http://foodblog.projo.com/ Providence Journal Food Editor Gail Ciampa dishes here en Copyright 2010 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:26:21 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Still making your plans for viewing tonight's epic battle between Peyton Manning and his Indy Colts and Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints? How about something fresh and easy from Muir Glen Organics which has some of the... http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/02/not-too-late-to-cook-vegetarian-chi.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/02/not-too-late-to-cook-vegetarian-chi.html Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:26:21 -0500 Gatorade scientist Melissa Tippet helps New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning into a BodPod for a body composition analysis at the Gatorade Performance Lab set up on the Super Bowl site in Miami. If you're a football fan, you... http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/02/second-biggest-eating-day-of-the-ye.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/02/second-biggest-eating-day-of-the-ye.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:02:02 -0500 Just a decade before Rhode Island became a state and Samuel Slater began textile manufacturing, the Blackstone River Valley was thriving as a manufacturer of chocolate. Find out about the legacy of chocolate making with a free event tonight,... http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/02/learn-about-chocolate-history-in-ri.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/02/learn-about-chocolate-history-in-ri.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:29:27 -0500 Farm Fresh RI has posted the latest numbers for sales using food stamps at their many farmers' markets, and the numbers are dramatic in their increase. Back in 2007, when food stamps were first accepted at the markets, only... http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/02/food-stamp-sales-way-up-at-ri-farme.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/02/food-stamp-sales-way-up-at-ri-farme.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:12:30 -0500 Here's a lovely recipe for a light, antioxidant-rich dinner. I found it in "Light & Healthy 2010" from America's Test Kitchen. And it made my always hungry husband very happy. Before you start, remove the muscle on the scallops.... http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/seared-sea-scallops-and-pomegranate.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/seared-sea-scallops-and-pomegranate.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:52:48 -0500 Providence's Local 121 is the first restaurant nationwide to receive a new award to be given annually which recognizes restaurants for contributions to their communities by supporting mayoral sustainable initiatives. The U.S. Conference of Mayors, National Restaurant Association and... http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/local-121-wins-1st-ever-mayors-culi.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/local-121-wins-1st-ever-mayors-culi.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:00:00 -0500 Call it the marriage of Providence food and entertainment scene. That's the way Cuban Revolution and Providence's Black Repertory Company are describing the addition of live music into the restaurant's three locations. That's the other bit of news. Who knew... http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/cuban-revolution-to-bring-in-live-m.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/cuban-revolution-to-bring-in-live-m.html Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:14:00 -0500 Italian winemaker Giorgio Rivetti of La Spinetta wineries will be in Providence for a dinner at Bacaro, 262 South Water St., Providence, on Monday, Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m. Rivetti is one of Piedmont's innovative producers of Barbaresco, Barbera,... http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/late-news-on-a-wine-dinner-and-gree.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/late-news-on-a-wine-dinner-and-gree.html Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:00:00 -0500 Twin River is offering a special All You Can Eat Buffet for $12.95 (plus tax and gratuity) this weekend, January 8 and 9 from 5 - 9 p.m. It's in the Twin River Banquet Room on the 2nd floor... http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/a-variety-of-food-things-to-do-from.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/a-variety-of-food-things-to-do-from.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:12:21 -0500 That's what a reader called to ask about our montage of lovely fresh produce that accompanied my story on all the wonderful things that happened in the food world of Rhode Island in the past year. Since the photo is... http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/what-are-the-veggies-in-the-photo.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/what-are-the-veggies-in-the-photo.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:43:07 -0500 Crazy Burger will make its television debut on January 18 at 10 pm on the Food Network's Diners, Drive-ins & Dives featuring Guy Fieri. It started on a hot July afternoon, when Guy Fieri rolled up on Boon Street, parking... http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/crazy-burger-tv-date-set.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/crazy-burger-tv-date-set.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:00:00 -0500 Well, the weather outside has been frightfully cold and that sends me to the kitchen. I find that if I sit by a blazing fire in the fireplace, I fall asleep even if I'm watching a great football game... http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/someones-in-the-kitchen-making-soup.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2010/01/someones-in-the-kitchen-making-soup.html Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:00:00 -0500 ONCE IN A BLUE MOON NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION! This name wins applause for the best New Year's Eve promotion to come across my desk. The Rhode Island Quahog Company at the Carriage Inn, 1065 Tower Hill Rd., North... http://foodblog.projo.com/2009/12/a-once-in-a-blue-moon-night.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2009/12/a-once-in-a-blue-moon-night.html Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:00:00 -0500 What a treat! I watched the premiere episode of Food Network's "Worst Cooks in America" today because Rhode Island has a contestant in the pack. She's the sweet Jennifer Vecchio of Cumberland, a dancing studio owner. Many of the... http://foodblog.projo.com/2009/12/worst-cooks-in-america-is-a-hoot-tu.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2009/12/worst-cooks-in-america-is-a-hoot-tu.html Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:11:20 -0500 Cumberland's Jennifer Vecchio is a contestant in the newest Food Network reality show "Worst Cooks in America." The promotional material tells us "That's not just a cute title. These people are baaaad." Really! Twelve of the most hopeless cooks in... http://foodblog.projo.com/2009/12/her-mother-must-be-so-proud.html http://foodblog.projo.com/2009/12/her-mother-must-be-so-proud.html Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:16:54 -0500