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summer food RI
2016
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PROVIDENCE JOURNAL | providencejournal.com
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Sunday, June 26, 2016 |
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Savor the summer
If you go ...
Summer is a time to make
memories. If we’re lucky the days will be
warm and the nights cool. We’ll get
some time off from work and school
to recharge our batteries. We’ll
marvel at the pink sunsets and the
blue sky.
And we’ll eat the foods of summer. For some that will be fresh seafood
by the water and for others hot dogs
at the ballgame. It will definitely
include ice cream.
Last year, I enjoyed an ice creamery on a busy East Providence street.
Sunshine Creamery had some of
the lushest flavors. Red Velvet for
one. The color was a beautiful mauve
and a few bites included cake bits. Its
chocolate base was subtle, as was the
cream cheese, all creating a dreamy
ice cream. Equally rich was the Rhode
Island Black Bear, a vanilla-based ice
cream with black raspberry swirls
and pieces of raspberry truffle.
But it wasn’t just the ice cream that
Sunshine Creamery, 305 North
Broadway, in the Rumford section of East Providence. Open
Monday through Thursday
noon to 9 p.m., Friday through
Sunday noon to 10 p.m. Call (401)
431-2828 or see facebook.com/
SunshineCreameryRI/.
drew me to Sunshine Creamery.
I also loved the look of the
place, with its old-fashioned neon
signs and banner flags calling attention to it. It made me nostalgic for the
ice cream stands I went to as a child
with my parents or grandparents,
cousins and aunts and uncles. Or the
times I rode a bike with friends, a
cone at the end our destination.
Happy memories all around.
Now it’s time to make new special
moments, and we know that some of
the best will come around food and
drink. It is written in the ice cream
smiles of children. WHAT’S INSIDE
Journal Food Editor
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By Gail Ciampa
Some customers walk away with ice cream cones, while others wait their turn to order at
Sunshine Creamery in East Providence. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/KRIS CRAIG
I hope you will savor a summer of
outdoor dining, wine tasting by the
sea or old-fashioned country fairs.
I know one place I’ll be this
summer — there at Sunshine
Creamery.
Meet me after dinner some night?
— gciampa@providencejournal.
com
(401) 277-7266
On Twitter @gailciampa
summer food RI 2016
56 Fun Food Things to Do in Rhode Island before the season ends
Cover photo taken at Newport Wine Cellar and Gourmet,
which has outdoor tables by the International Tennis
Hall of Fame, by Providence Journal photographer Glenn
Osmundson.
Food For Thought Page 3
1. Sunshine Creamery
Nibble in Newport Pages 4-5
2. The Newport Wine Cellar and
Gourmet
3. Empire Tea & Coffee
4. The Chanler's Cliff Walk Terrace
5. Castle Hill Inn
6. A Fork in the Road food truck
Save the Dates Page 6
7. Charlestown Seafood Festival
8. St. George Maronite Catholic
Church Food Festival
9. Kempenaar’s Clambake
10. Jazz Clambake at Newport
Vineyards
On the Roofop Page 6
11. Vanderbilt Grace
12. Rooftop at the ProvidenceG
Dock and Dine Page 8
13. Boat House
14. The Lobster Pot
15. DeWolf Tavern
16. Wharf Tavern
17. Forty 1 North
18. The Mooring Seafood Kitchen
19. Marina Cafe and Pub
20. Nautika
21. BLU on the Water
22. Finn’s Harborside
23. Jim’s Dock
Eat and Drink Old School Style Pages 9-10
24. Delekta Pharmacy
25. Shady Acres Restaurant
26. Foster Old Home Days
27. Del’s Lemonade
28. Iggy’s Doughboys & Chowder
House
Blueberry Picking and ... Page 12
29. Rocky Point Blueberry Farm
30. Rocky Point Clam Shack
31. Macomber's Blueberry Farm
32. Doherty’s Ale House Lakeside
33. Sweet Berry Farm
From The Journal Recipe Vault Page 13
34. Bake with Blueberries
Nosh in Narragansett Pages 14-15
35. The Sweet Spot
36. George’s of Galilee
37. The Coast Guard House
38. Spain
Wander Watch Hill Pages 16-17
39. St. Clair Annex
40. Olympia Tea Room
41. Ocean House
42. Weekapaug Inn
Island Getaway Pages 18-19
43. Mohegan Cafe and Brewery
44. Ballard’s
45. Manisses Restaurant
46. 1661 Inn
Explore Tiverton and Little Compton Pages 20-21
47. Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyards
48. Evelyn’s Drive In
49. Gray’s Ice Cream
50. Provender Fine Foods
Slurp Some Oysters Page 22
51. Matunuck Oyster Bar
52. Two Ten Oyster Bar & Grill
53. Bristol Oyster Bar
Eat at a Clam Shack Page 22
54. Aunt Carrie’s
55. Quito’s Seafood Restaurant & Bar
56. Flo’s Clam Shack
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nibble in Newport
By Gail Ciampa
Journal Food Editor
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NEWPORT — Discover the
Newport Wine Cellar and Gourmet.
