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UP THE RANKS: Harrison Elkhay, middle, the new president of the Chow Fun Food Group, discusses menu specialties at 10 Prime Steak & Sushi with Executive Chef Brittany Muggle, left, and Dining Out columnist Bruce Newbury. / COURTESY CHOW FUN FOOD GROUP

Changes in R.I. hospitality scene in the new year

As we pass into a new year, there are still some leftover issues to resolve. Evidently, the pandemic is not finished with us, although...
ALPINE THEME: Instead of igloos, the Ocean House in Westerly is using repurposed ski gondolas to protect diners from the elements. / COURTESY OCEAN HOUSE

Are we going back to the igloos?

The winter of 2022 is here. It is the second full winter under the COVID-19 pandemic. During the first winter, The idea of living...
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Making a return to the adventurous

The word among many chefs is that they are moving back from the cutting edge. Many echo what one celebrity chef told an interviewer...
LOYAL STAFF: Tom Quinn, left, proprietor of The Hungry Monkey in Newport, says he’s grateful for his loyal staff who continued to come in to work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Standing with Quinn are wait staff member Leigh Ann Ford, who is holding “Socks The Hungry Monkey,” and chef Shawn Powers. / COURTESY THE HUNGRY MONKEY

Committed to serve

Stories of heroes in food service continue to come to the forefront. Two such incidents happened in the same week. On Veterans Day, Nov. 11,...
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Rhode Island reemerging as food leader

Our state is reemerging as a leading light in food. Recently, celebrity food personality Alton Brown called Providence a “badass food town” during a publicity...
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Dining out: Grinder? Sub? These are fighting words

Everything seems to be much more intense these days. Everyone is ready to argue, debate and fight at any time. That includes when it...
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Dining out: A tale of prep and opportunity

The title of author Michael Ruhlman’s latest book “From Scratch” could be the title of his biography. He came by his position from the ground...
PREPPING FOR DINERS: Natasha Nichols, left, vice president of Chow Fun Inc., helps manager Antonio Galvao set up tables in Chow Fun’s new restaurant OZ Tacos & Tequila in Lincoln.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Dining out: Employing a quirky formula

Although our focus is on an exciting new restaurant doing well in Rhode Island, it is still 2021. Therefore, the specter of the pandemic...
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Dining out: A lesson for Salve students

Like the virus and its far-reaching effects, telling the story of the pandemic has been unprecedented. On social media, we receive and react to...
REPLENISHING SUPPLIES: Executive chef Todd Schiller places sandwiches in a display case at FoodLove specialty market in Middletown. / COURTESY FOODLOVE/KRISTIN TEIG

Dining out: Here’s a newfangled grocery store

What if a group of chefs decided to get together and open a grocery store? What would it look like? For that matter, what...
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