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News Bites: Tallulah’s Tacos, Homestead Hard Cider and Sundays at Farmstead

by David Dadekian May 27, 2013
written by David Dadekian
Homestead Hard Cider

Homestead Hard Cider

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

Tallulah’s Tacos

Tallulah’s Tacos Is Happy To Announce The Grand Opening Of The Shack at Dutch Harbor!

Tallulah’s Tacos brings fresh, traditional Mexican style tacos and burritos that embrace the flavors reminiscent of the West Coast. Homemade Horchata, Melon de Agua, and Basil Lime Lemonade quench the thirst; while Tacos, Burritos or Burrito Bowls can satisfy even the hungriest of patrons.

There are even breakfast options for the early birds! Come and try the breakfast burritos and tacos offered Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 11am.

Gluten free? That is never a problem for Tallulah’s Tacos, as the tacos, burrito bowls and sweet desserts such as Horchata Panna Cotta are gluten free. There are also vegetarian options such as a black bean taco/burrito, Mexican shrimp cocktail and black bean burrito bowl.

The menus are located on the website tallulahonthames.com/tacos as a PDF file and can be downloaded and printed for convenience.

The Shack is committed to using the freshest of ingredients within the menu and therefore could possibly run out of popular items daily. Some of the ingredients are grown, sourced, and created from local neighboring farms.

Contact Information and Address:
The Shack @ Dutch Harbor
252 Narragansett Ave.
Jamestown, Rhode Island 02835
Dutchharborboatyard.com
Twitter: @tallulahstacos
tallulahonthames.com/tacos

Farmers Market Summer Taco Cart Schedule

Wednesday
June 5th through October 30th
Aquidneck Farmers Market
2pm-6pm
Memorial Blvd, Newport, RI
www.aquidneckgrowersmarket.com

Saturday
May 18th through October 26th
Coastal Growers Market Summer
9am-12noon
Casey’s Farm, Saunderstown, RI
www.coastalmarket.org

Saturday
May 18th through October 26th
Hope Street Market
9am-1pm
Lippett Park, Providence, RI
www.hopestreetmarket.com

In conjunction to local farmers markets and festivals throughout Rhode Island, Tallulah’s Tacos will also be available for private events using the taco cart. Please go to tallulahonthames.com/tacos to learn more about what is offered and pricing details.
Carts are sold out on Saturdays, 2013 through October

Festivals & Events to visit Tallulah’s Tacos at:

Newport Film
www.newportfilm.com

Green Market Festival
www.rinla.org

Folk Festival
www.newportfolkfest.net

Jazz Festival
www.newportjazzfest.net

Newport Wine & Food Festival
www.newportmansions.org


Homestead Hard Cider

The following is from the Kickstarter campaign for Homestead Hard Cider. Please consider donating to help launch locally brewed hard cider.

We have the recipes, the cider house, and the local apples for our 100% natural apple cider, now we need your help!!! #HomesteadCider

Our names are Jeremy Quaglia and Kyle Schmitt and we are Homestead Hard Cider.

When it comes to quality care and expert craftsmanship, the term “home brewed” couldn’t hit any closer to… well, home. New England has always been our home. We grew up in Attleboro just forty minutes south of Boston, went to college in Massachusetts, and have remained friends since we were children. We both live in the same houses we grew up in, and it was in our homes that a little over a year ago we began Homestead Hard Cider on none other than Homestead Lane. Since then we have worked tirelessly to build Homestead Hard Cider into the nano-cidery it is today. We have perfected the recipes, garnered fan support, and moved production out of our homes into a more permanent location in Attleboro where production can be streamlined.

Over the past few years, the market for cider has grown exponentially. Sales have been driven by corporate owned and operated companies. Their expensive marketing campaigns allow them to claim to be hand crafted when really they are sacrificing quality and taste in favor of mass quantities. At Homestead Hard Cider, the cider we produce is the direct result of our dedication and hard work. We get out of it what we put into it – something of genuine quality and unique taste. Oh, and did we forget to mention the alcohol content?

Like many people, we like to drink, so you better believe we aim high. Our original brew provides drinkers with an offering of 9.5% ABV and our newest brew boasts a delightfully high ABV% that we’re willing to bet you’re going to love.

We love cider, we love our community, and we love the notion that Homestead Hard Cider’s presence can prove that two 23 year olds can run a thriving business. We hope our success will give other aspiring entrepreneurs the confidence that they can be successful too. Not only are you funding our operation, but we truly believe you are funding a movement. A movement not to take Attleboro and surrounding communities back to what they were, but instead to what they can be. Revitalizing our economy starts with small grassroot businesses.

