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Providence Restaurant Week, July 8 – 21, 2012

by David Dadekian June 30, 2012

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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Providence Restaurant Week, January 15 – 28, 2012

by David Dadekian January 8, 2012

written by David Dadekian

Providence Restaurant Week, January 15-28 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, January 15. All the information, including the complete list of participating restaurants can be found in the release below and at http://www.goprovidence.com/rw/

The PWCVB Invites Residents, Visitors to Take a Bite Out of Winter with 2nd Annual Winter Restaurant Weeks
The popular dining event will feature more than 80 restaurants dealing discounts for two weeks
PROVIDENCE –It’s back! The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB) is once again heating up the Rhode Island winter with a cold weather edition of Providence Restaurant Weeks.
Due to the popularity of last year’s winter event, this year’s version will run for two weeks and feature even more restaurants throughout the state. From January 15-28, diners can sample three-course, prix-fixe lunches for $14.95 and three-course, prix-fixe dinners for $29.95 at more than 80 restaurants. Several restaurants are also offering two-for-one meals at those price points.
“Our Winter Restaurant Weeks was not only brought back this year, but extended to two full weeks,” said Kristen Adamo, Vice President of Marketing & Communications for the PWCVB. “The diners love it. The restaurants love it. It’s just a great event – and a great excuse to try any number of our great restaurants.”
Providence Restaurant Weeks will also use a social media component to this season’s event, encouraging both use of the Twitter hashtag #prw12 and reviews on the dedicated Yelp! event page, found here.
The PWCVB also organizes Providence Restaurant Weeks for two weeks each July, an annual event that has filled restaurants – and bellies – since 2006. This past year, Providence was once again named one of “America’s Favorite Cities” by the readers of by Travel + Leisure magazine, placing as the second best culinary city in America.
Participating restaurants include:
Amici Bar & Grille, Andino’s Restaurant, Angelo’s Civita Farnese, Bacaro, Blue Grotto Restaurant, Blush Winebar, Bravo Brasserie, Cafe Nuovo, Caffe Dolce Vita, The Capital Grille, Capriccio, Cassarino’s Restaurant, CAV, Centro Restaurant and Lounge, Chardonnay’s Restaurant, Chez Pascal, Cook & Brown Public House Ltd., Cucina & The Grille, DeWolf Tavern, The Dorrance, The Duck and Bunny, Eleven Forty Nine East Restaurant, Eleven Forty Nine Restaurant, Elizabeth’s Portofino, 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 Grille & Oyster Bar, Hourglass Brasserie, Iron Works Tavern, Kartabar Restaurant, La Masseria, Ladder 133 Bar and Grill, Legal Sea Foods, Libations Restaurant and Lounge, Lobster Pot, LUXE Burger Bar, McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon, Mediterraneo, The Melting Pot, Meritage Restaurant, Millonzi’s Bar & Grille, Mill’s Tavern Restaurant, Murphy’s Deli, New Rivers, Pane e Vino, Paragon + Viva, Parkside Rotisserie & Bar, Pearl Restaurant and Lounge, Pizzico Ristorante, Potenza Ristorante, Providence Oyster Bar, Providence Prime Steakhouse, The Red Fez, Red Stripe, Redlefsen’s Rotisserie & Grill, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Rick’s Roadhouse, Rue De L’Espoir, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Shula’s 347 Grill, Siena, Siena Cucina, Snooker’s Sports, Billiards, Bar & Grill, Sophia’s Tuscan Grille, Spats Restaurant and Bar, Spirito’s Restaurant, Tazza Caffe, Temple Downtown, Ten Prime Steak & Sushi, Trattoria Roma, Trattoria Zooma, Twist Restaurant, Union Station Brewery, Uno Chicago Grill, Vintage Restaurant, Waterman Grille, Waterplace Restaurant, Wicked Good Bar & Grill, XO Café, and Z Bar.
The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau is a 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 http://www.pwcvb.com/.

January 8, 2012 0 comment

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Willa VanNostrand Wins Rhode Island Cocktail Contest

by David Dadekian April 3, 2011

written by David Dadekian

Providence Cocktail Week The finals for the Rhode Island Cocktail Contest were held at Local 121 tonight and the winner is Willa VanNostrand, bartender at the E & O Tap in Providence. VanNostrand’s winning cocktail, “The Benefit Dram,” is a perfect balance of liquor and fresh ingredients and will be served at RISD Museum of Art during their Cocktail Culture: Ritual and Invention in American Fashion 1920–1980 exhibitions, at the Museum’s Cocktail Culture Members Opening Party on April 14 and at an event at Cook & Brown Public House on Friday, April 15. In addition, VanNostrand receives a $1,000 prize.