You can eat at a counter inside
or grab a table outside which
faces the courts of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
The sandwiches and salads
are superb and freshly made
for you. Go next door to the
wine shop and they’ll pair a
bottle and open it, too. You
can do some shopping here
for gourmet and local artisan ingredients. Or you can
order food to go and head on a
picnic. This is a treasure from
proprietor Maria Chiancola
that moved to Memorial Boulevard over the winter. Open
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday
through Saturday and only till
5 p.m. on Sunday. 13 Memorial Blvd., (401) 619-3966, on
Facebook.
Before you head out on a
walk down Bellevue Avenue
or to tour a mansion, stop
in at Empire Tea & Coffee for
a Frozen Hot Chocolate or
a Frostbite, which is made
with their cold-brew coffee.
Both are delicious. (401) 6191388, empireteaandcoffee.
com, with locations at 22
Broadway, 112 William St.
(corner of Bellevue Avenue
and Memorial Boulevard),
or 58 Aquidneck Ave.,
Middletown.
Head to the Visitor’s
Center at Fort Adams State
Park — parking is easy when
there isn’t a music festival
— and pick up lunch from
A Fork in the Road food truck.
It’s new from Blackstone
Caterers. You can order a
bite, maybe a lobster roll,
burger, chicken sandwich
or salad, and have a picnic
and enjoy the stunning
views of Newport Harbor.
Then you can wander
A charcuterie platter with meats, pickles and pate, front, and a cheese platter paired with wines, all from Newport Wine Cellar and Gourmet. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/BOB BREIDENBACH
SEE NIBBLE, N5
Visitors take in
the view from the
Adirondack chairs on
Castle Hill Inn’s lawn
off Narragansett Bay.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL,
FILE
The Cliff Walk Terrace invites diners outdoors at the Chanler on Cliff Walk, the boutique hotel with views that
extend to Easton’s Beach. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CHANLER
The Frozen Hot
Chocolate at Empire Tea
& Coffee, 112 William
St. in Newport, comes
with a view of Bellevue
Avenue.THE PROVIDENCE
JOURNAL/GAIL CIAMPA
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A view of the Newport Bridge and Rose Island are served up with the fare from the food truck A Fork in the Road at Fort Adams State Park. The truck is operated by Blackstone Caterers. THE
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/KATHY BORCHERS
NIBBLE
From Page N4
A panini and a pasta salad from Newport Wine Cellar and Gourmet at 13 Memorial Blvd., Newport, make a tasty picnic.
THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/BOB BREIDENBACH
around the Fort. facebook.
com/aforkintheroadri/ or on
Instagram @forkintheroadri.
Enjoy all-day dining —
breakfast, lunch and dinner — on
the Cliff Walk Terrace, a fabulous
space outdoors at the Chanler
on Cliff Walk, the boutique hotel
with views that extend to Easton's
Beach. It is too expensive for
most of us to stay at the hotel, but
we can enjoy the trappings for a
few hours of elegance. Service
is weather dependent, but great
people watching and cool ocean
breezes are guaranteed. 117
Memorial Blvd., (866) 7935664, thechanler.com/dining/
cliffwalkterrace.
If you have never had drinks on
the lawn at Castle Hill Inn, what is
wrong with you? The comfortable
Adirondack chairs, the water view,
the boats sailing by, the soft grass
and the impeccable service make
this a must-do each and every
summer. 590 Ocean Drive, (401)
849-3800, castlehillinn.com.
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SAVE THE DATES
fair, dig into a clambake
Feast at a
By Gail Ciampa
Journal Food Editor
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Festivals
The 32nd Charlestown Seafood Festival, an annual event
hosted by the Charlestown
Chamber of Commerce, is
a seafood lovers' paradise
with everything from stuffies
to lobsters. You'll also find
jonnycakes and other local
foods for sale. Kenyon Corn
Meal Co. will be there with
clam cakes and Matunuck
Oyster Farm with its oysters;
there'll be burgers and fries
from Sunset Farms; plus
fried dough, strawberries,
ice cream and Del's. This
year's dates are Friday, Aug.
5, noon to 11 p.m.; Thursday, Aug. 6, 11 a.m. to 11
p.m.; Friday, Aug. 7, 11 a.m.
to 10 p.m. Fireworks are
Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. Admission
is $9. Parking is free, but a
$2 donation is encouraged.
Ninigret Park, Charlestown,
(401) 364-3878, charlestownrichamber.com/
seafoodfestival.html.
For home-cooked Middle
Eastern and Arabic
foods, visit the St. George
Maronite Catholic Church Food
Festival in Cranston on
Friday, Sept. 16, from 4 to
11 p.m.; Saturday, Sept.
17, from noon to 11 p.m;
and Sunday, Sept. 18, from
11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. There
is no admission charge.
There will be entertainment, music, dancing and
lots of falafel, kufta, grape
leaves and maamoul cookies.
