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Newport Restaurant Week, November 2 – 11, 2012

by David Dadekian October 17, 2012

From Discover Newport comes the news of the next Newport Restaurant Week. As has become the tradition in the area, Restaurant Week has grown to over a week, running for ten days beginning Friday, November 2. All the information, including the complete list of participating restaurants can be found in the release below and at GoNewportRestaurantWeek.com.

Celebrate Our Culinary Community Throughout Newport Restaurant Week
Newport Restaurant Week returns November 2-11, 2012 with more than 45 participating restaurants throughout Newport and Bristol Counties, Rhode Island. Now a highly anticipated fall tradition, restaurants dish up extraordinary cuisine at affordable prix fixe prices with ingredients sourced from local farmers, foragers and fisherman. As in years past, the prices remain at $16 for a three-course lunch and $30 for a three-course dinner.*
Newport Restaurant Week has come to be a crowd-pleasing event among local residents and visitors alike since being introduced in 2006. This fall’s 10-day affair will highlight local food purveyors, new seasonal menu items and the talents of creative chefs who orchestrate unforgettable dining experiences. Visiting gourmands can come for dinner and stay for breakfast by taking advantage of reasonably priced Newport Restaurant Week lodging packages while culinary enthusiasts can savor food-related events including cooking classes, Greenvale Vineyards‘ Harvest Festival and the Taste of Newport—a savory extravaganza benefiting Child & Family, the largest and most comprehensive social service provider in Newport County. Information on packages and the growing list of events can be found at GoNewportRestaurantWeek.com.
Updates on events, participating restaurants and menus can be found via our social networks, including Newport Restaurant Week’s Facebook page and on Discover Newport’s Twitter feed (use hashtag #nptrw). Also, diners from Providence and around the state can rely on Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) bus routes for $4 per round trip ticket or $6 for an all-day pass to save money on parking and gas.
Participating restaurants span both counties, reaffirming the destination’s identity as a premier culinary destination. Chefs from Brick Alley Pub (Newport), Hourglass Brasserie (Bristol), Jamestown Fish (Jamestown), Scampi (Portsmouth), and Windward at the Hyatt Regency (Newport) will appear on The Rhode Show on WPRI TV 12 in advance of and during Newport Restaurant Week, each cooking up a dish that will be featured on their prix fixe menus.
For the first time ever, Newport Restaurant Week will be sponsored in part by OpenTable.com; a free, real-time online restaurant reservation program. Participating OpenTable restaurants have a reservation button on their individual listing on the GoNewportRestaurantWeek.com web site (along with their Restaurant Week menus) so that users can conveniently book a time to dine directly from the site. Additional sponsors include Absolut Vodka, American Express, Brancott Wines, the East Bay Chamber of Commerce, the Newport County Chamber of Commerce, Samuel Adams and Yelp.com.
To view an up-to-date listing of participating restaurants, menus, lodging packages and events, visit GoNewportRestaurantWeek.com.
*Prices are for prix-fixe menus only. Tax, beverage and gratuity not included. Other restrictions may apply.

October 17, 2012 0 comment

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Have you visited Chez Pascal’s Wurst Window for lunch yet?

by David Dadekian August 13, 2012

written by David Dadekian

Interior bar seating at the Wurst Window Kitchen, Aaron Peirolo at work

Sure it’s a cliche, but talk about turning lemons into lemonade. When a car crashed into the side of Chez Pascal over a year ago owners Kristin and Matt Gennuso decided to use the damage to their advantage and put in a take-out window. They already served fast fare that was take-out friendly from the Hewtin’s Dogs Mobile truck and a Hot Dog cart, so why not add some outdoor seating and serve it out of the restaurant as well? The Wurst Window, as it’s called, is now open and has already become a hit with those who’ve eaten there.

We spoke with Chef Matt Gennuso who described the menu as follows, “The Wurst Window will be focusing on the sausages. We’ll always have the hot dogs. There will be a sandwich of the day, and as we grow into it, the menu will grow. Start small, we do it right, build into it.” Don’t let Gennuso kid you though, Chez Pascal’s starting small is great. The window is open for lunch Tuesdays through Saturday, with outdoor seating, though that will grow to include indoor seating as well. Bar service includes beer and wine or a full bar when seated inside. As Gennuso said, it’s evolving but bottom line is: best sausage in town and beers available now at the Wurst Window.

