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by David Dadekian November 17, 2021
written by David Dadekian

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis many of Rhode Island’s food & drink businesses are trying to promote sales of their products, from food and beverages to gift cards and apparel. This page will attempt to be updated regularly with links to their online storefronts.

Check out the Restaurants with Online Ordering and Take Out page and get some take out or delivery!

Resource Links for Small Businesses During COVID-19 Crisis including all federal, state & municipal funding options, plus health links.

Looking for locally brewed beer? We have a full update from RI Breweries right here.

Hope & Main has got an excellent #EatStrongRI page dedicated to their members who sell online, so rather than duplicate that, go check out their page.

If you would like your business to be added to this page, please send a message through our contact form. I’m happy to add ANYONE, just please send through the form so I don’t lose track of anyone.

The entire list is now in a sortable and searchable spreadsheet. Looking for something in particular? Type “grocery” or “seafood” or “gift card” into the search box.

wdt_IDBusiness NameOnline Storefront
113 Starshot sauces
2401 Nutritiongift cards
3401 Studioapparel
4A Marketgrocery pick up
5Aleppo Sweetsgift cards
6American Mussel Harvestersshellfish and more delivered
7Andrade's Catchseafood pick-up
8Anna's Kitchen Shrubdrinking & cocktail shrubs
9Aquidneck Meat & Provisionspick up fresh meats, prepared freezer ready dinners, produce and artisan cheeses 401-846-8880
10Arcadia Pizzagift cards
11Bacarogift cards
12Back to Basicsgrocery delivery
13Backyard Food Company, Thesalsas, pickles, jams & more
14Baldorhome delivery of grocery & specialty goods
15Beautiful Daygranola and coffee
16Belmont Marketgrocery delivery and pick up
17Beth Bakesgluten-free crackers
18big king / northapparel
19bin 312wine by emailing [email protected] or call 401-714-0040
20Black Sheepgift cards & t-shirts
21Blackbird FarmRI raised beef & pork
22Bottleswine, beer & spirits
23Brass Monkeygift cards & t-shirts
24Broadway Bistro / The Slow Rhodegift cards
25Buckhead Meat of New Englandmeats
26Bywatercurated food boxes and gift certificates
27Campus Fine Wineswine, beer & spirits
28cartwheelRIdonation-based grocery delivery
29Celebratedgift cards & apparel
30Champlin's Seafoodseafood for pick up
31Chef's Warehouse, The / Sid Wainer & Sonhome delivery of grocery & specialty goods
32Chez PascalChezprons
33Clement's Marketplacegrocery pick up
34Coastal Wine Traillinks to vineyards for wine
35Cocktail Writer Matt Simmonshttps://www.instagram.com/p/B_JBuHrH9bt/batched cocktails and beverages, homemade sweet and hot salsa
36Coffee Exchangecoffee, apparel & more
37Coffee Guy, Thecoffee
38Confreda Greenhouses & Farmsfarm market & grocery
39Cowesett Inngift cards
40Dave's Coffeecoffee, coffee syrup, gear & apparel
41Deep Roots Farmmeats, eggs, farm market
42Easy Entertainingpantry items
43Eat Drink RIt-shirt
44Eddy, Thecocktail mixers & gift cards
45Edgewood Cheese Shopgift cards
46Enjoyful Foodsvegan and paleo foods
47Far Westgift cards
48Farm Fresh RIfarmers market/grocery home delivery
49Fearless Fish Marketseafood pick up