There is parking on church
grounds. 1493 Cranston St.,
Cranston, (401) 723-8444.
Clambakes
There is a public clambake
every July 3 at Kempenaar's
Clambake Club on 323 Valley Rd.
in Middletown. It’s a feast
of clam chowder, steamed
clams, mussels, a whole
lobster (or charcoal broiled
chicken or steak), chourico
and more. Arrive early for
country cheese, entertainment and clam cakes, all
included. The price is $60
for lobster or steak; $50 for
chicken; $12 for kids for a
Staff from McGrath Clambakes prepare one of their clambakes. They’ll be doing the cooking July 28 for the Jazz
Clambake at Newport Vineyards in Middletown. PHOTO COURTESY OF MCGRATH CLAMBAKES
hot dog or burger. Reserve
at (401) 847-1441, newportclambakes.com.
There will be a Jazz Clambake
at Newport Vineyards in Middletown Thursday, July 28, 6:30
to 9 p.m. McGrath Clambakes
will prepare a traditional
clambake cooked over hot
rocks and seaweed overlooking the vineyard. The meal
will be paired with a tasting
of five Newport Vineyards
wines. The cost is $90 with
lobster and $80 without. Buy
tickets at newportvineyards.
com/calendar-of-events or
call (401) 848-5161. ON THE ROOFTOP
Raise a glass up high
By Gail Ciampa
Journal Food Editor
Dozens of boats complete the view of the harbor from the deck of the Vanderbilt Grace in Newport.
PHOTO COURTESY OF VANDERBILT GRACE
Get out on a roof this
summer.
Nowhere is the view more
beautiful than from the
Vanderbilt Grace in Newport.
The harbor views from the
fourth story space are stunning. Cocktails and light
canapés are served there, as
are cocktails. The rooftop
opens Sunday to Thursday at
4 p.m. and Friday and Saturday at noon. It's only closed
if there is rain or a private
event scheduled. 41 Mary St.,
Newport, (401) 846-6200,
gracehotels.com/vanderbilt.
The Rooftop at the ProvidenceG is open after extensive
renovations, including the
addition of a new custom
bar. It the city’s only rooftop restaurant and bar and
is in the former Providence
Gas Co. building. The
Rooftop, seven stories up,
has all-season protection
from the elements. It opens
daily at 5 p.m. New ProvidenceG chef Robert Sisca
has a menu highlighted
by simple bar snacks and
more substantial food,
including pizza in four
varieties. There's a raw bar
with oysters, cherrystones,
native littlenecks and
shrimp cocktail. Hot plates
include chicken wings,
calamari, fried artichokes
and more. 100 Dorrance
St., Providence, (401) 6324904, rooftopattheg.com.
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DOCK AND DINE
These restaurants might
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float your boat
By Gail Ciampaa
Journal Food Editor
If you are a boating person,
skip the wheels for a summer
dinner date. If you are driving, these
restaurants offer water views
worth the trip. The Boat House has its own
dock, and the views there on
the Sakonnet River are beautiful and the setting peaceful
for dining indoors or out. 227
Schooner Drive, Tiverton,
(401) 624-6300, boathousetiverton.com.
In general, the East Bay has
plenty of choices.
For convenience, you can’t
beat The Lobster Pot in Bristol.
The restaurant has its own
dock plus three moorings for
larger crafts. The DeWolf Tavern
is easily accessed by boats
docked at Thames Street
Landing. The restaurant in
the 1818 DeWolf building is
open for breakfast, lunch and
dinner daily. There is outdoor
seating overlooking Bristol
Harbor and Narragansett
Bay. The Lobster Pot, 119
Hope St., Bristol, (401)
253-9100, lobsterpotri.
com; DeWolf Tavern, 259
Thames St., Bristol, (401)
254-2005, dewolftavern.com.
You can just pull your boat
up to Warren’s Wharf Tavern
for
and
f dinner
di
d you’ll
’ll find
fi d
water views from virtually
every table. 215 Water St.,
Warren, (401) 289-2524,
thewharftavernri.com.
In Newport, Forty 1 North
is one amazing setting with
a marina, a restaurant (The
Grill at Forty 1 North) and
one of the busiest outdoor
bars you’ll find. 351 Thames
St., Newport, (401) 8468018, 41north.com.
Dock at Sayer’s Wharf,
where the Newport Harbor
Corp. owns the docks and
the elegant Mooring Seafood
Kitchen, 1 Sayer’s Wharf,
Newport, (401) 846-2260,
mooringrestaurant.com.
Marina Cafe and Pub offers
easy docking on Goat
Island. Drinks, seafood and
views of the bridge all make
this casual spot a summer
destination. 3 Marina Plaza,
Newport, (401) 849-0003,
marinacafepub.com. If you are a West Bay
boater, head to Greenwich
Cove, where there’s
transient dockage at East
Greenwich Marina for Nautika
and BLU on the Water. Nautika,
28 Water St., East
Greenwich, (401) 398-7774,
NautikaRI.com. BLU on the
Water, 20 Water St., East
Greenwich, (401) 885-3700,
bluonthewater.com.
