expertly lined stones—a pit that was getting hotter by the minute from the wood fire in it [...]
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