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This 95 minute narrated tour will view 10 lighthouses, 10 islands and other popular sights including sailing under the Jamestown and Newport Bridges, past Castle Hill, Hammersmith Farm, Ocean Cliff, Clingstone “House on the Rock”, Fort Adams State Park, and many waterfront mansions. You will also sail through famous Newport Harbor viewing multi-million dollar yachts, and numerous vintage sailing vessels. Advance reservations are highly recommended. Did you know you can hop on the fast ferry from Rhode Island and arrive in the heart of Martha’s Vineyard in only 95-minutes? Our ferry avoids all the Cape Cod traffic and offers convenient dockside parking. Depart from Quonset Point, North Kingstown and save 3 to 4 hours of travel time each way. You will enjoy scenic views down Narragansett Bay and through Vineyard Sound past the Elizabeth Islands. The ferry arrives in Oak Bluffs, with white sand beaches, numerous gift shops, restaurants and hotels just steps away. With five other towns close by, you can rent a bike, scooter, a car or purchase an advanced sightseeing tour of the entire island.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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Ken Abrams is a former teacher, a writer, and a DJ with his own folk/roots/rock radio show Tuesday evenings on WRIU 90.3 FM.

In the August cover story “Live Like an Islander,” information about both Ballard’s Beach Resort and Block Island Beach House were added by the editors and not part of the original article submitted by Thea Monje.

Each month Belinda Jones, who works by day at Animal Rescue Rhode Island, offers local tips for animals in our Rhody Pets column. This month in “Furr-ever Friends” (page 14), Jones shares about a Wakefield nonprofit committed to pairing rescue dogs with forever homes. Ann Martini

In “Wickford Past and Present” (page 16), he visited the village to report on the community efforts that keep it the special place it is.

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“Pure Gold” is the title of this month’s cover story and it could also be the nickname of writer Ann Martini, who donned a beekeeper’s suit to experience her first-ever visit to a working hive. When not tackling assignments, Martini gives them – as a professor at the University of Rhode Island. To date, Martini has traveled to 41 of the 50 states and insists that nothing compares to Little Rhody.

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In “Building Character” (page 49) DIY blogger Carli Alves shares what went into the design decisions in rehabbing her Colonial home in Washington County. Readers are sure to be inspired by her space-saving choices and expert layering techniques.

FOOD NEWS: It’s a hot month for foodie fests around the area South County Scenes A stunning image from a local lens THE COVER: Kate Callahan minding her beeswax. by Sarah Hummel, courtesy The Yucky Rivah Bee Farm. deep dive into beekeeping across Rhode Island BusinessHoney 33 by by Gene St. Pierre, courtesy of Rhode Island College House Photo by Elyse Major

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The Scoop 9 Healing arts and spreading peace are at the center of this Wakefield fest 12 THE PUBLIC’S RADIO: Democrats running for RI governor start turning up the heat 14 RHODY PETS: A local league matching rescue pups with homes + the adoptable Pet of the Month 16 Wickford earns a national spotlight for its historic charm 22 CALENDAR: This month’s must-do’s 24 RHODY GEM: Beloved farmstand in Charlestown goes big 28 The return to large-scale events is resulting in a boom for the wedding industry Life & Style 49 HOME: The design process behind the DIY update of a Colonial house 58 WELLNESS: Two ancient massage techniques soothe modern-day aches 64 MAKER: Wickford artist finds inspiration along the nearby shoreline 66 SHOP: Add coastal curb appeal with hardware made in Rhode Island Food & Drink 69 Crispy wood-fired pizza truck pops up around Southern RI 70 EXPERIENCE: Treat yourself to contemporary Mexican eats with views in Watch Hill 76 IN THE KITCHEN: An East Greenwich beverage director mixes up artisan cocktails 82 From clambakes to lobster boils, bring the ultimate seafood experience to your soiree 86

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Connect with local healers at this festival focusing on mindfulness and wellness

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Between the hustle and bustle of daily life and all variety of stressors, sometimes mental and physical health end up on the backburner. Autumn Francesca, a champion of alternative healing and mindfulness practices, is trying to help South County reprioritize well-being with the first-ever Intention Fest at Saugatucket Veterans’ Memorial Park in Wakefield. Well into her own healing journey, Francesca has spent years looking for ways to enable others to achieve better health, too, and came up with the idea of facilitating mindfulness in a fun, community-focused setting. “We’re so distracted with so many other things in place of our healing,” she says. “The festival’s purpose is really to inform and inspire people to be well, healthy, and live a life of peace. It’s paralleling my own journey over the past 10 years.”

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All That Matters Yoga + Wellness, Wakefield Awaken Wholeness Center, Wakefield Awaken Your Health Naturally, Narragansett Earth & Ocean Herbals and Wellness, North Kingstown Elite Physical Therapy, East Greenwich and other locations Jeka Wellness Center, Wakefield the kind shop, Wakefield Path 2 Harmony, Narragansett South County Herbals

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“I want people to be informed and in spired,” Francesca states. After all, she says, “Once we can better take care of our selves, we can help to take care of others.”

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Healers specializing in reflexology, Reiki, and massage will offer mini-sessions, and various other practitioners, food vendors, artists, and makers will also be on hand. A family affair, the festival features a behav ioral health booth run by Thundermist for children, along with live acoustic music and a play Witharea.somany healers and peacemakers mingling with visitors and sharing their ex pertise, Francesca also hopes to help build community among these practitioners. This way, she says, “they can leverage their gifts and bring even more to the public.”

HEALTH FIRST Among a slew of healing practitioners showing up at Intention Fest, ﬁnd a handful of local shops and studios o ering their goods and services to infuse a little mindfulness into your day-to-day.

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Francesca used to work a demanding high-pressure job, and when the stress of work combined with an unhappy relation ship, she sought preventative non-medi cal measures to mitigate her anxiety. She started with meditation, which unlocked a way for her to see more clearly, make bet ter decisions, and improve her life. From there, she was drawn to other alternative healing modes, which she introduced to her mother, who was struggling with an illness. The seed was planted – Francesca knew she had to share what she’d learned withWhetherothers.event-goers are new to the al ternative health sphere or not, Intention Fest aims to help anyone reassess their total wellbeing and introduce them to new information and practices. At the center of the event will be a meditation tent, where people can engage in mindfulness exer cises. An Intention Peace Booth will pro mote the importance of setting intentions.

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Democrats running for RI governor start turning up the heat The Scoop | so & so • In Partnership with The Public’s Radio • ThePublicsRadio.org

12 SORhodeIsland.com • September 2022 With Rhode Island edging into what is ex pected to be the ﬁrst heat wave of summer – and with just weeks until the September 13 primary election – the Democratic candidates for governor are turning on the jets.

Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, one of five major Democratic candidates, staged a news conference outside the Statehouse [in July] to call on Gov. Dan McKee to do more to extend abortion coverage for women on Medicaid or who have the state employee insurance plan. Without specifying particular actions, Gorbea called for McKee to be more force ful on the issue. “I’m calling on all of my colleagues that are running for governor to stand firmly and to put pressure on the governor to exercise leadership and make sure that women in Rhode Island are able to exercise their right to choose whether or not to have an abortion and not be limited by financial reasons,” Gorbea said in an interview.

The current ﬁght for the state’s top job has so far featured few of the issue-oriented campaign events typical of years past. It’s not really clear if that’s due to COVID fatigue or other reasons. But now, with the mercury zipping past 90 and Rhode Islanders ﬂocking to beaches, the candi dates are cranking up their e orts.

