Tag: Bruce Newbury
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...