At Nautika in East Greenwich, you can pull up dockside and watching the boats bob lazily while you lunch. THE
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/SANDOR BODO
Dock, then dine on the back deck at The Lobster Pot, at Bristol Harbor.
THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/BOB THAYER
Finn’s Harborside also
offers customer docking
at its marina. 38 Water St.,
(401) 884-6363,
finnsharborside.com.
In South County, Jim’s Dock
in Wakefield is the seasonal
place for recreational
boaters. It’s also BYOB.
1175 Succotash Road,
Wakefield, (401) 783-2050,
on Facebook. Journal Food Editor
Do something old-school.
The world spins ever faster
and sometimes it’s nice
to catch your breath. Some
iconic Rhode Island food and
drink allow you to do just
that.
Have a coffee cabinet at
the place that made them
famous. Cabinets are like
milkshakes or frappes,
depending on your regional
dialect. They are made with
milk, ice cream and flavored
syrup.
Delekta Pharmacy is credited
with the moniker coffee
cabinet. named after the
wooden cabinet in which
the mixer that blended the
ice cream was encased. The
story goes that customers
asked for the drink by saying
cabinet, which meant put it
in a blender. Most days you’ll
find Eric Delekta behind the
counter there at 496 Main
St., Warren, (401) 245-6767.
You can sit in one of two
booths and you can still get
a prescription filled. too.
A visit is a real step back in
time. Visit Shady Acres Restaurant,
164 Danielson Pike (Route
6), Foster, (401) 647-7019,
where the atmosphere is
more diner than restaurant
and totally nostalgic. There
are a dozen stools around a
U-shaped counter, padded
SEE TASTES, N10
The Iggy’s Doughboy Sundae and Oakland Beach view offer nostalgic
summer fun in Warwick. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL/BOB THAYER
Below, ribbons for Foster Old Home Days. Competitions include a pie baking
contest and children’s pie eating contests. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/
KRIS CRAIG
Eric Delekta makes a coffee cabinet at Delekta Pharmacy in Warren. The Providence Journal, file/Sandor Bodo
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By Gail Ciampa
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Tastes that takes you back
EAT AND DRINK OLD-SCHOOL STYLE
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The atmosphere is more diner than restaurant and totally nostalgic at Shady Acres Restaurant in Foster. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL/GAIL CIAMPA Below, a cup of Del’s Lemonade signals summer
in the Ocean State. AP, FILE/STEVEN SENNE
TASTES
From Page N9
booths and a separate dining room.
A stand of pine trees shelters
several picnic tables for takeout
guests to enjoy ice cream. This
place is a delightful throwback to
another era. It’s also a nice drive
to the restaurant which is on the
Connecticut/Rhode Island border,
about a half-hour from Providence.
While we’re talking about the
neighborhood, make this the year
to get to Foster Old Home Days, three
days chock full of food fun Friday
to Sunday, July 29, 30 and 31. It’s
at Foster Town House grounds,
181 Howard Hill Rd., off Route 94
(Foster Center Road).
There’s the Chowder & Clam
Cake Supper for $10 Friday from 5
to 7 p.m. Foster "Idol" follows at
9, by the way. On Saturday, noon
to 3 p.m., is the 4-H Chicken BBQ
with prices $9.50 to $10.50; plus
a pie baking contest at 1 p.m. and
the children’s pie eating contest
at 2 p.m. For $10 (adults) and $5
(kids), there’s a Ham or Pulled Pork
and Bean Supper from 5 to 7 p.m.
On Sunday, there’s breakfast at 8
a.m.; another 4-H Chicken BBQ at
1 p.m.; and a second children’s pie
eating contest at 2 p.m. It all takes
place in the Supper Shed.
Summer is the perfect time to
head to Oakland Beach and stop at
Iggy’s Doughboys & Chowder House, 889
Oakland Beach Ave., Warwick. Enjoy
some clam cakes and seafood by the
water. It’s casual here: order and pick
up and find a nice spot to eat. Or go
to Iggy’s Boardwalk for table service,
cocktails and a big deck and outdoor
bar. Whichever you choose, have a
nice Doughboy Sundae from the third
Iggy’s business, the Creamery, there
by the water.
Don’t just happen on a truck
or cart selling Del’s Lemonade this
summer. Make having one a mission. In case you don’t know, Del’s
is like an Italian ice only so much
better. It has tons of flavor and it’s
not as icy. The cup’s logo is iconic
and signals summer. Go to one of the seasonal Del’s
Lemonade spots and you’ll find
more flavors. It makes it worth the
trip: perhaps the one at 2050 Warwick Ave., Warwick, which opens
at 11 a.m. on weekends and noon
the rest of the week, or 1260 Oaklawn Ave., Cranston, which opens
earlier. Others are at 170 Mendon
Rd, Cumberland; 49 Old Tower Hill
Rd, Wakefield; or 400 Waterman
Ave., East Providence.
