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By David Dadekian on March 20, 2013
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 [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged Benjamin Sukle, birch, BlackSalt, chef, Farmstead, Gottlieb's, Heidi Sukle, Noma, Providence, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, Sukle, The Dorrance, Tini |
By David Dadekian on March 11, 2013
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 [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged award, Benjamin Sukle, chef, Cook & Brown Public House, Food & Wine, magazine, Nemo Bolin, nomination, nominee, People's Best New Chef, Providence, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, The Dorrance |
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 December 27, 2012
Normally we would just FaceTwitInstaPin this story instead of making it a standalone post, but then we saw the article’s practically buried. When you go to the list of “One Year In” interviews for December, Providence’s Lester and Sukle interview isn’t in the list! Let’s show Eater that Providence can get twice as much traffic [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news, wine & drinks | Tagged Benjamin Sukle, chef, Eater, interview, Michael Lester, owner, Providence, Rhode Island, RI, The Dorrance |
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 [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged 1149, Annette Picerne, Belle Mer, Ben Lacy, Benjamin Sukle, Betsy Akin, Boat House, Castle Hill Inn, CAV, Centro, Champe Speidel, charity, chef, Chez Pascal, Coast Guard House, Danielle Lowe, David Cardell, David Lieberman, DeWolfe Tavern, Edward Bolus, Ellen Gracyalny, Gracie's, Hotel Viking, Hourglass Brasserie, Jennifer Luxmoore, Jeremy Bell, Joe Simone, Johnson & Wales, Jonathan Cambra, Jules Ramos, Julian's, Karsten Hart, Kevin Gaudreau, Kevin Thiele, March of Dimes, Matt Gennuso, Matthew Varga, Melissa Denmark, Michael Hervieux, Mike McHugh, Mill's Tavern, Newport, One Bellevue, Persimmon, Raymond Montaquilla, Reddick Vaughan, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, Rizwan Ahmed, Ryan Escude, Signature Chefs Auction, Sin, Steven Shipley, Tastings Wine Bar & Bistro, Temple, The Dorrance, The Sunnyside, Tim Shook, Trio |
By David Dadekian on August 10, 2012
The accolades continue to pour in for The Dorrance. Those of us who’ve eaten there know it’s one of the best new places to eat and drink in Rhode Island but now Bon Appétit magazine’s Foodist, Andrew Knowlton, has chose the Providence restaurant as one of the Top 50 Best New Restaurants in the country. This [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged Benjamin Sukle, Bon Appetit, chef, cocktail, drink, list, magazine, Providence, rank, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, The Dorrance, top, Top 50 Best New Restaurants |
By David Dadekian on August 2, 2012
It’s time again for one of my favorite dinners of the entire year, and I have some pretty spectacular dinners—just recently I tasted most of the items on 2012 James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist Chef Benjamin Sukle’s new menu at The Dorrance and had incredible wines with dinner at the Troquet wine cellar clear out [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged baking, beef, beer, Benjamin Sukle, Blackbird Farm, Bouthillette, bread, Breadhitz, brewery, brewing, chef, Ciril Hitz, class, craft, Ellen Gracyalny, Gracie's, Johnson & Wales, lamb, lobster, Massachusetts, Matthew Varga, Melissa Denmark, New Hampshire, oven, pastry, Peter Egelston, Portsmouth, Providence, Rehoboth, Rhode Island, RI, Smuttynose, Star Chefs, The Dorrance, Troquet, University, wood-fired, workshop |
By David Dadekian on June 5, 2012
On May 20, Jonathan Edwards Winery held their second annual 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. Chef Mike McHugh of Julian’s in Providence, Rhode Island won favorite overall dish. [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, news | Tagged Aquidneck Farms, Beltane Farm, Benjamin Sukle, Blackbird Farm, Bomster Family Scallops, Cato Corner Farm, Chardonnay, Chaz Paul, chef, Chefs Collaborative, Connecticut, Connecticut Farmland Trust, Cory Wry, culinary, Curtain Farms, CW's Chops 'N' Catch, Daniel Packer Inne, David Dadekian, David Johnson, Dennis Anderson, eat drink RI, Farm to Hearth, Frim Fram Farm, John Kolesar, Jonathan Edwards Winery, Julian's, Kensington's, Kris Lincoln, Lighthouse Bakery, Local 121, Maple Lane Farms, Mike McHugh, Morton's Steakhouse, Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa, Napa Valley, Narragansett Creamery, North Stonington, Ocean House, Octagon, Paul Krawic, Petite Sirah, Pinot Gris, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, Russian River, Sauvignon Blanc, Schartner Farms, showdown, Stone Table Red, Stonington Lobster, The Dorrance, The Spa at Norwich Inn, Wildowsky Dairy, wine |
By David Dadekian on May 4, 2012
On Sunday, May 20, Jonathan Edwards Winery kicks off spring by bringing together ten top chefs in the region for an old fashioned rivalry as a fundraiser for Connecticut Farmland Trust and Chefs Collaborative. The Culinary Showdown consists of five top restaurants from Connecticut and five from Rhode Island battling it out for their states [...]
Posted in chefs & restaurants, farms, news | Tagged Blackbird Farm, chef, Chefs Collaborative, Connecticut, Connecticut Farmland Trust, culinary, CW's Chops 'N' Catch, Daniel Packer Inne, Jonathan Edwards Winery, Julian's, Kensington's, Local 121, Morton's Steakhouse, Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa, Ocean House, Octagon, restaurant, Rhode Island, RI, showdown, Stonington, The Dorrance, The Spa at Norwich Inn, wine |
