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Contents
The Bay Magazine • August 2018 20 Behind the Shelves
28 Made in the East Bay
How is Ocean State Job Lot keeping up with retail’s new normal?
Inside the studio with four local artists and makers
Photography by Wolf Matthewson
Features
Luthier Bill Paukert makes custom guitars in Warren (p.28)
Departments The Buzz
17 CALENDAR: Events you can’t
41 HOMESTYLE: Artsy style meets
50 NEWS BITES: Taproot Brewing Com-
11 Celebrating community through
miss this month
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pany brings new brews to Middletown
Live Well
Taste
music and art at Warren Folk’s Fest
12 Buppy Pets gives pet food the locavore treatment
33 SHOP AROUND: Coastal gifts
45 EAT: Wishing Stone Farm hosts
at Cutie Curls
Providence’s hottest chefs
13 WEBOND brings together women in business
53 RESTAURANT GUIDE
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34 WHOLE BODY: The Peyton Co.
46 REVIEW: A burger you can’t
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15 VOICES OF THE BAY: Hans Schat-
38 CONNOISSEUR: Sea Rose Cottage’s
48 CONNOISSEUR: Behind the
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Say ‘Hi’ to Your Folks The Collaborative celebrates the people of Warren with its annual Folk’s Fest What started as a plan for a birthday pig roast quickly turned into something much bigger when Uriah Donnelly and friends hosted the Warren Folk’s Festival in July of 2016. “The idea started because a few friends in town have the same birthday and we were going to have a big pig roast to celebrate,” reveals Donnelly, founding member and executive director of The Collaborative, the nonprofit, volunteer-run arts organization that hosts the event. “That turned into a full-fledged festival pretty quickly as we kept coming up with ideas to make it more fun.” Now, the festival is a free, one-day event with arts and crafts, food, drink, and live music. “We called it the Warren Folk’s Festival because we wanted to celebrate the town that we all love and the people in it,” says Donnelly. “So, it’s not a
folk festival, it’s a folk’s festival, for Warren folks and their friends.” For its third year, the festival will return on August 5 at Cutler Mill from 12-8pm. There will be dozens of local artists, a kiddie crafts table, the Little Outdoor Giants mobile photobooth, food vendors like Balasco’s Pizzeria and Eli’s Kitchen, a craft beer garden sponsored by Narragansett Brewery, and a musical line up including Haunt the House, The Quahogs, and more. All proceeds go towards operational costs for the organization to continue providing educational, arts-related programs to the community like artist receptions and workshops. Donnelly lovingly credits the town of Warren for the event’s success: “It’s our festival, but we couldn’t do any of it without the help and support of our community.” TheCollaborative02885.org –Megan Schmit
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Buppy Pets takes dog treats to the next level with hand-crafted, all-natural options
Reinventing Kibble Lauren Ruggiero was on a health kick. She’d seen “one of those scary documentaries about food,” and she wanted to improve her diet. She’d replaced everything in her refrigerator. She’d rewritten her shopping list. But then she noticed her pets – Maui, a dog, and Miley, a cat – and she wondered: What are they eating? “Our pets rely 100 percent on what we feed them,” says Ruggiero. “I looked at their food, and I couldn’t pronounce most of the ingredients. These are animals. They’re not meant to have a lot of that processed, refined food.” This is how Ruggiero started Buppy Pets, a pet food startup based in Warren. Each package of Buppy Pets biscuits contains only four ingredients, easy-to-find foodstuffs like peanut butter and chicken broth. Since launching last year, Buppy Pets is now available in 13 stores in
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Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and hunger for the all-natural product is growing. The business was a surprising turn for Ruggiero, who used to work in TV news, teleprompting and field producing for Boston’s CBS and FOX affiliates. She later served as a communications manager for Alex & Ani. Ruggiero has long flourished in busy offices, and she might have continued in that vein. But one day, she was riding a bike with her husband David on the East Bay Bike Path and she stumbled into Hope & Main. Specifically, she stumbled into Lisa Raiola, the kitchen incubator’s founder and president, who offered to give her a tour. “It was so serendipitous,” Ruggiero recalls. “People say, ‘You left your corporate job to make treats?’ But I walked into that kitchen –
where I bake now – and I thought, ‘This is it.’” Ruggiero has some help, including advice from her brother (a chef) and consultations from baker Joy Bloodworth. Her podiatrist-husband is also an avid supporter. At events, such as the Meet Your Maker Market where Buppy Pets debuted, Ruggiero has enlisted some brand ambassadors. But Buppy Pets is mostly a solo act. “I’m still doing 90 percent of it myself,” she says. “I love to cook. I have cooking in my blood.” The best part of Buppy Pets is that they’re not just for pets: they’re just as edible for humans, and most people find the snacks temptingly tasty. “Customers have their favorites,” says Ruggiero. “And I have to ask them, ‘Is it your favorite, or your dog’s favorite?’” BuppyPets.com –Robert Isenberg
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Fresh, Fun & Tasty! “Be in Charge of Your Life.” So reads the slogan of the Women’s Empowerment Conference, taking place next month at the Clarion Inn in Seekonk. The lineup of speakers includes some real power hitters: there’s Judith Bowman, President of Protocol Consultants International (and an expert in business etiquette). There’s Katy Giffault, Vice President of Global Consumer Insights at Hasbro. And there’s Melissa Murray, keynote speaker and founder of the D-Strong Foundation for families with pediatric cancer. But the origins of this conference are pretty grassroots: The Women’s Empowerment and Business Owners Networking Development (WEBOND) is a loose collective of women entrepreneurs who get together every other week at the East Bay Chamber of Commerce and talk shop. WEBOND has been helping female business leaders connect for about a decade. “We have speakers all the time,” says Beth Carter, lead organizer of WEBOND. “It’s just a great way for women to interact with each other.” Carter runs her own company, Beth Carter Enterprises, which specializes in speaking, coaching, and training. “I do everything,” Carter says with a knowing chuckle. A New York native, Carter spent 23 years in Fairfield, Connecticut, but it wasn’t until she arrived in the East Bay