50Figidinigift cards, email [email protected]
51Four Town Farmfarmers market pick up
52Frog & Toadjust about everything fun you'll want
53Gastros Craft Meatscharcuterie, sausage, condiments, apparel & gift cards
54GerbsAllergy Friendly Foods
55Good Game Grillgames & gift cards
56GottaQ Smokehouse BBQgift certificates
57Granny Squibb's Iced Teasbottled or canned iced teas
58Green Grocer, Thegrocery delivery
59Hanju Kitchengift cards
60Hurricane Hill Farmeggs, honey, farm goods and livestock
61Industrious Spirit Company, Thespirits to pick-up
62KG Kitchen Bargift cards
63Knead Doughnutsgift cards
64Lily's Ladlebroths
65Lobsters New Englandseafood, lobsters & more
66Local Catch, Theseafood delivery and pick up
67Lumpia Brospick-up and delivery of frozen lumpia
68Massimogift cards
69Matunuck Oyster Barseafood
70Matunuck Oyster Bargift cards & apparel
71Maxine Bakedcupcakes & desserts
72Menumasterst-shirts
73Munroe Dairygrocery delivery
74Narragansett Bay Lobsters, Inc.seafood home delivery
75Narragansett Beerapparel, gear & more
76New Harvest Coffee Roasterscoffee, brewing equipment, gift cards and more
77New Riversgift cards
78Newport Lobster Shackseafood delivery
79Newport Restaurant Groupgift cards, 100% of the proceeds go to their employee relief fund
80Newport Vineyards & Taproot Brewing Companyapparel, gift cards, gifts and out-of-state shipped wines
81Nook Coffee Shop, Thecoffee, apparel & more
82northgift cards
83Oberlingift cards & t-shirts
84Ocean State Pepper Co.spice blends (use code EATDRINKRI for 10% off)
85Only In Rhode IslandRI gourmet & gift items
86Pane e Vinogift cards
87Parchedapparel
88Pat's Pasturedmeats, eggs, farm products
89Pepper Junctionhot sauces and blends
90Persimmonsauces by emailing [email protected]
91Piemonte Pizzagift cards
92Pop on the Blockgourmet popcorn
93PVD Piessavory & sweet pies, pick up and delivery
94Queen Bean Coffee Companycoffee, brewing equipment and more
95Revival Brewing Companygift cards via Instagram
96Revival Brewing Companygift cards via Instagram
97Rhed'shot sauces
98Rhode Island Spiritsvodka, gin & liqueurs
99Riffraffgift cards
100Rocco's Pub & Grubgift cards
101Roch's Fresh Foodsgrocery delivery
102Sakonnet Lobster Co.seafood delivery
103Sanctuary Herbs of Providenceteas
104Savory Grape, Thewine, beer & spirits
105Shop, Thecoffee, tea and more through app
106Singift cards
107Sons of Liberty Beer & Spirits Co.local spirits, sanitizer, apparel, barware & more
108South Coast Organics & Bulk Foodsbulk groceries
109Stock Culinary Goodsgrocery, culinary goods, gift cards & more
110Sydneygift cards
111Thomsen Foodservicehome delivery of grocery & specialty goods
112Tilly's Cheesesteaksgift cards
113TomaBloody Mary mixers (use code brunchathome for 20% off)
114Tony's Colonialgrocery and Italian specialty products
115Tony's Seafoodseafood pick up
116Troopgift cards & apparel
117Urban Greens Co-op Marketgrocery pick up
118Vendagrocery and Italian specialty products
119Walrus and Carpenter Oystersoysters, apparel & gear
120We Be Jammin'jams, condiments, salsas & more
121WhatsGoodfarmers market/grocery home delivery
122White Dog Distillinggift cards
123White Electric Coffeecoffee & tea
124Yacht Club Bottling Workssodas & seltzers
125Yoleni'sGreek products of all kinds
Business NameOnline Storefront

