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John Sgambato of Yacht Club Bottling Works, photo by David S. Dadekian

Eat Drink RI The Show with guest John Sgambato of Yacht Club Bottling Works

by David Dadekian May 10, 2020

Season 1, Episode 6 of Eat Drink RI The Show, an interview series with guests from our local food & beverage community. In this episode, Eat Drink RI’s David Dadekian interviews John Sgambato, owner of the 105-year-old soda & seltzer company, Yacht Club Bottling Works.

Please check out the entire series page or view the playlist on YouTube.

Also available as an audio-only podcast below.

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Matt Simmons behind the bar at Mill's Tavern

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Eat Drink RI The Show with guest Matt Simmons

by David Dadekian June 2, 2020

written by David Dadekian

Season 1, Episode 5 of Eat Drink RI The Show, an interview series with guests from our local food & beverage community. In this episode, Eat Drink RI’s David Dadekian interviews Matt Simmons, cocktail consultant, product representative, bartender and more.

Please check out the entire series page or view the playlist on YouTube.

Also available as an audio-only podcast below.

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2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography

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Eat Drink RI Festival — April 24 – 27, 2019

by David Dadekian May 8, 2019

written by David Dadekian

The 8th Annual Eat Drink RI Festival is a celebration showcasing the best of the culinary world in Rhode Island. Presenting farmers, chefs, bartenders and food & drink artisans from across the region, this year’s Festival features the return of our popular wine professional competition, an all-new women-prepared dining event, the area’s largest food truck event, and culminates with an all-local tasting featuring even more culinary and beverage presentations than before. Tickets and more information can be found at eatdrinkri.com/festival.

The 2019 Festival kicks off on April 24th with Rhode Island’s second Sommelier Punchdown. Guests will watch and taste along as a handful of our state’s best Certified Sommeliers are pitted against each other in a wine theory quiz, a blind wine tasting, and a collaboration with a local chef. Returning for this year’s Punchdown is 2018 Champion Ali Innes of bin 312 wine cellar and Chefs Terence Feury of Forty 1° North, Ashley Vanasse of Easy Entertaining and Benjamin Sukle of birch and Oberlin. They will be joined by new competitors for a special night full of delicious wine & food.

On Thursday, April 25th there’s something all-new and exciting for this year’s Festival. The Rhody Women’s Feast is a dining experience prepared by some of Rhode Island’s most talented chefs—Jennifer Backman of The Mooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar, Shylicia “Shy” Heyward, Andrea LaFazia of The Locals, Rebecca Lentrichia of Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel, Maria Meza of El Rancho Grande, Gina Pezza of Vanda and Lizzie Fink of Bread Box Baking Company—for a multi-course dining event to be held at the new Revival Foodworks & Brewery in Cranston. Pairings will be offered by women-owned distilleries, Boston Harbor Distillery and Pomp & Whimsy Gin Liqueur, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island.

On Friday evening, April 26th, the always popular Truck Stop to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank returns to the Food Bank’s huge lot in Providence with over twenty trucks—the largest gathering of its kind in New England. This seventh annual Truck Stop showcases even more of the excellence and variety of Rhode Island’s mobile restaurants, offers drinks from Jonathan Edwards Winery, Revival Brewing Company & Yacht Club Soda, features local musicians, and also benefits an organization dedicated to ending hunger. In past years the Truck Stop event has raised over $150,000 for the RI Community Food Bank and the goal is to raise even more than that this year.

As always, the Festival closes with the biggest event. Our Grand Tasting features samplings and sales from local food artisans, locally produced beers, wines & spirits in the Rotunda & Ballroom of the RI Convention Center. Please see the Festival web site for a complete listing of vendors. During the Tasting there will be all-new local food & drink presentations and this year the Tasting is going for maximum interactivity with three presentation areas set in-the-round for attendees to enjoy.

The key to the Eat Drink RI Festival is that it is dedicated to showcasing Rhode Island food and drink. This Festival, unlike many others, is about local chefs, bartenders, farmers, brewers, distillers, producers and more—the people who have elevated Rhode Island to national renown for its culinary scene. Tickets and more information can be found at eatdrinkri.com/festival.

Photos by JWessel, David Dadekian, Corey Martineau and Brad Smith–see ticketing page for more information.

May 8, 2019 0 comments

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Dinner by Dames Four on Friday, November 13, 2015

by David Dadekian October 2, 2015

written by David Dadekian

Dinner by Dames 4

On November 13th, the Powerhouse Team of Female Chefs and Bartenders of Dinner by Dames Reunite at Horseshoe Farm to Benefit Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island

Tickets here: http://www.hhcri.org/dinnerbydamesfour (SOLD OUT)

On Friday, November 13th at 6 p.m. at Horseshoe Farm in Westerly, Dinner by Dames returns for the fourth installment of the wildly successful dinner series. Dinner by Dames brings together some of Rhode Island’s most talented chefs for a multi-course dining event. Chefs Melissa Denmark of Gracie’s and Ellie’s Bakery, Jordan Goldsmith of Scratch Farm, Maria Meza of El Rancho Grande, Kaitlyn Roberts & Danielle Varga of Easy Entertaining Inc., Jessica Wood of Fire and Water Restaurant Group, and special guest Sonya Coté of Eden East, The Homegrown Revival and Hillside Farmacy (Austin, TX) gather together to prepare Rhode Island harvest dishes.