Below are a few photos from the opening week of the Wurst Window. That week’s menu can be seen below, but as noted, it will change. Chez Pascal is at 960 Hope Street in Providence.

Knackwurst with Beer Onions and Feta & House Mustard. The wooden serving boards were made by Matt Gennuso’s father and the small ceramic condiment bowls were made by his mother.

Sign hanging above the Wurst Window outside Chez Pascal

Outdoor seating area by the Wurst Window

Inside the new Wurst Window kitchen, Aaron Peirolo doing prep

A couple of sausages and a pastrami sandwich on the flattop

Condiments for each order

Detail in the tile work in the new interior Wurst Window bar

The famous Hewtin’s Dogs with either chili (above) or kraut (below)

The Wurst Window menu (subject to change)

August 13, 2012 0 comment

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Providence Restaurant Week, July 8 – 21, 2012

by David Dadekian June 30, 2012

written by David Dadekian

From 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, July 8. All the information, including the complete list of participating restaurants can be found in the release below and at http://www.goprovidence.com/rw/

Nearly 100 Eateries from Across Rhode Island Participate in Seventh Annual Providence Restaurant Weeks

New Partnerships with Yelp, Foodspotting Add Interactive Component to the Event
Providence has recently emerged as a top culinary destination, including being named the #2 Food City in the U.S. by the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine in its 2011 “America’s Favorite Cities” poll. Find out what all the fuss is about during the seventh annual Providence Restaurant Weeks, July 8-21.
Nearly 100 restaurants from across Rhode Island will be offering three-course, prix fixe lunches for $14.95 and/or three-course, prix fixe dinners for $29.95. Some are even offering two-for-one deals and other special promotions. Complete information about participating restaurants, including menus, may be found at www.ProvidenceRestaurantWeeks.com.
Providence Restaurant Weeks is sponsored by American Express®, Newport Storm, Creekstone Farms, Rhode Island Monthly and OpenTable.com. New partnerships with two popular websites, Yelp.com and Foodspotting.com, add an interactive component to the event. “Yelpers,” a substantial community of online reviewers, can “check in” at participating Providence Restaurant Week venues to receive special offers good for a return visit, all done via smartphone. Foodspotting, the popular website and mobile app that focuses on dish reviews, will promote the event to its online community. People who upload photos of their recommendations at any of the Restaurant Weeks locations on Foodspotting will be eligible to win gift cards from participating restaurants.
“Working with social media partners allows the event to take on a virtual life of its own,” said Martha Sheridan, president and CEO of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB), which organizes the event. “The high-tech element balances nicely with the simple pleasure of enjoying a beautifully prepared meal.”
Participating restaurants include: 1149 Bar & Grill (Seekonk); Amici Bar & Grille; Andino’s Restaurant; Aspire Restaurant; Audrey’s at The Johnson and Wales Inn; Bacaro Restaurant; Blaze East Side; Blue Grotto Restaurant; Blush Winebar; Bravo Brasserie; Cafe Nuovo; Caffe Dolce Vita; Camille’s; The Capital Grille; Capriccio; Carrie’s Restaurant; Cassarino’s Ristorante; CAV; Centro Restaurant and Lounge; Chardonnay’s Restaurant; Chez Pascal; Cook & Brown Public House Ltd.; Cucina & The Grille; Cucina Twist; d. Carlo Trattoria; DeWolf Tavern; Don Jose Tequilas Restaurant; The Duck and Bunny; Eleven Forty Nine Restaurant (Warwick); Elizabeth of Portofino’s; Fire + Ice Restaurant; Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar; Fred & Steve’s Steakhouse; Gracie’s; Grille on Main; Harry’s Bar & Burger; Hemenway’s Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar; Hewtin’s Dogs Mobile; Hourglass Brasserie; India Restaurant; Iron Works Tavern; Jacky’s Waterplace Restaurant; Joe’s American Bar & Grill; Kartabar Restaurant; La Laiterie at Farmstead; La Masseria; Legal Sea Foods; Libations Restaurant at the Radisson Hotel Providence Airport; Local 121 Restaurant; Loie Fuller’s; LUXE Burger Bar; McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant; Mediterraneo; The Melting Pot; Meritage Restaurant; and Mill’s Tavern Restaurant.
As well as: New Rivers; Pane e Vino; Paragon + Viva; Parkside Rotisserie & Bar; Pizzico Ristorante; Pot Au Feu; Potenza Ristorante; Providence Oyster Bar; Providence Prime Steakhouse; Rare Burger Bar; Red Stripe; Redlefsen’s Rotisserie & Grill; Remington House Inn; Ri Ra Irish Pub; Rick’s Roadhouse; The ROI; Rue De L’Espoir; Ruth’s Chris Steak House; Sawaddee Thai Restaurant; Siena Cucina (East Greenwich); Siena (Providence); Snooker’s Sports, Billiards, Bar & Grill; Spats Restaurant and Bar; Spirito’s Restaurant; Tazza; Temple Downtown; Ten Prime Steak & Sushi; Trattoria Roma; Trattoria Zooma; Twist Restaurant; Union Station Brewery; Uno Chicago Grill; Vanity Restaurant & Lounge; Vintage Restaurant; Waterman Grille; Waterplace Restaurant; The Whiskey Republic; XO Café; and Z Bar & Grille.
The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau is an accredited, 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization whose mission is to create vibrant growth for the local hospitality economy by promoting, developing, and expanding a united visitor industry. For more information, contact 401-456-0200 or visit www.pwcvb.com.