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Go blueberry
picking and ...
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By Gail Ciampa
Journal Food Editor
with a view at Doherty’s Ale House
Lakeside, on Lake Tiogue. The
By early July, the first of the
season’s blueberries will be ripe
and ready for picking. Here are three road trips
with five stops that start with
gathering berries for your
summer baking and end with
seafood, food and drink, and ice
cream.
Pick your own in Warwick at
Rocky Point Blueberry Farm, then
swing over to Post Road and the
Rocky Point Clam Shack, where they
sell three styles of chowder,
shore dinners and a big dose of
nostalgia. Here replicas from
the Rocky Point Amusement
Park bring back memories while
“Welcome to Rocky Point”
echoes on the sound system. Rocky Point Blueberry
Farm, 130 Rocky Point Ave.,
Warwick, (401) 732-6206,
Rockypointblueberries.
com and on Facebook. Rocky
Point Clam Shack, 1689 Post
Rd., Warwick, (401) 2696622, rockypointclamshack.com
and on Facebook. Get your fruit fix at Macomber’s
Blueberry Farm in Coventry,
then enjoy lunch or dinner
setting is stunning and the Ale
House has a patio with tables
and umbrellas outside and large
windows inside to capture
the water view. This is local
restaurateur Jack Doherty’s
newest pub and it features 100
craft beers on tap and a bar that
looks like a boat. Macomber’s Blueberry Farm,
141 Rice City Rd., Coventry,
(401) 397-5079, or check on
Facebook.com. Doherty’s Ale
House Lakeside, 446 Tiogue
Ave, Coventry, (401) 828-1700,
tappedrestaurantgroup.com.
On Facebook.
Travel to Middletown’s Sweet
Berry Farm, which will have
pick-your-own raspberries,
blueberries, peaches and
blackberries. Stay right there to
enjoy Susanna’s Ice Cream and
Sorbet. It’s not just homemade
but available in amazing,
seasonal flavors such as spicy
Cardamom Coffee Ice Cream,
festive Pink Grapefruit and
Champagne Sorbet.
Sweet Berry Farm,
915 Mitchell’s Lane,
Middletown, (401) 847-3912,
sweetberryfarmri.com.
Berries still on the bush at Macomber’s Blueberry Farm in Coventry. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE /
KRIS CRAIG
Pick your
own in
Warwick at
Rocky Point
Blueberry
Farm, then
swing over
to Post Road
and the
Rocky Point
Clam Shack
in Warwick
for chowder
three ways
and clam
cakes. THE
PROVIDENCE
JOURNAL,
FILE/SANDOR
BODO
THE PROVIDENCE
JOURNAL, FILE/
SANDOR BODO
BLUEBERRY CAKE
1 cup sugar
½ cup margarine or solid shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup milk
1½ cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1½ cups blueberries
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon sugar
Lemon sauce (recipe follows)
Beat 1 cup of sugar with shortening and
LEMON SAUCE
What to do with the season’s bounty of blueberries? Make a blueberry cake.
DETROIT FREE PRESS/MARY SCHROEDER
½ cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
¼ cup cold water
¾ cup boiling water
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
vanilla. Beat in egg and milk. Sift or stir flour
with baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with egg and milk mixture.
Mix 2 tablespoons flour and 1 tablespoon
sugar, then blend with the blueberries. Stir
the mixture into the batter.
Turn into well-greased, lightly floured 9-inch
square pan. Bake in preheated 350 oven
for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until toothpick
inserted in center comes out clean.
Serve warm or cold, plain or with lemon
sauce.
For cupcakes, bake the batter in cupcake
pans until they test done, about 20 to 25
minutes.
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
Combine sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir
in cold water. Stir in boiling water and cook
for 3 minutes or until thickened and clear. Stir
in remaining ingredients. Serve over blueberry cake. Makes 1½ cups.
From The Journal Recipe Vault: 1982
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blues
Happy baking
with these
FROM THE JOURNAL RECIPE VAULT
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NOSH IN NARRAGANSETT
For dining with a view, take the trolley
By Gail Ciampa
Journal Food Editor
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Any trip to Narragansett
has to include ice cream and
a view.
The Sweet Spot offers divine
ice cream with an equally
divine water view in Galilee, right next to Champlin’s
Seafood on the breachway.
You might even think you
are sitting on the water
when you eat on the patio.
It opens early, at 6:30 a.m.,
with breakfast pastries and
egg sandwiches. That makes
it the perfect place to stop
before boarding the Block
Island Ferry or heading to
the Salty Brine Beach. But
it is a real ice cream parlor
with incredibly natural flavors, so one can barely taste
a touch of sugar. Rather, the
berry flavors are tart and
fresh. The Sweet Spot, 256
Great Island Rd., (401) 7821646. On Facebook.