Check out the Restaurants with Online Ordering and Take Out page and get some take out or delivery!

Looking for locally brewed beer? We have a full update from RI Breweries right here.

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Eat Drink RI Festival — April 26 – 29, 2017

by David Dadekian March 7, 2017
written by David Dadekian

All-Local Celebration of Everything Edible returns for a Sixth Year

Plating dessert at the 2016 Eat Drink RI Festival Dinner by Dames, at center Chef Sara Reilly, at right Chef Melissa Denmark. Photo by Stacey Doyle Photography

Plating dessert at the 2016 Eat Drink RI Festival Dinner by Dames, at center Chef Sara Reilly, at right Chef Melissa Denmark. Photo by Stacey Doyle Photography

The 6th 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, the Festival offers a VIP reception, unique dining opportunities, charitable events, and culminates with the Grand Tasting, an All-Local Tasting featuring farmer & chef cooking demonstrations and author signings. Tickets and more information can be found at eatdrinkri.com/festival.

“Rhode Island’s vibrant food culture is a major point of pride—with good reason. From our amazing restaurants and vineyards to our local products, breweries, and more, there’s never been a better time to dine in the Ocean State,” said Governor Gina Raimondo. “The Eat Drink RI Festival brings together Rhode Islanders and visitors alike to celebrate our culinary scene, and this year’s sixth-annual event promises to be the best yet.”

The 2017 Festival kicks off Wednesday, April 26th with Fiestaval!, a VIP product launch from the team behind the incredibly successful Rhode Island food business, The Backyard Food Company. This event, showcasing the culinary collaboration between best friends and gardeners Matt McClelland and Louby Sukkar, will feature custom cocktails from Bootblack Brand, small bites from Easy Entertaining, live music and entertainment, and the unveiling of the newest BYFC product before it hits the shelves.

Tent interior at 2016 Eat Drink RI Festival Truck Stop to benefit the RI Community Food Bank. Photo by Stacey Doyle Photography

Tent interior at 2016 Eat Drink RI Festival Truck Stop to benefit the RI Community Food Bank. Photo by Stacey Doyle Photography

Thursday, April 27th is the sixth installment of Dinner by Dames, a unique experience bringing together a group of Rhode Island’s most talented female chefs & bartenders for a multi-course dining event held at the brand new Skyline at Waterplace in downtown Providence. This year’s Dinner by Dames is a part of Paint the Town (RED) to benefit AIDS Care Ocean State. This female-driven dining experience brings together five of Rhode Island’s most talented chefs, Melissa Denmark of Gracie’s & Ellie’s Bakery, Jordan Goldsmith of Moonrose Farm, Maria Meza of El Rancho Grande, Ashley Vanasse of Easy Entertaining, and Jessica Wood of Fire and Water Restaurant Group, for a multi-course dining event, in addition to guest Dames Rebecca Lentrichia of the Renaissance Providence Hotel and Sarah Williams of Seven Stars Bakery. To make the evening that much more special, Jen Davis of The Eddy will lead a group of RI’s top bartenders in creating cocktail pairings for each course with spirits provided by Origin Beverage Co.

On Friday evening, we’re expanding the Truck Stop to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank by moving it to the Food Bank’s huge lot in Providence with 21 vendors—the largest gathering of its kind in New England. The always sold-out event showcases the excellence and variety of Rhode Island’s mobile restaurants while benefiting an organization dedicated to ending hunger. Last Festival’s Truck Stop raised over $130,000 for the RI Food Bank. Drinks will be offered from Yacht Club Soda, Jonathan Edwards Winery and Revival Brewing Company, with live music performed by the Superchief Trio. Some of this year’s participants include Friskie Fries, Gastros, Gotta Q, Like No Udder, Mijos Tacos, Noble Knots, Open Season and Rocket Fine Street Food, among many others.

2016 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, in foreground Narragansett Creamery table with co-owner Mark Federico. Photo by Stacey Doyle Photography

2016 Eat Drink RI Festival Grand Tasting, in foreground Narragansett Creamery table with co-owner Mark Federico. Photo by Stacey Doyle Photography

Saturday’s Grand Tasting features samplings of locally produced beer, wine & spirits, as well as an abundance of local food artisans at the Rhode Island Convention Center. Some of this year’s participants include Barr Hill, Dave’s Coffee, multiple members from Hope & Main, Narragansett Beer, Narragansett Creamery, New Harvest Coffee, Newport Vineyards, Stock Culinary Goods, Whalers Brewing Company and many, many more.

During the Grand Tasting there will be all-new local food & drink presentations on the Frigidaire Professional Presentation Stage sponsored and provided by Wickford Appliance featuring James Beard Award Best Chef Northeast Semi-Finalist Derek Wagner of Nicks on Broadway, Master Pizzaiolo Billy Manzo of Federal Hill Pizza, Ann Marie Bouthillette of Blackbird Farm and several more of Rhode Island’s top chefs and farmers, guaranteed to wow attendees with some of the best food in the country.

New to this year’s Festival, Eat Drink RI is partnering with the Point Street Reading Series for a trio of food-author readings & signings during the Grand Tasting with James Beard Award winning writer David Leite, local writer/photographer Christine Chitnis and James Beard Award Best Chef Northeast Semi-Finalist Evan Mallett.

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 our local chefs, farmers and producers. Tickets and more information can be found at eatdrinkri.com/festival.

Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle PhotographyEat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography
Eat Drink RI Festival 2016, photo by Stacey Doyle Photography

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Eat Drink RI To Host a Central Market Preview Event at the Former Shooters Site in Providence on Saturday, August 6, 2016 – UPDATED

by David Dadekian July 26, 2016
written by David Dadekian

Eat Drink RI Central Market

Updated with full list of Central Market Preview vendors at end of release.

The public is invited to come shop at the Eat Drink RI Central Market preview on Saturday, August 6, 2016 from 2 to 6 p.m. Stop by anytime to purchase directly from local food and drink businesses, experience the waterfront location, show your support for a public market in Providence, and be among the first to see the concept drawings of the Market, designed by Providence’s Union Studio.

The Eat Drink RI Central Market will contain multiple event spaces, an active Market Hall for local farm goods, producers and food artisans, independent locations for restaurants, and commercial & presentation kitchens for small scale production, broadcast, promotional, and educational purposes. The waterfront Market is poised to serve as a major tourist destination for visitors from all over the country, and is located at the Providence ferry terminal, with service to and from Newport.

This Central Market preview will be a showcase and mini-market of over 20 vendors that have expressed interest in a permanent space within the Eat Drink RI Central Market upon its opening. Some participants include The Backyard Food Company, The Granny Squibb Company, Moonrose Farm, Narragansett Creamery, New Harvest Coffee Roasters, Stock Culinary Goods, Yacht Club Soda, and many more.

The Central Market will be a retail and events center, and the nucleus for the local food economy in Rhode Island. Currently, the Eat Drink RI team is working directly with state and Providence city leadership on locating the facility on the former, and long vacant, Shooters nightclub parcel at 25 India Street. The waterfront site is publicly owned, offers sweeping views of the Providence River/Narragansett Bay, is highly visible and accessible from Route I-195/I-Way, lies adjacent to the I-195 redevelopment area, and offers direct access to dormant marina slips on site.

UPDATE: Here’s the full list of vendors for Saturday’s Central Market Preview:

  • Allie’s Genuine Goodness
  • The Backyard Food Company
  • Bellicchi’s Best Biscotti
  • Biggest Little Popcorn Company
  • Bootblack Brand
  • Borealis Coffee Roasters
  • Dell’Orto Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Enjoyful Foods
  • Fox Point Pickling Company
  • The Granny Squibb Company
  • Hocus Pocus Farm
  • Hollister Tamales
  • Inpopnito, Popcorn in Disguise
  • Just One More
  • Mesa Fresca
  • Moonrose Farm
  • Mumma’s Real Lemonade
  • Narragansett Creamery
  • New Harvest Coffee Roasters
  • North
  • Ocean State Smoked Fish Company
  • Poblano Farm
  • Reading With Robin
  • Rhode Islands’ Organic Omega 3 Dressings
  • Spicy Penguin
  • Stock Culinary Goods
  • Walrus and Carpenter Oysters
  • Yacht Club Soda

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News Bites: RI DEM Grant Opportunities / Coggeshall Farm Museum Crowdfunding Campaign / Stock Culinary Goods & Garrison Confections / Newport Restaurant Group to Open Avvio

by David Dadekian January 27, 2016
written by David Dadekian

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

DEM Promotes Growth of Green Economy with Latest Grant Awards

Nearly $400,000 to be invested in small businesses to foster innovation and growth of local food and agriculture

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

As part of its efforts to expand the green economy in Rhode Island and support working families, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today the availability of $380,000 in grant funding to local small businesses under the Local Agriculture and Seafood Act (LASA) and Farm Viability programs. The grants are designed to increase the competitiveness of Rhode Island products in the marketplace and help local farmers and food partners grow their businesses.

“Rhode Islanders take great pride in their agricultural heritage and diverse food cultures,” said DEM Director Janet Coit. “It is part of what makes our state such a special place to live, visit, and raise a family.  And increasingly, local food and agriculture are hotbeds for innovation and entrepreneurship – spurred on by a growing awareness of the benefits of eating fresh, locally grown food and being connected to a local farmer, nursery, or fisherman. We’re proud to invest in the continued growth of local food and green industries and to support the many new businesses, working families, and innovative initiatives funded under these programs.”