A recent Boston Globe poll suggested a tight race in the Democratic primary for governor between McKee, Gorbea, and former CVS Health executive Helena Buonanno Foulkes. Buonanno Foulkes called on McKee in May to do more to expand abortion coverage. She also went on the air immediately after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade to propose a regional coalition of states in strong support of abortion rights, McKee’s campaign called Gorbea’s criticism an attempt to grab headlines. An executive order signed by McKee earlier this month would shield women who seek reproductive health services here from legal liability in other states. But the coverage gap cited by Buonanno, Foulkes, and Gorbea has persisted despite

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the introduction of bills meant to close it for the last three years – and that’s a sore point for many supporters of abortion rights. Legislative leaders have signaled the issue may get more attention when the next General Assembly session starts in January. (Rhode Island adopted a law in 2019 to ensure abortion rights.) McKee became governor last year when his predecessor, Gina Raimondo, landed the job as US Commerce secretary. In another sign of a new stage in the race, McKee’s campaign unveiled its ﬁrst TV commercial. McKee’s 90-something mother, Willa, wearing oversized sunglass es, gets a co-starring role while helping to burnish his record on issues like the accel erated phase out of the car tax (a move led by the legislature), new investment in a ordable housing and the passage of laws imposing new restrictions on guns.

Two other Democrats, Matt Brown and Luis Daniel Munoz, are among the oth er candidates running for governor, and they’ve registered in the single digits in polls. There is also an Independent candi date, Zachary Hurwitz, who qualiﬁed for the ballot, according to the secretary of state’s o ce. The winner of the Democratic primary is expected to square o against Republican businesswoman Ashley Kalus in the November general election. Ian Donnis can be reached at idonnis@ripr.org

“Not bad for a year and a half,” McKee quipped. To which Willa retorted, “Not bad for a governor that lives with his mother!” Gorbea and Buonanno Foulkes have al ready been advertising for weeks. Gorbea touts her record in the secretary of state’s o ce, while Buonanno Foulkes points to her management experience with a cor poration, CVS Health, with a much bigger budget and many more employees than the state of Rhode Island.

One of many dogs seeking a permanent home through Save One Soul

RHODY PET OF THE MONTH: BENEDICT By Karen Kalunian

Furr-ever Friends A Wakeﬁeld nonproﬁt aims to make fostering or adopting a rescue dog easy with a series of events

Here are some of the ways you can get up close and paw-sonal with SOS dogs (in their signature red bandanas) this month:

Benedict is what we like to call “perfectly imperfect.” He is a sweet Hound-mix puppy with a passion for everything life has to o er; he’s playful, smart, and loving. Benedict is also deaf but works hard learning the ropes. Thanks to his foster mom’s commitment, Benedict’s on his way to becoming the best boy. A unique Benedict trademark is his ear that appears ﬂipped back, which only adds to his cuteness. If you want to give Benedict a shot at living his life to its fullest in a loving home, make an appointment to meet him by contacting Save One Soul Animal Rescue League. For more information, call 401-206 0727, email Info@sosarl.org, or visit SOSARL.org If you have been thinking of adopting or know of an animal in need, please contact Karen directly at animaltalk1920@gmail.com

BARK ON THE BEACH Mark your calendars for Animal Rescue Rhode Island’s 11th Annual Bark on the Beach fundraising walk on sunny, sandy Narragansett Beach on September 24 from 9-11am. For $25, you’ll be entered in the milelong walk, with free refreshments, fun competitions, and a blissful blessing of the animals! AnimalRescueRI.org

If you’ve been waiting for the summer crowds to sail away from Newport, this is the ideal date to head over the bridge. SOS is holding a mini adoption event at The Black Dog General Store, with 20 percent of all sales going to the rescue – a great chance to stock up on gifts for your dog-loving friends. Plus, spend $100 or more, and you’ll be entered into a ra e to win a goodie-ﬁlled tote. 33 Bannister’s Wharf, September 10, 11am-3pm

ZOOM IN Enjoy ﬁve minutes of screentime with adoptable dogs via Zoom appearances in their current foster homes. This Virtual Adoption Event is a great way to get real insight into how they would behave in your own home.

The name may be Save One Soul (SOS) Animal Rescue League, but since its founding in 2014, this dynamic South County rescue has actually saved over 4,000 furry souls! It’s a remarkable accomplishment, but, as adoption counselor Trisha Hlastawa explains, their challenges are also numerous. “Our partner rescues in southern states are at a crisis point with unprecedented numbers of animals desperately in need of shelter and care,” says Hlastawa. “There are so many truly great dogs of all ages and sizes, and we are determined to find them loving homes in Rhode Island.” A nonproﬁt group of dedicated volunteers enlisting the help of community partners and folks eager to open up their home to a foster dog companion, SOS’s mission is centered around ﬁnding permanent homes for abandoned and at-risk pets. With a notable reduction in adoption applications recently even as more pups come in, they’re sending out an SOS for households who can be a safe harbor for these pooches in need.

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The historic North Kingstown village earned a national spotlight for its thriving community and pristine preservation

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16 SORhodeIsland.com • September 2022 Known for its picturesque bay views, cozy shops, and carefully preserved Colonials, any resident or frequent visitor could tell you Wickford is a New England darling. Earlier this year, just how beloved Wick ford is was proved on a national scale when it earned the top spot of USA Today ’s an nual survey, “10 Best Historic Small Towns in America,” ahead of the likes of Gettys burg, Pennsylvania; Abilene, Kansas; Taos, New Mexico; and more. It’s a special honor for the historic vil lage within the town of North Kingstown. The ranking was no surprise, however, to boosters and residents of the seaside community, who came together to sup port the designation in a joint effort of local businesses and civic groups helping to make Wickford number one. “North Kingstown Chamber of Com merce, the Wickford Merchant Associ ation, the Town Council, and HistWick (the Wickford historical association), all played a role,” says Kristin Urbach, ex ecutive director of the North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce. “When we heard Wickford was in the top 10, the Town Council president encouraged supporters to vote. It was a collaboration of all these associations in town and various groups that promoted voting.” A social media campaign launched by the chamber included photos highlighting the benefits of living, visiting, and work ing in the village. “The history is remark able, as is the beauty of Wickford,” says Urbach. “The residents and businesses all take great pride in maintaining and preserving their properties. It’s evident when you stroll through the village. Hist Wick created a historic walk with mark ers where you can learn the history of the homesMadehere.”upof community members, Hist Wick is a nonprofit dedicated to cele brating the village’s cultural and historic features through these self-guided tours. Preservation is an ongoing effort in the community, Wickfordtoo.Past and Present

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“HistWick is a neighborhood organiza tion that started in the ‘90s and their goal was to preserve and protect the historic houses,” explains Mary Ann Hackett, pres ident of the association. “We have nine or 10 of these markers. For example, Ten Rod Road was a cattle drive during colo nial days, where people brought their cat tle down to Wickford Harbor to ship out to different parts of the country. There’s a house on Pleasant Street that was owned by a Black mariner, one of the first homes owned by an African American man in NewWickford’sEngland.”past is made up of fascinating stories. At one point in the 1800s, almost all the businesses on Main Street were owned by women. “Many of the husbands of these women were sea captains so they were gone; the women were trying to maintain the homes and businesses,” explains Hack ett. Today, many Wickford establishments remain female-led, and business continues to go strong on Main Street, even during the pandemic. “During COVID, because it wasn’t inside a shopping mall, many busi nesses said they had their best year ever,” says Hackett. “Wickford is hopping!”

Today’s Wickford sees unique events that draw huge crowds throughout the year. The summer season includes Harbor Lights, an outdoor celebration with food trucks, face painting, balloon art, horse-drawn car riage rides, live music, and more – with one more occurrence this year on September 8 closing out the summer season. And New The Scoop | so & so •

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20 SORhodeIsland.com • September 2022 The Scoop | so & so • By Ken Abrams Englanders ﬂock to the Wickford Art Festi val, one of the largest outdoor art festivals in the country, which can now host more exhibitors, patrons, and vendors than ever since moving to Wilson Park. The Merchant’s Association also sponsors Wicked Week, a Halloween celebration featuring the popu lar Horrible’s Parade with dozens of witches singing and dancing in the streets.

