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Finally, a Bookstore With Booze In It The city gets its first bookstore bar, Riffraff, in Olneyville There’s nothing better than a good book and a better drink (or maybe it’s the other way around). Enter Riffraff (RiffraffPVD.com), the bookstore bar that opened at The Plant in December. “It’s kind of a perfect marriage,” says Emma Ramadan, who, along with co-owner Tom Roberge, was looking for a bookstore bar that gave equal stage time to each of the main attractions: books and drinks. “We wanted to build a bar that still felt like a bar, but was quiet enough that you could sit by yourself and read,” says Emma. The space is hip and cozy, with a bar stocked with local brews,
spirits and snacks, and bookshelves lined with paperbacks. Expect to find contemporary political and philosophical works and hard-tofind classics alongside fiction, including work by Providence-based writers. “We’re focusing on what makes sense here and what makes sense in the community,” says Tom. “Not your typical courtroom thriller.” Down the road they plan to host events, like readings and book clubs. In the meantime, tell my wife she can find me there catching up on Raymond Chandler mysteries and whiskey. -Tony Pacitti
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For two decades, the Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS) have hosted their annual Funda Fest (RIBSFest.com) to celebrate and showcase the voices, narratives and folk stories of black communities from around the world. In its 20th anniversary year, Funda Fest – which kicks off Saturday, January 13, with a Family Storytelling Concert at the Westerly Public Library – is shaping up to mark a triumphant milestone. With a mission perfectly captured by its name – “Funda” means “to teach and to share” in both Zulu and KiSwahili – the festival has grown by appealing to everyone from local schoolchildren to adults. Launching the Saturday before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the festival is a weeklong immersion in black history and culture, with more than 40 performances at local schools by storytellers from across the region. Even as storytelling groups and performances become more popular across the country,
Valerie Tutson, executive director of Rhode Island Black Storytellers, is confident that Funda Fest remains truly distinct among its peers. The one-of-a-kind lineup includes “From Shakespeare to Hip-Hop” on Sunday, January 14, at the Southside Cultural Center on Broad Street, an evening of performances dedicated to the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sunday, January 20, at the Providence Children’s Museum, and the grand finale: “Grown Folks Storytelling: Feature Night” on Saturday, January 20, at the Southside Cultural Center. But also, she says, unlike some other traditions, black storytelling is not a spectator sport. The storytellers are aiming to engage their audience in the stories, lives and experiences of the black community. That means more than just participation. It means that everyone becomes a part of the experience. –Adam Toobin
A MUST TRY The Running Man Seven marathons. Seven continents. Seven days. Nick Wishart is ready.
The World Marathon Challenge is no simple feat: seven marathons on seven continents in just seven days. 183.4 miles of running. 58 hours of air travel. A few runs in the middle of the night. For the avid runner, even just one marathon will require months of physical preparation. So, why run a daily marathon for a week? For Nick Wishart of Pawtucket, the response would be: “It’s going to be a ball.” This month, Nick will be the first Rhode Islander to compete in the annual adventure-seeking competition, beginning in Antarctica and touching down in each continent with a final run in Miami. Each day is likely to follow the same rhythm: “Get in, change, run, take a shower, relax a little bit, spend a few hours in town, eat and get back on the plane. The whole thing really is as much about learning how to recover so I can get back up and do it again the next day.” Fewer than 60 runners have finished the race, now in its fourth year. “It’s a little overwhelming. Makes it a little more special,” Nick says. “It’s that appealing combination of the travel and the running. I’ve been a runner since high school, and then you throw in all these amazing cities. And I’m getting to take my wife.” The couple plans to extensively document their journey together on Nick’s website and through social media (NickWMC.com). Nick and his wife will give back the love they’re receiving from family, friends and supporters by donating portions of his sponsorship funds to the RISPCA, March of Dimes and Rhode Island Community Food Bank. “I’ve got so much built-up energy,” Nick says. “I’m ready.” –Emily Buonaiuto
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the equipment. But it’s worth it – CrossFit left me feeling strong and healthy. The workouts are constantly varied, combining “functional movements” performed at relatively high intensity. The instructor writes out the circuit for the day, which you complete at your own pace, following along with a timer. Don’t let CrossFit’s reputation for intensity scare you off. If your resolution is to get in shape, this is a must-try. Momentum Fitness (MomentumRI.com) is not messing around with their hour-long circuit training at 6am on Monday and Friday mornings. Even for an avid gym goer, their Friday class still kicked my… well, you know. The circuits are designed to be fullbody, combining different workouts from TRX and running to lunges and squats. Co-owner Michelle Struckholz guided me and five others through the workouts, ensuring that we all got the most out of the experience. Circuit training is one of the best ways to get fit and toned in the New Year. –Emily Lemieux
