Once again our local chefs and restaurants are getting noticed from on high. Four of them have been named as finalists in the 2025 James Beard Foundation Awards. This is a big deal — the Gail Ciampa ProJo article made the front page of the paper, top of the fold. In no particular order: Oberlin […]
The new food hall in the old train station is now open. Track 15 features seven restaurants, a long open bar and soon, there will be outdoor seating. Most appetites can be satisfied here: There’s seafood and a raw bar (Dune Brothers), pizza (Mother Pizzeria) Mexican (Dolores), burgers (There, There), and Indian (Little Chaska). These
It’s zeppole season and Buono’s Bakery on Hartford Avenue has a wide variety to choose from. Behind the counter is Leah who joined the Buono’s team two years ago. She gave me the rundown yesterday: “We have rum flavored . . . very popular . . . we also have the original, strawberry, chocolate, pistachio,
Since opening two months ago (in the middle of winter!) Big Feeling Ice Cream on Westminster Street has been serving up unique flavors of ice cream and sorbet, with vegan options always available. I don’t know what London Fog tastes like, but I do know that people on Reddit have been raving about the Mango
The Lunar New Year starts this Wednesday, kicking off the two-week spring festival. Whatever your food traditions may be, the Good Fortune Supermarket has the ingredients. The sheer acreage of this store is amazing. The seafood counter goes on for miles including tanks full of live fish and crabs. A big family reunion dinner is
More news confirming how great the restaurant scene is in this town. The James Beard Foundation has announced its semifinalist lists and Providence has done very well. And remember, it’s an honor just to be nominated blah blah blah. Under ‘Best Chef: Northeast’ we have Robert Andreozzi at Pizza Marvin, Subat Dilmurat of Jahunger, Sky
There are so many lists these days, but this one seems legit. The Eater’s Where to Eat in 2025 guide is limited to 18 cities from around the entire globe, and Providence made the cut. There are only two other U.S. cities included: Paso Robles, California, and one other in a state where it is
Sunday will be the last day of business for the Old Canteen on Atwells Avenue. The new owners hope to reopen in March with two very different establishments. Joe Marzilli opened the iconic restaurant in 1956; his son Sal has been running it for the past twenty years. Frankly, I will miss the sign more
Wayland Square has a new Mexican eatery; Maiz, a family owned restaurant, opened last month. This is the second Maiz from owners Julio Mendoza with his wife Iliana Borisova, the first being down in South County. They serve burritos, tacos, quesadillas, and street corn. Wash it down with agua fresca or Mexican soda. Maiz has
Suya Joint, a restaurant featuring African cuisine, opened their Providence location today. Melanie was greeting and seating customers today and made time for a few quick questions. Owner Cecelia Lizotte was also on site, but busy and happy to leave me with Melanie. (Lizotte was a James Beard semifinalist this year in the ‘Best Chef
Very soon . . . hopefully the end of the week. [Update: They are open!] We knew that a Fox Point location was in the works and the new Ives Street location looks perfect. The new Dune Brothers Seafood will be an eat-in restaurant, a take-away window, a heated patio with 16 seats, and a
Fans of the Ja Patty food truck rejoice, Conroy Outar and partner Alison Rosario have finally opened a brick and mortar establishment with chairs and tables and music. The Ja Patty Tuck Shop, can be found on Westminster Street (between Lucky Enough and Scürvy Dög). Chef Conroy was manning the shop yesterday with Anthony Sanchez,
This was fun news out of the blue. Providence restaurant Frank & Laurie’s was named to Gwyneth Paltrow’s “59 Exceptional Restaurants (Worth Traveling For)” an annual feature of her lifestyle brand Goop. While not a culinary honor like James Beard or Michelin, this is a pretty big deal. She has a zillion followers and Frankie
Gourds, veggies, baked goods, etc. are all available at the Winter Farmers Market, held Saturdays at Farm Fresh Rhode Island. Winter vendors include local businesses from A to Z: Allen Farms, Barden Family Orchard, Betta Bakes, Fromagerie Madeline, Foggy Notion Farm, Hillside Mushrooms, Triton Seafood, Zeigler’s Market Garden, and more. Join us this winter at
(10.9) This is either a heads-up or a travel advisory depending on your appetite for this sort of thing. Tickets are still available for today’s 4th annual ‘Taste of Thayer’ food festival featuring picnic tables, activities, and live music. Starting at 5pm, Thayer Street will be closed to traffic from Bowen to Angell. Go to
A new fast-casual, open-kitchen restaurant featuring a Peruvian rotisserie/Chinese fusion menu has opened up on Admiral Street, courtesy of the Curi family of Los Andes fame. Those credentials will be enough to generate intense interest, but brothers Cesin, Omar, and Diego are bringing something new to the Providence food scene, and according to Gail Ciampa