that she found such animated support. “It really is a wonderful group,” she says. “We have a lot of transplants. We have people who are in transition. It’s quite a mix – from people selling skincare products to professional services. We bring different best practices.” WEBOND has an easygoing membership, and most people find it through the website Meetup, where the group claims over 500 members. In-person, scheduled speakers usually present for about 20 minutes; between meetings, members ardently communicate through social media. Most participants are East Bay residents, but women visit from as far as southern Massachusetts. Even after a decade, this first Empowerment Conference is a major step for WEBOND. Carter expects about 120 attendees, and she hopes that the event’s popularity will snowball in coming years. Business aside, Carter is also a single mother and “almost an empty nester,” and she’s met many WEBOND members in a similar stage of life. “To be honest with you, I’ve met most of my friends through WEBOND. I don’t want to say it’s like a sorority, but in a way, it is.” Meetings take place at 16 Cutler Street Warren, Meetup.com/WEBOND. For admission to the Empowerment Conference, visit EastBayChamberRI.org –Robert Isenberg
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One Man’s Trash Rhodeside Revival starts door-to-door composting service
Composting is a nice idea. Wouldn’t we love to turn spoiled leftovers into arable soil? But suppose you live in a high-rise with no green space, much less a vegetable garden. What do you do with your orange rinds and stale bread? Starting this summer, Rhodeside Revival can visit your house and haul away those very food scraps. The brainchild of three URI grads, Conor MacManus, Brendan Loflin, and Miguel Costa, the statewide service started up this month, collecting leftover organic matter from Ocean State homes. “All three of us shared a general environmental awareness and interest in sustainability
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measures,” says Loflin. “We felt prompted for action once we realized the amount of food waste that was being generated around us every single day.” The trio started out with a composting club on URI’s campus. Five years after graduation, they noticed local communities cracking down on their environmental footprint. They felt emboldened and decided to start their own company. When subscribers sign up for Rhodeside Revival, they pay a monthly fee and receive a five-gallon bucket. Participants can compost a wide range of food waste, from tea bags and coffee grounds to house plants and fireplace
ashes. The material is collected in two trucks and driven to Earth Care Farm in Charlestown. Founded by Michael Marner, Earth Care has performed large-scale composting since 1977. Loflin doesn’t expect an overnight success, and the company is starting with only 20 subscribers. But now that the trucks are rolling, he’s hoping for a snowball effect, and Rhodeside Revival aims to enroll 250 to 500 households by the end of its first year. “I’m hoping everyone will be into it,” says Loflin. “If we can be the most environmentally friendly state, then other states will scale up what we’ve done.” RhodesideRevival.com -Robert Isenberg
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to England and attended Oxford University where he received his doctorate in Political Science. After teaching at Bryant University, Roger Williams University, and Babson College, he accepted the faculty position at Yonsei located in the homeland of his wife Yunkyung Choi. Schattle’s third academic book co-edited with Jeremy Nuttall, Making Social Democrats: Citizens, Mindsets, Realities, is being released by Manchester University Press this month. Hans can be contacted at HSchattle@yahoo.com
With his family in Rhode Island, his students in South Korea, and his publishing team in England, Hans Schattle has become adept at navigating three international time zones. After living for ten years in Seoul, Schattle and his family relocated to the East Bay last August while the tenured Professor of Political Science commuted over the academic year to South Korea’s prestigious Yonsei University.
A self-proclaimed “government geek” at Bristol High School, he was President of Student Council, Senior Class President and Editor of the school newspaper. After graduating from Boston University with degrees in Journalism and Economics, Schattle worked at The Standard Times and WCVB-TV before pursuing a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Boston College. He then moved
By virtue of living in Seoul and watching everything fairly closely, and having read a lot of the history, I often get called by broadcast media to comment about the Korean peninsula. I recently had op-eds in London’s The Guardian and The Providence Journal. I don’t think anything is going to change from now [June] to August. Post summit there are many details to be worked out. At Oxford I was a student of David Marquand, a household name in British politics. This book is in his honor and features 15 essays from historians and political scientists on the topic of social democracy, not so much top-down but what does it take for a citizenry from the bottom-up to emerge in ways that support and sustain social democracy. My first book looks at how citizenship has changed in our globally interconnected world; my second book, which preceded Brexit and Trump, looks at how national citizenship has changed in the climate of globalization. I try to write in ways that interested citizens can understand without too much academic jargon. I have the top 0.5 to 1% students in the country, so they are intellectually very curious and engaged. Korea is richer than before. In the past people would not take more than a day off for a holiday. Now if a holiday is on a Tuesday, the government will declare Monday a holiday, so people can take the long weekend and relax. I see that South Koreans are beginning to enjoy what they have accomplished. I think it’s healthy.