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The North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce boasts a 93-year track record of uplifting the community, so naturally, “we were really thrilled to see the town receive that recognition,” Urbach says of USA To day ’s ranking. “We provide the official visi tor’s center for North Kingstown, we greet dozens of visitors per day in the summer, and many come here specifically asking where Wickford is.” No doubt, there’s a “team approach” to Wickford’s success. “The businesses come together for celebrations during the holi day season, the Merchant’s Association has Daffodil Days, the chamber hosts the annual tree lighting,” Urbach continues.

“You really have a strong community work ing together, the businesses and the resi dents, and that really make an impact.” For more ways to experience Wickford, visit WickfordVillage.org or HistWick.org Shelves of local goods at Beauty and the Bath

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September 10: Jam to Steve Smith & The Nakeds and other local bands for the Endless Summer Festival, two days of the season’s last hurrah marked by food and craft vendors, kids’ activities, and beach fun.

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September 22: The Rhythm & Roots Festival returns to Ninigret Park for Labor Day Weekend, showcasing a wide array of musical styles on three stages, plus on-site camping, food and craft vendors, and more.

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September 18: Kandi Dishe hosts Drag Brunch at Finn’s Harborside, where eggs are served sunnyside up with a side of sass. Tickets include a Bloody Mary or mimosa and brunch bu ett to enjoy with a fabulous act.

September 16-17: The Preserve Sporting Club hosts Adam Vinatieri’s First Annu al Clays 4 Charity, where pro and amateur clay shooters compete to raise funds. Stick around for golf, ﬂy ﬁshing, ATV riding, and more.

Charlestown, RhythmAndRoots.com September 2-4: Save the date for the annual Wakeﬁeld Oktoberfest, signaling the start of fall with multiple stages of performers, roaming family-friendly entertainment, festive German tunes, and a beer garden.

Bring a blanket and pic nic basket for Westerly Sound’s free all-ag es concert series held at Wilcox Park the ﬁrst Sunday of every month through Oc tober. This month, Hiss Golden Messenger takes the stage. WesterlySound.org

essential events happening this month

Amelia Wilson’s “Look Outs and Letters” installation for Passages

As a part of Jamestown Arts Center’s 2022 Biennial, Passages is an outdoor experience featuring a range of artists. Among them is David Young, shining a light on the role of public art during a special lecture. JamestownArtCenter.org For a listingstatewideofeventsvisitusonline! HeyRhody.com

September 4: Celebrate RI Land Trust Days with a guided night walk with South Kingstown Land Trust. The Harvest Full Moon Hike at Weeden Farm lets guests listen to noc turnal wildlife and gather around a campﬁre for s’mores. South Kingstown, SKLT.org September 9: 10

WakeﬁeldVillageAssociation.com October 1: Cruise over to show o or check out vintage wheels at the Cool Cars for Cats & Canines 11th Annual Car Show. Bring a pet food donation and chow down on food vendors. Exeter, Facebook: Friends of the Exeter Animals

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Please note that events may require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test and mask-wearing regardless of vaccination status. Be sure to check each venue for updates.

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What makes it a Rhody Gem?

Formerly a little red farm stand on Route 1 in Charlestown, Quonnie Farms expanded to a spacious post-and-beam barn market open year-round. Produce bins overflow with local produce – most grown on own ers Blake Holland and Kat Jackson’s family farm. Specialty pantry items include rare, hand-selected provisions both imported and from nearby makers along with shell fish harvested daily from Quonochontaug Pond, just down the road. The market also features a scratch kitchen – which aims to be zero waste – and bakery, with freshly baked sourdough loaves leavened from wild yeasts harvested from their organic blueberry field. Cheese lovers delight in Quonnie Farms’ selection of hard-to-find specialty varieties while their overstu ed homemade sandwiches and pizzas are per fect to grab on the way to a beach picnic or on your return from a day on the water. Scoop rhody Karen Greco To submit your Rhody Gem, please email Elyse@ProvidenceOnline.com

What it is: A produce farm and specialty market known for their famous hand-picked sweet corn and other seasonal harvests. Where to ﬁnd it: Located at the corner of West Beach Road and Route 1 in Charlestown, in the village of Quonochontaug.

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“We’ve seen a 50 percent increase in weddings since 2019,” says Nicole Mattiello, vice president of business development at Pranzi Catering & Events. Based in Providence, Pranzi began exclusively as a catering busi ness back in 1997, but in 2018, dipped its toes into the rental business with Pranzi Tents & Events. Today, the company practically has it all: a large and growing inventory of rentals and decor, state-of-the-art tents, a cater ing team, in-house pastry chefs, and even their own in-house floral ser vices and design team. “With rentals, we are involved in over 150 weddings per month and we cater 50 weddings per month,” says Mattiello. “We have a wedding all 12 months of the year now – there really is no more ‘wedding season.’” While bookings are a sweet relief after a pandemic-driven drought, the wedding industry faces new challenges in an effort to keep up with the growing demand – the same struggles many are now all too famil iar with: supply chain disruption, in flation, and staffing shortages. “We are doing the best we can.” In Pranzi’s case, Mattiello says sep arating the rental and catering ends of the business has helped, with in ventory kept and stored in two ware houses located in Quonset and West Warwick, and culinary goods coming from Providence. At the moment, their team consists of 75 employees in the rental company, and 200 in the catering, but Mattiello says, “We are currently employing the most staff we ever have in company his tory, and we are still hiring in every department for multiple positions.” When it comes to weddings, Mati ello has a dual perspective, since she is also currently planning her own. “My best advice is to find a venue first and reserve early,” she instructs. Photo courtesy of Pranzi Catering

By Megan Schmit Bridal

With the return of in-person and full-scale events, the industry bounces back bigger than ever

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Catering and rental companies aren’t the only ones feeling the heat this wedding season. Brid al shops are encountering lon ger-than-anticipated shipping of dresses, limousine companies are coping with the rising cost of gas, and available dates are dwindling. According to sources like The New York Times , 2022 is shaping up to be a bridal boom year – even for Little Rhody.

“There’s a lot of amazing plac es to get married in our tiny lit tle state, and as a floral designer, that is such a wonderful oppor tunity,” says Polly Hutchison, owner of Robin Hollow Farm in Saunderstown. She believes flowers make a wedding – and not just because it’s their busi ness. “The living colors and tex tures of flowers bring any space to life. Combine that with good decisions around signage, decor, and the like, and your event will beRobingorgeous.”Hollow’s niche in the wedding industry is unique be cause of the fact it is a cut-flow er farm, meaning its colorful blooms are planted, grown, picked, and fashioned into strik ing displays – all in the same place and, often, by the same hands. “Because of the broad nature of our business, rang ing from home delivery through farmers markets and full-scale wedding decor, we are a bit of a unicorn in that we have folks who cross-train in farm tasks and design so that we can flex depending on the jobs at hand.

“We have a wedding all 12 months of the year now – there really is no more ‘wedding season.’” NICOLE MATTIELLO Pranzi Catering & Events

“We are now closing off dates earlier than ever because the de mand is so high, so I recommend as soon as you can to book a ca terer or rental company.”

“We are doing our best to find ways to continue to make beautiful weddings hap pen for all of our clients,” says Hutchison.

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Of course, there are ways the happy cou ple can help. “We have always encouraged clients to let us know the look and feel they are going for, any colors they particularly like, and let us make the appropriate flow er choices that are seasonal,” Hutchison says. “Now more than ever communicat ing that vision is important so that we can get you the best of what is available, and it gives us the freedom to make your dreams come to life.” As for Hutchison’s outlook for the indus try moving forward? “Our crystal ball broke in March of 2020, so we just think in terms of what each client needs and how we can best serve them now.”

