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In the Kitchen: Chicken Yakitori

In the kitchen today, we welcome Chef/Owner/Culinary Director Rob Pirnie. He oversees restaurants including Back 40 in North Kingstown, Union & Main in East Greenwich, Black Oak Kitchen in Coventry, and Evie’s in Westerly. Today he is making Chicken Yakitori with Cilantro Lime Jasmine Rice and Pickled Cucumber & Radish Slaw.

Ingredients

Diced chicken thigh

Water Soaked Bamboo Skewer…

Watch the video at WPRI.com

Olivia Culpo’s celebrity status lures diners to new restaurant but real star is the food

EAST GREENWICH — Last week, Olivia Culpo brought the spotlight to the opening of Union & Main, the town’s newest restaurant.
But it will be the food and atmosphere that will attract, and keep, diners in the long run.

The restaurant is the second with Culpo’s investment, but the third in Rhode Island for the core ownership team of Justin Dalton-Ameen and Josh Culpo, a cousin. Part owners include Olivia, her father Peter Culpo, culinary director Rob Pirnie and Gina Mercurio Martin.

Dalton-Ameen and Josh Culpo, both with roots in Rhode Island, started with Lulu’s in Allston, Massachusetts in 2014. The group opened North Kingstown’s Back 40 in 2017 with Olivia and her father. Then Black Oak in Coventry opened in 2019. Next up is Evie’s in Westerly later this year. Read More at ProvidenceJournal.com

Olivia Culpo on hand for opening celebration of her East Greenwich restaurant

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WJAR) — Olivia Culpo’s new restaurant is open for business.

The Cranston native and former Miss USA and Miss Universe was in the Ocean State Tuesday evening for the grand opening of Union & Main, a new restaurant venture with her father, family members and others.

“I love coming back to Rhode Island,” she said. “This is so near and dear to my heart. This is still my home.”

The restaurant is run by Grampo LLC, the same minds behind Back 40 in North Kingstown and Black Oak in Coventry. Olivia is a part-owner, along with her father, Peter. Justin Dalton-Ameen and Josh Culpo are Grampo’s main owners. Robert Pirnie is the culinary director, and Gina Martin is the general manager.
Peter owns several bars and restaurants in Boston. Olivia says her dad’s experience in the food service industry is something that she’s admired.

“I’ve watched my dad work really hard my entire life, and to be able to do this project with him and with my family, it’s so rewarding and I’m excited for people to join in with us,” Olivia said.

“I was built on good food and a good community, and that’s what I’m bringing in a small way,” said Olivia. “It’s the perfect combination for me.”

Read More at WJAR turnto10.com/

19 new restaurants, cafes and distilleries planning to open in Rhode Island in 2022

A new one is here, with all its promises.We can’t know what 2022 holds, the last two years have shown it.

But that’s for sure: New restaurants, cafes, distilleries and breweries will open Rhode Island.

Nowhere will there be more new food and drink than in the old walls of Unity Park in Bristol Industrial Park. Originally from the National Rubber Company, which was introduced in 1865, the assets have become Kaiser Aluminium in 1957. After years of vacancy, developer Joe Brito is creating a new dining destination.

Pivotal Brewing already opened its tavern, with dizzying 30-foot ceilings, in November.
Read More at ProvidenceJournal.com

Coming together: Show of support, love for injured hockey players in West Warwick

WEST WARWICK — The best moment of the Rhode Island high school hockey season took place on Friday night at a packed Benny Magiera Ice Rink before the puck was dropped for the game between Coventry and West Warwick/Exeter-West Greenwich.

It was Senior Night for the WWEWG but this was about more than that. This was healing. This was community. This was family.
Read More at RhodeIslandMonthly.com

Rhode Island Craft Beer Week Kicks Off March 5

Local beer lovers rejoice — Rhode Island is hosting its first-ever Craft Beer Week, a nine-day celebration of local brewing featuring special events, new releases and lots and lots of craft beer.

The event, organized by the Rhode Island Brewers Guild, kicks off on Saturday, March 5, and will last through Sunday, March 13. Throughout the week, participating breweries will host special events and contests to mark the celebration of all things local.

