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In Rhode Island

The Rhode Island restaurant scene is bustling, and we're here to help you find the hottest new spots, the coolest hidden gems, and the best places to satisfy your cravings for great food and drinks.

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RI FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

What I saw (and ate) at the 2023 James Beard Awards

Earlier this month, Globe Rhode Island's Alexa Gagosz got to do what most food writers dream of: attend the James Beard Awards.

A taste of New England, but in Chicago

Indigenous Chef Sherry Pocknett’s grandmother taught her everything. She felt her spirit when she was named region’s best chef.

What do Rhode Island consumers need to learn about local seafood? Actually, quite a bit.

New owner of Little Compton village market aims to ‘bring back that old-fashioned general store feel’

The Guides

Summer food guide: 12 unsung, yet perfect places to eat in Rhode Island this summer

From pop-ups at local breweries to farm-to-picnic dining on Block Island, these places are worth a visit.

The best oyster deals in Rhode Island

There are scores of $1 oysters and half-priced deals in the Ocean State. Here are a few of the best ones.

Support local farmers in R.I. and head to one of these summer markets

A sure sign of summer: Farmers markets are the ideal warm weather activity, and that joy of buying local, outdoors, is about to return to the Ocean State.

Where to get ice cream in Rhode Island? Here are some favorite spots.

There are more than 130 ice cream shops to explore in the Ocean State, where you can find ice cream therapy, gelato, lemon ice, and other frozen treats.

Just opened and coming soon: A guide to the newest restaurants and bars in Rhode Island this spring

From award-winning chefs opening raw bars, to hip cocktail bars and noodle bars, here are a few places you'll want to check out.

Where to buy cheese in Rhode Island

In the past nine months, the number of specialty cheese shops in Rhode Island has doubled, and at least two more will open this summer. Here are some of Rhode Island’s specialty cheese shops.

A taste of New England, but in Chicago

As part of a recent whirlwind, three-day trip to Chicago, Globe Rhode Island reporter Alexa Gagosz searched for restaurants that were being run by those with ties to Rhode Island.

A taste of Rhode Island in Los Angeles

As part of my recent voyage from Rhode Island to California on the first-ever nonstop flight to the West Coast, I checked out three restaurants in the City of Angels that have some Rhode Island ties.

Federal Hill is getting some new culinary faces

If you’re traveling to Providence's Federal Hill neighborhood for the first time in a while, you might not recognize some of its newest restaurants — here are a few.

Here’s where to get some great doughnuts in Rhode Island

Bakeries in the state have plenty of sweet (or savory) treats to offer.

Here are the best (professionally made) edibles in Rhode Island

If you’re 21 or older, you can go beyond ”special” brownies and celebrate 420 Day with these cannabis-infused consumables.

Retail therapy: New niche stores offer great grocery options

Independent markets and restaurants with packaged foods are staying popular even during the time of inflation.

Drinks

Canned cocktails worth a try this summer

How does a cocktail become the ‘Drink of the Summer’? And will 2023 be the year of the ‘pornstar martini’?

Sip a trio of Vermentino

Central Perk-inspired coffee shop from ‘Friends’ to open on Newbury Street

Behind the scenes

PODCAST: After winning a James Beard award, what chef Sherry Pocknett has in store for the future

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the James Beard Award winner talks about being named best chef in the Northeast, and about the environmental threats to fish and other local food sources.

Did you know Ocean State Job Lot owns restaurants? Here's how else this retail giant endures.

The troubles of retailers like Christmas Tree Shops and Bed Bath & Beyond can be a boon for Ocean State Job Lot, a closeout operation. And they're involved with tons of other businesses.

A modern Asian noodle bar replaces Fortnight in downtown Providence

Providence Noodle Bar is intimate, with a specific and focused menu -- and very nice prices.

Keeping the tradition of making bagels from scratch — in an old Block Island post office

The Old Post Office Bagel Shop on Block Island was owned by Bill and Allison Brown for over 25 years. This year, they sold their business and recipes to Matt Barry and his two partners.

