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the food life Inside the minds of four local chefs _by Philip Eil | p 8

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8 the food Life _BY ph iLp eiL

We invited four of the most talented young chefs in Providence to talk about how they build a menu, what a restaurant is, and what they eat.

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Seeing anew: experiencing the risd mUseUm’s renovated galleries.

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“Short Takes” on the dance of reaLitY and Begin again.

the USUaL StUff 4

phiLLipe & Jorge’s cooL, cooL worLd

The loyal (non-)opposition: bemoaning the perpetual status quo | Nickel-and-diming in Portsmouth

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Battling a bogus blood ban | In Bristol, not all history gets a parade

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Feel the tinnitus: Dinosaur Jr at the Met | Ooh la la: French Montana at Lupo’s | Round trip: Epic Theatre’s Leaving Rhode Island | Catch a wave: Surf Fest at Fort Adams | Blues royalty: B.B. King and friends at Indian Ranch

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Phillipe + Jorge’s Cool, Cool World

the loyal (non-)opposition the perpetual status quo; pennies, no sense; Kim, Bud-i, and Bill Besides the blatant and

unrepentant influencef buying at the State House, and

the preposterous General Assembly tradition of spending the last day of a session passing dozens of bills lawmakers have taken six months to deeply ponder and analyze (honk!), thus making key policy decisions at 2 am, nothing abets the well-perceived notion that Rhode Island’s government is corrupt more than the number of state legislators who run unopposed in the general election. While the vox populi screams, “Throw the bastards out!” it seems that approximately four in 10 candidates for House and Senate will have a free pass to return to the scene of the (multiple) crimes in 2015. At last count, the number was 17 of 38 senators, and 30 of 75 House members running unopposed, including both House Speaker Nick Mattiello (arguably the most powerful pol in little Rhody) and House Majority Leader John DeSimone, his second-in-command. We get what we deserve. Admittedly, many people who would make fine legislators either can’t run for family reasons, or choose not to because they don’t need the grief or simply don’t fancy sitting next to a bunch of Neanderthals still tottering around on their hind legs and bellowing in the State House. But the problem remains. When a lawmaker runs unopposed (which doesn’t mean they won’t hold a few fundraisers for pumping up the rainy-day fund), the idea of responding to his or her constituency essentially vanishes, and it also reduces the chance for an opponent to haul out a sitting candidate’s dirty laundry through an open, media-vetted campaign. And there is enough of that soiled linen in most incumbents’ baskets to fill a clothesline running from Providence to Portland. The Biggest Little’s citizens have been badly deprived of accountability in government for decades. And when 40 percent of them are beholden to nothing other than their bank account or lust for power, it shows accountability, legitimacy, and responsibility’s train left the station a long time ago.

Brother, can you spare a dime?

It certainly is heartwarming to see the rough, tough creampuffs in the town of Portsmouth rear

up and file a motion in a federal lawsuit against the State of Rhode Island demanding that money spent on tolls for the Sakonnet River Bridge during that money-grab fiasco be refunded to all who paid for passage over the river. Does anyone emember that this onerous burden imposed on the public was 10 cents? A dime? Two nickels? Ten pennies? Phillipe and Jorge suggest that anyone looking for work immediately apply to the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, which will need many hands for jobs stuffing envelopes and sending out tens of thousands of whopping checks with an average of probably around $2 for victims of this hideous imposition. Why not just send them Green Stamps, or two-for-one coupons at Subway which John Q. Public will doubt-

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less use before stopping by his local bank to cash the check? Supposedly, RITBA can trace every cent (times 10) spent by both EZPass and non-EZPass beleaguered travelers, which comes to around $950,000. And the town of Portsmouth is looking for an additional $316,666 for legal costs as the cherry on top. P&J wonder what the attorneys for the town are charging — hopefully about $5 per hour, given the nickel-and-dime scam involved. But that’s mostly likely not the case, which makes us wonder how the town fathers feel about feathering the nests of their attorneys at the expense of all state taxpayers, should the motion prove successful. Yes, another tribute to how government works in the Biggest Little. A penny-ante scenario that for some reason brings to mind former disgraced Governor Ed “Gerber Baby” DiPrete

Dumpster-diving at Walt’s Roast Beef to retrieve a $10,000 kickback. Vo Dilunders always go big time. Remember, boys and girls: think globally, sue locally.

rare opportunity to catch a master

P&J are delighted to inform you of a rare gig by veteran jazz singer and all-around ebullient performer, Kim Marcoux, at the Ocean Mist in Matunuck on Friday, July 11 from 5 to 8 pm. Your superior correspondents don’t need to sell this show to anyone familiar with Kim. Briefly, she hails from Maine and moved to Boston and then to New York City, where she was good enough to attract the attention of the legendary jazz producer and manager, Helen Keane. Kim signed with the William Morris Agency, which then sent her to Detroit with another young jazz

singer, someone by the name of Barbra Streisand. Needless to say, Kim has “been around” and her voice now is better than ever. Because she spends half the year in Mexico, she is only in Rhode Island during the summer. If you love jazz and blues and want to hear one of the best, don’t miss this gig.

return of the Bud-i, chapter 3

Speaking of rare masters, as everybody knows, the Biggest Little’s master politician, Vincent A. Cianci is once again running for mayor of Providence. Whatever you think of him, the Bud-I is one of the greatest shows on earth and those who love him, hate him, or fear him are watching his latest resurrection act with interest. In particular, P&J look forward to the debates. The Bud-I is one of the great debate performers, not just because he has a command of the issues, but because he will pull anything out of his hat in order to dominate. Who will forget the TV debate long ago when he named opponents Fred Lippitt and Andrew Annaldo “the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper,” respectively, for the number of pensions they held? Some would say, “Hold on to your hats.” Others might say, “Hold on to your pocketbooks.” Whatever the result, with this Bud-I return, you’re witnessing Vo Dilun history of epic proportions.

Kudos and congrats . . .

