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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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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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Celebrate Earth Day with a local Earth Dinner to benefit Chefs Collaborative

by David Dadekian April 18, 2012

written by David Dadekian

The Earth Dinner This week a number of Rhode Island area restaurants are participating in Earth Dinner events. The Dinners are a series of events sponsored by Chefs Collaborative and Organic Valley to promote local, sustainable and organic foods. Over 100 restaurants around the country are participating in this event and donating a portion of their proceeds to help Chefs Collaborative’s work of “changing the sustainable food landscape using the power of connections, education and responsible buying decisions.” Organic Valley will provide a matching contribution up to $10,000.

The local restaurants participating are:

Gracie’s – details below
La Laiterie at Farmstead – all week
Local 121 – details below
New Rivers
Nick’s on Broadway – Thursday, April 19 & Friday, April 20, contact the restaurant for details
Tallulah on Thames – Earth Dinner on Sunday, April 22
Tastings Wine Bar & Bistro – all week and Dinner on Sunday, April 22, details below

Below is additional information on the dinners at Gracie’s, Local 121 and Tastings Wine Bar & Bistro. La Laiterie at Farmstead is providing Earth Dinner specials every night this week during regular service hours, so ask when you dine there. Please contact the other restaurants for more information. For a complete list of participating restaurants around the country, please see the Chefs Collaborative site.

Gracie’s Earth Dinner will feature a unique menu created by Executive Chef Matthew Varga. On Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21, Gracie’s will offer guests an Earth Day menu to select from in addition to its spring menu. The prix fixe menu ($40 per guest) will be broken down into three courses with one choice for each course. “The Gracie’s team is always thrilled to be involved with this initiative as it is a natural extension of all that we already do to celebrate local foods and their vibrant flavors and nurture a more sustainable food supply,” said Ellen Gracyalny, owner of Gracie’s. “Taking part in the ‘Earth Dinner’ event is also an expression of our appreciation for local farmers and purveyors who provide us with the fresh ingredients we insist on using in our menu offerings.” Call 401-272-7811 for reservations.

Local 121 is hosting an Earth Dinner on Wednesday, April 18 to celebrate with our patrons and partners our commitment to local, sustainable and organic food. Join Chef Dave Johnson at the Chef’s Table along with honored guests Patrick Beck from New England Grass Fed and Captain Rich Cook of the Local Catch for great food and a good time sharing the bounty of our pastures and waters in support of the important work of the Chefs Collaborative. We are joining over 100 restaurants around the country hosting similar dinners supported by Organic Valley and the Chefs Collaborative. Dinner specials will include housemade rabbit sausage with lentils, pasture raised veal loin chops, grilled stuffed squid, oysters and the first spring lettuces from Scratch Farm. Call 401-274-2121 for reservations.

Tastings Wine Bar & Bistro will be having our yearly Earth Dinner to celebrate Earth Day on Sunday, April 22. In addition to offering a 3 or 5-course prix fixe on Sunday, we will be offering the 3-course prix fixe menu option Wednesday, April 18 through Saturday, April 21. 3-course menu $45. 5-course menu $60. View the menu online. Call 508-203-9463 for reservations.

April 18, 2012 0 comment

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Newport Restaurant Week, March 23 – April 1, 2012

by David Dadekian March 16, 2012

written by David Dadekian

From the Newport & Bristol County Convention & Visitors Bureau 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, March 23. All the information, including the complete list of participating restaurants can be found in the release below and at http://www.gonewportrestaurantweek.com/.

Newport Restaurant Week: 10 Days of Fabulous, Affordable Food
Eat, drink and be merry at more than 40 restaurants throughout Newport and Bristol County without breaking the bank this spring! The Newport and Bristol County Convention and Visitors Bureau (NBCCVB) is delighted to announce the return of Newport Restaurant Week March 23-April 1, 2012 with the same budget-friendly, prix-fixe offerings as in years past: three-course lunches for just $16, and three-course dinners for just $30.
“The culinary talent throughout the nine towns of Newport and Bristol County is simply remarkable,” said Evan Smith, NBCCVB President & CEO. “With so many local farms, and of course, being located on Narragansett Bay, the fresh and creative dishes at our restaurants have landed them in the national media spotlight. Newport Restaurant Week gives residents and visitors alike a chance to discover new and wonderful places.”
Additional happenings throughout the 10-day event includes food and wine pairings, a Samuel Adams beer dinner, cooking classes, tastings, chef-led culinary tours and more. Gourmands can take advantage of culinary lodging packages as well.
Many of our talented chefs will be showcasing their Newport Restaurant Week menus as they slice, dice, simmer and sauté on the Culinary Stage at The Home Show at the Rhode Island Convention Center March 30- April 1, 2012. Newport Restaurant Week chefs will also show off their skills on The Rhode Show on WPRI Channel 12.
Newport Restaurant Week was established in 2006 as an annual event to encourage both local residents and visitors to Newport and Bristol County to experience the vast culinary talent in our destination at an affordable price and to stimulate local business not only at restaurants but at retailers and lodging partners as well. In 2008, Newport Restaurant Week expanded to a bi-annual event; one taking place in early spring and the other in late fall. Restaurateurs often create menus that celebrate seasonal ingredients and promote local food and wine purveyors. Many offer vegetarian and gluten-free alternatives to patrons with food allergies or specialty dietary requirements. Newport Restaurant Week is proudly sponsored by Sam Adams, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Kahlua, Brancott Wines, the RI Turnpike & Bridge Authority and the Newport/Bristol CVB.
For a complete listing of Restaurant Week events and to view menus, visit GoNewportRestaurantWeek.com. Also, we’ll be releasing up-to-the-minute Restaurant Week news on our social networks. Please fan and follow the NBCCVB on Facebook (facebook.com/NewportRhodeIsland) and Twitter (twitter.com/NewportRICVB) today.

March 16, 2012 0 comment

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