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Blackstone Valley Culinary News – January 11, 2022

Harvest Kitchen
2 Bayley Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860
401-335-3766
farmfreshri.org/programs/harvest-kitchen/

Harvest Kitchen is doing a “Ready-To-Go” Mediterranean inspired dinner for two, including 1 appetizer to share, 2 entrees and 2 desserts. You must order ahead and ordering will close at midnight on January 14. Pick up is January 21 between 10 am and 4 pm at Harvest Kitchen at 2 Bayley Street. Check out the full menu and details here

Foolproof Brewing Company
241 Grotto Avenue, Pawtucket 02860
401-721-5970
Foolproofbrewing.com

Foolproof hosts Trivia night every Thursday with WRIK Entertainment on topics including pop culture, history, sports, current events, a music round, a picture round and more. Trivia night this week is on January 13 from 6 pm to 8 pm. Have a beer and some fun at Foolproof on Thursday!!

German-American Cultural Society of Rhode Island
78 Carter Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02861
401-726-9873
https://www.gacsri.org/events

The January Trachtenabend will be held at the German-American Cultural Society on January 21 from 7 pm to 11 pm. Providing entertainment will be the Tubafrau Hofbräu Band. Dinner is a hearty goulash served with spätzle and carrots. This is a pre-ticketed event – click here for tickets ($15.00) and more information.

I’m happy to share with you that the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council will soon be moving their office to Central Falls, on the third floor of a renovated mill building along the Blackstone River – and we’ve got some fantastic culinary neighbors!!!

Shark’s Peruvian Cuisine
1420 Broad Street, Central Falls, RI 02863
401-599-5038

Shark’s is our “downstairs neighbor”, occupying the first and second floors of the building. They are already open and their food is delicious and the presentation is beautiful! The restaurant is on the first floor and there is event and meeting space on the second floor. There is also an outside deck overlooking the Blackstone River. Shark’s is open 7 days a week from 12 noon to 10 pm. Their website is coming soon, but you can check them out on Facebook. Their location in Pawtucket (25 Pawtucket Avenue) is still open as well.

Royal Fried Chicken
1400 Broad Street, Central Falls, RI 02863
401-642-0230
Royal-fried-chicken-central-falls.business.site

Our neighbor “across the parking lot” is Royal Fried Chicken in a beautiful new building. (They also have locations in Pawtucket and North Providence). Their Grand Opening in Central Falls will be on Saturday, January 15. From 11 am to 3 pm on opening day, get a free lunch plus 50% off the full menu. We were fortunate to have a “sneak peek” lunch there and the food is so good! Don’t miss out on free lunch at the Central Falls location this Saturday!

CHAMPIONS FOR A MORE JUST AND RESILIENT RI FOOD SYSTEM, APPLY WITHIN

New Seats are Open at the RI Food Policy Council’s Table

The need to strengthen and develop Rhode Island’s food system has never been greater, and the Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) is working diligently across our 49 cities and towns to create those solutions. Their goal: to build a more equitable, economically vibrant and environmentally sustainable local food system. The organization’s annual call to join the Council opens January 10.

As an independent statewide network, RIFPC is composed of Rhode Islanders who work in and around the food sector who want to have a hand in creating new systems, promoting good food policy, filling gaps, and strengthening the capacity of our local and regional food system. Issues like universal free meals at schools, dockside fisheries permissions and American Rescue Plan Act funding recommendations are some of the priorities the Council addressed in 2021.

“Simply being able to make a difference in the lives of others means so much to me. My involvement with the RIFPC has reinforced this and I am grateful. You know you are alive because of the existence of other people around you and to touch their lives in a meaningful way is the essence of life. It is a blessing to share what you have been blessed with.” Council Member Alice Howard, SunRise Forever, Inc. and World Financial Group

Council members represent a diverse and culturally-rich Rhode Island, offering unique perspectives from across the food landscape. Collaboration among RIFPC Council members has reached every facet of the food system, from cultivation to composting.

Applications close February 18. Nominations welcome. To apply or learn more about Council membership, and other ways to get involved with RIFPC’s initiatives, visit www.rifoodcouncil.org.

The Rhode Island Food Policy Council seeks candidates interested in food systems change to serve as members of the Council.

To nominate yourself or another candidate for the RIFPC, please go to: https://rifoodcouncil.wufoo.com/forms/w1vcfy3o1xye6k8/

We welcome nominations of candidates who work in any part of the food system (production & harvesting, processing, distribution, consumption, resource recovery) who can also successfully look beyond their own areas of expertise and work collectively with partners across the food system toward the goal of greater community food security in RI.

While all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, we are especially interested in candidates with expertise in any of the following areas: 1) Agriculture, 2) Fisheries, 3) General food systems design, 4) Food entrepreneurship

The responsibilities of Council members are to:

Create new and innovative ideas and plans for the Rhode Island food system;
Monitor and promote the Rhode Island food system across multiple sectors (production, distribution, access, public health, and resource recycling).
Help to maintain the direction, purposes and goals, functions, and responsibilities of the RIFPC through mandatory participation in RIFPC Committees and/or RIFPC Work Groups;
Attend all RIFPC Organizational Meetings (mandatory, 6x year) and RIFPC events (voluntary, as schedule permits)

Additionally, please note the RIFPC will be playing a key support role in development of RI’s first State Food Plan in 2016-2017, so candidates interested in strategic plan development and implementation are also encouraged to apply.

New Council members will be elected at the Council meeting in November 2016 and confirmed in time for the annual meeting in December 2016. Council members are appointed for a two-year term and may renew membership for an additional term, choosing to extend this second term for one or two years. The membership selection process strives to achieve racial, socioeconomic, ethnic, and geographic diversity.

Completed Nomination Forms must be received by October 1, 2016

The Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) was established in 2011. The RIFPC’s work is coordinated by a statewide collaboration of diverse, committed and engaged stakeholders from all sectors of the food system. The purpose of the RIFPC is to create partnerships, develop policies, and advocate for improvements to the local food system that increase and expand its capacity, viability and sustainability.

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Blackstone Valley Culinary News – January 11, 2022

CHAMPIONS FOR A MORE JUST AND RESILIENT RI FOOD SYSTEM, APPLY WITHIN

Rhode Island Food Policy Council Call for Nominations of Council Members