Among the highlights for the week are “Ultimate Rhode Island Day” at Narragansett Beer in Providence, featuring New York System wieners, Del’s and other Rhode Island fare, and a “Saugy Showdown” at Linesider Brewing Company, where local brewers will compete to see who can eat the most Saugy dogs.

Read More at RhodeIslandMonthly.com

Coventry restaurant shares its Buffalo cauliflower recipe

After I reported on a quirky national study on takeout that said the most popular to-go item in Rhode Island is Buffalo cauliflower, readers asked for a recipe to make it at home.
Coventry’s Black Oak Kitchen & Drinks, one of the restaurants named by readers for having a delicious version of the dish, called Crispy Buffalo Cauliflower, agreed to share their recipe. Most of it anyway.

The restaurant at 760 Tiogue Ave. is from the team that runs Back 40 in North Kingstown and Lulu’s in Allston, Massachusetts. They are Justin-Dalton-Ameen and Josh Culpo. They’ve added another managing partner, Rob Pirnie who is also the executive chef. Olvia Culpo, a partner at Back 40, is not involved in the Coventry restaurant.

Pirnie, who shared the recipe, was born and raised in Rhode Island. He learned to love cooking with his grandmother at her home in Cranston. He is partial to local seafood and is working to cultivate relationships with local farmers and food purveyors.Read More at ProvidenceJournal.com

7 New Places to dine snack and drink in RI

Part of the team behind North Kingstown’s Back 40 — including managers Justin Dalton-Ameen, Josh and Pete Culpo, and chef Robert Pirnie, but not former Miss Universe and current model Olivia Culpo — have opened a restaurant in Coventry.

Named after the town’s signature oak trees, Black Oak focuses on comfort foods such as fish and chips, meatloaf and fish tacos.

“We’ve been fortunate enough to get a good idea what’s been tried and true at Back 40, so there’s some similarities with the menus,” said Dalton-Ameen.

The 250-seat restaurant, in the location of a former Fat Bellies, has a full bar specializing in local craft beers. Other draws include brunch every Sunday and Farm Burger Fridays, featuring beef from local farms, including Sunset Farm in Narragansett.

760 Tiogue Ave., Coventry, (401) 615-2500, Blackoakcoventry.com. Monday through Thursday 11 a.m.-midnight; Friday-Saturday 11 a.m.-1 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.-midnight (brunch 9 a.m.-2 p.m.).

Read More at ProvidenceJournal.com

Come check us out Coventry, we’re ready for you!

Wicked Local RI is at Black Oak Kitchen & Drinks.

Coventry’s newest eatery opens TODAY @ 11am;

Last night Wicked Local RI was invited to the Soft Opening at Black Oak. Feast your eyes on the mouth watering foods and drinks, meet the crew and feel the ambiance in this short video!

The Black Oak restaurant opens its doors in Coventry

COVENTRY — As the team at Coventry’s newest restaurant worked Friday on applying finishing touches just ahead of opening day, there was an excitement in the air that was palpable.

“For me, it’s not just an everyday thing,” Executive Chef Rob Pirnie said of opening Black Oak Kitchen & Drinks, which after much anticipation will welcome its first customers tomorrow.

“We’re owners now,” Pirnie continued, “and for me, being a Coventry resident, I feel the pressure of wanting this to be successful for my guys, but also for my respect as a chef and a resident.”
Dressed in his white chef’s coat, having just wrapped up a busy lunch service at Back 40 in North Kingstown, Pirnie spoke passionately about his vision for the new restaurant.

Located on Tiogue Avenue at the former Fat Belly’s location, Black Oak boasts a menu laden with twists on classic comfort foods—dishes that Pirnie described as marrying “tried-and-true” with “funky and cool.”…

Read more at: ricentral.com

New restaurant opening at former Fat Belly’s

COVENTRY –– The owners of the North Kingstown restaurant Back 40, co-owned in part by Miss Universe, Olivia Culpo, are bringing a new restaurant to Coventry next year at the home of the former Fat Belly’s on Tiogue Ave.

Partner Joshua Culpo appeared before the Coventry Town Council on Monday night requesting a Class B victualing and live show entertainment license for the business, which he said will be called “Black Oak.” Culpo is working with business partner Justin Dalton-Ameen and Back 40 Head Chef Rob Pirnie of Coventry to open the facility some time in the spring, he told the council this week.

Read more at: ricentral.com