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News Bites: Daniele, Local Agriculture and Seafood Act Grants Program, Providence Restaurant Week 2014 Extended

by David Dadekian January 18, 2014
written by David Dadekian

Good Food Awards Winner 2014

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Daniele’s New Local Line Wins Two 2014 National Good Food Awards

A new line charcuterie made in Rhode Island from locally raised hogs is the winner of two prestigious national Good Food Awards.

Daniele, Inc.’s Local Del Duca® Prosciutto and Mortadella with Pistachios both received first place awards in the blind taste test by 225 of the nation’s top chefs and food critics.

Daniele’s local line was developed as part of an initiative that supports local farmers and encourages the emergence of a new comprehensive food culture in Rhode Island and nearby states.

Daniele created a local line of charcuterie using pork raised on New England farms. Students from the Rhode Island School of Design designed the New England-­‐inspired label. Chefs from Providence-­‐based Johnson and Wales University helped develop recipes.

The result was an award-­‐winning line of products raised and made in New England. The Good Food Awards recognize American food producers and the farmers who provide the ingredients for pushing their industry towards craftsmanship and sustainability while enhancing the agricultural landscape and building strong communities.

In announcing the winners, the Good Food Awards said those chosen represent some of the country’s best cutting edge culinary talent.

“These awards are a testament of our community’s ability to produce excellence,” said Davide Dukcevich, whose family started Daniele in Rhode Island over 30 years ago. “We created this local line with the hopes of supporting and growing our local farms while also taking advantage of local artists and chefs in our region.”

Small family farms, including RI’s Timberstone and Blackbird Farm raised high quality hogs for use in the new local line.

“Everyone at Blackbird Farm is thrilled for Daniele receiving two Good Food Awards” said The Bouthillette Family, which owns Blackbird Farm. “Daniele’s dedication to using our Heritage Berkshire pork to create the local line charcuterie helps the us to raise more animals -­‐ which grows our business and also helps improve agriculture throughout Rhode Island as we purchase produce and feed from other local farms. Rhode Island is on the path to farming sustainability because of companies like Daniele and their delicious products.”

Daniele and other food producers in the New England region are continuing to focus on locally grown high quality products. This collaborative effort brings together farms, educational facilities, restaurants, chefs, and food manufactures like Daniele creating economic growth around the agriculture and food sector.

“We think it’s exceptional that Daniele Foods, as a multinational food company, has turned its focus, towards local foods in Rhode Island, and connections with local agriculture,” said Kenneth Ayers, Chief of the Division of Agriculture for the State of Rhode Island. “These awards are testimony to that effort. Also this is further evidence of the vibrancy and the economic importance of food in and around Rhode Island.”


$200,000 Available in Public-Private Grant Funding to Strengthen the Local Food System in Rhode Island

Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) Members to Serve on Grants Advisory Committee

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) will be accepting grant applications for the Local Agriculture and Seafood Act (LASA) Grants Program. The Local Agriculture and Seafood Act of 2012 established a grants program within RIDEM’s Division of Agriculture for small or beginning farmers, seafood marketing and organizations/related activities supporting the growth and marketing of local food and seafood in the state.

The LASA Grants Program is made possible by a unique and unprecedented public-private partnership with $100,000 in funding from the State of Rhode Island and $100,000 in matching funds from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation, the Henry P. Kendall Foundation and the Rhode Island Foundation.

The LASA Grants Program Advisory Committee, established to advise and assist the RIDEM in matters related to the LASA Grants Program, will be chaired by the Chief of the Division of Agriculture and will have two members representing the RI Food Policy Council, David Dadekian and Sheila Brush.

LASA Grants Program application materials will be released on February 15 with an April 1 deadline to apply. Please refer to the RIDEM and the RIFPC websites for further information.


More Than 30 Participants to Extend Providence Restaurant Weeks

Providence Restaurant Weeks may be in full swing until Jan. 18 but more than 30 of the participants are thinking ahead, deciding to extend the promotion through at least Saturday, Jan. 25.