Creating the cocktail pairings for each course will be a team of Rhode Island’s best bartenders led by Jennifer Davis of The Eddy and including Kayleigh Speck of The Grange, Elizabeth Sawtelle of Nicks on Broadway, Caitlin Murphy of The Dorrance, and Katie Masterson of The Boombox at The Dean Hotel.

Proceeds from this exclusive experience will benefit Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, the second oldest hospice in the nation and the largest and most experienced hospice agency in the state. “We have always been amazed by the comfort and sense of compassion the locavore community brings to countless friends and families of Rhode Island. It is only natural for our partnership to exist, as HHCRI works to bring comfort and compassion to our patients and their loved ones when time matters most. We feel honored to be a part of Dinner by Dames Four,” said Charles P. Iacono, Vice President of Philanthropy & Community Relations at HHCRI.

The barn at Horseshoe Farm

David Ellison, the founder of The Lorimer Workshop, is donating the use of his unique handcrafted wooden tables, and is offering a one-of-a-kind auction package at the dinner. Ellen PJ Kelly and Danielle McCarthy of Newport based Champagne & Ink are creating special accents for the event including custom dinner and drink menus. Floral designs are being provided by greenlion design. This installment of Dinner by Dames is being held at Horseshoe Farm, a private estate surrounded by miles of fences along the coastal countryside in Westerly.

The event begins at 6 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres and aperitifs, followed by a seated six-course dinner and special treats, paired with cocktails. The cost of the dinner is $135 per guest, all-inclusive. Tickets are available at http://www.hhcri.org/dinnerbydamesfour (SOLD OUT).

Menu

hors d’oeuvres
Chef Sonya Coté
Grilled Pear Batons & Taleggio | bibb lettuce, purslane, candied butternut, pecan

Chef Melissa Denmark
Smoked Tea Biscuit | wild grape jam, Danse de la Lune

Chef Jordan Goldsmith
Smoked Fish | grilled sourdough, labne, pickles

Chef Maria Meza
Mini Chicken Chorizo Tacos | potato, onion, poblano pepper

Chef Kaitlyn Roberts
KFC sliders | Baffoni’s Farms fried chicken, beer soaked mustard apple chutney, malt aioli

Chef Jessica Wood
Parmesan Poppers | tomato jam

paired with: Pig’s Nose Scotch Whisky, Combier Crème de Pamplemousse Rose, grapefruit, cider, tea, orange blossom, hopped grapefruit bitters, Peychaud bitters, salt, cidre de normandie

dinner

breads
Chef Danielle Varga
seeded sourdough, cornbread

first
Chef Kaitlyn Roberts
Butternut & Apple Soup | blue cheese grits, pepita, parsley & pancetta gremolata
paired with: Sons of Liberty Spirits Co. pumpkin spice whiskey, spiced New Harvest Coffee syrup, walnut bitters

second
Chef Jordan Goldsmith
Slow Roasted Carrot | husk cherry bbq, black mustard, cornbread, fermented chilis, creamed greens
paired with: El Buho mezcal, Lustau sherry, apple, lemon, cinnamon

third
Chef Jessica Wood
Swordfish | succotash, charred tomato broth, compound herb butter
paired with: El Buho mezcal, Amaro Montenegro, pineapple, lime, habanero bitters

intermezzo
Chef Melissa Denmark

fourth
Chef Sonya Coté
Rabbit Loin & Smoked Pork Belly Skewers | smoked chili flake, radish, chrysanthemum vinegar, brassicas, wild edibles
paired with: Diplomático rum, lime, pineapple, basil, ginger

fifth
Chef Maria Meza
Duck Pipian Enchiladas | Pipian-pumpkin seed mole verde, jalapeno, cilantro, onion, pumpkin seeds
paired with: Pig’s Nose Scotch Whisky, bianco vermouth, tawny port, citrus+cocoa syrup, fig bitters

sixth
Chef Melissa Denmark
Chocolate Sourdough Mille-Feuille | preserved plums, pumpkin butter, locust flower marshmallow
paired with: Lustau sherry, Combier orange Curaçao, plum, walnut, lemon, Mionetto Prosecco

mignardises
Chef Danielle Varga
bacon shortbread cookies, chai caramels

from left: Jessica Wood, Kaitlyn Roberts, Danielle Varga, Jennifer Davis, Kayleigh Speck, Maria Meza, Melissa Denmark, Jordan Goldsmith; not pictured: Sonya Coté, Elizabeth Sawtelle, Caitlin Murphy and Katie Masterson

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