Providence Restaurant Week, January 7-20: Browse what 70 local eateries are offering

A plate of spaghetti with a glass of wine during Providence Restaurant Week.

There’s no better way to celebrate the new year than with the signature dining event of the season, Providence Restaurant Weeks. The promotion runs January 7-20, 2024, featuring nearly 70 dining options from Providence, Cranston, Warwick and beyond. Brought to you by the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB), this year’s Providence Restaurant Weeks…

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Blackstone Valley International Food Trail starts today at over 80 restaurants

A collage of pictures of food and a woman holding a plate from various Blackstone Valley restaurants.

Blackstone Valley Tourism invites Rhode Islanders to participate in their “exciting culinary experience” – the Blackstone Valley International Food Trail, with restaurants participating representing over 40 countries in the region’s 10 cities and towns. The Blackstone Valley, the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution, has people coming to the area from all over the world,…

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RI Hospitality Assoc: Growth of Rhode Island’s economy to continue at slower pace in 2024

A table is set with a menu and utensils as part of the RI Hospitality Association's event.

RI Hospitality Association’s 20th Annual Economic Outlook Breakfast Predicts Slowed Industry Growth in 2024. With inflation easing but still elevated, industry experts say the growth of Rhode Island’s economy will continue at a slower pace in 2024. The Rhode Island Hospitality Association (RIHA) hosted its 20th Annual Economic Outlook Breakfast for hospitality industry professionals at the Rhode Island…

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We Cook! – Portuguese Stuffies and RI Quahog Week

Quahog week celebrates the delicious and rich flavor of quahogs on April 22 - 23.

From April 23-29, 2023, Quahog Week highlights the many restaurants, markets, fishermen, and food-based businesses committed to growing Rhode Island’s local food economy, with special emphasis on quahogs. Restaurants and markets across Rhode Island will celebrate this sustainable resource and its year-round availability by featuring a quahog dish on their menu. Quahog Week shines a…

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Work in the hospitality biz? FREE days at the Newport Mansions for you…

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Newport Mansions Celebrate the Hospitality Industry this week. The Preservation Society of Newport County will offer employees in the hospitality industry free admission to the Newport Mansions on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 13-15, 2022. Hospitality Days allow free admission to The Breakers, Marble House, The Elms in Newport, and Green Animals Topiary Garden in Portsmouth. Additionally, Rosecliff will…

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In the Arena – with Lisa Raiola, founder, Hope & Main

Lisa raiola founder, president, hope and main.

Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. talks with leaders in the community. This week he interviews Lisa Raiola, founder of Hope & Main. The company helps people get their businesses going, scale up, and get the skills and knowledge they need to be successful. Hope & Main has kitchens for rent for member companies to use…

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In the Arena – Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews Gov. Dan McKee

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Weekly, Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews interesting people in Rhode Island. Here is his interview this week with Gov. Dan McKee, who will be running for re-election. They talk about issues in Rhode Island, COVID, Dr Scott’s leaving, the new interim director, Dr. McDonald, and the restructure of the department. They also talk about the proposed…

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