Rhode Island Monthly April 2020 | Page 12

FROM THE PUBLISHER Raid the Icebox Now Bean There, Done That “Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” —Albert Einstein Let’s face it, isn’t one of the most common New Year’s resolutions to be healthier? Exercise more, eat better, lose weight or simply tune up and tone up for warmer weather. So, as we approach April and the start of spring, how many of you with PABLO BRONSTEIN NICOLE EISENMAN PABLO HELGUERA BETH KATLEMAN SIMONE LEIGH SEBASTIAN RUTH PAUL SCOTT TRIPLE CANOPY have left your resolutions in your rearview mirror already? Well, it’s not too late. Our food maven, associate editor Jamie Coelho, along with able assistance from Julie Tremaine, has done her usual amazing job of canvassing plant-based healthy eating options in “Plant Power,” a tour of Rhode Island’s best restaurants for aspiring vegans. She even took one for the team and went vegan for (almost) a week. Having been raised in an Italo-American household and blessed to have many great cooks in my life, a plant-based, not to mention 8 contemporary artists take on the collection vegan, diet seemed odd to a card-carrying carnivore like me. Of course, my views changed rapidly when the guy at the gym roughly my age with the T-shirt that reads “Powered by Plants” manages to put in a sustained, intense daily workout that would On view through September 6, 2020 RISDMUSEUM.ORG J. Rogers & Son, manufacturer, Boston State House with Cows Plate, ca. 1820, Gift of Edward B. Aldrich in memory of Lora E. Aldrich. Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, Negro Head, before 1927, Gift of Miss Eleanor B. Green. After An- toine Louis Barye, Bear Erect, 1833–1833, Gift of Mr. Henry D. Sharpe. Roman, Marble Column with Vine Decoration, ca. CE 120, Museum Appropriation Fund. 10    RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY l APRIL 2020 make Jillian Michaels of “Biggest Loser” fame blush with pride. Broccoli, spinach and green beans are my new BFFs. Enjoy the Rhode. –J.J.P. Join us April 16th for a special celebration 5–9pm. Free