. . . to Casa Diablo regular Bill Andrews, whose latest venture, Leon’s KitchenWorx, officially opens next week in Barrington. Veteran Vo Dilun foodies fondly remember Leon’s, Bill’s bygone popular restaurant at two locations on Broadway in Providence. Leon’s KitchenWorx’s grand opening will be Sunday, July 13, but that’s an invitation-only event. Starting the following day, though, you can stop by 230 Waseca Avenue in Barrington for some great food. P&J are hoping some of the dishes from the original Leon’s will be on the menu. Congratulations to Chef Bill and all the folks who have helped to launch what is sure to be another fine place to eat in the Biggest Little. ^

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This Just In

“I am a healthy gay man who takes every precaution to remain that way. My blood is just as good as anyone else’s. Why should I not be allowed to donate?” _scott quinn

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The Literary Scene

Locals join the fight to end a bogus blood ban

in bristol, not all history gets a parade

On Friday, July 11, gay men and their friends will head to the Rhode Island Blood Center for the National Gay Blood Drive, an event taking place in more than 60 cities around the country. Now in its second year, the NGBD was created to draw attention to the little-known fact that gay and bisexual men are forbidden from donating blood in the United States. The drive’s founder, gay activist and viral video producer, Ryan James Yezak, argues that the ban promotes stigma and misinformation about gay men. Blood donation eligibility is determined by the Food and Drug Administration, and every blood center in the country is required to adhere to FDA regulations. Current FDA policy dictates that any man who has had sex with another man — even once — since 1977 is forbidden for life from donating blood. (Female partners of these men are also forbidden from donating, but only for one year.) The FDA implemented the ban in 1983 to prevent the AIDS virus from getting into the nation’s reserve blood supply. Back then, early detection of HIV was not yet possible. In fact, it was only in 1983 that HIV was first discovered to be the source of AIDS. Things have changed drastically since then. Testing methods are now highly accurate, and the “window period” — the early stage after the virus has been transmitted but before it can be detected — has closed considerably. There’s also a larger issue: gay men are not the only people to contract HIV. Statistics published by the RI Department of Health indicate that males accounted for only 73 percent of new HIV cases in the state between 2000 and 2010. Additionally, only 52 percent of those men were MSMs. (That’s the medical term for men who sleep with men, which is different than “gay” or “bisexual” since it includes men who don’t necessarily identify as gay or bisexual.) The number of men affected by the lifetime ban is unclear. The FDA claims that men who have had sex with other men represent approximately two percent of the overall US population, although Center for Disease Control figures note that MSM make up about seven percent of the male population, or about 3.4 percent of the total population. In 2013 the American Medical Association announced its opposition to the ban, calling it discriminatory and “not based on sound science.” The American Red Cross also opposes the ban, as do America’s Blood Centers (of which the Rhode Island Blood Center is a member), and AABB, once known as the American Association of Blood Banks. “We have long supported the change to a one-year MSM deferral,” the three organizations said in a joint statement issued in June.

For last year’s National Gay Blood Drive, HIV tests were given outside of blood centers, and anyone with a negative result then went in to donate blood. The HIV test results were collected and sent to the FDA as proof that healthy potential donors were being turned away. This year’s drive will be slightly different. Gay and bisexual men are encouraged to bring someone eligible with them to donate blood in their place. The banned men will write letters to the FDA, and everyone will sign a White House petition urging that the lifetime ban be lifted. “A lot of my eligible allies are afraid of needles,” says 25-year-old Warwick native Scott Quinn, one of the Rhody drive’s leaders. “However, my mother will be donating for me on Friday.” Quinn, who got involved with the drive this year, sees the ban as an issue of discrimination. “I am a healthy gay man who takes every precaution to remain that way,” he says. “My blood is just as good as anyone else’s. Why should I not be allowed to donate?” Last year, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren learned about the issue after a gay Boston constituent was unable to donate blood in the wake of the marathon bombings. Shortly thereafter, 86 members of congress signed a letter arguing that the FDA was dragging its feet on the issue of lifting the lifetime ban. Rep. David Cicilline, who is himself gay, was the only member of Rhode Island’s congressional delegation to sign the letter. Right now, the problem for the National Gay Blood Drive mainly seems to be visibility. Organizing a nationwide movement is a huge challenge, and promoting discussion of a topic as unglamorous as blood donation isn’t easy. Yezak’s promotional video for the 2014 blood drive currently has just over 12,000 YouTube views. “California Gays,” meanwhile, a video he made in which a group of shirtless men dance and lip sync to a Katy Perry video, has been watched 10.5 million times. For more info, or to sign a White House petition, visit gayblooddrive.com. The Providence drive will take place July 11 from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Rhode Island Blood Center (405 Promenade St). _Matthew Lawrence

Omerican historical understandings are often tethered to our collective memory of ourselves as an emerging nation. The costumes and ceremonies of last week’s 4th of July Parade in Bristol were a classic example. Cynthia Mestad Johnson’s debut book, James DeWolf and the Rhode Island Slave Trade, however, seeks to grapple with our accepted historical narrative and, to do so, it focuses on a man from that same Rhode Island town where the streets are painted down the center with a red, white, and blue stripe. While many are familiar with Bristol royal family head James DeWolf’s significant slave trading legacy, few are aware that DeWolf moved to the Caribbean outpost of St. Eustatius Island to evade murder charges. Or that he made considerable efforts to skirt federal slaving laws by falsifying shipping records. (Johnson cites two vessels, Amastad and Minerva, that departed from Bristol in November of 1802. The manifests of both ships listed fraudulent destinations: Cadiz, Spain for the Amastad and Barbados for the Minerva. Both ships, in fact, sailed to Africa to kidnap humans.) Johnson also highlights DeWolf’s work as a US senator to champion successful legislation in 1823 that undermined the toughening of existing slave-trading laws. DeWolf’s political campaign stood as a gross conflict of interest given the fact that he was actively managing his three Cuban plantation estates at the time. The Phoenix recently swapped emails with the author, a California-based historian and teacher. Our conversation has been edited and condensed.

WHAT WAS IT ABOUT THE DEWOLF STORY THAT YOU FOUND SO COMPELLING? I teach

United States history during the Colonial Period and had never heard of the guy. When I found out that he was, to date, the most successful slave trader in the his-

tory of the nation, this was my motivation to do scholarly research. I wrote the book to correct our historical narrative. I would like to see the textbooks rewritten. It’s a journey ...that I may never see to fruition, but somebody has to start the mission. My challenge is not to enhance how we collectively remember history, but to challenge how history was once recorded, correct it, and move forward from there.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO MEET A DEWOLF DESCENDANT FOR THE FIRST TIME? HOW HAS THE FAMILY RESPONDED TO THE BOOK? I

met my first DeWolf descendant five years ago in the town of Bristol. She was lovely, still is, and we are very good friends. I have met and become quite close to 30-plus descendants. [These] descendants have responded to my book with overwhelming support. There is an extremely small group [that], while supportive, question[s] my motivation. Clearly, it was to correct the historical record as authentically and unbiased as possible while not having a malice[-driven] bone in my body. With time, I believe that they will see that.

