Tag: Richard Sardella
Changing of the guard in the R.I. restaurant scene
There are signs of a changing of the guard in the restaurant scene in the state, reflected in the announcements in July of some...
Enhancing the experience
Navigating the twists, turns and cork-pulls of the state’s liquor regulations as they pertain to serving drinks by the glass to accompany food is...
Dining Out: The familiar is making a return
It is difficult to avoid prefacing stories about restaurant openings and reopenings or the return of festivals that includes food or drink or a...
Newport restaurants rebound
There were some choice words used by many restaurant patrons who dined out this past Valentine’s Day that came as a surprise to hosts,...
Some restaurants still feeling a burden
If the unimaginable ordeal we have come through over the past 14 months has ended – which is a big “if” – the end...
Restaurant recovery is hitting a few obstacles
The restaurant jobs picture, like that in other industries, is proving to be a challenge to business owners as summer and our post-pandemic recovery...
Rehearsal dinner make a tentative return
The quarantine has brought about much heartache over the past 100-plus days. As much of a tyrant as the coronavirus is in bringing a...
Restaurants go through indoor dining learning curve
When the state issued guidelines for Phase II of reopening for restaurants – allowing for indoor dining – Rhode Island restaurateurs scrutinized them word...
New phase means an awkward step outdoors
We are going outside to eat at this stage of the coronavirus crisis. Gov. Gina M. Raimondo started allowing limited outdoor dining for restaurants...
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,...