Tag: 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...
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...
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 –...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Dining Out: Let’s not forget the ‘open’ signs
Two thousand nine hundred seventy-nine restaurants did not go out of business in Rhode Island this week.
This bit of news from restaurant row may...
Warming up your winter
It appears that this young year is running at the same speed as the last two, with the same impaired drivers at the wheel.
As...