“Due to the positive response, nearly half of the participating restaurants are extending until January 25. Some may be extending even further,” said Kristen Adamo, vice president of marketing and communications for the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau, which runs the event. “If you are interested in visiting a particular restaurant that is extending, it’s best to check their individual website to find out how long they will be continuing the promotion.”

Restaurants who have committed to extending until at least January 25 include:

2 Pauls City Grille
Amici
Blue Grotto
Bonefish Grill
Café Nuovo
Caffe Dolce Vita
The Capital Grille
CAV
Chez Pascal
Don Jose Tequillas
Duck & Bunny
Elizabeth’s of Portofino
Fire & Ice
Flemings
Fred & Steve’s
Geppettos
Hourglass Brassiere
India
Kartabar
Legal Seafood
Libations
Matunuck Oyster Bar
McCormick & Schmick’s
Mediterraneo
Pane E Vino
Paragon
Redlefsen’s
RiRa
Sawaddee
Snookers
Vanity
Vintage
Wicked Good

Providence Restaurant Weeks officially runs now through January 18. Participating restaurants offer a three-course, prix fixe lunch for $14.95 and a three-course, prix fixe dinner for $29.95, with some restaurants offering two-for-one specials. For a list of participating restaurants and their menus, visit www.ProvidenceRestaurantWeeks.com.

Disclosure: the owner of  Eat Drink RI, David Dadekian, is both a part of Blackbird Farm and a Rhode Island Food Policy Council member.
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Providence Restaurant Week, January 5 – 18, 2014 – UPDATED

by David Dadekian January 3, 2014
written by David Dadekian

Providence Restaurant WeeksFrom the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau comes the news of the winter 2014 Providence Restaurant Week. Restaurant Week has grown to Restaurant Weeks, running for two full weeks beginning Sunday, January 5. All the information, including the complete list of participating restaurants can be found at http://www.goprovidence.com/rw/

UPDATED: More Than 30 Participants to Extend Providence Restaurant Weeks (see details here).

Restaurants Statewide are on the Menu
For Providence Winter Restaurant Weeks January 5-18

Start the New Year with some fabulous food in one of the world’s top culinary destinations during Providence Restaurant Weeks. Diners may choose from more than 70 restaurants offering three-course, prix fixe lunches for $14.95 and three-course prix fixe dinners for $29.95. A comprehensive list of all participating restaurants, along with their Restaurant Weeks menus, may be found at www.ProvidenceRestaurantWeeks.com.

“Providence was honored by Saveur magazine at their recent Culinary Travel Awards as one of the noteworthy small dining destinations worldwide,” said Martha Sheridan, president and CEO of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB), which coordinates the annual event. “We encourage people to sample some of the many restaurants that have put Providence on the culinary map.”

Reservations for each restaurant may be made online at www.ProvidenceRestaurantWeeks.com (unless otherwise noted) or by calling the restaurants directly. Providence Restaurant Weeks is sponsored by the PWCVB, Taco, Open Table, Sterling Vineyards, Terraza’s de Los Andes and Keel Vodka.

List of participating restaurants is below.

Providence

  • Amici Bar & Grille
  • Andino’s Restaurant
  • Bacaro Restaurant
  • Blaze East Side
  • Blue Grotto Restaurant
  • Bluefin Grille
  • Bravo Brasserie
  • Cafe Nuovo
  • Caffe Dolce Vita
  • Camille’s
  • Capital Grille
  • Capriccio
  • Cassarino’s Restaurant
  • CAV
  • Centro Restaurant and Lounge
  • Chez Pascal
  • Cook & Brown Public House
  • Don Jose Tequilas
  • Duck & Bunny
  • Fire +Ice Restaurant
  • Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
  • Geppetto’s
  • Gracie’s
  • Harry’s Bar & Burger
  • Hemenway’s Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar
  • India
  • Jacky’s Waterplace Restaurant
  • Local 121 Restaurant
  • Luxe Burger Bar
  • McCormick & Schmick’s
  • Mediterraneo
  • Mill’s Tavern
  • Nara
  • Nordstrom’s Marketplace Cafe
  • New Rivers
  • Pane e Vino
  • Paragon + Viva
  • Parkside Rotisserie & Bar
  • Pizzico Ristorante Providence
  • Pot au Feu
  • Providence Oyster Bar
  • Providence Prime
  • Public Kitchen & Bar
  • Rick’s Roadhouse
  • Ruth’s Chris SteakHouse
  • Sawaddee Thai Restaurant
  • Shula’s 347 Grill
  • Siena – Providence
  • Snooker’s Sports, Billiards, Bar & Grill
  • Ten Prime Steak &Sushi
  • Trattoria Zooma
  • Vanity Restaurant & Lounge
  • Waterman Grille
  • XO cafe