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August 5: Get a taste – literally – of RI’s culinary, artistic, and musical culture at Warren Folk’s Festival. Invest in some local art, indulge in good food and beer, and dance along to bands like Haunt the House and The Quahogs, just to name a few. Warren, TheCollaborative02885.org
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August 11: Take a stroll along the waterfront for The Looff – East Providence Arts Festival to admire the work of local artists, including photography, metal works, and sculpture. East Providence, EastProvidenceArts.org
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August 16: Restaurants from around the state showcase their tastiest creations at Project Undercover’s fourth annual Taste of Summer, an event to support Project Undercover’s mission to provide diapers, socks, and underwear to children in need. Stick around for the music, special guests, and silent auction. Barrington, ProjectUndercover.org
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August 11: Lace up your sneakers for this year’s Mount Hope Bridge 5k. Walk, jog, or sprint your way across the historic bridge over Mount Hope Bay while raising money for the Bristol Rotary and partner charities. Bristol, MtHopeBridge5K.com
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August 19: Support our troops with Ride for Freedom, a motorcycle ride hosted by Front Line Ministry for Freedom at Jacky’s Galaxies. Proceeds go towards care packages sent overseas. Bristol, ExploreBristolRI.com
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August 24: Row, row, row your boat gently up Runnins River and around the cove during the Twilight Paddle on Hundred Acre Cove. It’s BYOK – bringyour-own-kayak (or canoe), with rentals available from Walker Farm Kayaks. Barrington, BarringtonLibrary.org
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August 25: The end of summer doesn’t have to mean the end of fun. Bring the kids to Swansea Mall for their End of Summer Fun Day, featuring Animal Ambassadors, face painting, balloons, and more. Swansea, NewBedford. MacaroniKid.com
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August 30: Immerse yourself in Art Night for music, theater, dance, and, of course, lots of art. Come by foot, bike, car, or even trolley to support local artists. Bristol and Warren, ArtNightBristolWarren.org
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hat exactly is a “job lot”? Invariably, it’s the first question people ask about Ocean State Job Lot (the second being, “Where do you get all this stuff?”). But what Job Lot isn’t is also important to the story of this Rhode Island institution, which recently celebrated 40 years in business and has become one of the most successful discount retailers in New England. A job lot is an industry term for merchandise grouped together for purchase or sale, often “stranded inventory,” in the words of Ocean State Job Lot marketer David Sarlitto, who also heads the company’s charitable foundation. What the company adamantly is not is a salvage operation like its one-time rival, Building #19, which fell to
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bankruptcy in 2013. “There’s a misconception that our goods are old or low-quality,” says Alan Perlman, who co-founded the company with his brother, Marc, and business partner Roy Dubs in 1977. Nor does Job Lot only sell closeout goods, although that is part of the business. For every overrun or lot of products that wasn’t selling fast enough for manufacturers on Job Lot’s shelves, you’ll also find first-quality items that the company’s buyers — including a team based in China — simply ferreted out at a good price at a trade show or bought directly from the manufacturer, cutting out the middleman and passing on the savings to customers.
“It’s difficult to run a store with only closeouts,” says Perlman, “I’m less concerned about whether it’s an import or a purchase or a closeout, than whether it’s a value.” The first Ocean State Job Lot store opened in North Kingstown in 1977, and the company slowly but steadily expanded into Connecticut, then Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New York, and New Jersey. Today, the company has 131 stores, $700 million in annual sales, and a 1.2-million-square-foot distribution center at Quonset Point. Just 16 of the stores are in Rhode Island, so increasingly it’s the “Ocean State” part of the name that’s more puzzling to consumers than “Job Lot.”
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How those stores are organized is an important part of Job Lot’s success story: unlike other retailers or supermarkets, which map out every square foot of their retail space and charge companies hefty fees for shelf space, “a good chunk of our space is devoted to deals,” says Sarlitto. “It’s almost like a store that floats.” That flexibility allows Job Lot stores to stock a broad and eclectic variety of goods depending on what the company’s buyers have been able to acquire, from bird seed and aluminum pans to gazebos and kayaks. There’s an interesting origin story behind almost every item you’ll find in a Job Lot store. Buyers got a big lot of Wise potato chips after the snack food company decided to change a package size; Job Lot took both the chips and rolls of foil bags imprinted with the old serving size at a big discount. Job Lot undersells Stop & Shop on Polar Soda because it uses its own trucks to pick up the cans of flavored seltzer and soda from the beverage company’s Worcester manufacturing plant. And you may recognize some of the rugs from Building #19 — Job Lot bought their stock of floor coverings during bankruptcy proceedings. Seasonal goods also make up a huge portion of Job Lot’s inventory. Often, buyers will acquire seasonal goods from manufacturers offseason — summer goods in October, November, or December, for instance — and a company that views throwing anything away as sacrilege needs the ability to store items like pool chemicals from year to year, so they can be restocked for when the warm weather arrives and people start thinking about swimming again. Job Lot’s mammoth Quonset distribution center has 44-foot ceilings and storage space for 88,000 pallets of goods. Some merchandise, like food, moves in and out quickly, thanks in part to a 2.5-mile-long conveyor system (picked up cheap, of course — it was originally purchased by Target as part of a failed foray into Canada). On the other hand, Jeff Enright, Job Lot’s director of supply chain logistics, likes to show off the 250 pallets of belts that have been sitting in dusty boxes in the distribution center for the last seven years. “If we can’t sell them all in one year we’ll bring them back, because it was a good deal,” Enright explains. Eventually, what’s left will likely get donated to charity. To understand Job Lot’s extensive charitable giving program, start with the fact that Sarlitto’s background is in marketing, not philanthropy. The Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation has no formal staff, with its giving program fully integrated with the company’s retail operations. “The same skills the company uses to buy clothing or gazebos or kayaks are used to support
