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News Bites: Knead Doughnuts Expands / Graze Burgers “Graze Gives” Initiatives / Virginia Distillery Company New Releases

by David Dadekian May 9, 2019
written by David Dadekian

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Knead Doughnuts Expands Into Former Pilotworks Space; Invests In New Small Businesses

Knead Doughnuts
Knead Doughnuts

Knead Doughnuts has expanded their donut production into a 5,000-square-foot commercial kitchen previously operated by the food incubator Pilotworks, now called Providence Kitchen Collaborative. With the capacity to handcraft even more gourmet doughnuts, Knead will be at more farmers markets, serve more weddings, and craft more special seasonal flavors. A third donut shop is slated to open at their new production space this spring.

With a significantly larger commercial kitchen, Knead is now able to give back and support several budding food businesses by leasing them commercial kitchen space. “We are humbled to be able to support Providence’s dynamic food scene” said Knead co-founder Adam Lastrina. “All these businesses were right where we were two years ago.”

The new location at Providence Kitchen Collaborative is already home to all of Knead’s doughnut production, as well as seven food entrepreneurs leasing commercial kitchen access from Knead, including Brown Paper Bounty, Fountain & Co, and Long Live Beerworks, which will operate a brewery and bar just steps from Knead. Inquire about leasing kitchen space here.

Knead plans a grand opening of its new donut shop at Providence Kitchen Collaborative, which will be open on weekends and select evenings, in May 2019. Follow updates on Knead’s lively Facebook and Instagram pages.

The award-winning gourmet doughnut shop opened its first Providence location, at 32 Custom House, in December 2016. A second Providence storefront opened in April 2018 at 135 Elmgrove Avenue. To learn more about Knead Doughnuts, visit kneaddoughnuts.com.


Graze Burgers in Westerly Announces Community-Based “Graze Gives” Initiative

Graze Burgers
Graze Burgers

Graze Burgers, located at 127 Granite Street in Westerly, RI, is pleased to announce its new community-based initiative, Graze Gives, designed to engage local non-profit organizations by providing them with a venue to hold fundraisers and to express appreciation to their donors. 

Through Graze Gives, participating organizations are responsible for inviting guests and selling tickets, while Graze will provide the space, light bites of their famous 100% grass-fed burgers and chicken sandwiches, fries, and more; wine and beer tastings; and soft drinks. The organization receives one hundred percent of the proceeds.

“At Graze Burgers, we are passionate about supporting the community we serve and we hope that our Graze Gives initiative not only allows us to become more familiar with the members of our community, but that it provides our local non-profits with the opportunity to further expand their reach and fundraising efforts,” said Kevin Bowdler, Co-Owner, Graze Burgers.

Non-profit organizations in the greater Westerly area interested in participating in the Graze Gives program can contact Spencer Gossy at 401.351.8855.  Events will be booked monthly in the spring and fall on a first-come-first-served basis.


Chardonnay and Cider Cask Finished Whiskies Back in Stock at Virginia Distillery Company

Virginia Distillery Company Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky
Virginia Distillery Company Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky

Just in time for warmer weather, American Single Malt whisky distillery Virginia Distillery Company will release batch #3 of its Chardonnay Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky and batch #4 of its Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky on Saturday, April 13th. Earlier batches of both whiskies produced limited cases, some becoming out of stock shortly after release. The Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky was recognized as one of Whisky Advocate’s “Top 20 Whiskies of 2018.”  

The bottles kick-off the distillery’s rolling release schedule of its Virginia-Highland Whisky series. The new approach allows consumers to purchase offerings from the line more regularly throughout the year in markets across the United States, online through Passion Spirits and on-site in the distillery’s Visitors Center.

The Virginia-Highland Whisky series is made from 100% malted barley and marries American Single Malt whisky made on-site in Virginia with whisky from Scotland. It is then cask finished in barrels sourced from wineries, cideries and breweries across Virginia and beyond. 

Batch #3 of the Chardonnay Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky spent an additional 8 to 10 months in Chardonnay casks, adding nuance and complexity to the whisky. The final product offers notes of lemon zest, green apple and honeysuckle.

Batch #4 of the Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky features finishing barrels from two Virginia cideries, Potter’s Craft Cider and Buskey Cider, giving the whisky notes of apple, pecan and vanilla.