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“Our crystal ball broke in March of 2020, so we just think in terms of what each client needs and how we can best serve them now.”

“We are extremely fortunate here at Rob in Hollow,” Hutchison continues. “That said, the floral industry as a whole has been hit very hard, with vase and supply shortag es as well as price increases that are much higher than the national average.” Because Robin Hollow grows many of their own flowers, they are able to control their qual ity and availability. Hutchison also credits her dedicated team, whom she is grateful for in such a tight labor market.

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By Ann Martini

The buzz on local honey – where to ﬁnd it, what to do with it, and why bees are so important to almost everything we eat

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I t’s a hot and sunny summer Saturday morning and the Coastal Growers Market held at Casey Farm in Saunderstown is a treat for the senses. The aromas of manure and farm animals permeate the air. A red-faced eight-year-old with a fistful of wildflowers props himself on an old stone wall and lifts his head to catch a tiny ocean breeze wafting from the east. Yardstick-tall kids squeal with delight at the possibility of coming nose-to-snout with piglets. Canvas pop-up tents form a perimeter ripe with shopping opportunities: a red-haired teenager examines the ingredients on a bottle of lotion from Herbalicious Skincare; a coastal grandmother chooses flowers from Robin Hollow Farm; a man in a Yankees shirt tells another in a Red Sox hat that Pat’s Pastured eggs have “the most amazing yellow-orange yolks you’ve eva, eva seen!” A stone’s throw away, the Casey Farm tent o ers its own amazing yellow-orange-hued product: heavy jars of thick, golden honey, straight from its own apiary.

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In 1989, the National Honey Board initiated the designation to coincide with honey collection season, which typically ﬁnishes in September as bees get ready to secure their hives for winter.

This 300 acres of land has been farmed since the mid 1700s, and you can bet that honey bees have played a role in shoring up Casey Farm all along, making it a prolific source of fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, eggs, maple syrup, and more. But it’s the honey that might be its most precious crop because the process involved in making it sustains everything that lives and grows here. Then, of course, there’s the sublime taste of it. As a sweetener for tea or cocktails, a condiment for ricot ta toast or chicken and waffles, and an ingredient in your lip balm or facial soap, honey has never been more popular, thanks in part to the sustainable food movement and con sumers who love it. Chefs and baristas love it, too, and local establishments from Main Street Coffee in East Greenwich to The Salted Slate in Providence maintain their own hives and use the honey in their recipes. Over the course of a couple of hours here at Casey Farm, at least a dozen pounds will be tak en home, according to farm manager Lindie Markovich, who has overseen this coastal ecosystem for nearly a decade. pollinatedbeenbyahoneybee.”

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Think you might like to start an api ary – a collection of beehives – of your own? Even people wary of insects might ﬁnd the complex infrastructure of beehives and the docile nature of honey bees a pleasure. Plus, jars of your own honey will make you the hit of holiday gift-giving season! Je Mel lo of Aquidneck Honey and Jim Murphy of Rhode Island College have a few tips for the process. “Bees can go in just about any yard,” says Murphy. Mello suggests ensuring the area is free from any lawn care treatments that involve the use of pesticides. Murphy estimates the cost to a beginner would be about $500. This would include the bees, a beginner hive, a protective suit and gloves, a smoker, and a few small tools. If you wanted to get into honey collection, you’d have to spend a bit more, Murphy says – an uncapping tank, extractor, and bottling tank would run about $2,500. And bee practical about it: the best time to start a hive is in spring.

WESTERLY AGWAY: Find hives and hive kits. WesterlyAgway.com

WOOD’S BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES AND ACADEMY: Sells everything from bees to hives to honey jars. Lincoln, WoodsBees.com

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BEE EDUCATION AT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE: For individuals and educators looking to visit the hives and learn about bees, ﬁnd programs to suit kids from preschool through high school. RIC.edu RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: Requires all apiaries to be registered to control the spread of disease. RI.gov/Programs/Agriculture/ApiaryDEM.

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To simplify things: “Honey is essential ly bee vomit,” says Jim Murphy, resident beekeeper and director of sustainabil ity at Rhode Island College (RIC). Mur phy cares for four hives containing up to 60,000 honey bees in a garden on the Providence campus. Here, the bees col lect nectar from vegetables such as cu cumbers and tomatoes and herbs such as mint and basil, as well as the clover that grows on acres of grass on the RIC campus. They store the nectar in a sort of auxiliary stomach and then regurgitate it into the hive, using it for their own nutri tion. To collect honey, he explains, some of the honey is extracted from the comb using a spinner and then filtered into jars. There are four queen bees in residence at RIC – queens Latifa, Beatrice, Donovan, and one still needing a name. “The kids get a kick out of their names and make suggestions for the fourth,” says Murphy, talking about the educational program he runs for grade schoolers who visit to learn about bees. But bees aren’t just for fun and games. “Honey bees pollinate 80 percent of all pollinated food,” says Mur phy. “Or, to put it another way, one out of every three bites of food you take has been pollinated by a honey bee.” Honey contains mostly sugar, as well as a mix of amino acids, vitamins, minerals, iron, zinc, and antioxidants. While its potential in recipes seems endless, the uses for honey in other applications is even moreso. Hon ey has been around for more than 8,000 years, and can be used to treat asthma, sore throats, fatigue, dizziness, hepatitis, constipation, eczema, ulcers, diabetes, skin infections and wounds, as well as cardio vascular, neurological, and gastrointestinal diseases. It can be more helpful to those with pollen allergies than a double-dose of over-the-counter allergy meds.

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Whitney McGinnes can relate to that. An amateur beekeeper on Block Island since middle school, she has long su ered from seasonal allergies. When her father decided to start keeping bees on their prop erty, she grew aware of the calming e ect honey can have on allergies and began taking it to alleviate her symptoms. She now assists bee keeper Tracy Finn, an islander who manages about 20 hives. Togeth er, they maintain an observation hive, where K-8 educators can bring students to learn more about the many benefits of beekeeping and honey. Just being around the hives, McGinnes began to notice, helped alleviate her allergies. “Beekeeping is like therapy for me,” she explains. It was another young beekeeper who introduced local honey to her employers at Main Street Co ee in East Greenwich. Lexi Cole and her dad also began raising bees on their property in Coventry when she was in middle school. She is pleasantly addicted to the process of bee keeping. There are about 320 di erent varieties of honey, and as Cole explains, they vary in color, odor, and flavor, depending on what the honey bees are pollinating and when. Cole says that like wine, a very sophisticated palate might detect the presence of blueberries or as paragus in spring, strawberries and tomatoes in summer, squash and apples in the fall, in addition to whatever flowers are in bloom. The color is typically darker in the fall for example, according to Cole’s experience with her own honey. The springtime honey that is for sale now at Casey Farm is light yellow “because of all the flower pollen,” says Lindie Markovich.