philanthropy across eight states,” says Sarlitto. Charities the company works with — primarily food banks, but also veterans’ and health care organizations — can place “orders” for needed goods through Sarlitto, who also works closely with Job Lot buyers and manufacturers to source items like olive oil, peanut butter, and healthy cereals that food charities need for their clients. That’s how Job Lot came to deliver truckloads of gourmet cheese — creamy Camembert, rind-covered Brie, nutty Gruyere, and more — to local food banks last year. Cheese isn’t something Job Lot normally buys — it lacks both refrigerated trucks and store shelves — but the manufacturer knew how closely the company works with groups like the Greater Boston Food Bank and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and offered up the goods. “This cheese normally sells for $6 to $25 a pound; it was all within the sell-by date, but the manufacturer had too much stock on hand and was looking for a way to deplete it quickly, so we bought it at a fraction of the price and donated it,” says Sarlitto, who arranged for the cheese to be drop-shipped directly to the charities’ refrigerated warehouses. The cheese story perfectly illustrates the kind of creative purchasing that Job Lot buyers do every day. “We’re not afraid to try anything,” says Marlene Bellini, the company’s senior merchandise manager and buyer. Sometimes, that means buying fidget spinners directly from Chinese factories just as that fad hit its peak; other times, buyers will even pick up pallets of unidentified goods from trusted sellers and figures out how
to sell the stuff only when the boxes are opened. Job Lot has thrived even as old rivals like Building #19, Benny’s, and Worcester-based Spag’s have fallen by the wayside and national competitors like Big Lots have arrived in New England. “We’re opportunistic in everything we do,” says Enright, right down to buying warehouse storage racks at 16 cents on a dollar, and using secondhand radios acquired from an offshore drilling company after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The company’s strong roots in the communities it serves are reflected in one of its familiar charitable giving programs, which saw 30,000 winter coats donated to homeless veterans. “We got a good deal on Totes coats and put them on display for customers at $39.99,” Sarlitto recalls. “They could get a Crazy Deals card for the same value or could give it back. I’d say 99.9 percent gave it back — some people would take their Crazy Deals gift card and put it in the pocket of the coat, or turn around and use it to buy other accessories like hats and scarves.” “Generosity feeds on itself,” he says. Finally, Job Lot succeeds because of the relationships it has built with suppliers over the course of four decades, buyers who are empowered to take chances, and a fierce dedication to providing good deals to customers. Pointing to warehouse racks full of the kayaks that have become a signature seasonal item at Job Lot stores, Enright explains, “We have to convince people that what we put out there is a good value, not that it’s a great kayak.” “We consider our integrity more important than any one deal,” says Perlman. The Bay • August 2018 21
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Made In The East Bay
By Megan Schmit Photography by Wolf Matthewson
The East Bay has everything a maker needs to thrive: culture, personality, entrepreneurial spirit, and lots of local pride. Here are four artisans – a painter, a leatherworker, a potter, and a guitar maker – none of whom could have ever guessed they’d end up in a studio of their own.
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misty marsh at dusk. Waves lapping the shore. Untrodden sand dunes. An early morning wetland. These are just a few of the subdued scenes from East Providence artist Karen Murphy’s collection. “I focus on the emotion and mood of a place, rather than the exact rendering,” she says about her pieces. “I want to capture the feeling.” This contemplative style is a nod to the Tonalist movement of the late nineteenth century when artists painted from a mix of memory and aid of sketches. From a glance, Murphy seems to be living the dream: she’s doing what she loves and it’s paying off, with her work displayed in galleries across New England in addition to her studio. It’s hard to imagine it wasn’t always like this. Murphy has only been painting fulltime since April of 2015, when her husband – a firefighter and fiction writer – suggested she pursue her passion when the commute to her job in Massachusetts was chipping away at her free time in the studio. “I would say it’s the best thing I’ve ever done for myself,” Murphy admits about her decision to trade the corporate world for the creative one. Murphy’s interest in art has been lifelong. Her father, too, was a painter, so the creative gene was in her blood. She grew up sketching the horses on her family’s farm – her first “models,” she likes to joke – and got her first set of oil paints when she was thirteen. While she was working as a graphic artist and then in market research, her weekends were dedicated to plein air painting and commissioned pieces, before finally transitioning to focus on her favorite subject: landscapes. “As soon as I discovered landscape painting, I quickly knew this was my muse,” she says. “That’s what made my heart beat fast.” The scenery featured in Murphy’s paintings might not be of specific locations, but they are inspired by them, like the East Bay Bike Path near her house or the marshes and beach where she walks her dogs. “I feel like as a painter, you’ll be a student for life,” Murphy muses. “You’re always learning new things and tweaking your process – where I am now is where I am now, and I don’t know where I’ll go, but I just enjoy the moment.” KarenMurphyFineArt.com
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harlie Barmonde never thought he’d be an artist. It wasn’t until high school at Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts, that he discovered ceramics when his art teacher, Bob Mogilnicki, taught him how to use the potter’s wheel and throw clay. “At that point, it was just for fun, but it was the first time I was good at something artistic,” Barmonde admits. After graduation, he continued on to an education in the arts and earned his B.A. in ceramics and art history from Marlboro College in Vermont. Now, he is a prolific potter at Arch Contemporary Ceramics, which started as his personal studio and shop, but has since expanded into a gallery and school located in Tiverton’s Four Corners arts district. For Barmonde, who “never thought [he] would have [his] own gallery,” the space has been perfect to both make and display his work: mugs, salt cellars, flasks, pitchers, urns, bowls, and more. “Much of my work is informed by life as a mariner,” Barmonde explains. “Shapes of boats, of sails, of sea creatures…” You can see this influence in his pieces, which feature a soft, oceanic color palette and gentle, sloping lines. He alternates between two kinds of art-making: functional, hand-thrown creations from the wheel, and abstract sculpture. Whatever he is creating, he makes it himself from beginning to end – from the potter’s wheel to the kiln and finishing touches. “I like the tactile tendencies of clay,” Barmonde says. “It is immediately responsive to touch and every mark is part of its story – even the ones you remove. They are nevertheless inside of the piece and they will occasionally show up again during the firing process.” That process, according to Barmonde, can take 18-24 hours. Barmonde has had his work shown in galleries along the East Coast in places like New York City and Florida, as well as sold to private collections. However, he has shifted between being a fulltime artist for a living and supplementing with other work throughout his career. “I am lucky that I have a supportive family that believes in my work,” he says. If there’s one thing Barmonde wants people to know about his craft, it’s that it’s “harder than it looks.” Oh, and that potters “universally hate hearing references to Ghost.” ArchContemporary.com
