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2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
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Eat Drink RI Festival — April 24 – 27, 2019

by David Dadekian May 8, 2019
written by David Dadekian
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography

The 8th Annual Eat Drink RI Festival is a celebration showcasing the best of the culinary world in Rhode Island. Presenting farmers, chefs, bartenders and food & drink artisans from across the region, this year’s Festival features the return of our popular wine professional competition, an all-new women-prepared dining event, the area’s largest food truck event, and culminates with an all-local tasting featuring even more culinary and beverage presentations than before. Tickets and more information can be found at eatdrinkri.com/festival.

The 2019 Festival kicks off on April 24th with Rhode Island’s second Sommelier Punchdown. Guests will watch and taste along as a handful of our state’s best Certified Sommeliers are pitted against each other in a wine theory quiz, a blind wine tasting, and a collaboration with a local chef. Returning for this year’s Punchdown is 2018 Champion Ali Innes of bin 312 wine cellar and Chefs Terence Feury of Forty 1° North, Ashley Vanasse of Easy Entertaining and Benjamin Sukle of birch and Oberlin. They will be joined by new competitors for a special night full of delicious wine & food.

On Thursday, April 25th there’s something all-new and exciting for this year’s Festival. The Rhody Women’s Feast is a dining experience prepared by some of Rhode Island’s most talented chefs—Jennifer Backman of The Mooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar, Shylicia “Shy” Heyward, Andrea LaFazia of The Locals, Rebecca Lentrichia of Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel, Maria Meza of El Rancho Grande, Gina Pezza of Vanda and Lizzie Fink of Bread Box Baking Company—for a multi-course dining event to be held at the new Revival Foodworks & Brewery in Cranston. Pairings will be offered by women-owned distilleries, Boston Harbor Distillery and Pomp & Whimsy Gin Liqueur, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island.

On Friday evening, April 26th, the always popular Truck Stop to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank returns to the Food Bank’s huge lot in Providence with over twenty trucks—the largest gathering of its kind in New England. This seventh annual Truck Stop showcases even more of the excellence and variety of Rhode Island’s mobile restaurants, offers drinks from Jonathan Edwards Winery, Revival Brewing Company & Yacht Club Soda, features local musicians, and also benefits an organization dedicated to ending hunger. In past years the Truck Stop event has raised over $150,000 for the RI Community Food Bank and the goal is to raise even more than that this year.

As always, the Festival closes with the biggest event. Our Grand Tasting features samplings and sales from local food artisans, locally produced beers, wines & spirits in the Rotunda & Ballroom of the RI Convention Center. Please see the Festival web site for a complete listing of vendors. During the Tasting there will be all-new local food & drink presentations and this year the Tasting is going for maximum interactivity with three presentation areas set in-the-round for attendees to enjoy.

The key to the Eat Drink RI Festival is that it is dedicated to showcasing Rhode Island food and drink. This Festival, unlike many others, is about local chefs, bartenders, farmers, brewers, distillers, producers and more—the people who have elevated Rhode Island to national renown for its culinary scene. Tickets and more information can be found at eatdrinkri.com/festival.

2018 Sommelier Punchdown, photo by JWessel Photography
2018 Sommelier Punchdown, photo by JWessel Photography
2018 Sommelier Punchdown, photo by JWessel Photography
2018 Sommelier Punchdown, photo by JWessel Photography
2018 Sommelier Punchdown, photo by JWessel Photography
2018 Sommelier Punchdown, photo by JWessel Photography
from left to right: Morgan Gray, Tiffany Ting, Maria Meza, Rebecca Brady and Gina Pezza (not pictured Yveline Bontemp and Lizzie Fink)
Eat Drink RI Festival 2018 Truck Stop, photo by David Dadekian
Eat Drink RI Festival 2018 Truck Stop
Eat Drink RI Festival 2018 Truck Stop
Eat Drink RI Festival 2018 Truck Stop
Eat Drink RI Festival 2018 Truck Stop
Eat Drink RI Festival 2018 Truck Stop
Eat Drink RI Festival 2018 Truck Stop
Eat Drink RI Festival 2018 Truck Stop
Eat Drink RI Festival 2018 Truck Stop
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography
Photos by JWessel, David Dadekian, Corey Martineau and Brad Smith–see ticketing page for more information.
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Chef Maria Meza's Pork Loin & Beef Sirloin a la parilla

ExpiredEat Drink RI Festival 2019 Rhody Women’s Feast

by David Dadekian April 23, 2019
written by David Dadekian

Chef Maria Meza's Pork Loin & Beef Sirloin a la parilla

Chef Maria Meza’s Pork Loin & Beef Sirloin a la parilla

We’ve got something all-new and exciting for this year’s Festival. The Rhody Women’s Feast is a dining experience prepared by some of Rhode Island’s most talented female chefs—Jennifer Backman of The Mooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar, Shylicia “Shy” Heyward, Andrea LaFazia of The Locals, Rebecca Lentrichia of Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel, Maria Meza of El Rancho Grande, Gina Pezza of Vanda and Lizzie Fink of Bread Box Baking Company—for a multi-course dining event.

