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Italian chefs are bringing authentic Old Country fare to Newport County’s restaurant scene.

A local couple merges science, technology and tradition to make mozzarella the way it was intended.

Fancy a cozy table for two this Valentine’s Day? Our dining editor picks the most romantic dining spots in Newport.

Newport residents still speak fondly of Salas’, Muriel’s, Mack’s, Tucker’s Bistro and Dry Dock Seafood. We remember those beloved bygone restaurants

Andrea E. McHugh Newport Life Executive Chef Jennifer Backman resembles an orchestra conductor as she oversees her culinary colleagues at the Mooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar in Newport. Most weekend days, her team harmoniously executes each component of the more than 1,000 dishes that leave her kitchen. Backman’s unrelenting drive and self-confessed type A perfectionism has pushed her to the top spot in the kitchen — a position that is statistically dominated by men both nationwide and here i...

Black Girls Do Bike Hits the Road in Rhode Island The states first chapter promotes biking by women and girls of color. April 26, 2021 Allyson McCalla inspires others to follow a passion for bicycling. Courtesy of Bike Newport. While bicycling around her native Newport, Allyson McCalla noticed something: She rarely saw anyone who looked like her on a bike. So she’s set out to change that. Attending a national bike summit in her role as director of community relations and administration at Bik...

RECIPE: Panzanella Salad Bélinda Quinn is a wielder of sensory pleasures. A baking wunderkind, she fell in love with making bread the very first time she visited the boulangerie where a friend worked, tied an apron around her waist, bellied up to the counter and extended her hands downward. “As soon as I touched the dough,” she recalls, “I said, ‘Oh, my God. This is what I want to do.’”  In Quinn’s native France, bread-making is a profession that’s near sacrosanct, insinuating...

Andrea E. McHugh Newport Life magazine If you told Israeli native Guy Hanuka a decade ago that one day he’d be baking babka, challah, bureka and rugelach in a tiny coastal enclave halfway around the world, he’d have burst out laughing. Hanuka didn’t discover baking until completing his mandatory service in the Israeli army. After learning from mentors in Tel Aviv and opening a bakery in Shanghai, his wanderlust took him to Johnson and Wales University’s College of Culinary Arts in Provi...

Jamo Bagels brings authentic New York–style bagels to Aquidneck Island Andrea E. McHugh Newport Life magazine While attending college at St. John’s University in Queens, Middletown’s Jameson “Jamo” McQuade got a true taste of New York — especially its legendary bagels. Whether sandwiching bacon and eggs for breakfast, a BLT for lunch, or simply smothered in cream cheese, the bagel became McQuade’s comfort food. After dutifully bringing Big Apple bagels back to his family during co...

Andrea E. McHugh Newport Life magazine For nearly a year, countless people across the globe and in our own community have had to adapt to working from home. Those accustomed to “grabbing something close to the office” for lunch are having to plan their own midday meals — a chore that can quickly lead to what’s colloquially called “food decision fatigue.” But with some careful planning and the introduction of interchangeable meal components, convenient lunchtime options abound.  “...