June 30, 2012 0 comment

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News Bites: Providence Best Burgers, Chef2Go Season Three and Temple Downtown New Menu

by David Dadekian May 23, 2012

written by David Dadekian

Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau

Providence has been no stranger to top rankings from the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine, having been voted Number 2 in the country for overall dining, Number 2 for pizza, Number 5 for high-end cuisine and Number 7 for Microbrew Beer. So when the latest survey in their America’s Favorite Cities polls anointed Providence the Best Burger City in America, after coming in 3rd place in 2011, it didn’t seem too surprising. Then the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau put together this great video and we knew that was something that needed to be shared. Take a look:

Chef2Go

While on the topic of video, Avenue N American Kitchen‘s chef and co-owner Nick Rabar is also the host of Chef2Go on Cox Sports. Season three of the all-local food TV show has already begun airing and can be seen on the new Cox Sports/WJAR 10 network OSN, Ocean State Networks, which can be found on Cox Communications channel 5, and HD Channel 1005. Watch Chef2Go Mondays at 7 p.m., Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. and Sundays at 9:30 p.m. Here’s a clip from a recent program:

Temple Downtown Restaurant & Lounge

The following is a press release regarding the new lunch and dinner menu at Temple Downtown

A new spring lunch and dinner menu has been unveiled at Temple Downtown Restaurant & Lounge, 120 Francis Street, by Executive Chef David Cardell.
Starters include Portuguese soup with kale, potato and chorizo, New England clam chowder, Point Judith calamari with zucchini, lemon aioli and gremolata, a mezze platter of baba ghanouj, hummus, dolmas, spanakopita and grilled pita bread, gratin of shrimp and feta, Greek salad, Caesar salad, spring vegetable tabbouleh salad, and tuna nicoise.
The new brick-oven flatbreads include margherita, house-made Italian sausage, littleneck clam, and black mission fig with Serrano ham, local goat cheese and caramelized onions.
Luncheon entrees are falafel and pita, seafood linguine, roasted turkey club sandwich, romano-crusted chicken sandwich, Temple lamb burger, Vermont cheddar burger, vegetable fusilli, grilled flat-iron steak sandwich, and Maine lobster salad sandwich.
Many of these same items are on the dinner menu, in addition to steamed mussels marinere, house- cured meats and cheese board, clams casino and beef carpaccio for starters. Pasta dishes include house-made ravioli, buccatini alla puttanesca, and fettucine carbonara.
Dinner entrees are Greek-style chicken, butter-poached lobster risotto, pan-seared yellowfin tuna, Persian-style chicken tagine, porterhouse pork chop, Moroccan spiced lamb tagine, lemon baked cod, seared sea scallops, pan-fried veal chop, grilled North Atlantic salmon, Block Island swordfish, Tuscan- rubbed Delmonico steak, and spring vegetable tagine, each with appropriate accompaniments.
Free valet parking is offered to restaurant customers. For reservations, call 919-5050.

May 23, 2012 0 comment

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