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run the place. What a great dose
of nostalgia! Just reading this
article gives me a really strong
craving. By the way, miss Haven
Bros. too!
LIEDER JOE
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JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION I first came here in the late 1950s
and through the ’60s. I have not
been back to Rhode Island since
1968 when I moved out of state.
I maintained a nostalgic Rhode
Island website for sixteen years to
capture my memories of living
there. I met a lot of Rhode Islanders
throughout the world with that
experience…Thank you Olneyville
New York System for being a part
of my life for so many years.
VIA TWITTER RAYMOND TESTA
“Humans of New York
System,” October
“You can sit here and look out the
window and see every layer of
Rhode Island: young, old, white,
Hispanic, African American, you
name it.”–Greg Stevens, fourth-
generation co-owner of James
Beard Foundation America’s
Classic winner.
FOOD AND DRI NK
We’ve got the dish on Dolores, a new restaurant
from the owners of El Rancho Grande.
To cover this Rhode Island gem
by taking the time to be there day
and late night says a lot for [your]
passion to really get the story
perfect. This is excellent foodie
journalism.
RICK SIMONE
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HOM E AND STYLE TH I NGS TO DO
This month’s cover story is
all about the East and West
bays, but what about
Blackstone Valley? Check
out House Lust for
new-to-market properties
up north. Introverted extroverts:
This one’s for you. We’ve
rounded up six local
book clubs you can join
this winter.
CULTURE H EALTH
Read an excerpt
from G. Wayne Miller’s
Kid Number One. Ride the wave of your
New Year’s resolution
with our favorite local
workout deals.
PLUS! THE DINER’S UPDATE / TINY BAR LOVE /
5 CAN’T-MISS EVENTS OF THE WEEK
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JANUARY 2020
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I was gone from Rhode Island for
twenty years. I came back for my
mother’s funeral and this was the
one place I had to visit. I intro-
duced my twenty-four-year-old
daughter to it for the first time. She
was only three years old when we
left Rhode Island. She loved it and
got a big kick out of the guys who