DEWOLF WAS AN IMPORTANT SUPPLIER OF ENSLAVED AFRICAN LABOR TO CUBA WHO SPENT SEVERAL YEARS AS A FUGITIVE ON CHARGES OF MURDER IN ST. EUSTATIUS. HOW MIGHT WE RETHINK RHODE ISLAND’S CONNECTION TO THE CARIBBEAN? Regarding

Rhode Island’s connection to the Caribbean . . . this is a micro-history on DeWolf, so my primary focus was not on that specific connection. However, there is a lot of scholarly evidence that suggests that the Caribbean was essential for not only Rhode Island slave traders, but all slave traders throughout the world for the sole purpose of rest/recuperation/additional trade/re-supply, etc.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE PEOPLE — AND RHODE ISLAND RESIDENTS, IN PARTICULAR — WILL TAKE AWAY FROM THIS BOOK? My hope

CORRECTING THE RECORD Mestad Johnson.

is that people will take from my book the notion that the history of our nation is ever-evolving as a result of scholarly research, that we should not be so dependent on textbooks that were originally written over 100 years ago. My secondary desire for RI residents is that they will be relieved that the truth about DeWolf is finally in print. It is the residents of Bristol, after all, who wanted to see me finish this project and [who] were the inspiration behind its fruition. For more on Johnson’s book, go to dewolfslavetrade.org. _Marco McWilliams

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the food life

A roundtAble discussion with four locAl kitchen stArs _by Ph il iP eil Why did we recently invite four of the most talented young chefs in Providence to Phoenix headquarters? Was it because that specific day — Monday, July 7 — was the second in 2014 Providence Restaurant Weeks, when local chow spots, from Andino’s to XO, lure in guests with prix fixe deals? Was it because one of the chefs we invited — Ben Sukle, of downtown’s mind-shattering, birch — was recently named a 2014 James Beard Foundation Semifinalist in the “Best Chef: Northeast” category? Was it because, last year, Sukle’s pal and fellow Johnson & Wales alum, James Mark, landed a Boston Globe review for his restaurant, north, that began, “Maybe once a year, if I’m lucky, I get to eat somewhere that blows my mind. I just got my taste for 2013”? Or was it because we’re simply still glowing from 2012, when Providence was ranked ahead of New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and 30 other cities, as Travel + Leisure’s top American food city? Whatever the reason, it happened: we sat down with a local culinary masterminds in our conference room for the closest thing to a “roundtable discussion” we could muster, given everyone’s hectic schedule. (They came two by two: a pair of chefs at 9 am and another pair at 4 pm.) Afterward, we sliced, diced, and boiled down those conversations to serve them up here, for your enjoyment. But first, let’s meet some chefs, shall we?

James: Why we have a restaurant up

NAME | Cesin Curi AGE | 30 RESTAURANT | Los Andes Restaurant (903 Chalkstone Ave)

JOB TITLE | Owner/executive chef YEAR HE JOINED RESTAURANT AND/OR YEAR IT WAS FOUNDED | 2009 HOMETOWN | Providence SIGNATURE/SEASONAL DISH | Ceviche

Clasico. Fresh diced tilapia, squid, clams, P.E.I. mussels, all lightly tossed with cilantro pureed garlic, rocoto, and cooked in fresh squeezed lime juice, served with sweet potatoes, cancha, choclo, and a shot of leche de tigre.

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DISSECTING THE DISHES sukle. Beef Tartare, wrapped in kohlrabi with crispy rye, chives, and sea rocket capers.

NAME | James Mark AGE | 27 RESTAURANT | north (3 Luongo Memorial Sq) and north bakery (70 Battey St) JOB TITLE | Owner, cook, garbageman, electrician, plumber, tech guy, porter, driver.

YEAR HE JOINED RESTAURANT AND/OR YEAR IT WAS FOUNDED | 2012 HOMETOWN | Branchburg, New Jersey SIGNATURE/SEASONAL DISH | Roasted

striped bass with sugar snaps, coconut milk, lime dashi.

WHY PROVIDENCE?

Ben: I came up here for school. And while I was in school — I believe I was a junior or sophomore — I got a job at what was La Laiterie, which then became Farmstead, which became null and void. And while

I was in school I got promoted to chef de cuisine. And that’s a managerial position; that’s something that you can build a life off of. I think I was just 21 when that happened, maybe 22. You’re not just a line cook anymore when you have that. There were people that answered to me. [And] all of a sudden when I got that position, I got these relationships with farmers. I’ve been building these relationships that I have right now with farmers since I was 21; that’s eight years. They bend over backwards for me and I want to do it for them.

Cesin: Well, I was raised here. Los Andes was started in the basement of a convenience store. My father told me, “You can do whatever you want.” And he used to have this convenience store. And I said, “All right.” At the time we didn’t have the funding to rub two dimes together. I said, “Dad, can I borrow your basement?”

NAME | Kaitlyn Roberts AGE | 31 RESTAURANT | Easy Entertaining Inc.

sustainable catering and the Cafe at Easy Entertaining (166 Valley St) JOB TITLE | Proprietor and executive chef

YEAR SHE JOINED RESTAURANT AND/OR YEAR IT WAS FOUNDED | Catering company

founded in 2006. Cafe opened fall of 2012 HOMETOWN | Barrington SIGNATURE/SEASONAL DISH | Angus burger. Blackbird Farms (Smithfield, RI; beef ground in house), served with local greens, homespun roasted garlic aioli, Foremost seeded brioche bun, and homemade sweet heat pickles.