This is the next step for Homestead Hard Cider. We are on the cusp of something big and your help will be the extra push we need to get there. We believe that what we have created is not just something special, but something worth trying for yourself. This is where the Kickstarter community comes in. We have seen what you have been able to do for others and it is impressive. The age of social media is a crazy thing that allows us to connect with people we never would have been able to otherwise. By contributing you can forever call yourself part of the Homestead Hard Cider family. When you’re able to buy Homestead in your hometown, you’ll be glad you did. To show our appreciation you will obviously get some pretty cool merchandise in return for your generosity.

Kickstarter campaign for Homestead Hard Cider.


Farmstead

Spicing Up Sundays at Farmstead, Inc.
Summer Brings Sunday Suppers & Hearty Brunches to Wayland Square

WHAT: So long, Sunday slumps! The crew at Farmstead, Inc. is shaking up your typical laundry and takeout routine with family-style suppers and monthly brunches, complete with all the house-cured meaty, artisan cheesy fare you dig from Farmstead.

Weekend happenings include:

Sunday Suppers
Every Sunday night, excluding May 26 and June 2
5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
$29.00 per person; $39.00 per person with beverage pairing

Beginning this spring, Matt & Kate Jennings and the Farmstead team share age-old family recipes in a weekly Sunday Supper series. Diners are welcomed for three-course family-style feasts of homespun classics with a Farmstead twist, served communally with an optional beverage pairing (two hand-selected wines from the restaurant’s cellar, one cocktail or a beer-and-shot combo, depending on the menu). The full bistro menu will also be available during Sunday-night dinner starting June 9. Reservations accepted but not required.

Inspired by mom’s greatest hits, upcoming menus include (subject to adjustments):

June 9th
Melville Rangoon and “Duck Sauce”
Orange Beef and Broccoli with Steamed Rice
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake with Maraschino Cherry Ice Cream
Singapore Slings

June 16th
Fried Pickles with Garlic Ranch
BBQ Ribs, Coleslaw and Mom’s Buttermilk Biscuits
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream
Bourbon Slush Punch

June 23rd
Antipasto All’Italiana
Nanny’s Spaghetti and Meatballs
Affogato with Biscotti
Nero D’Avola

Monthly Brunches
First Sunday of every month; next occurrence June 2
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Round off your weekends Jennings-style with once-a-month Sunday-morning brunches done up the Farmstead way. Midday meals include playful takes on brunch standards featuring monthly changing options like Sweet Pea Waffles with Smoked Salmon, Fried Mortadella & Pancake Sandwiches, Papas Gordas and House-Made Cider Doughnuts. Reservations suggested but not required.

WHERE: Farmstead, Inc.
186 Wayland Avenue, Providence RI
401.274.7177
www.farmsteadinc.com

HOURS: Retail:
Tuesday – Thursday 11:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Friday – Saturday 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Brunch:
First Sunday of every month 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Lunch:
Tuesday – Saturday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Dinner:
Tuesday – Saturday 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sunday Suppers 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

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Cochon 555 Returns to Boston on Sunday, March 24, 2013 – UPDATED: Chef Michael Scelfo Wins

by David Dadekian March 17, 2013
written by David Dadekian

Cochon 555 Fifth Anniversary Tour

Cochon 555, the 10-city culinary competition that promotes sustainable farming of heritage breed pigs, returns to Boston on Sunday, March 24, 2013. Providence’s own Chef Matt Jennings of Farmstead won the Boston competition it’s first three years, passing the baton to Chef Jamie Bissonnette of Toro and Coppa last year.

This year the Boston event will see the following chefs competing for the title of Prince or Princess of Porc: Chefs Jody Adams of Rialto and Trade, Michael LaScola of American Seasons, Colin Lynch of Menton, Michael Scelfo of Russell House Tavern and Brian Young of Citizen Public House.

The full release with all the event details will follow below, but first, Eat Drink RI caught up with Michael Scelfo, recent winner of the 2013 Boston American Lamb Jam, to ask his thoughts on competing in one of the hottest events in the country.

Chef Michael Scelfo of Russell House Tavern

Chef Michael Scelfo of Russell House Tavern

Eat Drink RI: What are your thoughts on competing in the Cochon 555 this year?

Michael Scelfo:  I’m really excited to be a part of such a prestigious event, to even be invited to compete is a nod to the work I do.

EDRI: I know each chef is paired up with a heritage breed pig from a local farm. Who and what breed are you working with?