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LOCALHONEY Lucky for us, bees make more honey than their colony needs. Most locally owned super, farm, and specialty markets sell regional honey but here are a few smaller shops for sourcing the sweet stu : BEAUTY AND THE BATH 11 W Main St, Wickford BEE HAPPY HOMESTEAD Available at Wicked Roots/see below BLOCK ISLAND FARMERS MARKET Legion Park, Block Island COASTAL GROWERS MARKET AT CASEY FARM* 2325 Boston Neck Road, Saunderstown JW GRAHAM/YES GALLERY 17 Brown Street, Wickford JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY FARM* Eldred Avenue, Jamestown LAVENDER WAVES FARM 814 Commodore Perry Highway, South Kingstown LITTLEFIELD BEE FARM Block Island Farmers Market MAIN STREET COFFEE 137 Main Street, East Greenwich PLEASANT ACRES FLORISTS & GREENHOUSES 130 Franklin Street, Westerly SHERIDAN APIARIES 180 Tower Hill Road, Wickford WILDWOOD NURSERY & GARDEN CENTER 659 Frenchtown Road, East Greenwich WICKED ROOTS MICROFARM 4241 South County Trail, Charlestown WILD SALT FARM Warwick Neck, Warwick WILLIAM WRIGHT & CO. 95 Watch Hill Road, Watch Hill YUCKY RIVAH BEE FAHM *WakeﬁeldSaturday mornings through October If we missed your favorite, let us know at Marketing@ProvidenceOnline.com KATE CALLAHAN AT HER WAKEFIELD HIVE

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3 ounces good vodka (Main Street uses Tito’s)

3 dashes bitters 1 ounce local honey Splash ginger beer Place the strawberries in a large wide-bottomed glass, such as a Mason jar, and use a muddler or the back of a spoon to crush the fruit to release juices. Add the vodka, bitters, and honey, and mix well. Top with a splash of ginger beer. Garnish with a slice or strawberry and lemon, if desired. Main Street Coffee 137 Main St, East Greenwich, MainStreet-Co ee.com

The Bee’s Knees 3 ounces good gin (Main Street uses Bombay Sapphire) 1 ounce lemon juice 1 ounce local honey Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Serve with a lemon wedge if desired.

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So what’s the buzz about bees being en dangered? While it’s true that some bee pop ulations are on the decline due to pesticides, disease, habitat loss, and climate change, there are, according to Scientiﬁc American magazine, more honey bees on Earth now than ever before. But in the business of con ventional beekeeping – ever-growing to meet increasing demand for honey – honey bees are speciﬁcally bred to increase productivity. This selective breeding can narrow the gene pool and lead to large-scale die-o s.

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Megan Eddy, a manager and bartender at Main Street Coffee, quickly found uses for Cole’s honey. It’s in recipes such as an addictive honey-walnut-cinnamon cream cheese, as well as cocktails. The Bee’s Knees combines gin, fresh lemon juice, and honey shaken over ice and served up neat. The Strawberry Stinger starts by muddling two strawberries with two lem on wedges, then adding vodka, bitters, honey, and a splash of ginger beer shaken and served over ice. The honey imparts a subtle sweetness, says Eddy, and creates a balance among the ingredients. “And people just seem to love that the drinks include our own honey,” she says. “It adds that unique local ingredient to what would otherwise be something generic.”

Got honey? Main Street Coffee in East Greenwich shares two popular recipes using pure honey.

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As Je Mello, the beekeeper at Aquid neck Honey in Tiverton says, “No bees, no food.” It’s what compels Mello, nicknamed “Je the Bee Man,” to take to bee rescue. Mello started small-scale beekeeping 30 years ago and now maintains organic, chemical-free apiaries in four states that produce some of the most superior or ganic honey you can buy. Still, he’ll ﬁnd out about a hive located in an inconve nient space – say, way up on a telephone pole on a main road in Middletown – and he’ll go to the rescue before the hive can be removed by a guy with a spray tank of pesticides. “We’ll shut down tra c and get up there in a bucket truck,” he says, explaining how he will remove the hive and relocate as many bees as he can. “I really love it,” relays Mello of both rescu ing and maintaining hives. Even though Mello is among the one percent of the population that has an allergic reaction to bee stings, he’ll never stop beekeeping. “It’s just the most amazing thing.”

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Building Character

Photography by Carli Alves

When Rhode Island-based blogger and DIY content creator Carli Alves and her husband Justin ﬁrst laid eyes on their 1945 South County Colonial, it wasn’t exactly love at ﬁrst sight. Between the overgrown hedges, the hostas growing from the gutters, and the mildew that shrouded the faded yellow facade, they knew they had their work cut out for them. Having just come o the heels of a 140-year-old Victorian renovation, Carli and Justin had some tricks up their sleeve to turn this 1,700-square-foot forgotten house into a home for their family of six.

A 1945 Colonial in South County gets a hands-on makeover from its homeowner, DIY blogger Carli Alves Upper cabinets were replaced with shelves, adding light and access to everyday dishes

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The home’s dedicated family room was dark and dated so the couple vaulted the less-than-eight-foot ceiling and installed two large skylights to brighten up the room. A large relaxed sectional completes Life

For Alves and her family, the kitchen is the place to gather. “While I love a formal dining room, it just didn’t match our more casual lifestyle,” she says. So she instead turned the home’s dining room into a sit ting room to enjoy cozy fires in the colder months, and in the kitchen, Alves built an almost 10-foot-long window seat to create a comfy dining nook for her family to set tle on at the end of a long day. “It was the perfect way to maximize the space and create a comfy-cozy feeling in the kitchen.”

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“My daughter has always wanted an attic room, so she claimed the space the moment she laid eyes on it,” Alves explains. Bright ening up the attic with crisp white vertical shiplap and freshly painted ﬂoorboards created not one but two additional spaces

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A clock helps keep the smart phone at bay

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the space making this family room perfect for movie nights. Being just three miles from the beach, Alves drew inspiration from her surround ings for the couple’s bedroom. “I’ve always loved light, bright, and airy spaces, so us ing natural wood tones, mixed with grays, blues, and whites, was a no-brainer for cre ating a calm, coastal-inspired bedroom to retreat to,” she says.

The home’s walk-up attic was a bonus.

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54 SORhodeIsland.com • September 2022 for the family to utilize. Alves turned one side of the attic into an o ce/studio space for her four children to create art and music, and the other side became a hangout room for her teenage daughter. “Finishing these spaces added roughly 300 square feet to our home, giving us all a little more room to spreadAlthoughout.” the footprint of the main level bathroom is small, Alves gave it an unexpect ed treatment by installing shiplap vertically and painting it in a deep charcoal shade that added depth and drama to the small space.

“There are still a bunch of projects that we want to tackle in this home, including a second-floor bathroom renovation and basement we hope to finish, but for now we are enjoying the fruits of our labors.”

“The wall color was inspired by the wallpaper, and I figured if there was a space in our home to be a little dramatic, it was here.” Alves also chose a console-style sink that she modified herself to better fit the scale of the bathroom.

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DESTINATION: WESTERLY “Westerly’s downtown is so charm ing with its historic buildings ﬁlled with trendy shops and restaurants. We are thrilled with the addition of one of our Providence favorites KNEAD Doughnuts, and the new Mexican American eatery, Surf Cantina. Wilcox Park is great for enjoying open-air concerts, theater, and a host of other fun events. We love The Andrea; its waterfront location is a dream for beautiful ocean views and delicious food and drinks. Bonus: there’s space for the kids to throw a frisbee around on the beach, so it has something for everyone!”

MADE BY CARLI Carli Alves has been chronicling her love for DIY and all things home and lifestyle on her blog since 2010. Her mission is to encourage and empower readers to eas ily make their homes beautiful on a bud get. Learn more at FWMadeByCarli.com; IG: @madebycarli Carli Alves shares ideas and resources for making the most of living in the Ocean State.

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SHOP LOCAL “A few of my favorite local spots to thrift are the Jonnycake Center in Westerly, Es tate Services in West Warwick, and South County Habitat Restore in Charlestown.”

Black dining chairs connect with the light ﬁxture above

COASTAL CUES “As a native New Englander, I love incor porating coastal accents like vintage sail boat sketches, antique landscape paint ings, and ocean-inspired brass trinkets to add charm and character to my home.”