When it comes to dining: George's of Galilee has an
outdoor patio that makes
SEE TROLLEY, N15
Scallops with grilled asparagus at George’s of Galilee on Sand Hill Cove Road. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/JOHN FREIDAH
Park the car and take the Narragansett Summer Trolley Service to The Sweet Spot for ice cream or dining at George’s of
Galilee, The Coast Guard House or Spain. COURTESY PHOTO At left, the view from the deck at Coast Guard House is spectacular
and makes it a great place for a summer drink in Narragansett. COURTESY OF COAST GUARD HOUSE
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Spain offers intimate dining in a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant. It has a
large patio and fireplace for outdoor dining on summer nights. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/JOHN FREIDAH Bottom right, black raspberry chip in a
cup from The Sweet Spot comes with a view. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/
SANDOR BODO
TROLLEY
From Page N14
eating their fresh seafood
and drinking handcrafted
cocktails only more special
there in the Point Judith
air. Inside, the theme is
beach house casual and nice
for family dining. 250 Sand
Hill Cove Rd. (401) 7832306, georgesofgalilee.com. The Coast Guard House has an
amazing water view from
the deck and it is also THE
place for a summer drink
and snacks. The dining room
has been remodeled with
large windows to offer new
ocean views during meals. 40
Ocean Rd., (401) 789-0700,
thecoastguardhouse.com.
For an intimate dining
experience, choose
Spain. The building is
Mediterranean-inspired
with trimmed topiaries and a
large patio. A fireplace makes
outdoor dining on summer
nights seem magical. 1144
Ocean Rd., (401) 783-9770,
spainri.com.
Did you know: The Narragansett
Summer Trolley Service connects
summer destinations in a
new way. Two trolley routes
offer continuous loops daily
from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. The
Green Line goes from the
hub at the Narragansett Pier
Middle School to businesses
including George’s of Galilee
and Aunt Carrie’s restaurant.
The Red Line heads to the
town beach. Park your car
at the Pier School for $10,
which includes all-day
access to the trolley. Or pay
$1 every time you hop on.
Learn more at nstsri.com or
on Facebook. 16
WANDER WATCH HILL
Meander through Westerly for lobster and more
By Gail Ciampa
Journal Food Editor
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Everything tastes better in Watch
Hill, right there on the water, the
picturesque harbor on Little Narragansett Bay in the town of Westerly.
There are stylish boutiques, a beach
and a merry-go-round (kids only,
please). And there are many charming places to eat.
St. Clair Annex, 141 Bay St., an ice
cream shop and casual restaurant,
has been around since 1887. Try to
get one of the porch tables outside
and watch the well-heeled world go
by. Have a lobster roll and then enjoy
a blueberry mojito ice cream. It is
open for breakfast, too. (401) 3488407, stclairannexrestaurant.com. This year the Olympia Tea Room celebrates its 100th anniversary. The
landmark offers atmosphere and
sidewalk tables right in the heart of
Bay Street, close to the Flying Horse
Carousel and Watch Hill Beach. If
you like old world charm, have your
lunch here from one of the daily
specials offered. 74 Bay St., (401)
348-8211, olympiatearoom.com.
Walk to the Ocean House, 1 Bluff
SEE HARBOR, N17
Stop by the Ocean House, 1 Bluff Ave., for a drink on the porch. The wine list always wins notice from Wine Spectator.
THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/SANDOR BODO
A dish of house-made black raspberry chocolate chip and mint chocolate chip at St. Clair Annex. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/KATHY BORCHERS At left, drink and dine on the lawn by the shore of Quonochontaug Pond at the Weekapaug
Inn in Westerly. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/SANDOR BODO
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Diners eat and relax at sidewalk tables outside the Olympia Tea Room, which this year marks 100 years. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/BOB BREIDENBACH Below, dig into a dish of ice cream and
people watch on the porch of St. Claire Annex at 141 Bay St. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/KATHY BORCHERS
HARBOR
From Page N16
Ave., for a drink on the
porch. Their wine list always
wins notice from Wine
Spectator. (401) 584-7000,
OceanHouseEvents.com.
After your Watch Hill
adventures, head to
the Weekapaug Inn, where the
Adirondack chairs are lined
up and waiting. Drink and
dine on the lawn on the shore
of Quonochontaug Pond
daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
You can enjoy the bunnies
that run across the lawn, the
sounds of the nearby ocean or
watch the purple martins go
in and out of their birdhouse.
After 5 p.m., you can enjoy
an elegant farm-to-table
dinner. 25 Spray Rock Road,
Westerly, (401) 322-0301,
weekapauginnevents.com. 18
By Gail Ciampa
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ISLAND GETAWAY
Journal Food Editor
only a ferry away
It’s easy to have a great,
tasty 24 hours on Block
Island. Simply park in Point
Judith in Narragansett.
Get on the ferry and be on
the island in less than an
hour. It’s a beautiful place
to visit and everything is
so accessible, there’s every
reason to avail yourself of
this treasure. Right off the ferry head
to Mohegan Cafe and Brewery. I
went for the beer but it was
the food that impressed.
