food

Regional Delicacy Fiddlehead Ferns Begin To Sprout in New England

Sam Evans-Brown — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:45:00 +0000

Fiddleheads are the whimsical, tightly coiled spiral of fern sprouts that push their way up from under the layers of winter debris on the forest floor.

They are also a regional and seasonal delicacy.

Fiddleheads are the whimsical, tightly coiled spiral of fern sprouts that push their way up from under the layers of winter debris on the forest floor. They are also a regional and seasonal delicacy, and their season is incredibly short. In some Southern parts of the state, it may already be over. For any given fiddlehead patch, it can last as little as a week and a half.

Food Tourism Conference to Come to Providence

John Bender — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:57:19 +0000

The nation’s first Food Tourism Conference is coming to Providence thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign which reached its goal of $12,000 over the past weekend.

Seth Resler is a foodie, and he believes there are many others out there like him.

That’s the idea behind the first Taste Trekkers Food Tourism Conference.

Resler, who has produced a number of food-related events, believes that there is a large number of people who base a major part of their vacation planning on where and what they will eat.

Rhode Islanders to Receive Food Aid for Storm Losses

Julie Safford — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:10:06 +0000

Help is coming to Rhode Island residents who receive food assistance, or SNAP, benefits and lost food supplies during the recent storm power outages. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide up to $2.1 million dollars to assist communities hit hardest by the storm.