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58 SORhodeIsland.com • September 2022 Life & Style | wellness • By Karen Greco Island Rose Spa’s invitation to test drive a massage could not have come at a better time. My late-summer schedule was packed with work and life commitments and I felt frayed at the edges. This year’s self-care resolution was as faded a memory as New Year’sAfterEve.checking out their extensive mas sage menu online, I decided to skip to the chase and ring the spa for a recommenda tion. The receptionist was a delight, guid ing me towards a treatment that made sense for my various concerns: stiff, old, perpetually overwhelmed. “Have you ever tried cupping?” she asked. With an audible intake of breath, I responded, “No, but I want to!” Island Rose Spa offers a Gua Sha Myofas cial Release massage that includes cupping – a centuries-old method using suction to work on fascia (animal horns were original ly used; we’ve since moved on to glass and silicone). Gua sha is a treatment that uses a flat stone in an almost scraping motion during the massage (this sounds worse than it is; it’s actually very gentle) to stim ulate blood flow, which promotes healing and loosens fascia. For the uninitiated, fascia is the connec tive tissue that holds muscles (as well as organs, blood vessels, bones, and nerves) in place. Made up of collagen, healthy fascia is malleable; it bends and stretches. However, since fascia also has nerve end ings, it can tighten up for a host of reasons, including muscle overuse, a sedentary life style, and stress. Tight fascia – not the mus cle under it – is often the reason for our aches and pains. So adding cupping to the massage not only also continues to work the fascia but also stimulates lymphatic flow – exactly what my overworked and overwhelmed body needed. I was all in. Arriving at Island Rose Spa is like walking into a wellness portal. The soothing space is done in coastal hues. Grays, whites, and ocean blues complement the serene beach

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60 SORhodeIsland.com • September 2022 scenes snapped by local photographers framed on the walls. My therapist, Amiel De Guzman, directs me to a treatment room, its motif the same soothing vibe. We talk for a bit about my past experience with massage (always painful, hence minimal) and why I’m opting for this particular treatment. While I’d get more relaxation with deeper massages like Swedish, DeGuzman felt the cupping was better suited to address my concerns “because you’re actually working the muscles, increasing blood flow.” He explains that the cupping combined with the gua sha is a good choice for some one who is active. “We’re talking about ath letes, bodybuilders because their muscles are so taut. For lymphatic drainage, it’s ideal. I don’t use the cups as deep, not for the first time, but you will feel the benefits of it.” Because he planned to go lighter, he explains, it won’t leave unsightly marks on my skin (shout-out to US swimmer Michael Phelps in the 2016 Olympics).

DeGuzman exits and leaves me to disrobe and I slide into the comfy massage bed and force the day’s tasks out of my brain, focus ing on the meditative music playing in the background. He returns with an assortment of different sized silicone cups that “look like the tops of Yankee Candles.”

After tucking a bolster under my knees to release tension in my back, DeGuzman begins the massage on my face with some Life Karen Greco

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This treatment did not feel like an indulgence; it felt like a necessity –so much so, I purchased three more treatments to ensure I keep up my 2022 resolution.

When the massage was over (protip, treat yourself to the 90 minutes; the time flies) and I slid out of the bed, the first thing I noticed was the pain I carried in my hips for months was gone. My muscles felt loose and lim ber. I was relaxed, but I didn’t feel like I needed a nap, so I could go about the rest of my day.

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By Karen Greco light strokes using the gua sha stone, paying extra attention to my jaw line (yup, I’m a teeth grinder). Because the stone gives an even pressure, he’s able to go a little deeper without using anyThenforce.he moves to the neck, working on the sternocleidomastoid muscle, which feels a little weird. DeGuzman explains that clients often don’t want that area massaged, but, “it’s such a prevalent muscle in relation to your head and neck, it should get worked.”

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It was time to move onto the bigger and more problematic areas of my body. DeGuzman used the friction of the gua sha stone to warm up my mus cles before applying the cups, which he left in place only for about 30 seconds each, moving them along my muscles, finding the tight spots and applying the suction to release tension. De pending on what he felt, he’d cup the same spot repeatedly, add more gua sha friction, or manipulate the mus cle with his hands. Each decision was made based on how my body reacted, making it a truly bespoke service.

Surprisingly, none of this hurt. I don’t get massages often because I find them exceedingly painful. Un der DeGuzman’s expert hands, dis comfort was minimal, allowing me to actually decompress.

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Shells are a recent focus for Jedrey. At ﬁrst, her work hewed more traditional, doing portraits and then landscapes inspired by her Flexing Her Mussels

Beauty grows out of adversity, and that’s ex actly what happened with Wickford-based oil painter Alexandra Jedrey. The pandemic proved a turning point for her art career. Faced with time to fill because of the shut downs, she decided to stir up some prover bial lemonade and offer her paintings for sale for the first time. “It came from a com pletely horrible time, but something really great grew from it,” says Jedrey.

The first year, she launched her website and focused on online sales. For her sec ond, she applied to be part of the Wick ford Art Festival. When they accepted her, it was the realization of a childhood dream.

Jedrey arrived at the University of New Hampshire an undeclared major, but when she took her first art class there, “I thought, yup, this is where I’m supposed to be.” She went on to get her master’s in education, becoming an art teacher when she returned to Rhode Island, but left her teaching ca reer in 2021 to focus on her art full time.

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The shoreline palette informs Jedrey’s colorway

The shell-inspired oil paintings of Wickford artist Alexandra Jedrey

Jedrey’s beautiful oil paintings of shells local to the shores of Rhode Island – filled with an ocean of seaworthy colors and textures, since her tool of choice is a pal let knife – dazzled art buyers at last year’s Wickford Art Festival. “I didn’t quite re alize how high stakes it was,” she says of the festival’s impact on her art career. Her appearance led to booking more summer art festivals, as well as ongoing sales and direct commissions for long after, enough that she was able to quit her day job.

“I grew up in the area. I’ve been going ev ery year since I was little and it was always this far-fetched, glamorous thing. It’s kind of surreal to be participating in it now.”

The shells also are a boon on the fes tival circuit. “I personally love painting them,” she says, but notes that the small er size of her canvases gives the art a more accessible price point, especially to first-time“There’sbuyers.aculture of collecting art that’s very highbrow and elite, and it doesn’t have to be,” she says. “If you like some thing, if you think it would look good in your home, if you enjoy looking at it, if you like the colors, if it makes you happy, just go for it. Because every time you see it in your house, it’ll bring back that feeling.” Learn more at Coastal artist Alexandra Jedry at favorite spot Calf Pasure Point

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Look no further than the line of door knockers and doorbell ringers from Michael Healy Designs. Chances are you’ve seen the unique hardware at such national retailers as Pottery Barn, Wayfair, and Lowe’s, but the company is based right here in the Ocean State on the banks of the Blackstone River in Manville, a village in Lincoln. Healy uses a sand casting process to create his pieces, all of which are handcrafted in solid brass, solid bronze, and solid nickel silver. Healy is involved in every phase of each product’s development, from his original sketch to the product’s completion, and his signature marks each piece conﬁrming its authenticity and quality craftsmanship. “Michael’s coastal designs were inspired by his childhood in Cape Cod. He had many businesses by the age of 18, including diving for and selling lobsters and sand dollars. His love of the outdoors and memories of exploring during his youth still inspire Michael today,” says Kristen Healy, company vice president.

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Watch for this mobile wood-ﬁred oven dishing thin-crust pies across South County

“For private events, we have more to o er from our oven, including chocolate chip cookies and fresh-cut curly fries,” says Fritz, who aims to bring the ultimate pizza experience for thin-crust enthusiasts. Though the best way to try a slice is to follow the oven: W’s makes appearances this month at Shewatuck Farm in North Kingstown on September 2, 16, and 30; Stick + Fin in Westerly on September 9 and 23; and Tilted Barn Brewery in Exeter on September 11. Visit WsWoodFiredPizza.com for more dates and event reservations.