TRADITION AND CULTURE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING curi.

here in the first place [and] why I fell in love with New England, is because the product is so beautiful up here and the access to it is so easy. You have the greatest shellfish and seafood you have ever seen in your entire life, way better than anything I ever used in New York City, and it’s all less than $5 a pound. That’s amazing. Scup, striper, bluefish, quahogs, littlenecks, mussels, oysters — everything. I buy my oysters in Galilee. I love going down there. I love the fact that Galilee, while everyone looks at it like, “Oh, Champlin’s! And George’s! The ferry!” It’s [also] one of the largest commercial fishing ports on the East Coast. And you go down to the part of the docks that no one goes to and it’s working men — fishermen — and they’re grumpy and it’s fine, it’s great, it’s industrial. I go down there in the middle of winter, too, when there are no tourists and it’s stark and it’s beautiful. It’s a really nice experience. And it’s nothing crazy. It’s not like I’m going out to the woods and foraging or anything. I’m going down to a dock and buying some oysters and putting them into a cooler in my car and then bringing them back. But, still, I know the guy who harvested all my oysters.

CAN YOU TELL ME A BIT ABOUT THE LIFESPAN OF AN ITEM ON YOUR MENU?

Kaitlyn: I have a flavor journal on my phone. So, if I have an interesting combination of [flavors], I’ll be like, “What kind of pepper is that?” And then [I think], “How can I use that?” It used to be an actual book, but then that got lost, because chefs lose everything. So, now it’s on my phone, which I only lose like every 15 months. But it’s virtual; now, it’s on a cloud, so I can’t lose it. Just Sunday, I was down in Little Compton at my in-laws and they’re growing pumpkins in the back. [And] the flowers are out now, so I took those and we stuffed them and breaded them and fried those pumpkin flowers. Right before the little pumpkin starts to form, you can pluck the flower and rinse it and stuff it. It’s a very Italian thing. It’s common with zucchini flowers. We had also picked fennel. So we made a fennel pesto and we used a little honey and all this kind of stuff, and so I was like, “I really like that.” So I wrote that down. That’ll be on the fall menu, somehow. Ben: We do a lot of “R & D.” For dish development now, what we do is, on our last day of the week, which is Monday, after service we have a meeting ... and all the guys in the kitchen are required to come with at least two full dish ideas. And so we sit down after service . . . [and] we just dissect the dishes. It’s never like, “Yeah! That sounds great!” It’s like, [someone] says a dish [and] I’m like, “Well how are you plating that? How are you picking that up? What sense does that dish make?” And then what we do, since we’re closed Tuesday [and] Wednesday, we come in Wednesdays and from noon until whenever, we do those dishes and we make those dishes. Never, on Wednesdays, is

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Between the restaurant and the bakery, we [now] have almost 30 employees. That’s 30 jobs that we made that are wellpaying jobs. We’re not quite there at the bakery yet, but at the restaurant, all my guys have health insurance. They all get a good wage for a cook in Providence — a livable wage, period. And we’re looking to continue to improve that. I’m very sick of this industry [notion that] being a restaurant owner means you have to exploit your workers in order to make money for yourself.

the dish good to go. We take it, and if it’s worth going on, we do it the next day; it gets tweaked. I would say 10 to 15 percent of the dishes actually make it through, [of] the ones we come up with.

Cesin: Thursdays are my days . . . [when] we offer the weekly specials, the “Chef’s Select” menu. So usually Monday and Tuesday you start thinking or you start hearing [from] the produce [vendor]; they’ll call you up and be like, “Listen, this is what we have. This is what’s going on.” And then you start thinking, “OK, how can I use these? How can I give it a Peruvian or South American twist?” And then Wednesday you start talking and getting the products in. And then Thursday is the “Go!” day, where everything you accumulated in your mind, you have to literally put it on a plate. And then ... all the prep guys are waiting, [saying] “OK, Chef. What are we gonna do? Are we gonna slice the prosciutto? Are we gonna prepare the almonds? Are we gonna do ... ?” The way that I see it, as a chef, is almost as a musician. A musician is looking to come up with this album that’s going to rock everybody’s world. The same thing goes with the food. For example, I [recently] ran a couple specials where it was a rack of lamb with some sort of crazy salsa that we did. And the first one that went out, the server comes back to the kitchen, “Chef, table so and so wants the same order to go. They loved it so much, they want it to go.” To me, right there, there’s no award, no prize big enough [to top that]. [You have] the biggest smile you can have on your face when you hear those magical words. EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT CHEFS EAT. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?

Ben: I eat really terribly. I eat very, very bad. [James] and I share an affection for Wendy’s.

James: So, I opened a restaurant [and] we

wanted it to be very much for the industry: the price point ... [and how] we’re open ’til midnight every night. We never close early; it doesn’t matter how slow it is, we don’t close early. So we don’t get out of there until 1 [am], 1:30. And so I made a restaurant where cooks can come eat late at night, and then realized that I don’t have anywhere to eat, myself, except, a lot of the times, [at] the drive-thru.

Ben: [I go for] a “Number Six” and a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger. James likes chili. I think when you’re going through the drive-thru, all the emotions of the day come back on you. [Laughing]

IS FOOD AN ART?

Kaitlyn: Oh, yeah. I feel like it is the art form. It’s actually, to me, a little bit more of an accessible art than regular art. Because everybody eats. And food, when I travel, it’s like the only thing we all have in common. It’s just a matter of what you eat, when you eat, where you eat. James: Mine’s not. The best [answer] I was ever given for [that question] was that art can be disgusting and can be disturbing. And I don’t ever want my food to be that.

FOOD IS THE ART FORM roberts. Pizza Gourmet. So if I can have my pizza I’m happy. I eat a lot of vegetables and fruit in the morning and then I turn to pizza. I have a very imbalanced diet.

Cesin: There’s only three restaurants I really eat at often. And that’s going to be La Arepa, which is this Venezuelan restaurant [on Smithfield Ave in Pawtucket]. It’s a mom-and-pop operation, but the food is out of this world. And then [Matunuck] Oyster Bar. I go to the Oyster Bar all the time. Last time I went in, I was out there with my girlfriend, and we were sitting at the table and [the owner, Perry Raso] comes into the restaurant. And we’re good friends. The guy comes out with a bundle of basil, like in a full house [in the restaurant] and just plops this bundle of basil [on] my table, as a gift. You could smell this throughout the whole restaurant. He goes, “Try this in your place.” The other place where I do [go] is Bella Restaurant [in Burrillville], where I worked for a long period of time. Oldschool Italian cuisine. Then, if I’m hungry at the restaurant, I’m very simple: sunny-side [up] eggs, white rice, sweet plantains, and a salsa we have at the restaurant. That’s what I was raised [on]. Simple, simple stuff. That’s my thing. I’ll eat that at least three to four times a week.

