Food

Review: J.P. Spoonem’s

Repeat visits encouraged (and rewarded)
When a friend whose professional office is nearby said, "It's a great little neighborhood joint, with a touch of nouvelle in the menu," and another friend was found sitting at its U-shaped counter, extolling the virtues of their omelets, we knew we'd stumbled upon a diner-style eatery that we should check out . . . more than once.

By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | November 08, 2011

Review: Chopmist Charlie’s

Sea fare and playful decor
Maybe more restaurants should have rich fantasy lives.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | November 02, 2011

Bottles and Cans and Just Clap Your Hands: ’Gansett’s Battle Roy-ale

Plus, Pearl Jam and the Great Intl. Beer Fest
DEMOCRACY! Narragansett Beer's craft brews — Fest, Porter, Bock, and Summer Ale — are all seasonal delights (especially the Bock; let's skip fall and winter and get right to spring; no, let's not, then we'd miss the Porter, the delicious winter warmer which just arrived in stores).

By: LOU PAPINEAU | October 27, 2011

Review: 15 Point Road

Dishes both inherited and original
How is it that seafood at a restaurant located on the water's edge is more appetizing than at one located inland, even a few blocks up the street? I don't recall ever salivating because a steakhouse was next to a cow pasture.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | October 25, 2011

Review: Van Ghent Café

More than waffle time
As ethnic cuisines go, most of us would be hard-pressed to anticipate much beyond their eponymous waffles when looking forward to a Belgian restaurant.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | October 18, 2011

The taste of autumn

Plus, the sublime quest for ‘good beer’
So I was ready to do the obligatory Oktoberfest column. I had decided to wait till, you know, Oc/ktober, despite the fact that some of these beers have been in stores since August (and then it was 80 degrees this weekend and too hot for lederhosen).

By: LOU PAPINEAU | October 12, 2011

Review: Aloha Café

Good food, good deeds, good cause
Scattered throughout the state are a few diner-like establishments that carry a social mission along with their goal of feeding people.

By: | October 11, 2011

Review: The Abbey

The best burger in Providence, brick by brick
The Abbey may resemble just another corner grub pub, but I'm here to declare that this Elmhurst mainstay (near the Providence College campus) is home to the best cheeseburger in Providence.

By: CHRIS CONTI | October 05, 2011

Beervana by the numbers

Plus, Providence Craft Beer week!
The third edition of Beervana, the "craft beer enlightenment" event, will be held at Rhodes-On-the-Pawtuxet on Friday, October 7 from 6:30-10 pm.

By: LOU PAPINEAU | September 28, 2011

Pizza paradise

Hungry? You've come to the right place
Friends don't let friends order Domino's.

By: PHILIP EIL | September 27, 2011

Review: Bayou Smokehouse

Takeout worth waiting for
I don't usually review takeout places, but I had to make an exception this time.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | September 27, 2011

Review: Thames Street Kitchen

Getting more than the food right
There's a new restaurant in Newport that may very well give the expression "tsk-tsk" new, enthusiastic meaning.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | September 20, 2011

Speed eating match

Hoopleville
Brought to you by: esophodogs.

By: DAVID KISH | September 21, 2011

Gandhi-bot, and Stone’s latest big beer

Mad about Ma-hop-ma
The post hit Beer Advocate last week: "Gandhi Bot in RI."

By: LOU PAPINEAU | September 15, 2011

Review: Trafford

More than a nice view
Sometimes a beautiful location is as far as a restaurant gets when it sets up shop.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | September 14, 2011

Review: Sakura

Lots of choices for lunch
On Wickenden Street with a friend, looking for a reasonably priced lunch, it occurred to me that a nice bowl of donburi would be cheap and filling. Sakura it was.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | September 06, 2011

A five-pack of beer notes

Bear market
As mentioned a few weeks ago, the great products from Bear Republic Brewing Co. have arrived in the Ocean State.

By: LOU PAPINEAU | August 31, 2011

Review: Mediterraneo

Temptations for every appetite
Mediterraneo, on Federal Hill, is a culinary greeter for the town's cuisine — at the beginning of Atwells Avenue, near the arch.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | August 31, 2011

Review: Chinese Iron Wok

Hard-to-find dishes (and the usual)
As recommendations go, hearing indirectly from four mainland Chinese kids new to this country that Chinese Iron Wok is their favorite place to eat got plenty of extra points for authority from me. I had to check it out.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | August 23, 2011

Talking beer with brewmaster Sean Larkin

Meeting Revival
Hey, summer's almost gone! We caught up with Larkin to fill us in on his latest endeavors.

By: LOU PAPINEAU | August 17, 2011

Review: Trattoria Romana South

Balancing plain and fancy
You get the idea at Trattoria Romana South that the restaurant is the expression of a particular personality, even if you don't know that it was established by Luciano Canova.

By: BILL RODRIGUEZ | August 16, 2011