Traveling the Ocean State with a pizza oven in tow – most often posting up at breweries and farmers markets – W’s Wood Fired Pizza isn’t your typical food truck. When chef and owner William Fritz, freshly out of Johnson & Wales University, acquired a copper-covered wood-ﬁred oven, he took it as a sign and started bringing fresh pies to the people.

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“Our wood-fired oven reaches temperatures of 1,000 degrees, cooking pizza in five minutes with a thin, crispy crust,” explains Fritz. Before dishing artisanal pies, Fritz cut his teeth working at high-volume pizza restaurants. Now, he and an equally passionate sta let customers choose from a wide variety of toppings – from bu alo sauce or balsamic glaze to fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, jalapeños, and more – and they cook up each custom creation on the spot. Tried-and-true favorites also include a fig pizza with arugula, goat cheese, and a drizzle of honey, or sandwich-inspired Philly Cheesesteak and Meatball Parm.

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EscapeDine-cationtoWatch Hill for contemporary Mexican fare by the sea

CUISINE: Upscale Mexican by the sea PRICES: Appetizers: $14-16; tacos: $16-25

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One of my favorite things about living in Rhode Island is the ability to feel like you’re away on vacation even for a single meal. When I was recently invited to enjoy lunch at Ocean House’s latest dining concept Da lia, there was no hesitation. I’ve been smit ten with the butter-yellow grand Victorian hotel sitting high on a bluff since first sight, and the eatery being named after the na tional flower of Mexico, an extraordinary bloom, made the prospect even dreamier. As the full name implies, Dalia by Dan tón Valle boasts a menu of contemporary Mexican dishes and drinks curated by Val le, Ocean House Chef de Cuisine, Seasonal Restaurants. Originally from Mexico City, Valle has made a career of specializing in culinary operations at high-end destina tions. But don’t let all of this luxe talk in timidate you because Dalia is an affordable place to have a delicious meal with price less views of the seaside – and of course, Taylor Swift’s RI HQ. For the uninitiated, pull into Ocean House’s circular driveway and be prepared to be greeted by a valet (for non-hotel guests, there is a valet parking fee of $5 for the first two hours). From there, the restau rant is downstairs and you will be seated outdoors on the Seaside Terrace. Dress is resort casual, shoes and shirts, and you might want to bring a light jacket or sweat er for any cool breezes. The day that my guest and I visited Da lia was one of those cloudy summer after noons – perfect for dining al fresco. The hostess was affable as was each attentive server. Our culinary adventure began sim ply with cups of coffee, and we appreciat ed that it was local brand Dave’s, served piping hot. Noticing we might be chilly, our main server wheeled a heater our way and offered us blankets. She inquired about any

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Panqué de Elote ($12)

Three tacos ﬁlled with baja-style ﬁsh (pescado) or shrimp (camarón), napa cabbage, celery and jicama slaw, and lime aioli.

Grandma’s style corn “panqué,” cajeta, pecans, and vanilla ice cream.

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72 SORhodeIsland.com • September 2022 food preferences and I mentioned not eat ing cheese and my guest being a vegetar ian. With a bit of caffeine in our systems, it was time to take a break from gazing at our surroundings – both the hotel exterior, blue and white awnings, and of course, the beach – and focus on the menu. Starting with aperitivos, we ordered a sampling which included guacamole topped with roasted pineapple and pump kin seeds, an unexpected but very nice ad dition that added sweetness and texture without detracting from the classic dip. Along with a woven basket of crispy tor tilla chips came a wooden tray holding six ramekins making up what can best be de scribed as a salsa flight. We were informed that each contained combos of fresh ingre dients ranging from spinach and tomatoes to chipotle, habanero, peppers, salt, and sesame seeds. Our server suggested we try them all – a tasty tour. Additionally, I or dered Croquetas de Atún, balls of creamy tuna each housed in a crispy shell, present ed playfully over wide circles of chipotle aioli on a turquoise ceramic platter. Food & Drink | experience • By Elyse Major Must-Try Items Tortilla Chips ($16) Served with guacamole and salsa. Pescado o Camarón ($22)

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Panqué de Elote – a corn cake baked a la Valle’s grandmother’s style – put that notion to rest. This was no dry slab, but a round golden cake topped with a few raspberries and orbited by spheres of the creamiest vanilla ice cream, scattered pecans, and a scribble of cajeta (caramel sauce). Like the flower it’s named for, the restau rant has a brief season and runs weather permitting through September 25, Thurs day through Tuesday from 11:30am to 9pm.

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We already felt quite full when it came time to decide on our main course. The tantalizing menu lists ensaladas and cev iches with tropical touches like hibiscus syrup, pepitas, and cactus, and there was also a selection of tortas – a sandwich with street-food origins. However, I couldn’t help myself; I had to try my current go-to: shrimp tacos. My trio of Camarón arrived on a wavy holder. Each tortilla was filled with large whole shrimp cooked to tender perfection and topped with jicama slaw and drizzles of lime aioli; bits of celery add ed a nice Growingcrunch.up,I thought pound cake was just about the worst dessert ever, but the

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Growing up with a father who worked as a chemical engineer, Ryan Draine “had no choice but to love science and math,” he says.

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The beverage director behind an East Greenwich restaurant’s complex cocktails brings a love of chemistry to the job

“I love layers of ﬂavors,” he says. “I don’t believe that any cocktail should taste the same when you take a second sip. Some of the ingredient combinations might not seem like they make sense to everyone, but I know they will work. It’s just a fun thing to do.”

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Take, for example, Draine’s Asian-inspired Food & Drink | in the kitchen Jenna Pelletier

Ryan Draine, beverage director of Huck’s Filling Station A craft cocktail devised by Draine

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Though now Draine channels his passion for precise measurements and chemistry in a less traditional way – as beverage director at Huck’s Filling Station, the restaurant housed in a former service station in East Greenwich. His cocktail menus feature complex and technique-driven drinks that often blend to gether several di erent ingredients.

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State of Zen, which features a long list of fa miliar and unique elements: Thai basil, orange saké, gin, Italicus (an herbal liqueur), shiso (an herb in the mint family), a yuzu and green tea cordial, kalamansi (a small, bright citrus fruit), grapefruit bitters, and soda water.

A seasonal cocktail, Down to Earth features elderflower, guava, watermelon, and more Drink in the kitchen

Draine dedicates a lot of time to making ingredients, including bitters, cordials, and infused spirits, in house. To craft infusions, he often uses an immersion circulator, also known as a sous vide machine. The cook ing device heats a water bath to a precise temperature, and in go plastic bags of in gredients such as slices of orange and fresh herbs along with saké or a spirit.

All about details, Draine harvests flowers from Huck’s planters for garnishes

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“I cook everything at about 55º Celsius, so it’s hot, but it’s not burning out any of the booze,” he says. “The process takes as much flavor as possible out of the ingredi ents, so the essence of the fruit or the herb will be present in the cocktail without add ing sugar. It also gives us the opportunity to control balance because I don’t think any drink should be too sweet.”

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Draine is currently working on creating a ready-to-drink canned version of the Day Drinker and is also developing bar menus for other Dig In projects slated to open later this year, including a bar in Provi dence called Novella. He has been with the restaurant group, which also operates Thirsty Beaver and several other projects, for about 11 years.

Draine got his start in the beverage in dustry 14 years ago as a busser in Provi dence. There he became interested in craft cocktails and saw a connection between bartending and cooking, which he has loved since he was a kid.

