Sunday, September 27, 2026

TOPICS

Dining Out

Bruce Newbury

This dining style is a gas

We have just about every style of dining out available here in our “snack-sized state,” as Food & Wine recently referred to Rhode Island. Food...
Bruce Newbury

Dining Out: The familiar is making a return

It is difficult to avoid prefacing stories about restaurant openings and reopenings or the return of festivals that includes food or drink or a...
Bruce Newbury

Dining Out: Winning dish now on Gregg’s menu

A few years ago, I had the privilege of serving as a judge for the Rhode Island Hospitality Association Education Foundation’s statewide culinary competition. The...
FULL HOUSE: Jack Hennessey, left, restaurant manager at Avvio Ristorante in Cranston, and Raul Estevez, general manager, hold a meeting with the staff at the restaurant. Avvio is owned by the Newport Restaurant Group. / COURTESY NEWPORT RESTAURANT GROUP/KRISTIN TEIGE

Dining Out: Big batch of hiring at NRG

It is a familiar theme. Hospitality and dining are in the entertainment business. With the spring season beginning, the opening of arts and cultural...
Bruce Newbury

Dining Out: The latest trend in names

If you pass by your favorite restaurant row in just about any city or town, you may pick up on an emerging tread –...
FAMILY AFFAIR: The Persson family, owners of The Nordic Lodge in Charlestown, attend the New England Food Show at the Boston Convention and Visitors Center during the first weekend of April. From left: Pelle Persson, Steve Persson, Cole Persson, Brent Log and Shane Libert. / COURTESY BEN NEWBURY

Buffets are back on the menu

One of the most often asked questions received in the last few months from those on the diner side of the table is when...
Bruce Newbury

Dining Out: Nothing beats a good expo

The expression “the show must go on” applies to the restaurant business in more ways than one. Everyone in the industry comes to the realization...
Bruce Newbury

Dining Out: Are gratuities shrinking?

Signs are all around us of a return to normal. At long last, things appear to look more like the life we knew before...
DISH IN DEMAND: Server William Fitzgerald of Imbriglio’s Pizzeria Napoletana in Newport shows off a popular item on the recent Valentine’s weekend menu. / COURTESY SARDELLA’S

Newport restaurants rebound

There were some choice words used by many restaurant patrons who dined out this past Valentine’s Day that came as a surprise to hosts,...
TEAM MEMBERS: Ocean House executive chef Matthew Voskuil, left, and Wine Director Jonathan Feiler. / 
COURTESY OCEAN HOUSE

Dining Out: Building a special ‘village’

Operating a luxury resort means the ordinary isn’t enough. The Ocean House on the scenic Rhode Island coastline in Westerly revealed a transformation of its...
- Featured Event -

Latest News