Food Dude Bruce Newbury

Welcome to the second Providence(RI) Restaurant Renaissance. A new food hall to be called Track 15 will open in 2025. Bruce talks to chef proprietors Sanjiv Dhar of Little Chaska and Alp Gumuscu who has a new concept called Tolia, and Chris Marsella, CEO of Marsella Development Corporation.

Big news from the Waybury Inn in Middlebury, Vermont. The Inn has been busy with fans of the 1980's hit sitcom, "Newhart," wanting an inside look at the exterior setting for the beloved comedy and to remember the late Bob Newhart. This fall, those memories will come alive with the first "Newhart Weekend" which Chef Antonio Petri reveals in our chat from the Waybury's living room. There is more in store including some creations from the Chefs that will make it an unforgettable Fall.

To perfectly prepare your palate - and the rest of you - for an exceptional meal, there is The Aperitivo - in this case a perfectly balanced Negroni cocktail. The legendary Jimmy Bruton from the just as legendary Via Carota in New York was at the Newport (RI) International Boat Show serving up perfect cocktails. As broadcast on Food Dude Radio Sept 21 2024.

Let's visit two chef friends at different altitudes. Our great friend Lou Perella is in his kitchen in Warren, Rhode Island at sea level on Narragansett Bay with friends - read his menu at Perella's Ristorante and find a story with the name of every dish and then some. Mountainside, chef David Fitelson is getting ready for the upcoming ski season at The Wobbly Barn at the Killington resort. There are some exciting changes planned but guests will still find their favorites.

We love our chefs and we love our foodies on Food Dude Radio. That's why we talk to so many of them every week. Here are some of each. Kim called in to the show to give a big Thumbs Up to the Waybury Inn and another choice spot. Chef Antonio Petri must have been listening - he is next. Then Mary showed her fan appreciation for a chef couple that hosted us back in the spring - wait until you hear what she did for them.

It is called Hope & Main and is known as a food incubator. It could be called a Food Business Launch Pad. Over the last ten years more than 500 food businesses have been launched from a former school building in Warren RI. We love to check in with founder Lisa Raiola to find out the latest - lots to look forward to this Fall!

Fun, folks and food - trucks. The ingredients for a great Sunday afternoon. Perfect weather made it even better. It's Food Truck Funday at Munroe Dairy's Sacred Cow Scoop Shop and Market in East Providence , Rhode Island - East Providence-say it loud and proud. Ben Newbury joined me to walk and talk to the food truck operators who brought their game. As broadcast Sunday August 11 2024.

(Wait for it.) So the breakout hit of Fair Food Season just may be - Cheese Curds. That Wisconsin delicacy has made it to the other cheese state of Vermont. Find out all about it with our Curd Queen Cassie from The Curdeous Cow at the recent Addison County (VT) Fair. Before that we get in on the summer bounty with Chef Antonio Petri at The Waybury Inn. So we have...curds and way-bury...see what I did there. Enjoy.

The Corner Market Cafe at select Seasons convenience store locations is serving up an elevated experience starting with carefully chosen coffee! Bahjat Shariff, Chief Product Officer and Chef Lisa Costentino visited with me at INNOVATE Newport and brought lots of samples.

The world of wine and food in New England is full of stories and personalities. Here are a couple to get to know. Chef and now Innkeeper Antonio Petri at the Waybury Inn in Middlebury, Vermont dishes about his menu, celebrates blueberry season and previews what is to come as the bounty of local produce rolls in. Then, we get to revisit the iconic Sakonnet Vineyards in Rhode Island on the comeback wine trail talking to Operations Manager Marissa Stashenko on National Wine and Cheese Day. Enjoy;