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Category: Rhode Island

Culinary Adventure: A day in Bristol, RI with craft beer, delicious food, and a weird street stripe

January 22, 2025 Brent Leave a comment

Brent lived in Rhode Island for 22 years, but even he didn’t go to Bristol more than a handful of…

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Posted in: Blog, Rhode Island, videos Filed under: Bristol, craft beer, Rhode Island, vegan food
A man eating a sandwich with the caption " they call it gags ".

Food Crawl in Providence. Espresso in Little Italy, Craft Beer & Pepper Biscuits! Plus a Gaggah!

January 16, 2025 Brent Leave a comment

Brent is in Rhode Island and visits Providence’s Federal Hill, or Little Italy, for an espresso with Sambuca and some…

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Posted in: Blog, Rhode Island, videos Filed under: beer, New York System, providence, Rhode Island
Strawberry, coffee syrups, lemonade mix.

Coffee Milk

February 14, 2024 Brent

Some states’ official state beverage seem exotic, like ‘Awa in Hawaii. Others couldn’t be more plain. Water in Indiana? Really?…

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Posted in: Rhode Island Filed under: coffee, coffee milk, Rhode Island, state drinks
French fries and marinara sauce.

Federal Hill, the Little Italy of Providence, RI

January 24, 2024 Brent

Brent visit’s Providence, Rhode Island’s “Little Italy,” Federal Hill for a delicious Zeppole pastry with some wine, eggplant roll ups…

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Posted in: Blog, Rhode Island, videos Filed under: coffee, espresso, federal hill, fries and gravy, providence, Rhode Island, sambuca, wine, zeppole
Man enjoying cocktail in Newport, RI.

Culinary Adventure: Best cocktails in Newport, Rhode Island

January 10, 2024 Brent

Brent visits Newport, Rhode Island and samples some cocktails including one with ties to a painful past. He also checks…

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Posted in: Blog, Rhode Island, videos Filed under: cocktails, culinary adventure, dark and stormy, newport, Rhode Island, vegan
Hands reaching for Sicilian pizza slices.

Iconic Rhode Island dishes (Pizza Strips, Doughboys, & Johnnycakes)

January 3, 2024 Brent

Brent travels to Rhode Island for some classic and unusual Rhode Island dishes like Pizza Strips, & Johnnycakes. Plus, a…

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Posted in: Blog, Rhode Island, videos Filed under: Beavertail Lighthouse, Doughboys, Iggy's Doughboys, Jigger's Diner, Johnny Cakes, pizza strips, Plant City
Witches paddleboarding on water.

Witches of Wickford Paddle

October 22, 2023 Brent

An offshoot of the popular Witch Dance, Rhode Islanders dress in costume and paddle around the harbor. Witch Dance Walpurgis…

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Posted in: Rhode Island Filed under: paddle, Rhode Island, Wickford, Witch Dance, witches, Witches of Wickford Paddle
Costumed figures in a parade, rain.

Ancients & Horribles Parade

July 3, 2023 Brent

Unlike other reverent parades, Rhode Island’s Ancients & Horribles parade skewers local and national figures and satirizes popular culture. Ancient…

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Posted in: Rhode Island Filed under: 4th of july, calvin coolidge, chepachet, parade, Rhode Island
Here's a short alt tag for the image: `Del's Lemonade can, fresh fruit`

Rhode Island’s Icy Summer Treat

May 26, 2021 Brent

You may have tried Sno-Cones and Shave Ice, but until you’ve been to Lil’ Rhody in the summer, you haven’t…

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Posted in: Rhode Island Filed under: cocktail, del's, frozen lemonade, lemon, lemonade
Here's an alt tag for the image: Tall lighthouse and keeper's house.

Beavertail Lighthouse

May 10, 2021 Brent

A beacon guiding ships through the treacherous waters of Narragansett Bay has been on this spot in Rhode Island for…

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Posted in: Rhode Island Filed under: beavertail, Conanicut Island, Lighthouse, newport, Rhode Island
Four squares of savory flatbread.

Pizza Strips

March 22, 2021 Brent

Everyone in Rhode Island loves Pizza Strips. Any gathering in Lil’ Rhody is sure to have a box of the…

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Posted in: Palermo, Rhode Island Filed under: Pizza, pizza strips, Rhode Island, Sfincione
Here's an alt tag for the image: Lighthouse on rocky coast.

Castle Hill Lighthouse-Newport, RI

November 9, 2020 Brent 1 Comment

Some of the most stunning views in all of New England are at this little lighthouse with a fascinating history.…

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Posted in: Lighthouses, Rhode Island Filed under: Castle Hill, Lighthouse, Rhode Island, WWII
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