Tag: Bruce Newbury
Not a recipe for failure
Recently, two East Greenwich restaurants on Main Street abruptly closed their doors.
The story is that in mid-May, The Grille on Main, a mainstay on...
Fine dining is back
“There’s absolutely an appetite on diners’ parts to be dazzled!” This observation in a recent published report from Caroline Potter, the chief dining officer...
Embodying the true spirit of hospitality
“I am grateful every day.”
To those who knew the late Sylvia Moubayed, the feeling was mutual. She had a spirit that embodied true hospitality...
Going behind the menu of 2 new unique R.I. eateries
“This is how my grandma made a hamburger!” Chef Kim Scarano sat in her new dining room telling the story behind what will be...
Sandwich shop stacking up success in Providence
The independent sandwich shop or deli is a hardy specimen among the flourishing restaurants locally, as well as across the country. Iconic delis such...
Rhode Island earns recognition as a top dining destination
As dining has become entertainment, it has taken on some characteristics of other forms of “showbiz.” Aside from the celebrity of chefs, there are...
Graduation season a meal ticket for local eateries
A big part of the tradition of college commencement is the dinner celebration, usually at a “special occasion” restaurant carefully chosen and in many...
R.I.’s chowder tradition endures
It is not difficult to find a restaurant around here that serves chowder. Whether clam, seafood, corn, shrimp or lobster – perhaps the lobster...
R.I. first with farm-to-table concept
In Chicago, the night before the James Beard Foundation Awards on May 1, celebrity chef Rick Bayless threw a party at an art museum...