In Providence, ‘the restaurant scene is completely segregated,’ restaurateur says

Paúl Mena, who has worked at award-winning restaurants in Rhode Island, recently opened The Press Room, a cocktail bar serving tapas in Chicago. He talked about the industry’s inequities and compared the vastly different foodie cities.

From home cook to ‘Next Level Chef’: Social media influencer Omi Hopper’s love of cooking changed her world

The success of “Cooking Con Omi” has propelled Omi Hopper and her Puerto Rican dishes to FOX’s reality TV cooking competition with Gordon Ramsay, and beyond.

Cooking

Recipe: Serve spice-rubbed pork tenderloins with grilled peaches and radicchio

Recipe for Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Peaches and Radicchio from the Food section of The Boston Globe.

Recipe: Toss locally grown lettuces with buttermilk vinaigrette, fresh herbs, and crispy capers

Recipe for Green Salad with Buttermilk Vinaigrette and Crispy Capers

Recipe: For anchovy lovers: a French flatbread called pissaladiere with jammy onions and the little salty fish

Recipe for Pissaladiere (French Onion Flatbread) from the Food section of The Boston Globe.

Recipe: Tuck spicy mayo into soft buns with salmon burgers and crunchy salad vegetables

Recipe for Salmon Burgers with Spicy Mayo.

Recipes: Pasta dishes that take a break from red sauce

Broccoli, spinach, and asparagus step in for tomatoes in these three simple weeknight dishes.

Recipe: Turkish Kurdish bulgur salad, called kisir, is similar to tabbouli, but rosier and spicier

Recipe for Kisir (Turkish Kurdish Bulgur Salad)

Recipe: Tuck rhubarb and a little orange in a almond pastry for this bright summer galette

Recipe for Rhubarb Almond Galette

Recipe: Under-appreciated local white fish shine with ginger, lemon, gold potatoes, and tomatoes

Recipe for Baked Fish with Ginger and Lemon from the Food section of The Boston Globe.
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Tracing the legend of the R.I. ‘pastry queen’ who baked her way to freedom

"I tell people all the time, when I'm cooking I don't necessarily have to measure anything," says Shae Williams-Adams. "I just sprinkle until my ancestors tell me to stop."

RI FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

What I saw (and ate) at the 2023 James Beard Awards

Earlier this month, Globe Rhode Island's Alexa Gagosz got to do what most food writers dream of: attend the James Beard Awards.

RI FOOD & DINING

What do Rhode Island consumers need to learn about local seafood? Actually, quite a bit.

A number of local organizations have set out to change how people perceive some of the plentiful seafood native to the state.

PODCAST

Indigenous Chef Sherry Pocknett’s grandmother taught her everything. She felt her spirit when she was named region’s best chef.

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the James Beard Award winner talks about being named best chef in the Northeast, and about the environmental threats to fish and other local food sources.

FOOD & DINING

James Beard awards cut a chef accused of violence, harassment, slurs

Marzia Coppa had an unusual reaction when her boss, the chef and owner of Dolce restaurant in Omaha, was named a semifinalist for a James Beard Award last year. The server said she was going to make sure that Anthony Kueper never won the medal, even if it meant submitting a report to the organization's ethics committee.

FOOD & DINING

A taste of New England, but in Chicago

As part of a recent whirlwind, three-day trip to Chicago, Globe Rhode Island reporter Alexa Gagosz searched for restaurants that were being run by those with ties to Rhode Island.

BOTTLES | GARY DZEN

Canned cocktails worth a try this summer

Given the dizzying array available to consumers today, we curated some of our favorites, with an emphasis on local products.

RHODE MAP

For Day of Portugal, here’s a menu from coffee to cod to cocktails

For the local Portuguese, Portuguese-speaking, and Portuguese-American community, it's a chance to ease your saudade and eat really great food.