Tag: Gracie’s
Providence Restaurant Weeks celebrates 20th anniversary
PROVIDENCE – Nearly 80 eateries across the state will participate in the 20th anniversary of Providence Restaurant Weeks beginning July 26.
Being held this year...
18 R.I. restaurants earn 2026 Wine Spectator awards
PROVIDENCE – Eighteen Rhode Island restaurants have been honored with Wine Spectator’s 2026 Restaurant Awards.
The Atlantic on Block Island, Aurelia at Castle Hill in Newport, Cara...
Biscuits rising and trending
The hottest concept in Rhode Island right now is biscuits, according to a leading food service executive – not as a side or an...
New R.I. law ensures gratuities get into the right hands
Anyone who has worked in the service industry knows how rapidly things can change from one shift to the next.
One night’s tips might cover...
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...
Dining Out: Restaurateurs make fresh start in Smithfield
Restaurateur Michael Mota had to pivot.
He created Skyline at Waterplace in Providence. The restaurant and event venue located in the center of the city...
Dining Out: Workers are feeling the stress
Experts, restaurateurs and that little voice in our heads all agree: We need to get out and be with people. Beyond that, we seem...
Restaurants finding takeout, delivery have their frustrations
“Please tip for takeout.”
That plea from a high school senior who has worked in food service for two years at a neighborhood restaurant sums...
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,...



















