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Buy wine at farmers' markets? Why not.

10:15 PM Sat, Sep 19, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Check out this story reported by the Associated Press in the Boston Globe about Massachusetts wine makers who want to sell their bottles at farmers' markets. How much more local can you get? Massachusetts liquor laws are more restrictive......

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Explore the world: Eat!

1:59 PM Fri, Sep 18, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

There's something new on the local landscape -- Rhody Food Tours featuring the Immigrant Cuisines of Providence. Mike Ritz, formerly of the Genesis Center, hosts the new venture. First up are classes and visits to four immigrant-owned restaurants. Meet the......

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 Tags  CAV   Ebisu   El Rancho Grande   Los Andes   Providence RI   Rasoi  

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Little Compton's Tap Room opens

7:00 AM Thu, Sep 17, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Stone House, the recently re-opened historic waterfront resort in Little Compton, opened its Tap Room 1854, a casual eatery. With a nostalgic nod to the Prohibition speakeasy the cellar was once rumored to be, Tap Room 1854 offers a menu......

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 Tags  Little Compton RI   Stone House  

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Dining Out: China Buffet in East Greenwich

12:01 AM Thu, Sep 17, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Michael Janusonis    Email

The Providence Journal / Sandor BodoOne of three long buffet stations -- plus a sushi bar -- at the all-you-can-eat China Buffet.View China Buffet's menu By Michael JanusonisJournal Arts Writer All-you-can-eat buffets are a boon to diners who want to......

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 Tags  restaurant reviews 2009   review  

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Good bye Buzzards Bay Brewing; Just Beer Brewing Co. lives

12:20 PM Wed, Sep 16, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Buzzards Bay Brewing announced this morning that they are ending production of their namesake "Buzzards Bay" brews after 11 years, said owner/brewer Bill Russell. But the Brewery in Westport will not shut down by any means. Russell will be producing......

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 Tags  Buzzards Bay Brewing   Just Beer Brewing Co.   Westport Ma.  

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RISD professor wins SPAM contest at Woodstock Fair

7:00 AM Wed, Sep 16, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Elinor Ives of Sturbridge, Mass., an English Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, took home the top prize for the Great American SPAM Championship at the Woodstock Fair in Connecticut. She made Elegant SPAM-Berry Bites and won $150.......

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 Tags  Providence RI   RISD   Woodstock Fair  

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Mariachi band, food specials, for Mexican Independence Day

7:00 AM Tue, Sep 15, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

El Rancho Grande, 311 Plainfield St., Providence, will have a live mariachi band, Los Jalapenos, tonight from 7-9pm for Mexican Independence Day. Chef/owner Maria Meza offers two choices, each $12.95, until Sept. 19. Pollo a la Crema en Chipotle (Chicken......

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 Tags  El Rancho Grande   Providence RI  

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Dining Out: Cranston's Café Luna is a cozy bistro

12:01 AM Tue, Sep 15, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Michael Janusonis    Email

The Providence Journal / Sandor Bodo The half-pound Black Angus burger on a Portuguese sweet roll, with sides of roasted potatoes and red cabbage, is on the menu for lunch and dinner. View Café Luna's menu Cranston’s Café Luna......

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 Tags  restaurant reviews 2009   review  

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Ardeo, a new restaurant opens in Providence at 1 Union Station

1:16 PM Mon, Sep 14, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Ardeo, a taverna at 1 Union Station, Providence has opened. It is the latest Ardeo with the others are in South Yarmouth, Hyannis and Brewster with a fourth one at a country club that has closed for the season. This......

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The top nutrition stories of the past two decades

7:00 AM Mon, Sep 14, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Cooking Light magazine has tackled a subject important to most people - nutrition. And they've done it in an easy to absorb way. The article, reprinted here by CNN, looks at the 10 most important nutrition stories of the......

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 Tags  Cooking Light  

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A veggie Reuben sandwich? Yes!

3:26 PM Sun, Sep 13, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Here is a recipe for a classic meat sandwich that has been remade into vegetarian fare by the folks that make Gardenburger. RUBENESQUE Prep Time: 15 minutes Time to Table: 15 minutes 2 thin slices red onion 1 Gardenburger The......

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 Tags  Gardenburger  

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