Travel + Leisure Names Providence Number Eight in America’s Best Beer Cities
Just in time for American Craft Beer Week, Travel + Leisure magazine’s “America’s Favorite Cities” 2012 poll has placed Providence at number eight on the list of America’s Best Beer Cities. The magazine made special mention of Trinity Brewhouse, Foolproof Brewing and Revival Brewing Company in their write-up of Providence brews. Eat Drink RI contacted [...]
Cluck! Approved By Providence Zoning, Next Steps to Open the Store’s Doors
On Monday evening, May 13, 2013, the Providence Zoning Board of Review approved Drake Patten’s request for a zoning variance for the property at 399 Broadway so that she can open an urban farm supply store named Cluck. If this seems like a bit of déjà vu it’s because the Zoning Board approved the request [...]
R.I. DEM News Release: DEM Announces Opening This Week of Farmers’ markets in state parks
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 [...]
The Latest on the Battle for Cluck! Your Help Is Still Needed
I’ve written twice before about Cluck’s attempts to open an urban farm supply store at 399 Broadway in Providence. Unfortunately, after many months of planning, build-out, stocking the store with inventory and constant persistence from Cluck’s owner Drake Patten, the store has still not been able to open it’s doors. Now, more than ever, in [...]
Newport Restaurant Week, April 5 – 14, 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Help Launch Taste Trekkers Food Tourism Conference this September in Providence
Readers of this site know how nationally renowned food and drink is in Rhode Island. Our chefs, restaurants and bartenders are recognized annually by the James Beard Foundation, Food & Wine nominates chefs and pastry chefs on their “People’s Best New” lists each year, Bon Appetit chose The Dorrance as one of the best new [...]