Barrington

  • Pizzico Ristorante Barrington

Bristol

  • DeWolf Tavern
  • Hourglass Brasserie
  • Redlefsen’s Rotisserie & Grille

Cranston

  • Bonefish Grill
  • Chapel Grille

East Greenwich

  • Meritage Restaurant

East Providence

  • 2 Pauls

Lincoln

  • Fred & Steve’s Steakhouse
  • Wicked Good Bar & Grill

Seekonk, Mass.

  • Chardonnay’s Restaurant

South Kingstown

  • Matunuck Oyster Bar

Warwick

  • Elizabeth of Portofino’s
  • Iron Works Tavern
  • Legal Sea Foods
  • Libations Restaurant & Lounge

Woonsocket

  • Vintage Restaurant
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March of Dimes 12th Annual Signature Chefs Auction Coming September 19, 2013

by David Dadekian August 29, 2013
written by David Dadekian
March of Dimes Rhode Island's 2013 Signature Chef Kevin Thiele of the Hotel Viking / One Bellevue

March of Dimes Rhode Island’s 2013 Signature Chef Kevin Thiele of the Hotel Viking / One Bellevue

It’s almost time once again for one of the year’s best chef and restaurant events in Rhode Island, the March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction. Where else can you find 24 of the area’s best chefs preparing their fantastic food in the same place, while also benefitting a great charity? The event is coming up on Thursday, September 19 in Newport and tickets are available here. Full details follow in the March of Dimes Rhode Island release below.

 

 

Something’s Cooking In Newport and the Key Ingredient Is . . . You!

Twenty-four of Rhode Island’s top chefs “come to the table” with their signature dishes to support the State’s tiniest citizens at 12th Anniversary of March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction Event

Ever have one of those nights where you want to dine out but just can’t decide which of your favorite restaurants to go to or what kind of food you’re in the mood for? Problem solved for at least one day anyway. Head to Belle Mer on Goat Island in Newport on September 19 at 6 p.m. and enjoy the company and signature dishes of 24 of Rhode Island’s leading chefs. The chefs will leave their restaurant posts for the day to lend their culinary talents to the March of Dimes’ 12th annual Signature Chefs Auction. By attending the event, you’ll be helping R.I.’s tiniest citizens – its babies – while partaking in a culinary extravaganza with a front-row seat of the ocean.

“We are so fortunate to have such top-tier cooking talent all under one roof for this important event,” said Betsy Akin, director of March of Dimes Rhode Island. “These leading chefs have graciously donated their time to prepare samplings of unforgettable dishes to help support the March of Dimes, and subsequently, to help give babies a healthy start in life.”

Ellen Slattery, owner of Gracie’s and co-chair for the sixth consecutive year of the Signature Chefs Auction, added, “This is a true show of collaborative spirit and combined talents for a very important cause. As someone who has been personally touched by the March of Dimes and knows all too well how scary it is when a baby is struggling, it means so much to me that all of these skilled chefs are sharing their gift for cooking in support of this great organization which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.”

Serving as co-chair of the event with Slattery is Annette Picerne of East Greenwich.