A Sweet Trade: Michael Todd Moen M
ichael Todd Moen’s studio is a treasure trove of nautically themed items: old life jackets, sailor dolls, wooden buoys, ropes and flags, signs, and posters. Nestled by the window is his workspace, a table covered with various tools, molds, and scraps of leather. Moen is a leather artist and owner of Sweettrade, an online storefront named after another term for the pirate trade. Prior to Sweettrade’s creation, Moen worked for Patagonia in California, then as part of the America’s Cup build crew in Washington, before finally settling in Warren seven years ago to be close to the world of salt, sand, and sailing – the perfect setting for his then-new endeavor. “I like the look and feel [of leather], and the personal changes it takes on for the wearer,” Moen explains, talking about his material of choice. “It’s kind of like an extension of your own skin.” Moen sources his hides from one of the oldest tanneries in the United States, Wickett & Craig. He is proud to say his products are all-American, from the thread (from Maine) to the brassware (cast in Rhode Island). Moen handcrafts everything from wallets and belts to bracelets, cuffs, and coasters, each with a nautical twist, like hidden whale tails and sailor knots. Each part is carefully designed, cut, handstitched, and finished, including the hardware. His distinctly coastal touch has been appreciated at trade shows around the United States in cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, and also in Japan. “I’ve always really liked Japanese culture and their way of thinking, and how they hold craftsmen and tradition in high regard,” Moen says. Through an old friend at Patagonia, he was connected to a Japanese business owner interested in his work. The rest quickly followed: a new wholesale account, trade shows, and even a feature in a special edition of Japanese magazine Clutch. Moen has carved – literally – a successful niche for Sweettrade in the leather market. However, his business is still evolving, especially around an important issue to Moen: sustainability. “I’m looking into alternative materials,” he divulges. Despite his locally sourced materials and biodegradable packaging, he plans to make Sweettrade even more eco-conscious in the future. SweetTrade.net
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o those that play, a guitar is much more than just a stringed instrument – it is a work of art. Bill Paukert, luthier and owner of Unified Guitar Works in Warren, is both a guitar player and maker. It is through playing the guitar, in fact, that Paukert turned a hobby into his fulltime job. Paukert originally studied industrial design in college and designed toys for Hasbro for 15 years. In his free time, he played in a band and started purchasing, repairing, and refinishing guitars. What started as experimental tinkering – taking them apart, swapping out components – quickly developed into a passion and skillset that motivated him to “take a leap” and go into the business fulltime. “For me, the first step [in the process] is to establish what the ‘vision’ of the instrument is,” says Paukert. “What is the purpose of this guitar? Is the guitar gonna be a rocker? Is it going to be more traditional? Is it a gift for someone?” The answers to these questions inform the decisions he will make when designing the instrument, which is neither a short nor linear process. Paukert starts with reclaimed wood from old homes and barns. He rescues pieces destined for the dump and gives them a second life: “It served a purpose once before, there’s no reason it can’t live again and do even more.” Once the wood is selected, it is then a matter of choosing the right tools to cut and shape the guitar: saws, sanders, files, chisels, or even computer-aided design software, depending on what is needed. Six to eight weeks later – or more, if the design is especially unique – it is ready for Paukert’s favorite part: the first strum. “You get to hear its voice for the first time, and in one instant you get an idea of how the guitar feels and what the guitar can do,” he says. Owning his own business is not without its challenges, especially considering Unified is a one-man business. Paukert does everything from making the guitars to building the website and promoting the business. “It’s a lot of different hats to wear,” he admits. Despite the difficulties of being an artist/business owner, Paukert loves what he does and continues to expand his creative opportunities beyond the shop through freelance toy design and custom-painted shoes. His motivation? “I just enjoy making cool things.” UnifiedGuitarWorks.com
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Shopping is fun again at this Four Corners boutique India Kenyon has always been creative. Before she opened Cutie Curls, a boutique for women and children located south of Tiverton’s historic Four Corners, she was making art and tutus. Kenyon’s whimsical shop is unique to the area, offering a mix of new and resale along with an event space. “I wanted to offer quality clothing and accessories at consignment prices, but also provide community activities and have a fun gathering place for parents and friends,” she says. Opened in 2012, the two-floor shop sits in a historic mill built in the 1800s. Inside, Cutie Curls is stocked with a variety of gifts, clothing, jewelry, and a range of home accents designed by Kenyon that feature
seashells and mementos set in fiberglass resin. “I love to contribute and give back to our Southcoast community, and feature many local providers at the shop,” says Kenyon. The second floor is dedicated to children and offers new and consigned clothing and gifts for all ages, as well as toys and craft kits. While parents peruse items, kids can partake in a pixie scavenger hunt, make furry stuffed animals, and build with Legos. Kenyon hosts fun events, including a monthly story time, which she says, “Is a great way for parents and kids to meet.” As if Kenyon wasn’t busy enough running her shop, she also hosts art classes, fundraisers, and paint nights in her studio space
next door. “I’m always eager to adopt new ideas and artistic ventures,” says Kenyon. “The feedback continues to be immensely positive and that fuels my desire to explore ways to enhance community.”