Local Agriculture and Seafood Act (LASA) Grant Program

In partnership with the Rhode Island Food Policy Council, the LASA grant program provides up to $20,000 awards to new and small farmers, producer groups, and non-profits to support the growth and sustainability of Rhode Island’s farming, aquaculture, and seafood industries. Now in its third year, the LASA program funds both program and capital projects.  For capital projects, priority is given to initiatives that (1) directly benefit new or small agriculture producers; (2) foster new collaborations or share new information among Rhode Island food-system partners; or (3) support new products or new sales channels with clearly defined markets.

“Adequate nutritious food is essential to human wellbeing and the bedrock of economic development,” said Kenneth Payne, Chair of the Rhode Island Food Policy Council. “LASA is a building block in strengthening Rhode Island’s agriculture and seafood sectors. Let’s all eat well and enjoy Rhode Island’s best.”

LASA is a public-private partnership funded through the state with generous support from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation, the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, and the Rhode Island Foundation.  A total of $230,000 is available for the 2016 grant round.

For grant guidelines and to apply, visit dem.ri.gov.  Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. on February 16. Applications may also be mailed or hand-delivered to DEM Division of Agriculture, Room 370, 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908 by 4 p.m.on February 16; however, applying online is strongly encouraged.  Awards will be announced as part of the Rhode Island Agriculture Day held each spring.  Non-profit organizations are eligible for program funds only.

Farm Viability Grant Program

The Farm Viability Grant Program, made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, supports efforts to increase specialty crop production and grow the marketplace for these crops in Rhode Island.  USDA defines specialty crops as fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, and nursery crops, including floriculture and turf grass.

The grants – open to individual farmers or agricultural or educational groups – fund projects up to two years in duration that support the continued vitality of local agriculture.  Funded areas include, but are not limited to, research, marketing, food safety and security, plant health, “buy local” initiatives, and development of cooperatives.  For a complete list of funded areas visit www.dem.ri.gov.

Fund projects will support the broad competitiveness of locally-grown specialty crops in Rhode Island.  Initiatives that benefit a sole commercial product or provide a profit to a single individual or group will not be considered.  Single entities are encouraged to participate as project partners.  For this round, $150,000 is available in grants ranging from $10,000 to $50,000. To date, DEM has awarded more than $2 million in farm viability grants to support the competitiveness of locally-grown specialty crops.

For more information, visit www.rigrown.ri.gov.  Applications accompanied by a W9 form should be mailed to DEM Division of Agriculture, Room 370, 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908 and postmarked no later than March 31, 2016.

In addition to these grant programs, DEM works across many fronts to accelerate growth of the local food economy, which supports 60,000 jobs in Rhode Island.  The department continues to make investments in critical infrastructure as well as provide farm incubation space to new farmers through its Urban Edge and Snake Den farm properties.  The state’s food system now includes 1,243 farms, an increase of 44 percent from 2002, and nearly 70,000 acres of farmland.  And Rhode Island’s green industries account for more than 15,000 jobs and contribute $2.5 billion to the economy.

The Ocean State is a national leader in direct-sales to consumers, with approximately 50 seasonal farmers markets in the state’s urban, suburban and rural areas; seven indoor winter markets; and numerous pick-your-own and farm-stand operations.  In partnership with the Seafood Marketing Collaborative, DEM developed the RI Seafood brand to uniquely identify Rhode Island seafood in the marketplace and help local fishermen and distributors grow their businesses.  In 2015, nearly 100 million pounds of seafood arrived at Rhode Island ports, with an ex-vessel value over $75 million.  There are 20 registered users of the RI Seafood brand – which was recently featured as part of Newport Restaurant Week, the Rhode Island Oyster Festival, and the Narragansett Calamari Cook-Off.  For more information, visit www.seafoodri.com.

For more information on DEM programs and initiatives, visit www.dem.ri.gov.  Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RhodeIslandDEM or on Twitter (@RhodeIslandDEM) for timely updates.


Coggeshall Announces $50K Campaign to Fuel Education Program

Living history museum to launch crowdfunding campaign to meet $50K matching grant

Mortar and Pestle at Coggeshall Farm Museum

Mortar and Pestle at Coggeshall Farm Museum

Coggeshall Farm Museum may be set in the 18th-century, but it’s launching a 21st-century campaign to raise funds for its growing education program. On Friday, January 29, the nonprofit living history museum in Bristol, RI will kick off a $50,000 crowdfunding campaign to help meet a $50,000 matching grant from philanthropist H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest.

