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N4N was amazed by how few other motorists were on the road this morning as he creeped into work in the snow. Is most everyone -- from little kids to adult workers -- taking the day off because of a little snow? On the lighter side, restaurateur Bob Burke...
The just-past holiday has a big food component, so if you missed the Q+A with David Byrne in last week's Phoenix, check out the musician's answer to this all-important local query: I'VE SAVED THIS QUESTION FOR LAST, BUT I AM COMPELLED TO ASK...
While we Rhode Islanders are well-versed in the typical one degree of separation hereabout, Boston, our big city neighbor to the north, is also a very small town when you get down to it. Case in point is how No. 9 Park , a lovely upscale restaurant in...
Some years back, when Jack White joined Mr. and Mrs. N4N for a game at Fenway, Jack's lovely wife, Beth, a vegetarian, was hard-pressed to find appealing menu choices from among the traditional ballpark offerings. Yet the outlook is a lot brighter...
Kudos and congrats to Josh Miller and his crew at Local 121 , which is due to celebrate its one-year anniversary on Thursday. The downtown Prov boite has emerged as a popular watering hole and venue for all manner of entertainment, including DJ's...
Everyman, the new bar and bistro by former Custom House Tavern proprietor Leah Reynolds -- whose coming was first reported here -- is getting ready to open: Dear Friends, I am excited to let you know that my new place, EVERYMAN, is just about ready to...
The dining reviews in the New York Times are always fun to read -- and not just because the writing is damn good. They also serve as a counter-balance to the costly meals and excessive attitude being tossed toward a hungry public. There's the legendary...
One of my favorite New England seafood shacks, Evelyn's Drive-in in Tiverton, sends word that it has opened for the season. Evelyn's does a great job with its seafood -- the gut-busting fisherman's platter is enough for two -- and it's...
How to overcome the cheeseburga-cheeseburga mentality? Yes, by understanding that sex sells (but where's Gina Gershon ?). What: Wearing nothing but strategically placed lettuce leaves, a pair of PETA's Lettuce Ladies will hand out free Tofurky brand mock...
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Speaking of Local 121 , the Providence restaurant continues to offer some informative events, such as this one on Thursday: On Thursday, May 1st from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Local 121 presents Real Meals from Local Fields. Local 121 brings you into the food...
Yes, the budget stuff is a lot more important, but Trader Joe's will be in the house (this fall), and I'd been meaning to do a related post for some time. It's been something of a parlor game in Providence to ponder the question of when Trader Joe's might...
A few St. Patrick's notes of interest: -- The Wild Colonial will be offering its excellent annual corn beef and cabbage event today, with some of the proceeds going to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. -- House Speaker William J. Murphy will present...
After my recent opus on the next generation of beer in Rhode Island , the folks at Meritage Restaurant in East Greenwich made sure to inform me about a specialty beer dinner there tomorrow night: Meritage, located at 5454 Post Road in East Greenwich,...
The hype about Living on the Wedge is that it does for artisan cheesemakers what Sideways did for wine. It's screening tomorrow, fittingly, at Local 121 . Join Louella Hill from Narraganset Creamery for a screening and discussion of Marianna Coyne’s documentary...
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