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“I have been working with color on almost a daily basis for the last seven years,” says Nancy Chace, proprietor of home interiors shop Sea Rose Cottage. Located around the corner from Bristol’s main Hope Street on Constitution, the shop carries products like Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan, along with decorative hardware, modern stencils, and Chace’s own Brimfield pickings. “Products that allow my customers to interject personality into their spaces,” she offers.
What are your trademark ‘go to’ elements? I love antique and vintage signs – especially trade signs – and furniture forms from every era. I love painted finishes, whether antique and worn, or modern and shiny. I am drawn to pottery, glassware, and textiles from the 1920s-60s. I really love folk art and Americana, old toy trucks, games, sporting goods, model cars, weathervanes, and carvings. I also like architectural, warehouse, coastal, and
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An artful couple combines their talents to compose a well-balanced retreat in Little Compton
Pop of color, shiplap, and flow are terms often thrown around in home decor talk these days, but in the most unpretentious way possible, Gail Greenwood uses “chiaroscuro” to convey the interior style to which she and longtime paramour, Henry “Chil” Mott, abide in their Little Compton cottage. This art school term references the interplay of light and shadow and how it casts and contrasts from objects. “We’re artists so we can’t get away from composition,” offers Greenwood. “It’s all about where light meets dark. There are no overstuffed couches, and we try to hide things – like microwaves – under counters.”
Composition rules the day in the home that is at once welcoming and livable but also filled with vignettes using items that play hopscotch with periods and subjects. Family heirloom pieces play nicely with salvaged finds, collections and curiosities, and art. Contributing to this streamline aesthetic is antique furniture which tends to be slim and leggy, leaving a small visual footprint. Most pieces have been handed down from friends and relatives or rescued. “It’s rare that something new is ever bought. We mostly reduce, reuse, and recycle stuff,” says Greenwood, who had slipcovers made of durable bark cloth in a graphic pattern
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for her mom’s rattan set used in the living room. While the couple’s adoration for chipped finishes and timeworn pieces is evident, there’s no hiding that they both possess the eyes of graphic designers and also favor clean lines and vibrant colors. Choices in the kitchen like a Herman Miller poster from the artist’s Summer Picnic series gives a sense of place and connect with Fiestaware stock in red displayed on white open shelves held by black brackets. Various shades of complementary colors red and green can be found in most every room,
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as can something black and white. In the bedroom, the colorway softens with nubby chenille and childhood portraits painted by Greenwood’s mom, Dot. Decorative accents and home goods are paired with their neighbors on the color wheel. The single-story home; which Greenwood defines as New England Ranch or Swamp Yankee, began as a humble chicken feed cook house. In the 1950s, its then-owners added on as determined by need. Since taking ownership in 2005, Greenwood and Mott have made many structural revisions of their own. For starters, to remedy
sagging in the original part of the house, built circa 1900, Mott crawled under the floors to replace beams by hand, shoring up the joists using car jacks. A first visit to the attic led to the discovery of the original roof line obscured by a drop-in ceiling, which Mott opened up to a cathedral-style; still keeping the original roof line resulted in a feature which Greenwood likens to a house within a house. Mott also knocked down the walls of a dark bedroom to create the now sun-filled open kitchen complete with French doors leading to the back property. While a small home, a sense of breeziness
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from their primary residence in Middletown. When they’re not designing, painting, or illustrating, they’re rocking out – together in their band Benny Sizzler – or for Gail, traveling the globe as bassist in the alt-rock band Belly. Sure, the modest house has been a lot of work, but more a labor of love. “Location, location, location,” says Greenwood, who notes that the only store for a mile, Wilbur’s General Store in the Commons, is just a bike ride away. “It closes at six o’clock though, so you gotta hustle!”
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Table to Farm Wishing Stone Farm hosts dinners with some of the state’s most renowned chefs A family-run farm. A sprinkle of local chefs. An abundance of organic
well as Cranston’s The Joint. And what are they serving? Nobody knows.
produce. Taken together, Wishing Stone Farm in Little Compton creates
“We allow the chefs to make up the menu,” laughs Peckham. “We don’t
the perfect way to bring their small community together: Farm Dinners.
know what we’re having until we eat.”
Now in its 35th year of operation, the farm will team up with some of
The first dinner of the season will draw on a clambake theme us-
Rhode Island’s best restaurants to bring Farm Dinner attendees a true
ing vegetables grown on the farm and seafood sourced from local
taste of Little Compton, straight from the soil. “It was such a great expe-
fishermen. “We really try to do the best thing and keep things as
rience the first two times we did [Farm Dinner] that we knew we wanted
healthy as we can,” promises Peckham, expressing the farm’s dedi-
to continue it,” says Liz Peckham, co-owner of Wishing Stone Farm.
cation to exceptional local food.