HAPPY NEW YEAR! MorganEve Swain Finds Music After Brown Bird
Best Spray Tan in RI After her husband and the other half of nationally acclaimed band Brown Bird, Dave Lamb, died of leukemia in 2014, Morgan Eve Swain wasn’t sure she’d ever make music again. But when she tried soon after his death to write, “the first three songs that came out literally came out of me,” she says. “It felt like there was no thought process going on. So early, so soon after losing him, it felt like, ‘Okay, Dave, I hear you. Thanks for giving me these songs.’” MorganEve had held onto Dave’s lyric book; as the songs continued to come, she drew on it for inspiration and, eventually, for the name of the new musical persona that was coming into focus. That persona, the Huntress and the Holder of Hands, comes from a lyric of Dave’s – the same lyric that gave her first solo album, out this fall, its title: Avalon. Brown Bird’s fortunes had been rising quickly before Dave’s death as it carved out an Eastern European-inflected folk voice. The Huntress’s music, employing cello, string and electric bass, voice and drums, strikes a heavier tone of “post-metal, blues and Americana,” MorganEve says. She plays viola, guitar and ukelele in the band alongside four other performers, and sings. Despite feeling “exposed” during the Huntress’s earlier shows, MorganEve doesn’t feel alone up on the stage without Dave. Since his death her identity has shifted: “from loving somebody and supporting them and caring for them and all those things that partners do, to basically encompassing that person also. I feel like I’m both of us and the band around me is my support system. So much of it is about him still.” –Sophie Hagen
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On November 4, the Providence Preservation Society (PPSRI.org) hosted its Powered by Preservation 60th Anniversary Gala at the newly opened South Street Landing. The location, previously listed as one of PPS’s most endangered properties, is now home to the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center, making it a perfect setting for marking six decades of historic preservation. Over 300 guests came out to raise more than $65,000 towards the organization’s preservation efforts. –Photos by Cat Laine
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Expand Your Borders at Julian’s On the West Side, Julian’s (JuliansProvidence. com) is a line-out-the-door weekend brunch joint, but they’re known to beer geeks as a destination for carefully curated American and international beers. Among their over 50 bottles: Trappistes Rochefort 10 from Belgium, Orval Pale Ale from Luxembourg and Duchesse De Bourgogne Sour Flemish Ale. If you want to read up before you go, their website has extensive descriptions of all the offerings, plus links to additional content about the history of the beers. Then there’s the nearly 20 rotating taps, currently pouring Elizabethan Ale Barleywine from Sussex and Kriek Boon Lambic from Belgium.
Travel Route 66 to Ogie’s Trailer Park Ogie’s Trailer Park (OgiesTrailerPark.com) on Westminster Street may have an outdoor tiki bar slinging Hawaiian cocktails in the summer, but in the thick of sweater season, they’re all about the beer: 66 Ameri-cans, representing 18 states, plus Guinness (their only import) and a rotating selection on tap. The kitschy Americana runs high here - after you’ve filled up on classics like Schlitz and Old Milwaukee, or something a little more beer aficionado like the Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA on draft, you’re going to need to take a constitutional to the Dolly Parton or Willie Nelson-themed bathrooms.
Taste 99 Bottles of Beer at Wickenden Pub The best neighborhood bars have fun activities to help you while away your leisure hours. Wickenden Pub (Facebook: The Wickenden Pub) may just have the most fun one: the no-frills bar has an Around the World Beer Club. If you drink all 99 of their American and international brews, the selection of which has Wickenden Pub rated as “excellent” on Beer Advocate, you get your name proudly displayed on the Wall of Shame. Of the over 9100 members of the club, fewer than 650 people have done it - though 65 have done it three or more times over.
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Have a Burger and a Beer at Harry’s If you can resist the boozy milkshakes at Harry’s Bar and Burger (HarrysBarBurger.com), head straight for their beers. The restaurant, which recently expanded from just their North Main and Federal Hill locations to Lincoln and Newport, has a curated selection of “no crap on tap” craft beers you might not have heard of yet, but will soon start making repeat appearances in your life. Last month, Founders Brewing hosted a special Breakfast for Dinner event and served three of their breakfast stouts. In regular rotation are musttrys like Stone Neapolitan Dynamite from California, Two Roads Miles 2 Go from Connecticut and Brooklyn Defender Golden Ale from New York.
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Sure, a vodka soda will get the job done, but unless you’ve been served an artisan cocktail from a bartender wearing arm garters at The Dorrance (TheDorrance.com), you’re not living right. The downtown restaurant built its business in large part on the “just trust the bartender” school of mixology: you’re not quite sure how a cocktail like The Board Room (with Bols Genever, Evan Williams Whiskey, Averna and Leather and Hyde bitters) is going to work, but it just does. The restaurant uses lots of local ingredients and house-made potions: the Free Fallin’ has South County-made Sons of Liberty Apple Whiskey, with St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur, brown sugar syrup and house-made chai and clove bitters.
