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Cool Moose Healey starts new life as Warren cheesemonger
10:25 pm on April 30th, 2008 by Ari Savitzky
For those of you who don’t know about
Robert Healey, founder of Rhode Island’s Cool Moose party, here’s the story. Healey is an East Bay local, a former town councilman, a lawyer, a successful wine merchant, a web-publisher and a perennial candidate for Governor. Or, most recently, the office of Lieutenant Governor, which he ran for in 2006 on a pledge to
abolish the office, pulling a respectable 13.4%. For a more detailed (and interesting) explanation of the more than two-decade old Cool Moose party, try the
Rhode Island Historical Society.
At any rate, Healey’s got a new wine ‘n cheese joint, The Cheese Plate, in yon towne of Wahrinn, and the Projizzle has the scouppe:
“I never thought I’d be doing this,” [Healey] says as he crafts a cheese plate with all the condiments, accouterments and tastes that will make it a party for a diner’s palate.
The Cheese Plate at 54 State St. is a quiet haven where one man will take the order, make up the cheese plate and deliver it with an explanation of everything it offers. And he’ll serve you a wine from his nice list, maybe even one bearing his mug. He’ll even point out those board games in the corner if he thinks someone is getting bored.
But do they have wireless? Your reporter will be finding out soon enough.
Thirteen bucks for a sweet cheese plate!
The plates will never be mistaken for the stark selections sold at many upscale restaurants, which offer far less at a higher cost. One plate easily satisfies two people. With only a handful of tables, and tender attention to each guest, the Cheese Plate will not be a huge moneymaking endeavor. But Healey will tell you he is in it for the passion and the cheese (and the wine, too), not the profit.
“I’m doing this for fun,” he said.
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May 1st, 2008 at 6:14 am
This is a block away from my house and I just haven’t gotten around to going yet. I had no idea Healey was running the show!
May 1st, 2008 at 9:02 am
I vote for healey every time he runs-can’t people get past the beard-the guy is sharp.