Rhode Island Food & Dining Headlines
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Sandor Katz has been preaching fermentation for decades. He’s not done yet.
The fermentation revivalist talks about what chefs get wrong, why he hates the term “clean” food, and the endless possibilities of fermenting what’s growing in your own backyard.
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At Puddle Dock restaurant, old New England gets a seat at the table
Chowder, cider-glazed pork belly, Portuguese salted cod, and a very grown-up s’more dessert make up a menu rooted in New England’s culinary past, but one that's firmly planted in the present.
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Hotel Viking in Newport has a new look. Can its signature restaurant become a destination of its own?
The French Riviera-inspired restaurant is betting big on adventurous seafood, a serious raw bar, and a new kind of hotel dining.
Slippery conditions? Massive squid spill closes R.I. road for hours.
A truck transporting squid to a processing plant failed to negotiate a turn onto Point Judith Road, Narragansett police said.
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How Portland, Maine, became New England’s bakery haven
The talent is top-notch and the scene is warm and neighborly. Here’s a look at some of the city’s most delectable offerings.
FOOD & DINING IN RI
Liquor license ruling raises questions about General Assembly’s role in special exemptions
A Providence restaurant is facing the loss of a liquor license after Rhode Island Supreme Court voids law used to circumvent neighbors’ objections.
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One of New England’s most acclaimed restaurateurs never called herself a chef. Until now.
“Now, I’m finding that ‘chef’ in me again, and just feeling comfortable in my own skin, at my age, with who I am now," Krista Kern Desjarlais said.
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This R.I. founder cashed out her retirement to bet on canned coffee
Kaprece Ransaw, founder of the mobile startup Kawfee, followed her dream after dropping out of URI to pursue a career in real estate.