“We’re excited to have both of these whiskies back in our regular rotation,” said Ian Thomas, Distillery Director at Virginia Distillery Company. “The offerings from our Virginia-Highland Whisky series are a great testament to our many partnerships across the state of Virginia – and the result is some pretty phenomenal whisky.”

Both products retail for $64.99.

These new batch releases are part of the Virginia-Highland Whisky series, which includes the flagship offering, Port Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky and a beer finished whisky, Brewers Batch Virginia-Highland Whisky.

The distillery is preparing for the 2020 launch of Courage & Conviction, its signature American Single Malt whisky. The name is a nod to a phrase founder Dr. George G. Moore was often heard saying: “Always have the courage of your convictions.” 

For more information, visit the distillery’s website at www.vadistillery.com.

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Chocolate Fest 2013 at Whole Foods Market Waterman Street

by David Dadekian February 3, 2013
written by David Dadekian

Raaka Virgin Chocolate Bourbon Cask Aged

Raaka Virgin Chocolate Bourbon Cask Aged

Chocolate Fest 2013 is coming to Whole Foods Market this week and I was very kindly gifted with a bag of some of the best chocolate treats from the Waterman Street store in Providence. I eagerly tasted my way though the bag containing nine chocolate products from the Whole Foods Market Chocolate Fest featured vendors. Six bars of chocolate and three chocolate drinks later and I was in chocolate bliss. You can sample these products at the Waterman Street store on Thursday, February 7 from 5 – 7 p.m.

If there’s some Raaka Virgin Chocolate out for you to sample at Chocolate Fest, leap at the chance, especially if you enjoy really dark chocolate like I do. The Raaka Virgin Chocolate Bourbon Cask Aged bar (pictured here) is 83% cacao, which was the “darkest” of the bars I was given and I loved it. To make a Bourbon Cask Aged bar Raaka ages their cocoa nibs in oak casks for one month. There’s lot more flavor going on here than your standard dark chocolate bar, though the cocoa definitely is the strongest. I would be very interested to get some of Raaka’s other bars. Take a look at their site for more info on their fair trade and ecologically friendly practices.

Taza Chocolate Coco Besos

Taza Chocolate Coco Besos

One of my favorite chocolate makers in the United States, Taza Chocolate, is offering a 70% cacao bar with coconut, called Coco Besos or Coconut Kisses. Taza is a stone ground chocolate, produced nearby in Somerville, Massachusetts. Because it’s stone ground it has a very slightly gritty texture instead of a glossy smoothness. While I love and always recommend Taza’s stone ground chocolate on it’s own (their 87% cacao bar is my go to bar), the addition of the coconut works very well and adds a bit more sweetness to the dark chocolate bar.

There were two bars from Vosges Haut-Chocolat to try and I loved both of them. My wife made a claim on the remains of the Bapchi’s Caramel Toffee Bar, and I couldn’t blame her. It’s a milk chocolate bar, a little on the darker side for milk chocolate, and the addition of the buttery caramel toffee with walnuts and pecans makes for a great combination. Though I was partial to the combination in the other Vosges Haut-Chocolat bar, Black Salt Caramel. It’s a dark (70%) bar and it’s really notched up by the addition of black Hawaiian sea salt and burnt sugar caramel.

Cissé Trading Co. Signature Semisweet Hot Cocoa

Cissé Trading Co. Signature Semisweet Hot Cocoa

There were also some drinks to try and while I’ve never been a fan of any packaged hot cocoa mixes, I was completely persuaded to change my mind by the two I tried from Cissé Trading Co. In fact, my wife proclaimed their Signature Semisweet Hot Cocoa the best hot chocolate mix she ever had. It was an excellent blend of really delicious chocolate, including chocolate chips which added a nice thickness to the drink. As you’d expect, I preferred Cissé Trading Co.’s Dark Chocolate with Cinnamon Hot Cocoa. I would recommend whisking the packaged mix with the recommended amount of hot milk instead of just stirring it together in a cup. Mmm, was that good drinking chocolate.

There’s more, but you should get to Chocolate Fest at the Whole Foods Market Waterman Street store from 5 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 7 and sample some chocolate for yourself. The other two Rhode Island Whole Foods Markets will also be offering Chocolate Fest sampling. University Heights will hold Chocolate Fest on Thursday, February 7, from 5 – 7 p.m. and Garden City will hold Chocolate Fest on Friday, February 8, from 5 – 7 p.m.

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