MS: I’m thrilled to be working with Brambly Farm in Norfolk, Massachusetts. They’re my regular pig supplier. My Cochon 555 pig is a heritage Berkshire. Sandra and Ted [owners of Brambly Farm] love every animal they raise and it shows in the quality of the product they deliver.

EDRI: How are you approaching the competition?

MS: My  philosophy for Cochon 555 is the same as my everyday cooking, and my nose to tail dinners. Let the animal do the work. I want to showcase the best of what the pig has to offer with simple, thoughtful, and hopefully well executed dishes from an array of styles and techniques.


Could Scelfo do the unimaginable and win the Boston-area lamb and pork competitions in one year? Find out for yourself while you get stuffed on some of the best pork dishes you’ll ever taste. You can purchase tickets online here. The full details follow below. Check back on Eat Drink RI on Monday, March 25 for the winner. Details on previous Boston Cochon 555 events can be found here: 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

UPDATE: Chef Michael Scelfo and his team won the 2013 Boston Cochon 555 on Sunday, March 24.

COCHON 555 FIFTH ANNIVERSARY TOUR RETURNS TO BOSTON

The National Culinary Competition & Tasting Event Dedicated to Heritage Pigs, Family Wineries & Sustainable Farming Rolls into Boston on Its Fifth Anniversary Tour

ATLANTA, GA (February 21, 2013) — 2013 marks a culinary milestone: The fifth anniversary of Cochon 555, a one-of-a-kind traveling culinary competition and tasting event created to promote sustainable farming of heritage breed pigs. Arriving in Beantown Sunday, March 24, the pork-centric tour gathers together five chefs, five pigs and five wineries at each event – ultimately touching down in 10 cities across the country and bringing its message of nose-to-tail cooking, breed diversity and family farming to food enthusiasts nationwide.

What: Each Cochon 555 event challenges five local chefs to prepare a menu created from the entirety of heritage breed pigs for an audience of pork-loving epicureans and celebrated judges. Competing chefs include: Jody Adams (Rialto / Trade), Michael LaScola (American Seasons), Michael Scelfo (Russell House Tavern), Brian Young (Citizen Public House), and Colin Lynch (Menton).

Guests will be treated to an epic pork feast alongside wines from five small family-owned wineries plus special tastings from Robert Kacher Selections, Taza Chocolate and Pig’s Nose Scotch. Twenty judges and 400 guests help decide the winning chef, who is crowned the Prince (or Princess) of Porc and will compete against other regional winners at the finale Grand Cochon event at the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen on Sunday, June 16.

Also included in the evening is a preview of the new Heritage BBQ event in which Tiffani Faison of Sweet Cheeks Q will roll out family meal – another whole pig cooked barbecue-style immediately preceding the awards.

VIP guests will experience some of the new additions for 2013, including the launch of the cocktail competition called “Punch Kings” featuring Breckenridge Bourbon and six local bartenders, the all-new Tartare Bar, sustainable oysters as well as reserve wines and spirits.

To celebrate five years, Cochon is adding five bourbons to the lineup. All attendees will get samples of Templeton Rye, Breckenridge Bourbon, High West, Buffalo Trace and Four Roses in addition to the Perfect Manhattan Bar showcasing Luxardo and Eagle Rare. New to 2013 is also the Chupito/Mezcal Bar, a tasting experience featuring Ilegal, Mezcales de Leyenda, Pierde Almas and Fidencio. The infamous Craft Cheese Bar sees a facelift featuring a local cheesemonger, Cypress Grove Chevre, Vermont Butter & Cheese, Spring Brook Farm with an exclusive tasting of blues from Rogue Creamery, and favorites from Kerrygold. Everyone can commemorate the experience by visiting the City Eats photo booth and voting for the best bite of the day.

The fun continues with a butcher demonstration presented by Miyabi/Zwilling and a raffle to benefit the student volunteers, ice-cold brews, Champagne toast, award ceremony, Fernet Branca digestifs, pork-spiked desserts and after-party will close out the evening.

Where: Revere Hotel Boston Common – The Official Host of Cochon 555 Boston
200 Stuart St., Boston, MA 02116

When: Sunday, March 24, 2013
4pm (VIP); 5pm (general admission)

Tickets: $125 (general admission) and $200 (VIP); to purchase tickets, visit www.cochon555.com

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Help Launch Taste Trekkers Food Tourism Conference this September in Providence

by David Dadekian March 1, 2013
written by David Dadekian
Taste Trekkers Food Tourism Conference

Taste Trekkers Food Tourism Conference

Readers of this site know how nationally renowned food and drink is in Rhode Island. Our chefs, restaurants and bartenders are recognized annually by the James Beard Foundation, Food & Wine nominates chefs and pastry chefs on their “People’s Best New” lists each year, Bon Appetit chose The Dorrance as one of the best new restaurants in the country last year and then there’s all the culinary love that Travel + Leisure heaps upon the capital city, including ranking it #1 for Food / Drink / Restaurants in  their “America’s Favorite Cities 2012” poll.