During Prohibition, secret speakeasies were the only choice available for those looking to socialize over a cocktail. Now, secret bars are Instagram fodder for the in crowd. The Courtland Club (CourtlandClub.com) on the West Side is the city’s buzziest new bar, and not only because it’s unmarked from the outside. Inside the old Crugnale Bakery at 51 Courtland Street is a super cool lounge serving small plates and a menu of “fancy drinks” and “pick-me-ups” including the Celery Sidecar with ginger brandy, curacao, celery and lemon, and the Pignoli Colada, a piña colada variation with pine nuts, rum, coconut and apple. Bathtub gin, sadly, isn’t on the menu.
Any day is a good day to get an above-average cocktail at The Eddy (EddyBar.com), the downtown favorite for drinks and small plates. (Don’t sleep on the House Punch - it’s a new, nottoo-sweet variation every week and, as it says on the menu, it’s what pirates drink.) On Sunday nights, though, they take their cocktail game to an even higher level with Sunday Book Club, where bartenders mix libations from classic cocktail books ranging from Death & Co., the recipe book from one of Manhattan’s best tippling locations, to Harry Johnson’s 1882 Bartenders’ Manual.
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Study Up at The East End When your whiskey options come on a separate menu, and that menu is six pages long, you know you’re in for a new experience. It only makes sense that The East End (The EastEndPVD.com) on Wickenden Street would have an extensive selection of bottles you haven’t heard of, given that its owners also own, well, Bottles. Of their 300 choices for whiskey, the pours range from $3 to $150. Your best bet is to belly up to the bar and talk to the bartenders about what you like, and let them choose something similar, or better yet, put together a flight for you. The three current flights on the menu have New England, Asia and Private Reserve Kentucky themes, but they’ll compile anything you’d like.
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Get an Eastern Perspective at Wara Wara The owners of Wara Wara (WaraWaraRI.com) on Hope Streetwant Providence to know that there’s more to Japanese food than sushi and bento boxes. Their menu of Japanese small plates and ramen features the kind of food served in izakaya in Tokyo: informal gastropub food meant to be shared over a cocktail. A big part of the experience is what you’re drinking with the food, and Wara Wara is looking to teach you a thing or two about that, too: think Japanese beers that go way beyond Kirin Ichiban, like seasonal on-tap offerings from Hitachino Nest, and an extensive selection of Japanese whiskeys like Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky, made in Asia with Scottish distilling techniques.
Tap a Secret Stash at The Avery The Avery (AveryProvidence.com) started serving artisan cocktails in the once-impossible-to-find, now gourmet destination Luongo Square when green apple martinis were still a thing, and had a dedicated menu of Japanese whiskey before the U.S. knew that the Japanese even made whiskey. Now, they’re introducing Providence to Pappy Van Winkle, widely regarded as the best bourbon in the world and nearly impossible to find in this state. During Pappy Hour, Sundays-Wednesdays from 5pm-7pm, they pour Pappy and other hard-to-find “unicorn” bottles like Four Roses 50th Anniversary.
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Whereas your average wine list has five or six red selections by the glass and five or six white, it’s a whole different experience at Fleming’s (FlemingsSteakHouse.com) in the Omni. The restaurant offers 100 wines by the glass, preserved by a wine system that removes all the oxygen from an open bottle. Because bottles can stay open for weeks or months, Fleming’s can serve what would normally be cost prohibitive: Dom Perignon is one of their 10 sparkling wines by the glass. Among their 36 Cabernets are some of California’s best vineyards, like Raymond, Rodney Strong, Stag’s Leap and Chateau Montelena.
Normally electronics at the table are a faux pas, but not at The Capital Grille (TheCapitalGrille.com) in Waterplace Park, where their 350-bottle wine list is presented through an app on iPads delivered to each table. Click through for details on each wine’s origin and suggested pairings; but if you prefer to do your research beforehand, the restaurant’s website lists their sommelier’s picks for wines worth tasting right now.
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Tour Italy at Pane e Vino It’s hard enough to know wine regions in your own country, never mind ones that are halfway around the world. So while you concentrate on memorizing Willamette Valley Pinot Noir and Alexander Valley Cab, you can let the sommelier at Pane E Vino (PaneVino.net) on Federal Hill choose an Italian wine for you. Their 120 bottle list, broken down by regions in Italy, has everything from Venetian Amarone della Valpolicella to Barbaresco from Piemonte. So yeah, you’re going to need some assistance – but on Mondays, all wine is half off, so it’s a good time to explore.