LET’S GET PHILOSOPHICAL FOR A MINUTE. WHAT IS A RESTAURANT, TO YOU?

Ben: A restaurant is a place where people want to be. Cesin: A restaurant ... is creating an experience. That’s what we really focus on at Los Andes. When people come in, from the beginning, from the second they swing those doors open, we want them to fully feel that experience of South America. We want you to feel that you’re in the top mountains of Machu Picchu or somewhere in the friggin’ Andes. Kaitlyn: I think that a restaurant is just an iteration of the chef. If you have the wrong chef in there, you could do anything that you want to do in the front, but it’s not going to work, because the food isn’t going out [the right way]. That’s one thing about this town: everybody is pretty attuned to good food. So you can’t slip in with a lot of average food; it won’t last for very long around here. James: It’s a series of things. It’s a place

of community, first and foremost. It’s a place [where] you can meet up with your friends. And it’s definitely a place to get a meal. That’s our number one thing: we try to feed people really delicious food. But it’s also something that you can use to create all sorts of other things.

James: It’s a very meditative process. Ben: Mike’s Kitchen in Cranston ...is [also] one of the greatest restaurants of all time. Because it’s true and it’s honest. It’s been the same for God knows how many years. It’s cash only. You kind of feel like an outsider going in to eat there because you feel like there are generations around you that have lived in Cranston, eaten at that restaurant for years and years and years. It’s probably my favorite restaurant in Rhode Island. It feels like it’s where Italian American food really started. Kaitlyn: I’m a pizza girl.

I go to Figidini, if I can convince them to give it to me [to go, so] I can eat in the car. [The chef there] is super big on not having a lot of takeout. I’m like, “It’s all right. It’s going to taste great to me.” I go to Antonio’s on Thayer Street all the time.

“I KNOW THE GUY WHO HARVESTED ALL MY OYSTERS” mark.

AS I WAS PREPARING FOR THESE INTERVIEWS, A PHRASE CAUGHT MY EYE FROM THE WEBSITE OF JAMES’S NEW BAKERY, WHICH CALLS ITSELF A “NON-TRADITIONAL AMERICAN BAKERY.” WHAT DOES THAT WORD “TRADITION” MEAN TO YOU?

Cesin: Our tradition, our culture ... that’s the most important thing that we like to offer at the restaurant. And that’s one of the things that we [emphasize], especially with our servers at the front of the house: to translate the culture to our guests. A lot of the items in our menu, we could simple say “a tomato sauce” or “a salsa” or whatever the case is. [But] we like to mention the typical name of the product, with no description. It would be like such and such fish topped with a chalaca sauce for example. So we want that interaction where the tradition of South America is being passed on to the guest, where they’re asking [about it]. So the servers have to be well knowledgeable about all different sauces and different peppers. Our culture is one of the oldest around, thinking back to the Incas or the Aymaras and everything else. You could easily change the product or make it different, but we like to make it as authentic as possible. James: There’s a lot of restaurants that

steep themselves in tradition. “What are these classic pairings? And how do they work?” And we really don’t do that. Like [I’ve] said, we’re a non-traditional American restaurant. The way I like to look at ingredients is not by [their] social or traditional pairings or thought processes. I like to look at it as examining that ingredient — what does that ingredient bring to the table? Does it provide sweetness? What kind of texture does it provide? What is its flavor base? What is its form, visually? — in a whole different way. Take a look at something simple: carrots. What is the texture of a carrot? And what are its available textures? How can I cook it to achieve different textures? And then, what is its base flavor profile and how does it take upon other flavors? Then you do that with every ingredient you have available to you. We’re constantly trying to break ourselves out of frameworks. ^ For an extended version of this article — in which the chefs talk about the texture of the food they cook, and whether they read their Yelp reviews — head to providence.thephoenix.com.

Philip Eil can be reached at peil@phx.com. Follow him on Twitter @phileil.

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Lager category. I was one of a six judges on the IPA panel; what we didn’t know at that time is that Jack’s Abby is devoted to lagers, not ales (Hoponius is an India Pale Lager, which is still an “unofficial” style of beer). Lagering has a longer fermentation process and uses different yeast; their beers masterfully blend the smoothness of the extended tank time with the full and glorious range of flavors from the world of ales. Whenever we dare to cross state lines to Seekonk or Attleboro, we always grab a six of Hoponius and other offerings (Mass Rising Double IPL earned a Gold Medal at the most-prestigious-in-the-US Great American Beer Festival in ’13). And their brewery is worth the trip. There are more than a dozen beers on tap (in pints or four-ounce sampling flights) in their newish taproom (tours are offered on Saturday). Our takehome growler of Hopstitution, an extra pale lager, was super-savory. They recently started distributing in CT, adding to their MA/NY/VT footprint, and plan to cover the rest of New England ASAP. Here’s hoping they target Rhody before New Hampshire and Maine (in the meantime, we’re willing to keep daring to cross those state lines).