They have excellent pub fare
and also a few surprises.
An appetizer of Tuna with
Sesame Seeds and Seaweed
was an elegant, delicious
dish that would have been
at home at a white linen
tablecloth restaurant. The
vegetarian chili was very
satisfying, as was the burger
and fries plate. As for the
beer, I favored the Mohegan
Pilsner, a light pleasant
brew. 213 Water St., (401)
466-5911. On Facebook.
Hotels overlook Old Harbor on the approach to Block Island. Hikes to the lighthouses and bike rides across the island reveal beautiful ponds, lush gardens,
SEE GETAWAY, N19 migrating birds and more. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/BOB THAYER
Vintage-looking Block Island signage. THE
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/SANDOR BODO
The sesame tuna appetizer at Mohegan Cafe and Brewery on Block Island. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL/GAIL CIAMPA
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A summer day draws a crowd to Ballard’s and the beach. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL/ SANDOR BODO
GETAWAY
From Page N18
It’s a short walk to Ballard’s inn, and
anyone can see why it’s the island hot
spot. It’s huge inside and out. And that
beach! It’s private, which means Ballard’s
servers deliver food and drinks chair to
chair or to the beach huts. Though I arrived on Block Island before
Memorial Day and the beach chairs were
still stacked on the beach, I enjoyed a
quintessential summer meal of clam cakes
and a bowl of lobster bisque. I also turned
to the signature cocktail menu. The
frozen Del’s Lemonade drink made with
citrus vodka was a true delight, refreshing
and Del’s-licious. 42 Water St., (401)
466-2231, ballardsbi.com.
After a tour around the island, admiring
the stone walls, seeing the airport and
never noticing a gas station, I settled into
the elegant Manisses Restaurant for dinner The Hotel Manisses, a Victorian
landmark built in 1870, was purchased
last year by the Fillippi family, owners
of Ballards. After extensive renovations,
it opened again in May with a freshened
look for the 17 rooms and new restaurant
space. Steven Fillippi said the restaurant
is booked for many wedding rehearsals
but it’s also open for dinner nightly. A
new rustic bar offers informal dining and
there’s an outdoor patio that overlooks
gardens and a fountain. In the dining room, I enjoyed a special
of filet mignon with spinach, Caesar
salad and a chocolate molten cake. The
oysters on the half shell were a great
starter. Hotel Manisses and Manisses
Restaurant, 251 Spring St., (401) 4669898, blockislandstay.com.
Each morning, the 1661 Inn offers a
full champagne buffet breakfast. What
a perfect way to end any Block Island
adventure. You can sit on the sun porch
which is open to the outside except in the
case of rain, or in the cozy dining room.
What I loved best was I could pour my
own Mimosa and then choose from baked
bluefish, pancakes, fresh fruit, bacon,
sausage and breakfast potatoes. Omelets
are also served. The buffet is $21.95 per
person. 5 Spring St, (401) 466-2421,
blockislandresorts.com.
An inviting outdoor sitting and dining area of the Hotel Manisses on Block Island.
THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/SANDOR BODO
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Visitors can enjoy a view as well as the wine at Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyard in Little Comption. COURTESY OF CAROLYN’S SAKONNET VINEYARD
Take a tasty ride in the country
By Gail Ciampa
Journal Food Editor
One of my perfect
summer days is a drive
through Little Compton and
Tiverton.
It begins at Carolyn’s
Sakonnet Vineyard for a wine
tasting. The setting is beautiful as the vineyard reaches
out to the water. The tasting
room is in a rustic space
and you can sit outside and
drink a bottle should you
chose. 162 West Main Rd.,
Little Compton, (401) 6358486, sakonnetwine.com.
Then I proceed to Evelyn’s
Drive In for a seat by the
water where I’ll enjoy
my clam cakes or lobster
roll. Evelyn’s is set overlooking Nannaquaket
Pond, with a menu that
includes seafood platters,
chicken, hot dogs, burgers
and salads. There’s a full
service bar. 2335 Main Rd.,
Tiverton. (401) 624-3100,
evelynsdrivein.com.
SEE COUNTRY, N21 Provender Fine Foods at Tiverton Four Corners makes sandwiches and pastry goods. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/FRIEDA SQUIRES
A plate of fried clams beckons from the patio at Evelyn’s Drive In, overlooking Nannaquaket Pond in Tiverton. AP,
FILES/STEW MILNE
A banana split with strawberry, vanilla and chocolate ice cream, chocolate
syrup topping with whipped cream and a cherry, at Gray’s Ice Cream, 16
East Rd., Tiverton.
Ginger Snap cookies baked for Provender Fine Foods in Tiverton. THE
Farm animals dot the landscape along Route 77 in Tiverton. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILES/BOB THAYER
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/KRIS CRAIG
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Next, I drive by the
stone walls and the
cows to Tiverton Four
Corners and a stop at
Provender Fine Foods. This is
the sweetest little store,
with fresh-baked goods
and great sandwiches. The
Victorian building calls to
all with its big porch. 3883
Main Rd., (401) 6248084, provenderfinefoods.
com.