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Take Flight at Mill’s Tavern Though Mill’s Tavern (MillsTavernRestaurant.com) on North Main Street has over 30 wines by the glass on their Wine Spectator award-winning list, you can’t possibly taste them all in one sitting. Go for smaller tastes of a wider variety with a wine flight. Current offerings include a Bouquet of Rose, with selections from Portugal, France and California; a Premium Progressive selection from California and Oregon; and three wines from Allegrini in Italy.
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Seeing the Light In the Hope Street home of the couple behind Providence Art Glass Rebecca Zhukov and Terrence Dubreuil live art, in more ways than one. They’re the creative minds behind Providence Art Glass (ProvidenceArtGlass.com) in Hope Artiste Village, where they make hand-blown glass lighting fixtures, but their art goes way beyond that. Rebecca is an accomplished glass artist whose work is in prestigious places including the White House’s permanent collection, the Renwick Gallery at the
Smithsonian Institution and the DeYoung Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco. Terrence, the son of gallery owners in New York, grew up around fine art and makes beautiful furniture, especially with inset glass pieces, and sculptures. The couple’s Hope Street home is a reflection of their combined artistic vision: Rebecca takes her inspiration from nature, putting textures and finishes onto her glasswork from the natural world, and
Terrence uses bold colors and sensory details in his creations. “I moved here from Woodstock, New York,” Rebecca says. “I came here sight unseen and fell in love with Providence.” They’ve lived in the home for two years and filled it with a collection of family heirlooms: art from Terrence’s parents’ gallery, Rebecca’s concert pianist mother’s piano. “It houses all my favorite things,” Rebecca says.
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I’m still young, at least in my mind, but I know I’m not a kid. I don’t like to look as if I’m working too hard to look young, but I certainly don’t want to age out of my style either. Face it, when you hit 50 there is very little in the mall for you. Retailers are geared toward young and trendy fashions, or what I call disposable clothing. Not interested. While I feel young, I know I would look ridiculous in a pair of skinny jeans. I try to find a classic style or designer who creates a timeless look and produces the quality I want. I’ll then purchase the same pants in a few colors or jacket in a few patterns to mix and match. It’s all about cut and quality. I absolutely hate the restrictive feeling of a bulky winter coat. This awesome blazer by Joseph Abboud is a hybrid. It has a zip-out liner that resembles a down vest. I’m warm when outside and can quickly transform the jacket into a blazer for a business meeting, lunch or dinner. Since it has a modern fitted cut, it pairs well with dress pants or jeans. I like more simple and classic accessories. I think that suits me best. A high-quality yet conservative watch set off with a classic simple ring. Personally I’m not a pocket square guy, but I love to see them on others. More importantly, however, are classic quality shoes. We’ve all heard it before: shoes make the man. Oh, and never wear an overly worn belt. Tom Riel, Vice President of Sales & Service at the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau
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CITY STYLE • Shop Talk
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Feeding the Neighborhood Stock Culinary Goods is outfitting pantries all over RI As a former food purveyor for Ocean House, the food-centric luxury hotel in Watch Hill, Jan Faust Dane knows the equipment needed for any food task at hand. Five years ago Jan opened Stock Culinary Goods on Hope Street to share her love and knowledge of the cooking arts and get to know the neighborhood. Regulars stop in to browse the wide array of cooking equipment – from cheese cloths and Rhode Island–shaped cookie cutters to Le Creuset Dutch ovens – and the small selection of grab-and-go fridge staples, and to pick up some nitro coffee and kombucha on tap. Stock is the place to go for samples from one of the many food pop-ups from fledgling start-ups they host, as well as advice on which kind of
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The night before taking a Pure Barre class at Chapel View in Cranston, I did some pre-exercise prep by watching Center Stage and envisioned myself killing it like the closing scene’s lead girl in red. Little did I know that the full body workout I was about to experience would have me pirou-sweating instead of pirouetting… in the best of ways, of course. Wearing bright pink workout gear (since I couldn’t find red), I arrived at my class just in time to grab one of the few remaining spots – right in the front (sorry to everyone who witnessed my completely out-of-sync movements). Being right next to our instructor, Mackenzie, ended up for the best, as she kindly adjusted my form so I could get the most out of the workout. Class began with a standing warm-up
in the center of the room. We started with some light arm movements, then moved into some not-so-light planks. I was feeling the burn of the past week’s terrible diet choices. Burn away, entire box of White Cheddar Cheez-Its! Burn away! Fully warmed up, we progressed into our arm sculpting exercises using light hand weights. Is there a better body material to sculpt than that super fun part of your underarm that’s still partying after you wave? We continued “pulsing” our arms with the weights; these repetitive small motions are at the core of Pure Barre. They seem easy enough during the first few sets but gradually become harder. We then approached the barre, shifting the focus to toning our thighs and our “seats.” This was the segment where the
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January 7: Channel your inner artist at Super Art Sunday at the RISD Museum, a day of free, family-friendly art activities focused on their current exhibition, Lines of Thought: Drawing from Michelangelo to Now from the British Museum.