Working with son Silas and husband Skip, Peckham sets up tables and
The best part of Farm Dinner, however, is the sense of community.
chairs on their 40-acre farm for six events each season that feature cu-
Says Peckham, the Farm Dinner “is a nice way to gather people that
linary works from Providence-based chefs. This month, they’ll welcome
really don’t know each other in a family style [setting].” Little Compton,
chefs from restaurants Nick’s on Broadway, Oberlin, Birch, and North, as
WishingatoneFarm.com –Caroline Boyle
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Taste EAT
by Alastair Cairns
Like a Boss Snappy Patties and more from the Boss Man Burgers in Portsmouth
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and nachos. In addition, there are some real local flavors, with local fish and chips, crab burgers, chourico mac and cheese, and Portuguese steak. Good luck finding anything like that at a franchise burger joint. While orders are taken at the counter, our food was brought out to us; a pretty ambitious procession. We went overboard, in service of the review, or maybe just our own gluttony. A Boss Man Shaved Steak and Cheese ($10), Custom Single Burger ($7), Chicken Parm ($10), and finally a Spinach Salad ($11) all arrived, the last because I’m clearly watching my figure. Of course, there must be fries ($2) with a burger, and that’s what I grabbed first. They use peanut oil on fresh-cut fries and double fry them, Belgian-style, producing a crispier, more defined surface. We went with the Cajun variant, which was bold but not overpowering. When in season, they’ll use fresh potatoes from Quonset View Farm, which is right on their doorstep. The burgers are either loaded-up specialties, or make-your-own with a pretty complete list of toppings. I ordered a humble single cheeseburger with Swiss, red onion, mushrooms, and pickles.
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I welcome any style of good burger, but with the recent trends toward medium-rare chubsters or the “smashed” burger, it was nice having the thin, old-school, handmade patty. Moist, medium-well with a good sear, the juices melded with a perfectly toasted bun. I might go for a double next time, if only for a little more meat, but all the toppings were on point, so if you are feeling more adventurous, go for one of the specials. As for the Chicken Parm sandwich, little breaded mozzarella balls accompanied breaded chicken in the sub roll. The breading held up to the marinara for some crunch, and you never knew when you were going to taste an explosion of gooey mozzarella. The Shaved Steak and Cheese, on the other hand, flaunted its spice-flecked orange sauce. Draped over grilled onion and steak, it tasted down and dirty but not like pure whiz, which is a good thing. The best compliment I can pay to the tender-shaved ribeye is that my toddler’s seven teeth were enough to nom it down. Finally, the Spinach Salad: a great, heaping plate of it. The salad could easily serve as a main
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Boss Man Burgers’ signage shows a shadowy face in a gangster fedora, but inside their new location off East Main Road in Portsmouth, there is little menace. Instead, we found comfortable eats with some local character and without too much compromise. The room is wide open with the kitchen on display, with plenty of shoulder room for indecisive eaters to theory-craft their own burger. Given the fairly generic bones in this plaza location, Boss Man adds some character for more of a “neighbourhood joint” feel. There are some sections breaking up the room, couches, benches, bar seating, and most importantly a couple of arcade games. Straight after ordering, I headed to the “Fishtales” pinball machine, and into a world of analog retro gaming I scarcely knew I needed in my life. As my toddler fascinated himself with the Ms. Pacman table, I hit up my wife for a quarter, which bought me just enough play for the food to arrive. That’s much more a testament to Boss Man’s speed than my pinball skills. Burgers are central here, but there’s a fairly large menu with all the hard-hitters from a Pepcid commercial – wings, rings, chili fries,
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Taste
CONNOISSEUR
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Katie Kelly had some criteria for her fiancé before they got married: she didn’t want to just be partners in the traditional sense, but also business partners. When her future husband, Peter, mentioned the toffee he was making in his basement, it seemed like a match made in heaven. Little did the couple know how committed they would both be to the candy-making project. Today they own Anchor Toffee, a small-batch confectioner that got its start at Hope & Main in Warren in 2014. Today, Anchor has an elegant storefront in Newport, and you can order their toffee, caramels, and lollipops from their online store. Kelly is quick to mention that the toffee is not a family recipe, but one that has been gradually crafted to perfection, down to the ounce. We recently talked with Kelly about the fine art of toffee making.
How did you get from Hope & Main to Bowen’s Wharf? Hope & Main allowed us to start the process and get [our product] out there for people to try a really good toffee. We’ve been wholesaling out of there and done farmers markets, and then a year ago in May, Bowen’s Wharf in Newport wrote us an email and said, “We have a retail store, do you want it?” We were between yes and no; they wanted a two-year contract, which was tough with my husband’s full-time job and a four-year-old. So, we did just the summer, and two months in, we decided we weren’t leaving. We signed a twoyear contract. Anchor Toffee seems destined to be a Rhode Island staple. Has that happened yet? Rhode Islanders would say our branding is
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Taste
NEWS BITES
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Putting Down New Roots Newport Vineyards branches into beer with Taproot Brewing Co.
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In June, Newport Vinebarrels in anticipation of The new Taproot is a relaxing place to enjoy brand-new beers, crafted yards announced a daring the June 20th opening. and served on the generations-old new move: the MiddleWithin a month, Taproot Nunes farm town winery was about had developed four more to open a brewery as well, beers, and the tasting called Taproot Brewing Co. For many fans, room is already a popular destination. this was the last thing anyone expected of The Nunes family has maintained its farm New England’s most prolific grape grower. on Aquidneck Island for more than a centuBut for John Nunes, co-owner of Newport ry, and they planted their first grape vines Vineyards, it all made perfect sense. in 1977. The vintners specialize in the “Napa “I’ve been making beer longer than I’ve experience,” inviting travelers to stop in been making wine,” he remarked. “Over and savor their diverse portfolio. Taproot the last few years, Newport Vineyards has adds another layer to the oenological fun; transformed into a beverage, culinary, and visitors can try cans, pints, and flights, events destination. Adding craft beer was sample the cheese menu, or even order a natural fit.” a full lunch. Try the Witbier and Summer The surprise was also welcome: Taproot Blonde while the weather’s still warm, then started with four brand-new beers, which save the Porter for the fall. 909 East Main were fermented in the brewery’s eight Road, Middletown. NewportVineyards.