We here at Eat Drink RI are showing our love and passion for the local culinary “scene” as we prepare for the Eat Drink RI Festival, Rhode Island’s First-Ever Three-Day Local Food Celebration on April 19 – 21.

So it makes sense that when social dining group Mystery Meet’s founder Seth Resler decided to plan a Food Tourism Conference, “the nation’s first event for people who plan their vacations around food,” he thought Providence would be the perfect food town to launch his event. Resler gives this information about Taste Trekkers:

The Taste Trekkers Food Tourism Conference is the nation’s first event designed for people who plan their vacations around food. This exciting will bring together hundreds of chefs, farmers, food bloggers, travel writers, culinary students and other passionate foodies as it showcases regional cuisines from around the country. The event will feature a cocktail reception, a tasting pavilion, a food truck court, and group dinners all around the city of Providence, Rhode Island. Matt Jennings, the celebrated chef behind Farmstead in Providence, will deliver the conference’s keynote address. The event will be held September 20-22, 2013. Find more information at TasteTrekkers.com.

To help fund the beginnings of this new conference, Resler has turned to Kickstarter to raise the needed capital. So that’s where you come in with helping launch this fun and exciting  food event. Take a look at Taste Trekkers Kickstarter video:

Resler is no stranger to Providence, having graduated from Brown and lived in the area for several years. His full bio follows:

Seth Resler is the founder of the social dining group Mystery Meet. His event production and marketing work has been heralded by The Boston Globe, Radio and Records Magazine, WBUR-FM, and Boston.com. A Brown graduate, his work earned a Citizen Citation from the Mayor of Providence and was named ‘Best of 2009’ by Rhode Island Monthly. Visit SethResler.com.

Please head on over to the Taste Trekkers Food Tourism Conference Kickstarter page and pledge some money to get this great idea off the ground and into Providence, one of the best food destinations in the world.

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RI Restaurants and Chefs Named to 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards Semifinalists List

by David Dadekian February 19, 2013
written by David Dadekian
Cook & Brown Public House Bar Manager Jennifer Ferreira

Cook & Brown Public House Bar Manager Jennifer Ferreira

The 2013  James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Award Semifinalists were announced today and a number of Rhode Island chefs and restaurants are included on this year’s list. The semifinalists in our area are:

Outstanding Bar Program: Cook & Brown Public House

Outstanding Service: Persimmon

Best Chef: Northeast:

  • Matt Jennings of Farmstead Inc.
  • Champe Speidel of Persimmon

The Semifinalists will be narrowed down to a list of finalists on March 18 and then winners will be announced at the Awards Gala in New York City on May 6 at what is essentially the Oscars® ceremony of the food world. For the complete list of semifinalists you can view the Foundation’s PDF document here.

Eat Drink RI has emailed with all the semifinalists and has their thoughts below. Congratulations to all the Rhode Island semifinalists!

Matt Jennings, Chef/Co-Owner at Farmstead Inc. (Best Chef: Northeast): “This is awesome. We are, as usual, beside ourselves. It is such a statement on how how hard our team works—from the stewards and the managers, to the servers, cooks & ‘mongers—this is truly a group effort, as everyone in this industry knows. [I] wake up everyday inspired by each of them, and Kate and I are thankful to have such an amazing crew.”

Jennifer Ferreira, Bar Manager at Cook & Brown Public House (Outstanding Bar Program): “It has been such a joy to be apart of the the evolution of this bar program and to be nominated once again is such an honor. I am so thankful for all the people who have made this bar program what it is and all who continue to support us through this awesome journey.”

Nemo Bolin, Chef/Owner at Cook & Brown Public House (Outstanding Bar Program): “I think it’s [expleted deleted] awesome. The entire staff kills it night in and night out. We’re especially proud to get the recognition since we operate the [bar] program within the confines of a full service restaurant. It’s not an easy task for the bartenders and they do an incredible job.”

Lisa & Champe Speidel, Owners and Chef at Persimmon (Outstanding Service and Best Chef: Northeast): “It’s truly an honor to be mentioned in such great company. We are thrilled and so grateful to our entire team—front and back—for their dedication, passion and hard work. We love being part of Rhode Island’s amazing food community and send big congrats to everyone at Farmstead and Cook & Brown.”

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