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The aim of the RISD Muselike novel razzmatazz when it um’s eight newly renovated opened in 2008 but increasingly galleries for its permanent colfeels distractingly cluttered and lection of fashion and Egyptian awkwardly pinched to move and Asian art seems to be “quiet through. At the same time, you contemplation.” The results, might suspect the curators of which debuted at the museum the new galleries are trying to (224 Benefit St, Providence) last stretch slim pickings (lots of month, are successfully serilittle things and architectural ous, serene, and sedate. Which fragments) with a handful of real makes sense for the educational treasures. The collection’s real institution. But I wonder. strengths are fashion and 19thBecause what we’re talking and 20th-century American and about here is death, royal dragEuropean art and design. ons, slinky fashion, and the beSo it’s remarkable that the loved ancient Egyptian mummy new, small sixth-floor costume and colossal wooden Buddha. and textiles galleries are the muThis should be as cool as Game seum’s first permanent collecof Thrones. tion spaces dedicated to fashion. And it does achieve that sense It’s about time. of drama at moments, like the Fashion has been the standout dim corner gallery where the of the museum’s recent program12th-century seated Dainichi Nyming, with astonishing exhibiorai Buddha looms. At nearly 10 tions like “Cocktail Culture,” a A CALMING PRESENCE the 12th-century feet tall, it’s said to be “the larg2011 study of drinking and dress, Dainichi nyorai Buddha. est wooden Japanese sculpture and “Artist/Rebel/Dandy,” its in the United States.” Originally 2013 survey of men’s fashion. the main figure of worship in a Japanese temple, the These displays are scheduled to rotate every six months. renovations show it off with “new, soft lighting.” Feel They currently feature floral designs, from a 19th-century the mood of the closed eyes, the weathered hands. The Native American beaded bandolier bag to a 2009 dress intentionally dramatic display helps the Buddha radiate made from printed cotton found in Kenya. Unfortunatesilence and calm and power. ly, the new 18-foot-long gallery cases feel cramped and Down the hall sits an 18th-century Japanese bridal dark. Somewhat better is a nearby study center room that palanquin — a black lacquered box carriage with a curved takes the form of a walk-in closet and drawers you can roof decorated with gold moldings and family crests. The pull out to see shoes and purses and fans. bride would have ridden inside the box, carried on the In museums, there’s a tendency to mistake sedateness shoulders of male servants. The rear wall inside is decowith gravitas and class. But institutions can be smart rated with a crane, a tortoise, and other auspicious symand substantive and still be sexy. The RISD Museum’s bols. It still signals prestige and wealth. landmark fashion exhibitions demonstrate this duality. Surrounding cases display sumptuous attire — an The sensuality and drama are often why we care in the 18th-century Chinese imperial silk and gold court robe first place. If the goal is to better educate RISD students with a dragon slithering through curling blue clouds about this stuff and to share these treasures with more across its breast and a two-century old silk and gold of the community, passion and theatricality can help get Japanese No Theater costume decorated with chrysanmore people in the door. ^ themums. The familiar mummy of the 3rd-century BCE Egyptian Follow Greg Cook on Twitter @AestheticResear. priest Nesmin is back, displayed for the first time with his coffin open. The lid — a classic gold-faced, blue-haired, bearded figure decorated with cobras, vultures, suns, and deities — and corpse and case are displayed on separate shelves, above each other. The feel is detached and clinical, rather than channeling the haunting glittery macabre that is the real reason we love mummies. These $2.7 million renovations to the sixth floor over two years cap off a seven-year, $8.4 million renovation of the museum’s 1926 Radeke Building, one of five buildings that make up the museum complex. The museum’s historical Asian and Egyptian collections are remarkable for a mid-sized museum — be sure to note little things like the Egyptian burial hippo made from the blue-green ceramic faience and decorated with a bird, butterfly, and Nile River reeds — but limited. The breathing space between objects in the newly renovated galleries works better FASHION STATEMENT a display in the angelo Donghia costume and than the jam-packed hanging of the 20thtextiles gallery. century collection downstairs, which seemed

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FRIDAY 11

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FRIDAY 11

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CLASSICAL FRIDAY 11

NEWPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL | The 46th season of the NMF presents more than 60 concerts at venues throughout the city | Go to the website for complete details | 401.846.1133 | newportmusic.org

DANCE PERFORMANCE JULY 17-20 + 22-26

ISLAND MOVING CO. presents

the Fifth Annual Great Friends Dance Festival, featuring shared performances, talk backs with the choreographers, master classes, and more. Guests are Providence’s Part of the Oath and Ali Kenner Brodsky & Co.; and from New York, Marta Renzi with her new project, the Book of Breath, Matthew Westerby Company, and Lydia Johnson Dance. The residency company is Surfscape Contemporary Dance from Daytona Beach | 7:30 pm | Great Friends Meeting House, 21 Farewell St, Newport | $25, $20 students + seniors | 401.847.4470 | islandmovingco.org

PARTICIPATORY FRIDAY 11

REHOBOTH CONTRA DANCE with caller Linda Leslie and music by Riptide, with Alden Robinson, Glen Loper, and Owen Marshall | 8 pm | Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Rd, Rehoboth, MA | $8 | 508.252.6375 | contradancelinks.com/rehoboth. html

SATURDAY 12

ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE with

instruction and music by Jacqueline Schwab | 7:30 pm | South Kingstown Land Trust Barn, 17 Matunuck Beach Rd, Kingston | $15 | 401.539.3009 | kingstonenglishcountrydance.org

EVENTS THURSDAY 10SUNDAY 13

HALL OF FAME TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS | International Tennis Hall

of Fame and Museum, 194 Bellevue Ave, Newport | $30-$85 [youth $25$70] | 401.849.3990 | tennisfame. com

SATURDAY 12

52ND ANNUAL WICKFORD ART FESTIVAL | The country’s oldest

open-air art fair, with more than 250 artists from around the world | 10 am-6 pm | Wickford Village, | 401.294.6840 | wickfordart.org

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NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL POLO SERIES | This week: New-

port vs. Dallas | 5 pm | Glen Farm, Route 138, Portsmouth | $20 + $12 | 401.846.0200 | nptpolo.com

SUNDAY 13

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THURSDAY 17

31ST ANNUAL BLACK SHIPS FESTIVAL | The festival features more

than 50 events, workshops, and demonstrations of Japanese culture, including kite flying, sushi making, karate, origami, and Taiko drumming | Call or visit the website for detailed information on events and tickets | 401.847.7666 | blackshipsfestival.com

NEWPORT MONSTER SHARK TOURNAMENT | Casey’s Marina, 10

Spring Wharf, Newport | bbgfc.com

FILM THURSDAY 10 + 17

MOVIES ON THE BLOCK presents

Adaptation [7.10] and The Great Escape [7.17] | Movies On the Block, Westminster and Union sts, Providence | Free | indowncity.com

THURSDAY 10

NEWPORTFILM OUTDOORS presents Bella Vita, with pre-film music by Cameron & the Trenton St. Collaborative and a post-film Q&A with director Jason Baffa and producer Scott Griest | Film begins @ sunset [approx. 8:20 pm] | Queen Anne Square, Newport | Suggested donation $5 | newportFILM.com

TUESDAY 15

BIG SCREEN MOVIES ON THE BEACH | This week: The Goonies |

Atlantic Beach Park, 321 Atlantic Ave, Westerly | Free | 401.596.7761 | public.westerlychamber.org/ events/details/big-screen-movieson-the-beach-2014-07-15-2014-5565

