Bruce Newbury
Friendly’s closes multiple restaurants
PROVIDENCE – Another New England restaurant chain has closed multiple locations without notice.
Six Friendly's locations, including its casual restaurant and ice cream shop in...
The Remington House Inn restaurant closing
The list of long-standing Rhode Island restaurants suddenly closing keeps getting longer. The Remington House Inn, a mainstay in the Apponaug area of Warwick,...
Sarto has sense of place
Some restaurants are menu-driven, others price-driven. One of the newest downtown Providence restaurants describes itself as “neighborhood-driven.”
The new Sarto on Weybosset Street is a...
The Country Inn closes abruptly
WARREN - Another old school Rhode Island restaurant has shut its doors. The Country Inn on Route 136 in Warren closed permanently as of...
Local culinary high school anything but elementary
One of Newport’s oldest restaurants is not on the waterfront or Bellevue Avenue. The Colonial Dining Room, which opened in 1973, is a 60-seat...
Cosentino shares cooking experience with students, alumni during visit to JWU
With the annual tradition of homecoming weekends every fall at college campuses and high schools, it is a good time to spotlight a local...
Restaurant styles evolving
There appears to be the beginning of an evolution in restaurant style these days. The traditional “white-tablecloth” dining establishment with a menu of entrée...
Caffe Dolce Vita to bid arrivederci to Federal Hill
PROVIDENCE – A fixture on Federal Hill for 26 years and one of the last of the old school restaurateurs on Providence’s original restaurant...
Rhode Island culinary culture recognized near and far
Rhode Island continues to receive national and international accolades for our leading-edge culinary culture.
On Sept. 12, the Rhode Island Hospitality Association hosted the 15th...
RWU’s stealthy nutrition
Executive chef Jonathan Cambra and food-service General Manager James Gubata stood in the main dining room at Roger Williams University in Bristol. Several hundred...
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