Many of the dishes at Huck’s have a South ern-inspired twist, so it’s no surprise that Draine’s Johnny Carson drink, with housemade grilled peach bourbon and ginger sweet tea, is a big seller. Also on the menu this season is Day Drinker, which Draine ﬁrst created for now-closed Providence restaurant Milk Money, which was a part of Dig In Dining and Enter tainment – the restaurant group that includes Huck’s. The refreshing wine cocktail includes Sauvignon Blanc, cucumber vodka, and cara melized pineapple, among other ingredients.

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Down to Earth is served with a house-made fruit roll-up around the brim

“Everyone wants to move up, so I thought, I don’t want to be the busboy. I want to be the bartender,” Draine recalls. “And one day, someone called out and they were like, ‘hey, do you think you could work the bar tonight?’ I just fell in love with the industry from there.”

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“A traditional old-fashioned clambake process begins early in the day when we send our crews out to pick fresh rockweed, a dark green seaweed that contains bub bles filled with saltwater,” says event and o ce manager Melissa McGrath of McGrath Clambakes & Catering. She describes the care that goes into building the bonfire with alternating layers of wood and rock, tend ing the fire to achieve a bed of very hot coals and rocks, and covering the base with mounds of rockweed – all unfolding at your venue while festivities take place.

“The bubbles in the rockweed burst when heated, emitting seawater that steams and seasons the food,” McGrath continues.

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If an authentic clambake is on the itiner ary of your late-summer soiree or Labor Day get-together, chances are good a few members of the catering team are out on the water while you and your guests are getting ready in the morning.

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The whole process is part of a New En gland tradition dating back centuries. “A hot rock clambake is a unique experience,” says Lin Patty, event coordinator of Yawgoo Bakes and Barbecues. “Many cultures have some kind of specialized cooking process involving hot rocks. The New England ver sion comes from Native American tribes as far back as 2,000 years.”

“At this point, the bakemaster works very quickly to capture as much heat as possible under the canvas.” Racks of food – artfully layered to ensure ideal cooking times and balanced flavoring – are expertly nestled inside and covered with layers of canvas.

Hot Rocks and Lobster Pots

For many businesses, it’s a family tradition, too. Now in the hands of third-generation bakemaster T.R. McGrath, McGrath Clam bakes has been in business for 53 years, con tinuing on the tradition of bakes and lobster boils while also expanding to include other catering o erings. Yawgoo Bakes, founded by Pat Murray in 1961, remains a family-oper ated business to this day with her grandson Andy Patty now a bakemaster.

Howarth Family Lobsters is an extension of

Howarth Family Lobsters brings the boil to Abbie Lahmers

These quintessential Ocean State seafood catering experiences come fresh o the boat

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McGrath staff remove the canvas to officially open the clambake

grandparents’ multi-gener ational lobstering business. “My boyfriend Ebben and I started our company last year with the intention of connecting the Block Island community to local seafood while supporting the small but valuable commer cial ﬁshing industry out here,” says co-own er Maddy Murphy. “We are both residents of Block Island and carry a huge amount of re spect for the island and its resources.” In hosting intimate, outdoor lobster boil experiences, Murphy explains, “Our last stop before we arrive at our client’s home is the boat, where we take the lobsters right out of the water.” Fresh down to the ﬂowers grown nearby at Harvest Moon Florals, the How arth experience includes boiling 1 ¼ -pound lobsters right on the lawn, served with corn on the cob, potatoes, and a raw bar option with oysters from Great Salt Pond growers.

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“A clambake wedding creates a local and casual feel that’s very memorable for guests attending, especially if they have never experienced a clambake,” says McGrath, whose wedding packages are fully custom izable. “A lobster baked in a clambake has a very distinct ﬂavor and texture. The slow cooking process is similar to slow cooking a pot roast where the meat falls apart and is very tender and has a bit of a smoky ﬂavor.”

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Get a taste of the freshness How arth Family Lobsters is serving with a visit to the island. “We at tend the Saturday farmers market on Block Island where we sell our famous blueﬁsh pate, black sea bass ceviche, live lobsters, and cooked lobster meat. We sell out quick!” Maddy Murphy shares.

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“A lot of our clients have incor porated a ‘How to eat a lobster’ instruction card as a favor,” says Melissa McGrath. “Others have created pails that include the wet nap, lobster crackers, bibs, etc.”

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Yawgoo Bakes judges by checking a test potato – and once it’s ready, guests can dig into steamers and mussels served with melted butter. Their staff split and cut lobster claws for easier access. Tradition often dictates the ringing of a bell to open the bake, which McGrath Clambakes upholds. The bell tolls. Guests gather for the unveiling. “The layers of canvas are peeled away,” says McGrath. “Billows of steam rise from the bake, along with a surge of delicious aromas.” Followed by “oohs” and “ahhs,” the feast begins.

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All of Yawgoo Bakes’ menus can be brought to your location of choice or enjoyed on their sweep ing Exeter facility on acres of ﬁelds and woods. “We also have two screened-in barn-like buildings al lowing groups to enjoy our facility in any weather,” says Lin Patty. Different bakemasters have different indicators of when the bake is done.

By Karen Greco Calamari Festival, the annual celebration of all things squid, returns after its two-year pandemic hiatus. According to Narragansett Chamber of Commerce executive director Peg Fradette, the party in honor of the state’s largest catch draws up to 4,000 calamari enthusiasts. “The very first year of the festival, they ran out of cala mari,” she recalls about her time attending the inaugural fest.

Celebrate the Ocean State’s o cial appetizer

With the weather cooling down and the summer people heading home, it’s time for South County to celebrate its culinary prowess – and the end of the busy season – with a series of food festivals happening this month.

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Tasting ticket holders can sample calamari bites from local restaurants like George’s of Galilee and Coast Guard House as well as eateries as far-flung as Johnston. The Town Dock, known as a seafood wholesaler and processor, is entering the competi tion for the first time with their team of chefs. A panel of local celebrity judges picks the winning calamari dish. This lightheart ed event also features live music and dancing (“under the ‘TEN Tacles,’ jokes Fradette), food trucks, and throngs of seafood lov ers who come dressed as their favorite sea creature. Narragansett, NarragansettCoC.com

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A growing East Greenwich mac and cheese fest Cheers to South County’s hospitality industry

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East Greenwich, LineSiderBrewing.com If you don’t have a ticket yet for Taste of Southern Rhode Island, a celebration of all things culinary in the southern part of the state, grab one fast. “We expect to sell out,” says Joe Viele, executive director of the Southern Rhode Island Chamber of Com merce. He explains that during the height of COVID, the chamber limited the num ber of tickets sold. However, it turned out that both the vendors and the attendees preferred the more intimate atmosphere. “They had more time to interact and talk to each other,” Viele says.

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When LineSider Brewing’s Mac & Cheese Festival launched last December, it had only 125 tickets available and sold out with in 20 minutes. With lessons learned, assis tant brewer and event organizer Kyle Toste, along with the brewery owners Dan Kop pen and Jeremy Ru , decided to hold the 2022 event in September and outdoors to accommodate more people. Even with the more spacious digs, the fest sold out its 800 tickets in under two hours, making it the hottest ticket in the state. The fes tival invites East Greenwich restaurants to give their creative spin on the namesake dish, andat tendees vote for their fave. Last year’s honors went to Union & Main for their mac and cheese dusted with crushed Cheetos; The Trap’s short rib mac and cheese was a close second. Pro-tip for those hoping to snag a spot next year: tick ets go on sale on Mac & Cheese Day (July 14).

Relative newcomers like Gooseneck Vineyards and Seaworthy Co ee Roasters and South County stalwarts like George’s of Galilee and Shaidzon Beer Co. are just a few of the expected 40 or so vendors from South County’s burgeoning hospitality in dustry o ering samples of their food and spirits. “Vendors look forward to doing it; attendees love it,” says Viele. “It’s a great event.” South Kingstown, SRIChamber.com

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