LIT EVENTS THURSDAY 10

SATURDAY 12

JOHN PLOTZ will read from, discuss, and sign his children’s book, Time and the Tapestry | 4 pm | Books On the Square, 471 Angell St, Providence | Free | 401.331.9097 | booksq.com MAD POETS CAFE with featured poet Franny Choi, an open mic hour [sign-up @ 6:30 pm], and host Christopher Johnson | 7 pm | Warwick Museum of Art, 3259 Post Rd | $4 | 401.737.0010 | warwickmuseum.org

ART GALLERIES ARTISTS’ COOPERATIVE GALLERY OF WESTERLY | 401.596.2221 | 7

150 Chestnut St, Providence | artprovidence.com | July 14-Aug 2:

IMAGO FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS | 401.245.0173 | 36 Market St, Warren | imagofoundation4art.org |

Thurs 4-8 pm, Fri + Sat 12-8 pm | Through July 19: works by member Eileen Collins and guest artists Leigh Medeiros & Michaela Collins JUST ART GALLERY | 401.272.0820 | 60 Valley St, Providence | justartgallery.com | Wed 1-5 pm; Thurs + Fri 1-7 pm; Sat 12-5 pm | Through Aug 2: “Disambiguation,” works by Alex Delby

NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS GALLERY | 508.324.1926 |

16 Anawan St, Fall River, MA | narrows center.org | Wed-Sat 12-5 pm

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PROVIDENCE ART CLUB |

401.331.1114 | 11 Thomas St | providenceartclub.org | Mon-Fri

12-4 pm; Sat-Sun 2-4 pm | Through July 11: “Mixing It Up,” works by Marjorie Ball, Kenneth MacDonald, Ruth Emers, and Robin Halpren | “The Nature of Art,” works by Judith Skoogfors-Prip and Beverly Thomas PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 401.455.8000 | 150 Empire St | provlib. org | Mon + Thurs 12-8 pm, Tues + Wed 10 am-6 pm | Fri + Sat 9 am5:30 pm | Through July 25: “Block Island Idyll: Memories of Manisses,” with materials and artifacts from the Rhode Island Collection at Providence Public Library and the Block Island Historical Society

RHODE ISLAND WATERCOLOR SOCIETY GALLERY | 401.726.1876 |

Slater Memorial Park, Armistice Blvd, Pawtucket | rhodeislandwatercolor society.wildapricot.org | Tues-Sat 10

am-4 pm; Sun 1-5 pm | July 12-Aug 7: “RIWS Annual Invitational Show,” featuring the artwork of local Rhode Island high school students from Shea High School and Tolman High School in Pawtucket and St. Mary’s Academy, Bay View in East Providence | Through July 10: “RIWS Member Group Show,” with work by Alyce Crowell, Jacquelyn Hayes, Sherri Snyder, Kristin Stashenko, and Norma Sumner

SOUTH COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION | 401.783.2195 | 2587 Kingstown

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Wed-Sun 10 am-6 pm; Fri 10 am-8 pm | Through Aug 23: “Members and Staff Invitational,” with paintings by Christina Ashley, Dan Lake, and Kathy Weber, oil pastels by Vincent Castaldi, photography by Gail PAO Carpenter, Lori Ellen Goodman, sculpture by Sean James Harrington and Troy West, ceramics by Christine Herron, and encaustic works by Taleen Batalian SPRING BULL GALLERY | 401.849.9166 | 55 Bellevue Ave | springbullgallery.com | Daily 12-5 pm | Through July 31: “2nd Annual Les Petites Oeuvres en Êté,” little works by area artists

URI PROVIDENCE CAMPUS GALLERY | 401.277.5206 | 80 Washington

St | uri.edu/prov | Mon-Thurs 9 am-9 pm; Fri + Sat 9 am-4 pm | Through Aug 8: “Untitled/Unjuried: Small Format Tapestry 2014,” with more than 240 works from 13 countries, six continents, and 33 US states, presented by the American Tapestry Alliance VAN VESSEM GALLERY | 401.835.6639 | 63 Muse Way, Tiverton | sandywoodsfarm.org/vanvessem gallery.html | Through July 20:

“Stare,” works by David Barnes and Dan McManus YELLOW PERIL GALLERY | 401.861.1535 | 60 Valley St #5, Providence | yellowperilmedia.com/gallery | Wed-Fri 3-8 pm; other days by appointment | Through July 13: “Black Indians In Space: The Constellation,” mixed-media collages by James Montford | July 17-Aug 24: “Altared States,” a mixed media exhibition “exploring the making of the sacred in everyday urban life,” by Toby Barnes

MUSEUMS HAFFENREFFER MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY IN MANNING HALL | 401.863.2065 | College + Waterman sts, Providence | brown.edu/Facilities/ Haffenreffer | Tues-Sun 10 am-4 pm | Free admission | Through Aug 31: “Images of Power: Rulership In the Grasslands of Cameroon” | Through Aug 31: “In Deo Speramus: The Symbols and Ceremonies of Brown University” | Ongoing: “Reimagining the Americas,” an exhibition “bringing together the innovative cultural diversity of the Americas before European contact” NEWPORT ART MUSEUM | 401.848.8200 | 76 Bellevue Ave | newportartmuseum.org | Tues-Sat 11 am-4 pm; Sun 12-4 pm | Admission $10 adults; $8 seniors; $6 students and military personnel with ID; free for children 5 and under | Through Aug 12: “Elizabeth Congdon: Heaven and Earth,” an exhibit of paintings | Through Sept 1: “Marine Botanicals,” works by Mary Chatowsky Jameson

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John Carney’s cult favorite Once (2006) took a thin love story and filled it out with magical scenes of musical improvisation and discovery; this follow-up works the same way, its soft-rock bonhomie prevailing over a story that often registers as trite or naive. A British songwriter (Keira Knightley) accompanies her musical and romantic partner to New York City, where he’s been signed to a major label; after he dumps her for someone else, she’s adopted by a down-andout A&R man (Mark Ruffalo), who assembles a band around her and records them live on the city streets. The stars work overtime to put this across — particularly Ruffalo, who’s saddled with a corny subplot involving the record man’s alienated teenage daughter (Hailee Steinfeld of True Grit). Much of the story is resolved in a hurried closing-credits montage, which suggests the narrative kept getting elbowed out by the more satisfying musical segments. With Catherine Keener, Mos Def, and CeeLo Green. _J.R. Jones