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January 9–14: The Bodyguard had the soundtrack of a generation. Hear the stage musical live at The Bodyguard at PPAC (PPACRI. org), starring Grammy winner Deborah Cox.
January 12–13: LOL IRL when Daily Show with Trevor Noah correspondent Roy Wood, Jr. headlines The Comedy Connection (RIComedyConnection.com) for three shows.
January 14: Indie songstress and NPR darling Neko Case plays The Columbus (ColumbusTheatre.com), with support from Mt. Joy, performing hits including “This Tornado Loves You” and “I Wish I Was the Moon.”
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January 18–February 4: The Wilbury Group (TheWilburyGroup.org) stages The Skin of Our Teeth, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer-winning comedy about an Everyman Family surviving disasters from the Ice Age to wars.
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Looking back on the company’s history, Djuric is especially excited for the 40th season, which he hopes will display the spectrum of talent that FBP brings to the stage. The season also honors Edward Fogarty, long-time benefactor and supporter who passed away in August. “Ed was here before I came, and he contributed a lot,” says Djuric. “Without him, we would not be where we are.” Fogarty served for almost 30 years on the Board of Trustees, with terms as president and vice president. The 40th season celebrates Fogarty’s influence with a world premiere and several fan favorites. The company is especially excited for Director’s Choice, a mixed repertory made up of masterworks. Performances will take place February 9–11 and include three ballets – The American, Rubies and the world premiere of The Soldier’s Tale. The season ends at The Vets with Little Mermaid, which will be filled with stunning visuals and impressive choreography. Taking the two mainstage shows together – Director’s Choice and Little Mermaid – these performances will serve FBP’s entire audience. “Director’s Choice is for the ballet lovers, the mature and picky viewers,” says Djuric. “Little Mermaid is for everyone.” Djuric hopes that this season’s offerings will inspire more Rhode Islanders to visit the ballet. “We are bringing repertoire from New York City Ballet, and these are the very successful and loved pieces from around the country,” he says. “There are many Rhode Islanders who travel to New York or Boston to see the ballet, but they shouldn’t lose their opportunity to come and see them here.”
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“In Particles” This track allows the lyrics to really break through in a way reminiscent of Blonde on Blonde Dylan (not in sound, but style), with honest, plainspoken poetics that touch on everything happening in Garbage’s “dear Rhode Island.” “Trash Juice” The rhythm is up front, the melodies are singable, there’s a tambourine and the whole thing feels like a weird road trip through the lonesome Midwest.
quality, DIY rock that captures something absolutely real. Self-recorded and released on his Bandcamp page, the songs on The Batsh-t City Tapes show the emerging side of an artist that tends to get lost over time. Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, The Violent Femmes and The Hives all come through at different times and in different tones and voices – familiar references that are completely redefined and used to uncover just what it means to be conscious in a crazy world. The experimentalism comes through over distorted guitars, layered hang-around instruments, frantic vocals and programmed drums. With The Batsh-t City Tapes, Harvey Garbage presents an unpolished, accurate representation of what to expect from him live and, in true DIY fashion, after putting the music online for the people, Cody took his music to downtown Pawtucket and beyond. It may have taken him some time to emerge as a performer, but since starting to play shows at the News Cafe and around Providence, Harvey
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World's Fair Gallery on Broadway recently hosted Kelli Rae Adams' latest exhibit, "Curing Time"
Artist Kelli Rae Adams uses tactile mediums, such as sculpture and ceramics to explore how people think about labor. Her installations, during her time in RISD’s graduate program in sculpture and in exhibits at Brown University’s Bell Gallery, the Wassaic Project in New York, and museums and studios in Denmark, the UK and Portugal have featured clay sculptures and pickling jars – both of which are often reused when the exhibition ends. Following a bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts and Spanish at Duke University, Kelli spent five years in the town of Kyushu, Japan, teaching English and learning to make pottery under teacher Tesruo Hatabe. She “fell in love with the place and the material” and also with yoga and meditation. For her final critique at RISD, she created a yoga mat out of 80 pounds of clay and performed her practice on it, with a stop-motion video that showed imprints being made in the mat without her body in the frame. The clay was recycled at the end. Sometimes, she will have an entire floor of clay for visitors to remove their shoes and
step on; one depicted a ten-by-ten-foot space with paint showing the types of tiny living areas and dimensions that so many Third World families occupy. A sculpture of clay dominoes, fired and unfired, has featured in many shows, with the ancient three monkeys motif on their backs. More than once, a visitor has accidentally knocked over the first domino, and the rest have come crashing down. While some guests and the venue itself were initially shocked at the unplanned chaos, Kelli says she secretly “kind of wanted it to happen all along – I just hadn’t yet gone there myself and tested it.” When the Wassaic Project finally agreed to allow deliberate viewer participation, Kelli found her own “intentions for interacting” challenged when she arrived one day to find kids building towers out of the dominoes. At first uncertain, she realized, “It’s totally my yoga practice. It’s that letting go. So often the work is talking to me or teaching me lessons I need to learn about impermanence.” Kelli’s most recent exhibition, “Curing
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Time,” teamed up with Willa Van Nostrand at her new World’s Fair Gallery on Broadway. A rainbow of jars of pickled, local seasonal produce fills one wall; the other holds clay tablets “tracking incidental labor” with marks counting numbers of hours spent, for example, in washing dishes and making trips to farmers markets. The USDA recommends two pints of food per day, so each pair of jars represents a day’s efforts. In some exhibits, individuals have been able to barter goods and services in exchange for one of the jars. The exhibit poses the question: “What’s your currency?” Kelli’s family has practiced pickling for generations. “Yes, they’re this beautiful aesthetic thing,” she says, “but I also think that they speak to labor in a pretty strong way.” Even if it’s not explicit, she says, “there’s a read of, ‘Wow, that’s a lot of work’” – something that a can of produce at the supermarket does not convey. This year, provided certain grants are secured, Kelli is planning a “fairly ambitious” project involving a cross-country trip to address the student loan debt which is “crippling the economy.”
