Tag: Johnson & Wales University
RISD, JWU eye local food brand
A budding partnership between neighboring Providence universities may lead to a new food brand designed for purchase by large institutions with lots of mouths...
Sarto has sense of place
Some restaurants are menu-driven, others price-driven. One of the newest downtown Providence restaurants describes itself as “neighborhood-driven.”
The new Sarto on Weybosset Street is a...
3 local college’s food and sustainability programs awarded $250K by regional...
PROVIDENCE - Three Rhode Island- and Bristol,County, Mass.-based projects aiming to produce more of the food eaten locally within the region have been recognized...
Providence zoning board to consider 3 new 364-ft. turbines at waterfront
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Zoning Board of Review will consider two proposals for the construction of three wind turbines on the Providence waterfront at...
Despite false start, transformation of Jewelry District taking shape
On a recent gray, autumn afternoon, early rush-hour traffic was backing up along Point Street in the old Jewelry District in downtown Providence. Most...
Local culinary high school anything but elementary
One of Newport’s oldest restaurants is not on the waterfront or Bellevue Avenue. The Colonial Dining Room, which opened in 1973, is a 60-seat...
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...
Cosentino shares cooking experience with students, alumni during visit to JWU
With the annual tradition of homecoming weekends every fall at college campuses and high schools, it is a good time to spotlight a local...
Fox Point has new benches designed by JWU graduate
PROVIDENCE – Providence has 15 new benches installed in the Fox Point neighborhood that are intended to foster more conversation.
Designed by a Johnson &...
It’s farm fresh and delivered
Farmers markets offer locally grown and produced fresh produce and foods. But for those with disabilities, or a lack of transportation or free time,...
