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NEW PRODUCTS: Todd Blount, president of Blount Fine Foods, and his team originally made recipes as instructed by customers and partners, but over the last five years the company has developed a deep innovation process resulting in new products. From left: Sashaira Ramirez, production supervisor; Blount; and senior directors of culinary development Jeff Wirtz and Quinn Corbett. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Deep innovation, souped-up products keep Blount successful

Blount Fine Foods started as an oyster-packing company in 1880. By the 1950s, Blount Seafood was one of the largest suppliers to Campbell Soup...
Bruce Newbury

To dot or not to dot, that is the chef’s question

There may be two kinds of chefs in this world’s kitchens. The line of demarcation: Those who put dots of sauce on their plates...
Bruce Newbury

Beginning to look a lot like … reservations?

This year’s Thanksgiving celebrations had a difference. The difference was that what more of us made for this year’s Thanksgiving dinner, led by millennials, was...
Bruce Newbury

Bastianich has passionate following in R.I.

“This is one of Lidia’s top spots in North America!” The news came as a bit of a surprise to all who heard Corrado...
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Prix fixe menus last beyond restaurant week

When Restaurant Week first started in 1992 in New York City, the idea quite simply was hospitality and goodwill. It is part of industry lore...
Bruce Newbury

Fall food festivals keep activity high in Newport following summer bustle

You can always tell a Newporter. There is a great sense of community in the City by the Sea. It is in fact a...

Defining local food can be tricky

At this fall’s Newport Mansions Food & Wine Festival, there were numerous local chefs and several from Boston and New York all vying for...
GRATEFUL: The late Sylvia Moubayed, owner of Cav Restaurant in Providence, speaks during the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau’s annual meeting in 2013, in which she was named the CVB member of the year. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE WARWICK CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU

CAV Restaurant to remain open

PROVIDENCE - The family of the late Sylvia Moubayed, proprietor of CAV Restaurant in Providence has announced that the beloved eclectic eatery will remain...
GRATEFUL: The late Sylvia Moubayed, owner of Cav Restaurant in Providence, speaks during the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau’s annual meeting in 2013, in which she was named the CVB member of the year.  / COURTESY PROVIDENCE WARWICK CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU

Embodying the true spirit of hospitality

“I am grateful every day.” To those who knew the late Sylvia ­Moubayed, the feeling was mutual. She had a spirit that embodied true hospitality...
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Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival a feast for local economy

As much as the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival has established itself as one of the most sophisticated and anticipated events on the...
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