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FEAST In the Kitchen • On the Menu • Review • In the Drink • Restaurant Guide
A RAW START TO 2018 A new raw juicery opens in Pawtucket, just in time for New Year’s resolutions Last month was all about holiday spirit – or, for some of us, holiday spirits. Lots of them, along with parties, merrymaking and food that was mostly sugar topped with sugar. It’s time for a fresh start in January. For Fully Rooted Juice (FullyRooted.com), the farmer’s market darling that recently opened a juicery on Mineral Spring Avenue, it’s about a raw, cold-pressed start. “We wanted to offer an alternative that’s totally different from your typical bar with beautiful, living enzymes that fuel your body as opposed to depleting your nutrients,” says co-founder Amanda Repose, who runs Fully Rooted with Steve Carlson, Angelo Mollis and Ben Aalvik. Like any good bar, Fully Rooted is offering drinks on tap. In addition to the flavors
you can purchase at the Wintertime Farmer’s Market at Hope Artiste Village, like Green Lemonade (with apple, cucumber, spinach, celery and lemon) and Rise and Shine (with carrot and green apple), the juicery has new flavors on tap, as well as their own kombucha, in seasonal flavors like lavender rosehip and winter chai. To further their guiding vision of food as medicine – all four partners started juicing to help alleviate medical issues – Fully Rooted will be hosting “a community series highlighting everyday individuals who have dealt with chronic illness, where others can talk and share,” Amanda says. “We must be proactive in our health and help each other on that journey. That’s what Fully Rooted is about.”
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FEAST • Review
by Stephanie Obodda
A Meal of Mythical Proportions We headed to Kleos early on a Friday night before a play, looking forward to exploring their dinner menu again after a satisfying meal a few weeks earlier. When dining downtown, Kleos is an easy pick: there’s something for everyone on the menu, and it’s casual enough for any attire but still feels like a special meal. Kleos owners Lauren Lynch and Tom Bovis also own Rosalina, a popular Italian spot just a few blocks away. Though the cuisines are different, the dishes, ingredients and platings at both restaurants straddle the line between home cooking and more upscale restaurant fare. At Kleos, the well-worn wood and marble tables, dishcloth napkins, olive branches in vases, blue accents and large windows evoke a temperate day in the Mediterranean, dining alfresco in a light sea breeze. Kleos’ cocktail menu pays homage to Greek mythology with selections like Labours of Herakles and Poseidon’s Poison. My husband braved The Wrath of Hera, a concoction of Metaxa, Ouzo and passion fruit juice with soda. Hera’s wrath at her husband Zeus might have been tempered by a strong but easy drinking cocktail like this. Metaxa and Ouzo are both Greek spirits, the former a brandy/wine blend and the latter a
clear, anise-laced aperitif. I opted for a demure Sour Cherry Juice, an unusual and delicious alcohol-free option. The start of a meal at Kleos includes bread and olive oil for dipping, a special import from the owners’ family in Greece. If you enjoy its fruity aroma as much as I did, you can purchase a bottle to bring home. The Dip Tasting is a good start whether you’re a party of two or eight. The five dips, scooped attractively onto a platter, are served with vegetables and fluffy grilled pita triangles. I had to restrain myself from monopolizing my favorite, the Tirokafteri, a spicy feta dip, served along with classics like Tzatziki (cucumber yogurt dip), Santorini Fava (made from yellow split peas), Pantzarosalata (a stunning purple beet dip with walnuts) and Melitzanosalata (a smoky eggplant dip). If this sounds like too big a commitment, the dips can also be ordered individually as sides. Though this was a hearty start for two, we ordered the Saganaki Kleos as well. Saganaki may bring to mind the over-the-top presentation of a flaming slab of cheese at many Greek restaurants. Kleos’ version doesn’t involve a performance, but it’s every bit as good:
