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Oatmiel Cafe trailer serves sweet and savory oatmeal varieties , all accented with a complimentary drizzle of local honey . Oatmiel ’ s name combines oats with honey ( miel means honey in Spanish .) “ When I thought of oats and honey and putting those words together , it wasn ’ t just because I love honey , it ’ s because I wanted to express people coming together as a community ,” says Oatmiel owner Courtney Dietz . The food trailer ’ s next appearance is at the Bloom Flower and Home Show in Providence on April 2 – 3 at the WaterFire Arts Center . The event will bring together more than eighty-five makers and vendors of all kinds for two afternoons of sharing their talents and wares . It ’ s sure to be a personal paradise for plant lovers , art buffs and vintage-seekers , with food and cocktails mixed in , too . Dietz is planning to drive the trailer right into the building and serve from its window . It ’ s a rare occasion for the mobile vendor that is most often hired for private events like post-wedding brunches . Originally , Dietz thought about opening a community space for her business , but when COVID hit she realized the trailer was the way to go . “ I think we lucked out by being a mobile restaurant ,” Dietz says . “ It ’ s been exciting to meet other vendors . We get to see what our community is doing in their spaces and meet other artists and vendors .” The Oatmiel truck is hand-painted by Rhode Island College art student Victoria Alden with images of bees collecting pollen to make honey , and Dietz is also training to be a beekeeper to harvest her own local honey for the business . bloomflowerand home . com ; oatmielcafe . com — JAMIE COELHO

PHOTOGRAPHY : COURTESY OF OATMIEL CAFE / INSTAGRAM PAGE .

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