“We’re using these funds to build something pretty amazing — a mobile living history program that puts the story back into history,” says Executive Director Cindy Elder. “Last year, 3,000 students came to Coggeshall for field trips, and we plan to host even more in 2016. Unfortunately, lots of schools find it difficult to afford field trips. Transportation costs alone make it tough. So we’re sending our educators from the farm yard to the school yard to get kids excited about history.”

Coggeshall is using the crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo.com, to generate the matching funds. The theme is “Send Coggeshall to School: $50K in 50 Days.” Donors access Coggeshall’s Indiegogo site at http://igg.me/at/coggeshall and can make gifts of any size. “Perks” for giving range from memberships to hearthcooking classes to naming rights for Coggeshall’s next newborn farm animal. Donations made on the museum’s website or by mail also count toward the match.

Coggeshall honors the lives of 18th-century tenant farm families and brings to life the daily struggles, joys and tasks experienced by working people of this time period. Elder feels it’s critical to bring this perspective into the classroom, because it helps children connect to history through stories that more closely resemble their own.

“We all remember the names of the powerful people who filled our history books,” she says. “But what about the everyday people who built this country from the ground up? The tenant farmers we represent didn’t own their land. They rented. And they had no voting rights. Through their own sweat and determination, they helped to build the American dream. That’s something today’s kids can understand.”

Coggeshall’s education program sheds light on an era when the United States was brand new, just after the American Revolution. The museum’s educators explore issues such as farming, traditional hand skills, politics, class, gender roles, the slave trade, the role of government, voting rights and other issues affecting working people of the time.

“We’re not paying lip service to history at Coggeshall,” says Elder. “We speak from experience, because we are operating a 48-acre farm using 18th-century methods every day of the year. We can share the things we’ve learned by caring for animals, raising crops, cooking over a hearth or mucking the barn when it’s 10 degrees out. History is not just dates and names. It’s the story of where we came from and how we got here. For us, history isn’t forgotten. It’s alive and well and living at Coggeshall Farm Museum.”

The “Send Coggeshall to School Campaign” will fund:

  • Development of a class-based living history curriculum, in collaboration with a team of K-12 educators and the Rhode Island Historical Society.
  • A prototype living history app for the classroom, developed in partnership with MuseumTrek.
  • Educational materials to assist teachers with pre- and post-visit lesson planning.
  • Pilot presentations at no cost to 20 schools in the next 12 months to test the program.

In the past 12 months, Coggeshall has received several grants to help it preserve this 1790s salt marsh farm and build its educational program, including:

  • $2,500 from Roger Williams University and $500 from BankNewport to fund field trips for Bristol students.
  • $32,000 from The Champlin Foundations for improvements that will enable Coggeshall to offer short-time residencies to scholars and craftspeople.
  • $25,000 from the Carter Family Trust and $1,000 from the Town of Bristol to hire and retain high-quality educators.
  • $3,260 from the 1772 Foundation and $1,000 from the State of Rhode Island for historic restoration.
  • $2,500 from Access for All Abilities to improve wheelchair accessibility to the site.

Coggeshall Farm Museum is located at 1 Colt Drive in Bristol, RI, off Poppasquash Road. The museum is open weekends from December 15 through April 15; Tuesday through Sunda during the week of February 15 for school vacation; and by appointment for groups or scholarly visits. For more information, visit www.coggeshallfarm.org, call 401-253-9062 or email Cindy Elder at [email protected].


Garrison Confections Returns to Hope Street

Meet chocolatier Drew Shotts and sample Rhode Island’s finest chocolates February 6th at Stock Culinary Goods

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a new partnership between Garrison Confections and Stock Culinary Goods returns the entire line of the award winning artisan chocolate back to Hope Street in Providence where it all began.

To mark the union, Garrison Confection’s chocolatier Andrew Shotts will visit Stock on Saturday, February 6th from 11 am – 3pm to offer samples and talk about how he makes his nationally renowned chocolates. Campus Fine Wines will also attend to provide samples and suggestions of sherries, ports and bubblies that will pair perfectly with the chocolate.

