Many of the restaurants on Westminster Street, the slightly shi-shi culinary stretch of Providence’s downtown, feel the same: mid-century modern tables and chairs, warm lighting and an affluent clientele. Amaryllis offers the same trappings, but a few critical details set this globally-inspired and ...
Two weeks ago, I learned that spaghetti for 25 people isn’t a great camping meal.
Just as a pizza joint should be judged by its cheese slice and a bakery by its plain croissant, a fish shop ought to be measured by its clam chowder and fried fish. Spoiler: Dune Brothers excels at both.
It is a truth locally acknowledged that the Rhode Island School of Design is cooler than Brown University. This encompasses all manner of things: clothing, people and, so I have heard, the food.
A quick google search for “Oberlin” in the Providence area will likely return the Ohio college well known for its music conservatory. The second result is of greater interest to this column: a Rhode Island restaurant of the same name. So, on a Monday night, I headed down College Hill for a 7:30 ...
Dearest reader, over winter break I anticipated welcoming you back into the somewhat sticky embrace of the Sharpe Refectory and alleviating any apprehension you might have towards our largest dining hall. I was surprised, then, to discover that my work had already been done for me last week by Ben Aizenberg, ...
SciLi stacks got you down? Tired of having to hear the breathy chortles of people whispering in the first floor of the Rock? When I find myself in one of these situations, I often ride my bike down the gloriously steep College Hill, beyond South Main Street to Rise ‘n Shine, a little coffee ...
Providence is known for its Italian mob-boss mayor Buddy Cianci, the Big Blue Bug off of I-95 and being a little eccentric. Providence is not known for its Asian food. There are, of course, exceptions. I recently ventured down College Hill to Providence Noodle Bar on Mathewson Street. Founded by two ...
In her column, Eleanor Barth Wu ’26 introduces the Ratty Roundup, a report on the best offerings of Brown’s dining halls.
Neon lights, the thump of 2010s pop, pizzas served on red checkered paper and the sounds of blistered pies being thrown in and out of deck ovens: Pizza Marvin on the corner of Wickenden and Governor streets is a well-frequented neighborhood spot.
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