A mix of rum, fresh lime juice, native RI honey, Carpano Antica and Peychaud Bitters, “The Benefit Dram” competed against nine other cocktails during a semi-final round last Monday at Waterman Grille which was judged by myself, David Mangiantine of La Laiterie and Susan Yund of Grad Center Bar at Brown, along with a popular ballot. Five of the ten cocktails made the finals at Local 121 and were judged by cocktail consultant Chris Amirault, Edible Rhody Publisher John Schenck, Nick’s on Broadway Chef/Owner Derek Wagner and a popular ballot. The contest was run by Bottles manager Eric Taylor.

After VanNostrand was announced as the winner of the Cocktail Contest she took to the microphone. “Thank you family, family, family, that’s all I have to say!” She acknowledged people in the crowd who taught her how to tend bar. “To local bees and local farmers . . . and booze. Thank you everybody for coming. This is really wonderful and fun.”

Kristen O’Connell of the Lighthouse Bar at Twin River Casino was the runner-up with her cocktail “The Blue Violet.” Cocktail Culture: Ritual and Invention in American Fashion 1920–1980 opens at the RISD Museum of Art on Friday, April 15. You can buy tickets online now for the Cook & Brown Public House event.

April 3, 2011 0 comment

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Providence Restaurant Week, January 23-29

by David Dadekian January 20, 2011

written by David Dadekian

From the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau comes “A slightly smaller version of the popular summer event, the winter Providence Restaurant Week will run from January 23-29 and will feature more than 50 local restaurants. During the week, diners can sample three-course, prix-fixe lunches for $12.95 and three-course, prix-fixe dinners for $29.95. Several restaurants are also offering two-for-one meals at those price points. ‘We decided to add this event because, quite simply, people demanded it,’ said Martha Sheridan, President and CEO of the PWCVB. ‘Restaurants were virtually overflowing this summer, so we hope there is similar enthusiasm this winter.'”

eat drink RI contacted several of the restaurants offering prix-fixe menus for Restaurant Week to get their thoughts on the now twice-a-year event.

Gracie’s owner Ellen Gracyalny said, “The concept of Restaurant Week is great throughout the nation. Every major city has one, and some people even travel around the country just for Restaurant Week. You can’t beat three courses in amazing restaurants for $29.95. There are some die-hard Restaurant Week fans out there that schedule their whole week of dining out. I love the excitement of Restaurant Week in the summer and we are hoping that this winter week will be just as exciting.”

John Elkhay, Maestro of Chow Fun Food Group, who’s restaurants are adding something extra to get you in during Restaurant Week said, “Restaurant week is a reminder of how diversified our dining is in this city, and the addition of winter restaurant week, and the value it brings to guests, helps celebrate how special Providence truly is.” The Chow Fun Food Group restaurants 10 Prime Steak & Sushi, Rick’s Roadhouse, and Luxe Burger Bar, are giving guests an additional incentive to visit during Winter Restaurant Week in Providence, January 23rd-29th. Guests who visit participating Chow Fun Food Group restaurants for lunch or dinner during restaurant week will receive a gift of Chow Fun Bucks to be used at their next visit. For more information, please call 401-453-2077 or visit their web site.

Managers from two of Newport Restaurant Group‘s restaurants that are participating in Restaurant Week offered their thoughts. Tobey Sanborn, Sr. General Manager at Hemenway’s said, “Hemenway’s is excited to be a part of the first winter restaurant week. It’s an extremely successful event in the summer, and we look forward to the many guests that will take advantage of the special menu Hemenway’s offers this winter.” Corey Barriera, General Manager at Waterman Grille said, “Winter restaurant week is a great opportunity for folks to warm up with a great meal at fantastic restaurants throughout the City, and we hope local residents will take advantage of it and support the small businesses that make Providence a culinary destination.”

For more information, the list of over 50 participating restaurants and links to their menus, visit ProvidenceRestaurantWeeks.com.

Brian Hodge
Marketing Coordinator

January 20, 2011 0 comment

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