Since leaving his popular Hope Street retail location eight years ago, Chef Shotts has been producing his chocolate confections from his factory in Central Falls, with most of it being shipped to major cities such as Los Angeles and New York. While limited amounts have been available locally, for the last several years the only way to get the full range was to visit the factory in the days preceding holidays.

“Before Christmas and Valentine’s Day, we would have people lining up to purchase outside of the factory, ringing the bell before we even opened,” says Chef Shotts. “But we wanted a solution that would allow more people to conveniently get their chocolate, while allowing me to focus on my work, which is experimenting with and creating the confections. That’s where Stock came in.”

For the last two years, Stock has rolled out a few select items, but with this new arrangement, the entire line of sixteen varieties of confections, including tablets, chocolate covered fruit and nuts, hot chocolate and boxed sets of bon bons is available at all times.

“This has been a dream of ours since we opened,” says Stock owner Jan Faust Dane. “Many of my customers are elated when they find that we carry it because they know that the gift of Garrison chocolate is always a hit, and now it’s all readily available, seven days a week.”

Each year for Valentine’s Day, Garrison releases its “Legendary Lovers” boxed set collection of boldly flavored and elegantly designed bon bons, with each flavor honoring a famous or infamous couple. This year marks the 15th year of the tradition and the lovers are a roll call of past years’ favorites, including George + Gracie, Scarlett + Rhett and Napoleon + Josephine. Those bon bons and other confections will be available to sample during the instore event.

Stock Culinary Goods, with its Garrison kiosk, is located at 756 Hope Street, Providence near Rochambeau.


Newport Restaurant Group to Welcome ‘Avvio Ristorante’ in former Papa Razzi Location

Newport Restaurant Group’s Award-Winning Portfolio Expands to Include Avvio, an Inspired and Classic-Italian American Eatery in Garden City

Avvio Ristorante exterior rendering

Avvio Ristorante exterior rendering

Newport Restaurant Group, a division of Newport Harbor Corporation, an employee-owned hospitality company, is pleased to announce Avvio, a new restaurant in the former Papa Razzi space in Garden City, Cranston. Avvio will join the Newport Restaurant Group collection as the ninth location in Rhode Island and will embody the essence of everyday Italian dining; a place where friends and family gather, share laughs and celebrate milestones. Papa Razzi will be closed for business beginning on Sunday, January 31st and Avvio will open as a classic Italian eatery in spring 2016.

“When Newport Harbor Corporation purchased seven Papa Razzi restaurants in 2012, it gave us the opportunity to grow our footprint into Massachusetts,” said Paul O’Reilly, CEO and President of Newport Harbor Corporation. “The Cranston location has been successful, but with the growth and expansion of Garden City, we saw an opportunity to refresh the space and enhance its offerings to align with Newport Restaurant Group’s culinary philosophy. These changes will allow us to add Avvio to the Newport Restaurant Group portfolio and to provide guests in the West Bay and statewide the experience they have come to expect from our restaurants and with a similar price point to Papa Razzi.”

Chef Greg Coccio, former Executive Chef at Papa Razzi will remain in this role at Avvio. His efforts will be complemented by Chef Kevin DiLibero, Director of Culinary Arts. Both have been cooking within Newport Restaurant Group for many years and share a passion for and heritage of Italian cooking.

As always, the Newport Restaurant Group’s focus on simple ingredients will be on display, sourced locally and directly from Italy. Prepared with distinct, yet traditional cooking techniques, Avvio’s menu will feature inspired Italian classic dishes along with Neapolitan pizzas and a wood-fired grill.

The culinary team will be augmented by Chef Casey Riley who serves as Chief Operating Officer and oversees the culinary development of each Newport Restaurant Group property. Chef Riley’s extended familial roots are in Cranston and this opening is especially personal and special as Casey’s appreciation of Italian cooking was first nurtured through the traditions passed on to him via the family table.

During the closure, Papa Razzi gift cards will be accepted at all Papa Razzi locations in Massachusetts, as well as at Newport Restaurant Group properties Waterman Grille and Hemenway’s, in nearby Providence. Visit www.paparazzitrattoria.com or www.avvioristorante.com for additional details.

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