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Providence Restaurant Week, January 5 – 18, 2014 – UPDATED

by David Dadekian
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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News Bites: Saveur magazine honors Providence, Easy Entertaining for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, plenty from Tallulah on Thames

by David Dadekian
written by David Dadekian

Saveur Culinary Travel Awards 2013

Three current news releases—Eat Drink RI is not the source for these items—please follow any links for more information.

Providence Restaurants Named Among the Best in the World In Saveur Culinary Travel Awards

Saveur magazine has included Providence among the best small cities for restaurants and dining in the world, as part of its 2013 Culinary Travel Awards. Providence was one of a handful of American cities to make the list.

“Being recognized in Saveur is particularly gratifying, as it is a publication that looks at the intersection of food and travel,” said Martha Sheridan, president and CEO of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau. “In marketing Providence to visitors, we emphasize the quality of our restaurants and are pleased to see them recognized on an international level.”

The magazine defined small cities as those with a population under 800,000. Its panel of experts deemed San Sebastian, Spain as the top small city for restaurants and dining, while readers tapped New Orleans for that accolade. Saveur then chose three cities as “Outstanding”: Lyon, France; Charleston, S.C.; and Bologna, Italy. It then recommended an additional 10 cities as “Notable,” which included Providence. The others were: Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; Florence, Italy; Las Vegas, Nev.; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Tel Aviv, Israel; Miami, Fla.; Edinburgh, Scotland; and Porto, Portugal.

A full listing of award winners and the methodology used to discern them may be found here: http://www.saveur.com/culinary-awards.

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.GoProvidence.com.

Local Café Dazzles in Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

The Café at Easy Entertaining Inc. located at 166 Valley St. Providence, RI, will be transforming into “Café for the Cure” to raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. From Friday, October 4th until Thursday, October 31st, Easy Entertaining Inc. will donate five percent of all café proceeds to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

“We are donating a portion of our proceeds this month to support the National Breast Cancer Foundation to honor my mother-in-law. She has survived breast cancer four times and is currently battling it for the fifth time. She is an inspiration to me every day because of her optimistic outlook, zest for life, and utter strength. All of these are qualities we all wish we could have a little more of. Also, being privileged to own a female-run organization, we feel that women’s health is an important topic for us to address head-on” says owner and executive chef Katie Roberts.

Roberts, along with her team, bedecked for the month in hot pink t-shirts, have turned the café into a pink paradise-replete with pink twilight lighting, pink Yacht Club Soda, and pink cup cakes.

The “Cafe for the Cure” campaign we are running this year is something that we hope will be the first of many years to come” says Roberts.

Enjoy breakfast or lunch for a good cause! “Café for a Cure” is located at 116 Valley Street, Providence, RI 02909. For more information please contact 401-437-6090 or email [email protected].

Tallulah on Thames on WGBH’s “Neighborhood Kitchens” and Winter Special Nights

Tallulah on Thames is proud to announce Chef Jake Rojas on WGBH
Chef Jake Rojas is featured on Neighborhood Kitchens, a weekly WGBH show! View the entire episode online!

Winter Special Nights

Reservations Suggested: November, December, February, March, April
Call 401-849-2433

Wednesday Burger Night

Starting November 13th, 2013, our Wednesday Burger Nights are back with the offering of The Tallulah Burger & The Classic Burger.

Sunday Suppers

We are excited to bring back our Sunday Suppers starting November 17th, 2013. It’s a Pre-Fixe Set Three-Course Menu based on Family Sunday Supper Classics taken from families in America and around the world! Includes a glass of wine. $35.00/person. Our regular menu is offered on Sunday too!

2013 Holiday:

  • OPEN
  • December 23rd & Christmas Eve (12/24)
  • December 30th & New Years Eve (12/31)
  • New Year’s Eve Five-Course Chef Tasting Menu w/Wine Pairing
  • Join us to ring in the New Year for our annual celebration with the chefs & team at Tallulah!

Tallulah’s Tacos

No Reservations

We are excited to offer Tallulah’s Tacos for Lunch this winter at Tallulah on Thames upstairs dining room. The Tacos + Burritos will be offered in a counter service environment starting November 1st. Hours are 11:30 to 3:30, Thursday thru Saturday.No reservations. No To Go. No Waiters. Tacos & Burritos served as they are at the cart so it’s Tallulah on paper plates!

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

by David Dadekian
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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Travel + Leisure’s “America’s Favorite Cities” 2012 Poll Ranks Providence #1 in U.S.A. for “Food/Drink/Restaurants”

by David Dadekian
written by David Dadekian
Terrace dining overlooking Providence

Terrace dining overlooking Providence

Travel + Leisure’s 2012 “America’s Favorite Cities” poll results are out and Providence has been named the best city in the country for “Food/Drink/Restaurants.” That’s right, #1! Read all about Providence’s rankings in the following release from the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau. Congratulations to everyone at all the food & drink restaurants and businesses in the area who contribute to this best-in-country polling status.

 

 

Providence Ranked #1 Food Destination in the U.S. In Travel + Leisure’s 2012 “America’s Favorite Cities” Poll

Providence was ranked the top destination in the United States for “Food/Drink/Restaurants” in the just-released results of Travel + Leisure magazine’s “America’s Favorite Cities” poll. The city finished just ahead of New York, New Orleans, Chicago, and Portland, Ore., which rounded out the top five.

“Providence’s national reputation as a culinary powerhouse is a cornerstone of our marketing efforts,” said Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB) President & CEO Martha Sheridan. The PWCVB encouraged people to vote in the survey through its social media channels. “The depth and breadth of our culinary offerings is phenomenal and we are fortunate to have so many talented people in our city.”

Providence placed in the top ten in all food-related categories but one – barbecue. The survey covers many categories, with Providence ranking fourth in “Theater/Performing Arts,” first as a “Base for Day Trips,” sixth as a “Gay Friendly Destination,” and fifth as a “Summer Destination.”

Overall, Rhode Island’s capital handily beat Boston and Portland, Maine, the two other New England cities included on the list. The destination did have it downside, however, with Providence placing 26 out of 35 in “Driving Ability.”

For a complete breakdown of survey results, visit http://www.travelandleisure.com/americas-favorite-cities/2012 .

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