Projo Food Blog

Shaken, not Stirred on Friday night to benefit The Learning Community

4:41 AM Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Chefs Matt and Kate Jennings of Farmstead and La Laiterie have worked with partner school, The Learning Community in Central Falls for the 'Chefs Move To Schools' Project initiated by First Lady Michelle Obama. From bakers and fishermen to chefs......

>> Continue reading Shaken, not Stirred on Friday night to benefit The Learning Community

 Tags  Central Falls   La Laiterie   Matt Jennings   New Rivers   The Learning Community  

---

Rhode Island Chapter of US Bartenders Guild to launch

4:00 AM Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Twin River is launching the RI chapter of the U.S. Bartenders' Guild tonight (Tuesday, April 26) at Twin River's VIP Lounge, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Bartenders, industry management, and beverage enthusiasts are invited to attend. The U.S. Bartenders' Guild......

>> Continue reading Rhode Island Chapter of US Bartenders Guild to launch

---

"Truck Farm" plays for free at Brown tomorrow

1:17 PM Mon, Apr 25, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

"Truck Farm," a new documentary telling the story of an old truck, a new kind of farming, and the future of food in the American city, will screen at Brown University in Salomon Hall tomorrow at 8 p.m. The free......

>> Continue reading "Truck Farm" plays for free at Brown tomorrow

 Tags  Brown University   Providence RI   Truck Farm  

---

R.I. biz makes PETA's Top 5 Vegan-Friendly Food Trucks and hosts a May Breakfast

12:40 PM Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

PETA has just ranked the top five vegan-friendly food trucks in the U.S., and Warwick's Like No Udder, a frozen dessert truck owned by Karen Krinsky, has landed as Number 5. "We give Like No Udder -- and all our......

>> Continue reading R.I. biz makes PETA's Top 5 Vegan-Friendly Food Trucks and hosts a May Breakfast

 Tags  Karen Krinsky   Like No Udder  

---

Update: R.I. restaurants open on Easter

3:07 PM Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Sheila Lennon    Email

Gail Ciampa updated this list on April 19. Unless otherwise noted, brunch and dinner prices do not include tax and gratuity, which are additional. Reservations are strongly suggested at all establishments. 22 Bowen's Wine Bar & Grille, 22 Bowen's Wharf,......

>> Continue reading Update: R.I. restaurants open on Easter

---

Things to do on Monday night:Mexican drinks, Taste of Apponaug and "Star" food

3:51 PM Sun, Apr 10, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

For the week starting Monday, April 11, El Rancho Grande will feature cocktails using Mexican ingredients to demonstrate that there is more to Mexican cocktails than margaritas. Co-owner Joaquin Meza Jr. will be behind the bar offering classic drinks and......

>> Continue reading Things to do on Monday night:Mexican drinks, Taste of Apponaug and "Star" food

---

Video: She makes pizza night for the family

6:05 PM Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Rita Woods tells Journal food editor Gail Ciampa and photographer Kris Craig that it seems like she's always been making pizza for her family, in this latest in the video series, "Cooking with Grandma." For more of the videos,......

>> Continue reading Video: She makes pizza night for the family

---

Will American food suppliers benefit from Japan's tragedy?

5:01 AM Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

The recent tragedy in Japan will provide an opportunity for American food suppliers and retailers to increase their market share, according to Phil Lempert, a food industry expert and editor of SupermarketGuru.com and The Lempert Report. The whole global......

>> Continue reading Will American food suppliers benefit from Japan's tragedy?

---

Willa VanNostrand of E & O Tap makes Benefit Dram a winner

9:48 PM Sun, Apr 03, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

When "Cocktail Culture" opens at the RISD Museum on April 15, the exhibit will have its own a signature drink - The Benefit Dram from Willa VanNostrand of E & O Tap. Her drink was made with rum, natural hone,......

>> Continue reading Willa VanNostrand of E & O Tap makes Benefit Dram a winner

---

Sunday night "Cocktail Culture" drink contest finals at Local 121

4:23 AM Sat, Apr 02, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

When "Cocktail Culture" opens at the RISD Museum on April 15, the exhibit will have its own a signature drink. You can help select that cocktail on Sunday, April 3 at Local 121 from 6-8 p.m. when the bartender finalists......

>> Continue reading Sunday night "Cocktail Culture" drink contest finals at Local 121

---

"King Corn" filmmaker Curt Ellis to speak at Brown

5:04 AM Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

"King Corn" filmmaker and FoodCorps founder Curt Ellis will deliver the annual Casey Shearer Memorial Lecture at Brown University on Friday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. It is free and open to the public. His talk, titled "Ask Not......

>> Continue reading "King Corn" filmmaker Curt Ellis to speak at Brown

---