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From Page N20
End your trip perfectly
with a sugar cone of ice
cream at Gray’s Ice Cream.
Here I want the
traditional flavors:
chocolate, grapenut
or coffee. There’s just
something about the
setting that draws me in.
Never am I disappointed.
It has been more than 80
years since founder Annie
Gray sold the first ice
cream out of a window in
her home. You can taste
the history in every lick. 16
East Rd., (401) 624-4500,
www.graysicecream.com.
COUNTRY
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SLURP
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Oysters
the tasty, slimy
bivalve loved raw
By Gail Ciampa
waterfront deck. 629 Succotash
Rd., South Kingstown. (401)
783-4202, rhodyoysters.com.
Oysters are like wine. While
Two Ten Oyster Bar & Grill is, in
wine derives its flavor from ter- Rhody-speak, where Hanson’s
roir, oysters develop theirs from Landing used to be. There’s
the sea. Some are briny, others
a rustic outdoor deck, a front
salty and some sweet. patio and a classic dining room
I love them all.
and raw bar. Brunch offers live
But I didn’t always. They
music on the back deck and
didn’t seduce me with their
great Bloody Marys. The oysters
look and I didn’t grow up with
are cold and local and you can
anyone who ate them.
expect a handful of choices. Try
It was one magical summer
the seafood pizza when you’ve
by the sea that I threw caution to had your fill of oysters. 210 Salt
the wind and tried my first one. Pond Rd., South Kingstown.
All I thought was, “Why did I
(401) 782-0100, twotenobg.
wait so long?”
com. So pour yourself a glass of
At Bristol Oyster Bar, the
cold Sauvignon blanc (or a Pale
shucking station offers some
Ale if you swing that way) and
10 varieties of oysters and
treat yourself to something
littleneck clams nestled on ice.
new.
Oysters are named on a blackHere are three wonderful
board and they’re identified by
spots to give them a try. size as well as by provenance
If you like to be next to where and price. In addition to an
your oysters are harvested —
excellent traditional cocktail
and don’t mind crowds — go to sauce and classic mignonette,
Matunuck Oyster Bar. Perry Raso, a
there are sauces to add to the
farming legend of the sea, grows palate pleasures. 448 Hope St.,
A seafood platter on ice at Bristol Oyster Bar shows several types of oysters and a few littlenecks. A blackboard lists
his Matunuck oysters in Potter
Bristol, (401) 396-5820, bristhe types of oysters available daily. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/SANDOR BODO
Pond, right off the restaurant’s
toloysterbar.com.
Journal Food Editor
Shell out some clams and eat well at these shacks
By Gail Ciampa
Journal Food Editor
If you haven’t been to one of these
iconic clam shacks, make this the
summer you do.
Diners have been lining up at Aunt
Carrie’s since the 1920s. In 2007, the
Narragansett clam shack earned a
James Beard Foundation award as
an America’s Classic. Fried scallops,
clam chowder and desserts like apple
pie and rice pudding bring familiar
tastes to diners who’ve been enjoying
them since childhood. The pies
come with nostalgia and à la mode.
Bonus: It’s BYOB, so pack a bottle of
your favorite Sancerre. 1240 Ocean
Rd., Narragansett, (401) 783-7930,
auntcarriesri.com.
Quito’s Seafood Restaurant & Bar is not
your average clam shack. Yes, it feels
like summer to dine at the water’s
edge overlooking Bristol Harbor. You
can order a fried seafood platter and a
boiled lobster and sit at a picnic table.
But you can also enjoy cedar plank
salmon, Mediterranean calamari or
shrimp scampi over linguini inside
with a water view. Here, the menu
matches the magical setting. 411
Thames St., Bristol, (401) 253-4500,
quitosrestaurant.com.
Go topside at Flo’s Clam Shack for
a view of Easton’s Beach across
the street. Order your wonderful
chowder, fried clams or clam cakes.
Breathe in the ocean air. That’s a taste
of Rhode Island with a sense of place.
But you can also enjoy a prime rib here
on Fridays and all you can eat crab
legs on Thursdays. There’s a raw bar
every day. 4 Wave Ave., Middletown,
(401) 847-8141, flosclamshacks.com. A lobster dinner waiting to be served
at Quito’s Seafood Restaurant & Bar in
Bristol. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILES
A plate of fried clams beckons at
Flo’s Clam Shack in Middletown.
In addition to seafood, a prime rib
dinner is served on Fridays. THE
Quito’s Seafood Restaurant & Bar offers
a lobster roll and a
seat by Bristol Harbor.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, FILE/KRIS
A bowl of Indian Pudding is served a
JOURNAL PHOTO/
la mode at Aunt Carries. In 2007, the
Narragansett clam shack earned a James GRETCHEN ERTL
Beard Foundation award as an America’s
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