Local restaurateur focus on affixing a signature dish
Signature dishes are any restaurant’s backbone. Steakhouses had better have a great filet mignon. Up and down the Rhode Island coast, the chowder, lobster,...
2019 was the year of ‘Uber to table’
The year 2019 may well be remembered in dining circles as one during which a major change took place on both sides of the...
R.I. food scene still maturing
When food writers visit Rhode Island, the reviews are universally favorable. Many times, the kudos come with qualifiers – “Unexpected world-class cuisine in Providence!”...
R.I. restaurants cooking up some good deeds
This time of the year, there is a kindness movement that almost everyone joins. It may be the magic of the season. At the...
R.I. high school students hone their hospitality chops at career conference
The Rhode Island Hospitality Education Foundation recently held a Hospitality Student Career Conference for 150 high school students who are currently enrolled in a...
Pop-ups popping up all over
Usually a collaboration between a young up-and-coming chef and an established restaurateur, the so-called “pop-up restaurant” is a signature of a vibrant restaurant city....
‘Third place’ vying for No. 1
The “third place” is taking a prominent space in people’s lives. It refers to the place where one spends time when one is not...
James Beard rejiggers the map
The James Beard Awards have become known as the Oscars of the food world. Competition has become intense as chefs and restaurateurs constantly search...
A breakout of signature dishes
Chefs and restaurants are known for their style and approach to the cuisine, often featuring signature creations on a menu driven by the ethnic...
The clambake – our indigenous cuisine
T.R. McGrath knows about family and about clambakes. McGrath Clambakes Inc., doing business as McGrath Clambakes & Catering, has been putting on clambakes in...
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