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Tong-D brings Thai cuisine to the East Bay, serving Thai favorites like Lemongrass Tom Yum Soup and Pad Thai, but there’s so much more to their extensive menu – noodle dishes like Pad C-U and pineapple fried rice, curries like spicy green, coconut red and peanut massaman, along with chef’s specials of duck,
seafood and more. The restaurant also offers extensive gluten-free and vegan menus in their gorgeous space. There’s also a Tong-D in Barrington, with another in Providence opening later in 2017. The food is some of the most authentic in the state, and definitely worth a drive to have a taste.
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Bluewater Bar and Grill Casual restaurant with modern seafood dishes, patio seating, and live music. 32 Barton Ave, Barrington, 247-0017. LD $$-$$$
Harry’s Bar & Burger Fresh-ground sliders, 50+ craft beers, and alcoholic shakes in an industrial-modern space. 464 Thames St, Newport. 619-3617. LD $-$$
Cafe Water Street Locally roasted coffee, gourmet crepes, and freshly baked goods on the Warren River. 279 Water St, Warren. 2457071. BBrL $-$$
Redlefsen’s European-style dining with a waterfront view focusing on traditional German foods. 444 Thames St, Bristol, 254-1188. LD $$
Christian’s Wood-fired grill serving up inventive American cuisine. 382 Thames St, Bristol. 396-9811. D $$-$$$ Chomp Upscale comfort food featuring award-winning burgers and sandwiches.
Richardson’s Kitchen & Bar Gastro pub with craft cocktails and made-from-scratch dishes. 15 Child St, Warren. 245-8000. BrD $$-$$$ Roberto’s Italian Kitchen Rustic fine dining featuring traditional Italian meat and pasta dishes. 450 Hope St, Bristol. 254-9732. D $$-$$$
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Tav Vino Waterfront dining with an Italian and seafood focus. 267 Water St, Warren, 245-0231. D $$
Quito’s Restaurant Family-friendly seafood eatery and raw bar with waterfront views. 411 Thames St, Bristol. 253-4500. LD $-$$$
The Lobster Pot New and classic surf ‘n’ turf fare on the waterfront. 119 Hope St, Bristol. 253-9100. LD $-$$$
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The Statesman American comfort fare, craft beer, wine, and cocktails in a relaxing tavern atmosphere. 31 State St, Bristol. 396-5115. BrD $$-$$$
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flavors of Italy to life, while still serving a menu that allows guests to eat with the seasons and enjoy fresh, organic food. The restaurant imports its Mozzarella di Bufala and Burrata cheeses, and its Prosciutti di Parma, directly from Italy – and it’s recognized as a Prosciutto di Parma specialist by the makers. Massimo also offers an extensive gluten-free menu, including pastas.
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Luigi’s Restaurant & Gourmet Express Handmade Italian classics and prepared foods to go. 1457 Hartford Ave, Johnston. 455-0045, LuigisGourmet.com. LD $$
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Chapel Grille Gourmet food overlooking the Providence skyline. 3000 Chapel View Blvd, Cranston, 944-4900. BrLD $$$
Madeira Restaurant Classic Portuguese cuisine in a lively dining room or on a sprawling outdoor patio. 288 Warren Ave, East Providence. 431-1322. LD $$-$$$
Character’s Cafe & Theatre 82 Hybrid art space with all-day breakfast, coffee, and theater-inspired entrees. 82 Rolfe Sq, Cranston, 490-9475. BL $
Massimo Locally sourced brunch, lunch, and dinner inspired by Italian regional cuisine. 134 Atwells Ave, Providence. 273-0650 BrLD $$-$$$
Chez Pascal & The Wurst Kitchen French eatery with take-out window serving house made hot dogs, sandwiches, and more. 960 Hope St, Providence. LD $-$$$
Pane E Vino High-end Italian food serving pasta, meats, and seafood featuring an extensive wine list. 365 Atwells Ave, Providence. 223-2230 D $$-$$$
Don Jose Tequilas Restaurant Homestyle Mexican fare plus beer, wine, and cocktails in a colorful setting. 351 Atwells Ave, Providence. 454-8951. LD $-$$
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Harry’s Bar & Burger Called the “Best Burger in America” by CNN. Over 50 craft beers. 121 N Main St, Providence, 228-7437; 301 Atwells Ave, 228-3336. LD $-$$
Parkside Rotisserie & Bar American bistro specializing in rotisserie meats. 76 South Main St, Providence, 331-0003.LD $-$$
Haruki Japanese cuisine and a la carte selections with casual ambience. Locations in Cranston and Providence, HarukiSushi. com. LD $-$$ Heng Authentic Thai street food served – including noodles and rotisserie chicken – in Providence’s College Hill neighborhood. 165 Angell St, Providence. LD $ Joe Marzilli’s Old Canteen Italian Restaurant High-end Italian restaurant serving up specialty dishes and drinks. 120 Atwells Ave, Providence. 751-5544. LD $$$$$ Julian’s A must-taste Providence staple celebrating more than 20 years. 318 Broadway, Providence, 861-1770. BBrLD $$
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