For this Festival event we’re taking over the brand new Revival Foodworks & Brewery in Cranston, and spirits are being provided by two women-owned distilleries: Boston Harbor Distillery and Pomp & Whimsy Gin Liqueur. Meats will be supplied by Ann Marie Bouthillette of Blackbird Farm in Smithfield, RI. In addition, proceeds from the Rhody Women’s Feast will benefit the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island who’s mission is to invest in women and girls through research, advocacy, grant making and strategic partnerships designed to advance gender equity through systemic change.

Preview the Rhody Women’s Feast Menu (PDF, menu subject to change)

Revival Foodworks & Brewery
Blackbird Farm
Boston Harbor Distillery
Pomp & Whimsy Gin Liqueur
Jonathan Edwards Winery
Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Rhody Women’s Feast tickets are $140 and are all-inclusive. The evening will begin with a 6 p.m. cocktail reception with passed hors d’oeuvres, then moving into a multi-course dinner with pairings and more.

Due to the limitations of the venue we are regrettably unable to accommodate any alternative menu/allergen requests other than a vegetarian option. Thank you in advance for your understanding on this matter.

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2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography

ExpiredEat Drink RI Festival 2019 Grand Tasting

by David Dadekian April 19, 2019
written by David Dadekian

2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography

2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography

The Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting features samplings of over fifty locally produced beer, wine & spirits, as well as an abundance of local food artisans in the Rotunda & Ballroom of the Rhode Island Convention Center.

During the Tasting there will be all-new local food & drink presentations and this year we’re going for maximum interactivity with our presentation areas set in-the-round for attendees to enjoy.

Rotunda Lobby Presentations:

  • 1 p.m. Nicks on Broadway’s Chef Derek Wagner on Seafood
  • 3 p.m. Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel’s Chef Rebecca Lentrichia and Blackbird Farm’s Ann Marie Bouthillette on Meatballs

Ballroom Presentations:

  • 12:30 p.m. Newport Vineyards’s Executive Chef Andy Teixeira on Ricotta
  • 1:30 p.m. Great Northern BBQ Co.’s Chef Jimmy James Caruso on BBQ
  • 2:30 p.m. Basta and Bettola’s Chef Antonio Franco on Prosciutto

For the full list of Grand Tasting tables and participants, please see the Exhibitors page (continually updated).

Grand Tasting tickets are $75 and includes all food and beverage samplings offered and Local Food & Drink Presentations

2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photo by Brad Smith Photography

2018 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, photos by Brad Smith Photography
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2015 Open House at the State House
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Open House at the State House 2019 Inaugural Event

by David Dadekian January 3, 2019
written by David Dadekian

Join the Governor for a Free Food & Drink Tasting on Saturday, January 5th

Eat Drink RI is proud to present the second Open House at the State House, hosted by Governor Gina Raimondo and First Gentleman Andy Moffit, on the Saturday following the Governor’s second inauguration. The event will feature tastings from Rhode Island restaurants and food and beverage producers, as well as performances from a diverse variety of local groups. Admission is free with a suggested donation of a non-perishable food item to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.

2015 Open House at the State House
2015 Open House at the State House

“We’re excited to host the Open House at the State House, and invite all Rhode Islanders to join in the celebration,” said Governor Gina Raimondo and her husband Andy Moffit. “After the Open House, all Rhode Islanders are welcome to head to The Providence Rink at Alex and Ani City Center for a free skate.”

“I was happy to be asked to produce the Open House at the State House for a second time,” said Eat Drink RI’s David Dadekian. “As every Rhode Islander knows, we have some of the best food and drink in the world here. To showcase a slice of it in the ‘People’s House,’ perhaps the most majestic location for a tasting ever, is a great experience.”

WHAT:          Open House at the State House 2019

Admission is free with a suggested donation of a non-perishable food item to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank

WHEN:          Saturday, January 5, 2019, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

WHERE:       Rhode Island State House, 82 Smith St., Providence, RI

WHO:            Open House restaurants and food & beverage producers:

  • American Mussel Harvesters, Inc.
  • The Backyard Food Company
  • Beth Bakes
  • Blount Fine Foods
  • The Burgundian: Coffee and Waffles
  • Dave’s Coffee
  • El Rancho Grande
  • Gastros
  • Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods
  • GottaQ Smokehouse BBQ
  • Granny Squibb’s Organic Iced Tea
  • HG80
  • Los Andes
  • Narragansett Creamery
  • The Perfect Sweet
  • Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel
  • RI Mushroom Co.
  • Sacred Cow “The Holy Granola Experience”
  • Sin
  • Yacht Club Soda
  • Yoleni’s

Photos from the 2015 Open House at the State House can be found on Eat Drink RI’s Facebook album: https://www.facebook.com/328156047280490/photos/?tab=album&album_id=906604892768933

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