Kasseri, a fresh sheep milk cheese, is wrapped in phyllo dough, pan-seared, and topped with a drizzle of Greek honey and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. This dish was attractively presented in a miniature cast-iron pan and served with a grilled lemon, another touch we recognized from Rosalina. For our mains, we chose two of Kleos’ heavy hitters. I had the lamb shank, a large, slow-roasted shank that was, as promised, falling off the bone. The lamb was subtly flavored with garlic and various spices including cinnamon and served on top of a generous portion of Hilopitas, tiny square egg noodles, which were buttery with just a hint of cheese. My husband had the Crispy Pork Belly, served with Horta (steamed greens), fries and more of the spicy pepper feta spread. Pork belly can be heavy, and we agreed that the fairly large amount of meat might be a challenge for daintier diners, though we know plenty who would welcome the abundance. We concluded our meal with two desserts. The Greek donuts, or Loukoumades, were golf
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ball-sized and round, freshly fried and drizzled in a sweet syrup and chopped nuts. The yogurt parfait featured extra-rich Greek yogurt layered with sour cherry and topped with chopped pistachios and honey. I checked my watch at the end of the meal, worried that we would be late for our play. Though it felt like we had taken a long, relaxing Mediterranean journey, we still had plenty of time.
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FEAST • On The Menu
by Julie Tremaine
No Bones About Bone Broth Lily’s Ladle brings the health trend to Providence In the middle of cold season, Lily Scott was snowed in with a sick family. So she started making soups. And not just any soups. Soups made with her own bone broth, the quality of which went way beyond what you can get from stock in a can. Neighbors in East Greenwich started asking for her broth. Lily’s Ladle (LilysLadle.com) was born. A year ago, East Side Market was the first store to carry the broth. Now, Lily stocks stores all over the state with her broths, and offers home subscriptions. Flavors are chicken (made with Baffoni’s Poultry), vegetable mineral (with kelp from Pt. Judith Kelp Company), and grass-fed beef (from New England Grass Fed bones). Bone broth, known for its probiotic benefits, as well as boosting healthy skin and the immune system, is having a bonafide moment. “I have two toddlers in day care and I try to get in a good soup for dinner about twice a week to battle the colds that the kids bring home,” Lily says. “Are we healthier than the rest of our friends? No mamma. Does it make me feel better, like I am doing something to actively help us? Yes. And when I’m feeling run down, I just sip some.”
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Starting on January 1, pizza from Sicilia’s of Federal Hill (SiciliasOnline.com) will be available in the freezer aisle at area supermarkets, making it possible for you to enjoy their beloved deep-dish stuffed pizza without having to leave your couch, or put on pants. (Hey, we’re not judging.) After slowly introducing their frozen pizzas at local markets like East Side Marketplace, Sicilia’s Pizza is officially expanding to multiple locations across the state, including all locations of Dave’s Marketplace. You can expect pizzas to be just as fresh, hot and delicious as they are when served out of their Federal Hill location, with a flaky buttered crust, a stuffed blend of toppings and mozzarella cheese, and a second layer of thin dough topped with their signature San Marzano tomato sauce imported from Italy. Customers can choose from classic cheese pizza, their Signature Spinach and Pepperoni, and a Meat Lover’s option with meatballs, bacon, sausage and pepperoni.
There are sports pubs, and then there are pubs where you can actually play games of sport. Rec Room Providence (RecRoomPVD.com), a new sports pub in Smith Hill that calls itself the “home of the after-hours athlete,” takes the idea to a new level, with indoor games, five screens showing pay-per-view sporting events and elevated pub fare. Their bocce beer garden hosts tournament play, and you can reserve your spot for a casual game online. Plus they’ve got something on their menu called Bacon on a Stick, so game on!
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FEAST • In The Kitchen
by Jackie Ignall
Honoring CAV’s Legacy Chef David Firda on carrying on late founder Sylvia Moubayed’s vision CAV, one of the city’s most beloved restaurants, is known for its eclectic global fare, and warm setting filled with antiques and artwork – and for its irrepressible owner, Sylvia Moubayed, who passed away unexpectedly last year. We sat down with Chef David Firda on why the restaurant is unique to the city, how he is honoring Sylvia and what menu items you can’t miss out on.