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XXX SNOWPIERCER | 2014 | The human drive toward ecological collapse often seems like a screaming train that can’t be halted, which gives this postapocalyptic thriller by Bong Joon-ho (The Host) a potency indivisible from its premise. Decades after an atmospheric

experiment to counteract global warming has instead plunged the world into a new ice age, a little community of survivors rides a passenger train around and around the planet, the haves housed near the engine and the have-nots suffering at the back; a rebellion led by two malcontents (Chris Evans and Jamie Bell) and leading up through the cars introduces us to a succession of fantastic technology and eccentric characters (not the least of which is Tilda Swinton as an officious Thatcher-like governess). As with The Host, the political satire is teased out gradually as the story progresses and never intrudes on one’s enjoyment of the movie’s richly imagined world. With John Hurt, Octavia Spencer, and Ed Harris. | 126m |

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plot; the movie revolves mostly around McCarthy, hilarious in her best performance to date. She cowrote the script with her husband, Ben Falcone, providing her character with a nuance absent from her other starring roles; she shows a more dramatic side, and not every joke is predicated on her weight. Falcone directed; with Kathy Bates and Mark Duplass. | 97m | XXX 22 JuMP STREET | 2014 | This sequel to the hit action comedy 21 Jump Street is better all around: the pacing is more consistent, the sight gags more imaginative, the self-referential jokes sharper. Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller make good on their background in animation (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, The Lego Movie); the action sequences, unlike those of the first movie, have a sustained kinetic energy, and the throwaway gags are delivered at such breakneck speed that this occasionally evokes old Looney Tunes cartoons. Too often, though, the satire of action-movie bombast is indistinguishable from the bombast itself (large-scale destruction, over-loud sound effects, actors yelling all their dialogue). With Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, and lots of stand-up comedians in supporting roles. | 112m |

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Full moon in capricorn (moon voidof-course 12:19 am until 3:06 am in Sagittarius). the thunder moon brings enormous focus on capricorn, Aries, cancer, and libra (to a lesser extent taurus, Gemini, pisces, virgo, and Aquarius) who 17

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this horoscope traces the passage of the moon, not the sun. Simply read from day to day to watch the moon’s influence as it moves through the signs of the zodiac. | When the moon is in your sun sign, you are beginning a new 28-day emotional cycle, and you can expect increased insight and emotionality. When the moon moves into the sun sign opposite yours (see below), 11 to have 12 difficulties 13 14 16 expect dealing with15the opposite sex, family, or authority figures; social or romantic activities will not be at their best. | When the moon is in Aries, it opposes libra, and 29 vice versa. other 31oppositions are 27 28 30 32 taurus/Scorpio, Gemini/Sagittarius, cancer/capricorn, leo/Aquarius, and virgo/pisces. the moon stays in each sign two and a half days. | As the moon 15 approximately 16 moves between signs, it will sometimes become “void of course,” making no major angles to planets. consider this a null time and try to avoid making or implementing 31 32 decisions if you can. But it’s great for brainstorming. | For Symboline dai’s sun-sign horoscopes and advice column, visit our Web site at thephoenix.com. Symboline Dai can be reached at sally@moonsigns.net.

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Waning moon in pisces. it’s an “in” kind of day—inconsistency in intent, particularly for Gemini, virgo, libra, leo, and Sagittarius. But it’s also an excellent day for shoe-shopping (as is tomorrow), or visiting folks in prison or who are otherwise incarcerated. capricorn, Aquarius, pisces, Aries, taurus, cancer, and Scorpio all are highly tuned-in. 23

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Waning moon in Aquarius, moon void-of-course 7:22 pm until 2:40 am tuesday. An evening vc moon brings confusion and improvisational opportunities. But it’s another fine day for shore up friendship, or savor the kind of simpatico that makes for a good buddy. hopeful and creative: Sagittarius, capricorn, Aquarius, pisces, Aries, Gemini, and libra. missing signals—not intentionally: taurus, leo, Scorpio, Gemini, and cancer.

Waning moon in Aquarius (moon void-of-course 1:56 am until 3:06 am in capricorn). improvisational fun, particularly for Aquarius, libra, Gemini, and pisces. Aquarius moons favor friendship, so you may want to reach out to someone you haven’t seen for a while, especially capricorn, Sagittarius, cancer, and Aries. taurus, Scorpio, leo, and virgo: if you feel you’re being rushed into something, you are. 19

Wednesday July 16

Waning moon in pisces. the sign of the fish is the end of the road astrologically (on a monthly basis, since the moon takes 29.5 days to move through those 12 signs). Focus on your feet and your journey, and allow time for nostalgia. happy to drift: Aries, Aquarius, libra, Gemini, pisces, cancer, Sagittarius. more touchy: virgo, Scorpio, leo, capricorn. 21

tuesday July 15

Waning moon in capricorn. oh, those home projects are just screaming right now! capricorn moons enhance our ability to think logically, do repetitive tasks, and work on structure and construction. they are also helpful for enduring tedium, so you may get into one of those circular conversations over the fence with a neighbor. Willing to do the work: capricorn, Aquarius, pisces, Sagittarius, Scorpio, taurus, and virgo. uncharacteristically subdued: libra, cancer, Aries, leo, and Gemini. 17

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Waxing moon in Sagittarius. the sign of the archer brings out everyone’s sense of humor and a yearning for earning. Fire sign moons are social, sometimes to a point of passionate interaction. And so love matters should go smoothly for libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, capricorn, Aquarius, Aries, and leo. impulsiveness could bring consequences for virgo, pisces, Gemini, taurus, and cancer.

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Originally opened over 25 years ago as Joe’s , Geoff’s Superlative Sandwiches has been the place to get a sandwich on the East Side. Sittin g on historic Benefit Street, Geoff’s has cate red to local businesses, college students and sightseers since its inception.

Sun – Thurs Noon – 11pm Fri /Sat Noon – 1am 198 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 401-383-6559 | NAMIPROV.COM

Retail Value: $40 Buy It Now: $20

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Julian’s

Ever think you’d have the chance to sample a professional paintballer-turn-chef’s take on cuisine? Julian’s, started by Chef Julian Forge, boas ts a vegetarian-friendly menu and robot-inspired decor.

this hipster spot is great for brunch, dinner or drinks!!

pRoVIdeNce, RI

Retail Value: $50 Buy It Now: $25

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