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Back to School and S'mores

7:00 AM Tue, Jun 30, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Food companies are all geared up for back to school. They have been for months. I got my first press release about containers for school lunches weeks before the kids were even out of school. The world is indeed mad.......

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Silvio’s both elegant and family friendly

12:01 AM Tue, Jun 30, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Michael Janusonis    Email

The Providence Journal / Sandor Bodo Silvio’s Chicken Cutlet Fantasia with thinly sliced red potatoes and grilled vegetables. Behind is the thin-crust pepperoni pizza. Silvio’s both elegant and family friendlyBy Michael JanusonisJournal Arts Writer JOHNSTON — The same family......

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Big Blue Bug drinks a blue Awful Awful; so can you!

7:00 AM Mon, Jun 29, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

The Big Blue Bug will be enjoying an eight-foot-tall Awful Awful for the next four weeks. The drink was to be in place today. Newport Creamery teamed up with New England Pest Control for the summer promotion. It includes......

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Casting begins for new season of the Next Food Network Star

7:00 AM Sun, Jun 28, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Get out your spatula and put on some attitude if you want to be a TV chef! Food Network soon casts a sixth season of The Next Food Network Star. The network is looking for outstanding chefs and home......

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Providence chef to cook in national seafood cook-off in New Orleans

7:00 AM Sat, Jun 27, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Nick Rabar of Chow Fun Food Group will represent Rhode Island at the sixth annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans on Saturday, July 18. Rabar is among more than 20 chefs from across the nation who will vie......

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Newport Vineyards wines July 4th fare in Ukraine, Barbados

2:00 PM Fri, Jun 26, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

They'll be raising glasses of Rhode Island wine at the U.S. Embassies in the Ukraine and on Barbados for their July 4th festivities. Every year, U.S. embassies around the world celebrate the Fourth with All-American cookouts and parties with local......

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Beer Night in Westport every Thursday

10:06 AM Thu, Jun 25, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Buzzards Bay Brewing, 98 Horseneck Rd., Westport, Mass., (508) 636-2288, holds what it calls "Lager Education Night" from 5 to 8 p.m. each Thursday through Labor Day. The cost is $5 for a pint glass which comes with two fillings......

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Dining out: Providence’s Cafe; Noir is sophisticated, yet comfy, with big flavors

12:01 AM Thu, Jun 18, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

The Providence Journal Sandor Bodo The presentation of cotton candy at the end of the meal is a trademark of Café Noir, a French bistro in Providence. Dining out: Providence’s Cafe; Noir is sophisticated, yet comfy, with big flavorsBy......

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Riverside clam shack recalls fun of less complicated times

12:01 AM Wed, Jun 10, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Riverside clam shack recalls fun of less complicated timesBy Gail CiampaJournal Food Editor EAST PROVIDENCE Once upon a time, a summery Saturday evening attracted thousands to Crescent Park for a night of food and fun. It's nice to recall......

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Restaurant review: Newport’s Brick Alley Pub is still cozy and colorful

12:01 AM Tue, Jun 09, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Michael Janusonis    Email

The Providence Journal / Sandor Bodo Brick Alley’s spicy Portuguese Littlenecks are a customer favorite. Restaurant review: Newport’s Brick Alley Pub is still cozy and colorfulBy Michael JanusonisJournal Arts Writer NEWPORT — The Newport International Film Festival is in......

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Restaurant review: Warwick’s China Inn serves superb food at inexpensive prices

12:01 AM Tue, Jun 02, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Michael Janusonis    Email

The Providence Journal / Kathy Borchers The Chow Mei Fun at China Inn — shrimp with thin noodles and vegetables in a delicate sauce — was named a Top 100 Signature Asian Dish in an annual competition sponsored by......

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