In addition to the “Signature Chef” samplings, a tribute will be “on the menu” as Chef Kevin Thiele of Newport’s Hotel Viking/One Bellevue will be presented as March of Dimes Rhode Island’s 2013 Signature Chef. The evening will also include participation of celebrity auctioneer and entertainer Sir Jeremy Bell of Edinburgh, Scotland, who will auction off superb culinary, accommodation, theater and vacation packages. To give a “taste” of the evening, one of the superb items on offer during the Live Auction is an 8 day cruise, with stateroom river view accommodations of the storied Danube River and through 4 of Europe’s most enchanting countries – Austria, Germany, Hungary and Slovakia – courtesy of Viking Cruises.

Participating chefs include: Kevin Thiele of Hotel Viking/One Bellevue, Karsten Hart of Castle Hill Inn, Michael Hervieux of Belle Mer – all in Newport; Matthew Varga of Gracie’s, Brian Kingsford of Bacaro, Josh Herring of CAV, Massimiliano Mariotta of The Dorrance, Melissa Denmark of Ellie’s Bakery, Joe DeQuattro of Pane e Vino, Rolando Robledo of Aspire at Hotel Providence, Edward Bolus of Mills Tavern, Jennifer Luxmoore of Sin Desserts, Maria Meza of El Rancho Grande, Kaitlyn Roberts of Easy Entertaining, Jon Dille of The Grange – all in Providence; Champe Speidel of Persimmon, Sai Viswanath of DeWolf Tavern – both in Bristol; Joe Simone of The Sunnyside in Warren; Kevin Gaudreau of The Boat House in Tiverton; Andrew Shotts of Garrison Confections in Central Falls; Ben Wood of Wildwood Catering in Kingston; Raymond Montaquila of The Coast Guard House in Narragansett, Ben Lacy of Tastings Wine Bar & Bistro in Foxboro, Mass. and Kevin Des Chenes.

The Signature Chefs Auction begins at 6 p.m. and tickets are $150. Corporate and host tables are available, and the March of Dimes hopes that individuals and companies recognize the opportunity to help babies and their families while enjoying inventive and succulent dishes in an elegant venue.

For more information or sponsorship opportunities and tickets, contact Neil Sharpe at March of Dimes at 401.228.1932 or visit www.marchofdimes.com/rhodeisland

Proceeds from the Signature Chefs Auction will help support the March of Dimes mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. Founded in 1938, the March of Dimes funds programs of research, community services, education, and advocacy to save babies. For more information, visit the March of Dimes Web site at marchofdimes.com or its Spanish language Web site at nacersano.org.

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Providence Restaurant Week, January 13 – 26, 2013 – UPDATED with Bourdain/Ripert ticket sweepstakes

by David Dadekian January 7, 2013
written by David Dadekian

Providence Restaurant Week or Providence Restaurant WeeksFrom the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau comes the news of the next Providence Restaurant Week. As has become the tradition in the area, Restaurant Week has grown to Restaurant Weeks, running for two full weeks beginning Sunday, January 13. All the information, including the complete list of participating restaurants can be found at http://www.goprovidence.com/rw/

 

Restaurants Statewide are on the Menu For Providence Winter Restaurant Weeks January 13-26

The top food city in the United States is warming up winter with Providence Winter Restaurant Weeks, January 13-26. Diners may choose about 80 restaurants offering three-course, prix fixe lunches for $14.95 and three-course prix fixe dinners for $29.95. A comprehensive list of all participating restaurants, along with their Restaurant Weeks menus, can be found at www.ProvidenceRestaurantWeeks.com.

“Providence was recently named the number one food city in the United States by the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine, as part of their ‘America’s Favorite Cities’ poll,” said Martha Sheridan, president and CEO of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB), which coordinates the annual event. “This is a great opportunity for locals and visitors alike to sample the amazing and diverse group of restaurants that the Providence area has to offer.”

Reservations for each restaurant may be made online at www.ProvidenceRestaurantWeeks.com (unless otherwise noted) or by calling the restaurants directly. Providence Restaurant Weeks are sponsored Ruffino Fine Wines, Open Table and the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau.

UPDATE: The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Providence Performing Arts Center would like to give you the chance to see two culinary legends. Bad Boy Author/Chef Anthony Bourdain and the charming Eric Ripert are appearing together live on their “Good Versus Evil” tour. Enter here to a win pair of tickets.

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