Tag: Ellen Slattery
Bond between struggling restaurants, patrons endures
Blackie’s restaurant in Smithfield posted a farewell message last July that it was closing its doors for good due to COVID-19. On March 1,...
WPRI: Gracie’s files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
PROVIDENCE – Gracie’s Ventures Inc., the owning entity of Gracie’s restaurant on Washington Street and the adjacent café Ellie’s Bakery, has filed for Chapter...
Most R.I. restaurants open – for now
At Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s daily briefings over the weekend on what the state is doing to contain the local spread of the coronavirus,...
R.I. restaurants cooking up some good deeds
This time of the year, there is a kindness movement that almost everyone joins. It may be the magic of the season. At the...
New foodie destinations
The restaurant business has endless appeal to the entrepreneurs and adventurers who join it each year. There are as many reasons for getting into...
Pastry chef evolves, with sweet success
Business Women Awards 2019 | HONOREE
Melissa Denmark, Gracie’s
Being a professional chef in Rhode Island is unlike anywhere else, says Melissa Denmark, executive pastry...
PBN on WJAR-TV, Dec. 17, 2018
Ellen Slattery looks to bridge the divide between special-occasion and casual fare.
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee...
Gracie’s founder Ellen Slattery looks to bridge the divide between special-occasion...
Gracie’s Ventures Inc. will have plenty to celebrate on New Year’s Eve, including a milestone not many restaurants can tout – a 20th anniversary.
At...
Parisian-inspired Ellie’s to open in Providence in spring 2019
PROVIDENCE – Ellen Slattery, owner of Gracie’s and Ellie’s Bakery, announced she will be opening Ellie’s, a Parisian-inspired neighborhood bistro, at 225 Weybosset St....
Pastry chef evolves, with sweet success
Being a professional chef in Rhode Island, says Melissa Denmark, executive pastry chef at Gracie’s restaurant in Providence, is unlike anywhere else. It’s mutually...