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CAV recently lost their beloved owner, and now her sons are running the restaurant. How is the team honoring her legacy? CAV was inspired by Sylvia’s desire to make a difference in the world she loved. Her uplifting spirit, combined with her unconventional nature and force of will, allowed her to create a unique space that restored her customers. Staff and patrons alike are grateful to have known and loved her. We continue to honor her by carrying on her mission and striving for excellence. What makes the restaurant stand out? First, it’s the food. Second, it’s the environment. Sylvia fled Egypt and spent a year in the Ituri Forest in the Congo. It is there that she developed her love for African art and that passion is reflected in the decor. She was unconventional – some might have used the word “eccentric” – and didn’t believe in formulas or conventions. CAV stands out for this reason; it is truly unique and reflects her sense of aesthetics, abundance and attention to detail. Let’s talk about food. What are the must-try’s? Everyone should experience the calamari and crab cake. The Walnut-Encrusted Brie, Seared Diver Scallops and Seared Shrimp over lemon zest risotto, Poulet aux Poires, Duck Confit with blood orange demi-glace and Tenderloin Filet Bordelaise are also standouts.
What inspires your creations? The seasons, visiting farms and spending time with family and friends. I strive to be organized in both my professional and personal lives, which helps free my mind for creativity. I am searching for what Sylvia used to describe as that “burst of flavor,” as she would gesture with her fingers pulled together at her mouth!
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South County’s only purely Thai restaurant is Tong-D in South County Commons. They serve Thai favorites like Lemongrass Tom Yum Soup and Pad Thai, but there’s so much more to their extensive menu – noodle dishes like Pad
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Champlin’s Seafood Dockside fresh seafood serving easy breezy cocktails. 256 Great Island Rd, Narragansett, 783-3152. LD $-$$
The Wharf Tavern Serves fresh seafood and steak with bay views from almost every table. 215 Water St, Warren, 289-2524. BrLD $-$$$
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Maharaja Indian Restaurant Indian cuisine and traditional curries in a warm setting. 1 Beach St, Narragansett, 363-9988. LD $-$$
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Mariner Grille Seafood, steaks and pasta in a fun setting, with live entertainment. 140 Point Judith Rd, Narragansett, 284-3282. LD $$
T’s Restaurant Plentiful breakfast and lunch. Locations in Cranston, East Greenwich, Narragansett, TsRestaurantRI. com. BL $
Fresco Italian American comfort food with international inspirations. 301 Main St, East Greenwich, 398-0027; 140 Comstock Pkwy, Cranston, 228-3901. D $-$$ George’s of Galilee Fresh caught seafood in an upscale pub atmosphere. 250 Sand Hill Cove Rd, Narragansett, 783-2306. LD $-$$ Jigger’s Diner Classic ‘50s diner serving breakfast all day. 145 Main St, East Greenwich, 884-6060. BL $-$$
Pasquale’s Pizzeria Napoletana Authentic Neapolitan wood-fired pizza with exclusive ingredients imported from Naples. 60 S County Commons Way, South Kingstown, 783-2900. LD $-$$
Tavern by the Sea Waterfront European/ American bistro. 16 W Main St, Wickford, 294-5771. LD $$
Phil’s Main Street Grille Classic comfort food with a great rooftop patio. 323 Main St, Wakefield, 783-4073. BBrLD $
Twin Willows Fresh seafood and water views in a family-friendly atmosphere. 865 Boston Neck Rd, Narragansett, 789-8153. LD $-$$
Red Stripe Casual bistro. 465 Angell St, 6950; 455 Main St, 398-2900. BrLD $$
Tong-D Fine Thai cuisine in a casual setting. 156 County Rd, Barrington, 2892998; 50 South County Common Way, South Kingstown, 783-4445. LD $-$$
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by Robert Isenberg
Olneyville’s Industrial Heart Decades after the machines stopped running, Atlantic Mills is still an architectural wonder The two towers of The Atlantic Mills have rounded walls and elegant domes, and they would look just right on a Byzantine church. Built in 1849, this site was once the throbbing heart of Olneyville, and untold thousands toiled in its workrooms. The Mills were the brainchild of Charles Tillinghast James, a Rhode Island senator and an early proponent of steam-powered mills. After a century of continuous operation, the factory closed in 1953. Today, the Photo by Caroline Nye Stevens 66
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structure is a weathered husk of its former self. Violent storms and near-abandonment have taken their toll on the Mills’ sprawling brick walls. But numerous businesses are now headquartered here, including artists’ studios, a discount furniture store and an English-language school. The Big Top Flea Market opens its doors in the Mills every weekend, drawing a range of shoppers and small-time vendors. The interior is a labyrinth of corridors and
converted offices; the old machinery is long gone, and with its patchy walls and ceilings, renovation seems to be an ongoing process. But the towers are the standouts: Curved staircases wind their way upward, with bannisters that curl like seashells. Tall windows illuminate the expansive floorboards, and the empty alcoves echo with stepping feet. They remain architectural marvels, and in Olneyville, no monument is so iconic.
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