Food

Crave

Great name, mixed results
So let’s hope that Sunday brunches can pull in the locals, and that out-of-state visitors love those martinis.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | August 08, 2007

Arunothai

Thai with other accents
Establishing a neighborhood boîte amid several first-rate competitors sounds downright suicidal.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 25, 2007

Catarina's Italian Village

A popular local spinoff
For more than 30 years, the Italian Village Restaurant has been as much of a necessary, yet taken-for-granted institution in Wakefield as the post office.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 18, 2007

Freaky Burrito

Fun and super-fresh Mexican
Freaky Burrito has a sense of humor.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | July 11, 2007

Brick Alley Pub

Exceeding expectations
Restaurants on well-touristed streets can thrive on location alone

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | June 27, 2007

Bravo Brasserie

A place for every season
Bravo seems to have really adapted to the neighborhood and made itself a place for all seasons, all appetites — and all those demands of “get me to the show on time!”

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | June 20, 2007

Elizabeth of Portofino

Elegance re-emerges
This time the “under new management” banner, contrary to what happened last time, will not be the culinary kiss of death.

By CHRIS CONTI | June 12, 2007

Cap’n Jack’s

Waiting for candy-corn-on-the-cob
“You’re not buttering that clam cake, are you?”

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | June 06, 2007

Rasoi

A memorable tour of India
When Sanjiv Dahr opened Kabob and Curry in 1990, he hewed closely to the dishes of northern India with which the college crowd and Providence diners were most familiar.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | May 30, 2007

Waterman grille

This newcomer gets everything just right
This is the Ocean State, after all, so by all rights every fine dining restaurant should command a dramatic waterfront view.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | May 23, 2007

Apsara Palace

Addictive eats from Southeast Asia
We first fell in love with pad Thai at Apsara, in South Providence.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | May 18, 2007

CAV

Exotic fusion, African masks
What would we do without the place? With no apologies to H.P. Lovecraft, CAV is Providence.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | May 09, 2007

The Hi-Hat

Putting the supper back into the club
The Hi-Hat has gained a rep as a comfortable place to sip a brew and listen to some great music.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | May 02, 2007

Rim Nahm

Contentment at the water's edge
I’ll tell of a time when there were no sriracha or choo chee sauces in Rhode Island, no lime leaves, galangal, or even a tom yum soup to put them into.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | April 18, 2007

Governor Francis Inn

Warick's ageless wonder
The cynical among us assume that any restaurant name that includes the word “Inn” signifies an old-folks’ hangout.

By CHRIS CONTI | April 11, 2007

White Horse Tavern

A celebration destination
A recent lunch date at the White Horse reminded us of the differences between traditions old and new, good and not-so-good.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | April 04, 2007

Faial

Back home again
How many ethnic offerings does it take before a place is an ethnic restaurant?

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | March 28, 2007

La Lupita

The flavor of Mexico
Rhode Island has many places in which you suddenly feel plunged into another culture.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | March 21, 2007

L’Attitude

Doing things their own way
Not having been to L’Attitude in several years, I noticed during a recent visit how the promising teenager is now all grown up.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | March 14, 2007

Gracie’s

The art of the meal
Our friend Jerry gave the best summary of our supper at Gracie’s: “There’s really an art to reading a menu.”

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | March 07, 2007

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