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Feeling No Dolor at Dolores: This Oaxacan restaurant offers up...
For my final patio of my summertime excursion (read the other articles in the series, too — Tiny Bar and Little Bitte), I chose Dolores. Dolores is a Oaxacan restaurant, and I’m a big fan of agave...
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Gluten-free Dining: The Square Peg
The Square Peg in Warren is the quintessential Rhode Island summer date spot. The outdoor dining on a cool evening or the eclectic bar inside create a lovely experience. The “Wish I Was There”...
View ArticleMessage in a Bottle: CBD sparkling water comes ashore
Beak and Skiff Apple Orchard of LaFayette, NY, has created a CBD sparkling water that’s washing ashore in the Ocean State. If you haven’t heard of Beak and Skiff, you may know them for their colorful...
View ArticleCorks and Rec: Wines to take you from September scorchers to fall’s first frost
As the proverbial sun sets on summer in New England, there’s a certain calm in the air. The rhythmic “thwap” of damp towels swaying in the breeze while slung over decks and porch ledges will soon be...
View ArticleServed with a Twist: Sober or sober curious, mocktails are here to stay
As more and more people recognize the health benefits of not drinking (sorry guys — it’s delicious but not good for you), the mocktail revolution gains momentum every year. So whether you’re the DD,...
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Ming River Tiki
It’s been a wild year and a half with lots of misinformation and unnecessary violence, including the horrifying rise in hate crimes against people of Asian descent. Misunderstanding, misplaced blame...
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Elbow-Licking Good!: An early evening chimi crawl gets messy
When I told my boyfriend I was doing a Chimi Crawl, he responded as would most Americans raised on Taco Bell: “I love chimichangas!” And while there’s much to love about a deep fried burrito, that’s...
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From the Ground Up: Plant-based food events abound this fall
September is a big month in Rhode Island for vegans, vegetarians and anyone plant-curious, and I’m going to break down the vegan events you can expect this month. VEG OUT: Vegan Eats and Treats!...
View ArticlePlantastic!: A roundup of vegan restaurants
Cranston Raffa Real Food, 19 Sharpe Dr, Cranston* Cumberland Blackstone Herbs + Coffee Bar, 3 Dexter St (at Broad St), Cumberland East Greenwich P.B. Bistro, 241 Main St, East Greenwich* Middletown...
View ArticleFall’s a Beach: Misquamicut FallFest welcomes the season with style
Looking for a fun way to ring out the old season and ring in the new? Head to the Misquamicut FallFest, September 17 – 19, for music, food and fun. Each action-packed day promises an exciting lineup...
View ArticleMotif Food Truck and Drink Award Winners: Event Roundup
On Monday, September 13th, fans of vehicle-based victuals, local libations, and awards show excitement gathered at the Motif 2021 Food Truck & Drink Awards. The anticipation was palpable as...
View ArticlePoppy’s Waffles: All Weather Warrior
Steve Gilman, the Owner of Poppy’s Waffles, went home with the Motif Food Truck All Weather Warrior Award for his dedication to the food truck trade. No matter the month—even in the dead of...
View ArticleFriskie Fries: Motif Overall Favorite Truck Award
Where do the best thoughts come from? A boardroom? The shower? For Randy D’Antuono, the best ideas came in the wee morning hours sitting on a street curb in Amsterdam, from some scribbled notes on a...
View ArticleGuildy Pleasures: Warren’s first brewpub
The smallest town in the smallest state, Warren, RI, which was once known by most as a blink on the way to Newport, has experienced a renaissance in recent years. With a plethora of quality...
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Got Buttermilk?: Kinda Amazin’ at Kin Southern Table + Bar
When our server, Tyce, dropped off “Black Girl Magic”—a cocktail described simply as peach vodka with lemonade—she suggested we “give it a stir” before drinking. Confused, we followed her...
View ArticleMixing it up for Oktoberfest : A Cocktail Recipe
Oktoberfest is a time for celebration of all things beer, and that includes beer cocktails. I was charged with the task of making an Oktoberfest beer cocktail for this issue, and I was very excited to...
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Expanding Vegan Dining: Providence Vegan Restaurant Week Returns
For its third year in a row, Providence Vegan Restaurant week returns in just a couple of weeks. This annual event extends outside of Providence and allows restaurants from all across the state to...
View ArticleIndigenous Diner: Sly Fox Den Too
While working on the November issue of Motif, we kept hearing about an indigenous restaurant called the Sly Fox Den Too. It’s a wonderful and quintessentially Rhode Island kind of diner: only open for...
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Becherovka Green Toddy: A Drink to Warm You Inside and Out
It’s my favorite time of year! I love the cooler weather, the flannel, the beanies, the way that strong and stirred drinks overtake bar menus… I also love hot drinks, and I feel like the genre...
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Taste and Feel of the Azores: Aguardente Restaurant
There’s a joke that Aguardente—which translates to “fire water” in Portuguese—is so strong it will blind you. This is the kind of myth that Victor Pereira, the visionary and owner of the newly opened...
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