Tag: Oberlin
Rhode Island food and wine scene heats up
Summer began with a big week in hospitality here in Rhode Island, as the the “Oscars of the food world,” the James Beard Foundation...
Providence chef wins James Beard award for best in Northeast
PROVIDENCE – Sky Haneul Kim of Gift Horse was named the Best Chef Northeast at the 2025 James Beard Awards Monday in Chicago.
Kim was...
‘There’s just no lunchtime crowd anymore’: Downtown Providence restaurateurs navigate post-COVID...
PROVIDENCE – Benjamin Sukle, owner and operator of Oberlin restaurant at 266 Westminster St., has seen many eateries come and go over the years...
3 Providence chefs, Oberlin named 2025 James Beard Award finalists
PROVIDENCE – Oberlin and three local chefs, including one who is ascending in the scene, have made it to the final round of the...
Six R.I. chefs, 2 restaurants named James Beard Award semifinalists
PROVIDENCE – Six Rhode Island chefs and two restaurants were named semifinalists Wednesday for the 2025 James Beard Awards, also known as the “Oscars...
Mask mandate is over; divide endures
The state may have ended its COVID-19 mask mandate, but now some consumers are making decisions on where to spend their money based on...
Local restaurateurs split over vaccine requirements for diners
PROVIDENCE - The New York Times called a mere 45 minutes after Benjamin Sukle posted a new set of COVID-19-related restrictions at his downtown...
Discovering new places the low-tech way
The future of restaurant discovery may well be the state of the art 40 years ago. Before restaurant reviews and reservations were on platforms,...
Beards confirm what we know in R.I.
The recent announcement that two Providence chefs have been named finalists in the 2019 James Beard Awards program is validation of what Rhode Islanders...
R.I. sends 2 chefs to James Beard Award finals
PROVIDENCE - The finalists in the 2019 James Beard Awards announced Wednesday included two Rhode Island chefs. For Best Chef: Northeast, two of the...

















