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subtle_likeatrex t1_ja096dr wrote

Reply to comment by PipeLayer2016 in Stuff to do today? by Bobbito95

Because farmers have so much to do in their day! Modern retail situations have made us feel differently, and make out-of-season food creepily accessible, but it's helpful to consider harvest timing and capacity. Talk to you local farmer or farmers market manager about what's currently available 🤓

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subtle_likeatrex t1_ja04r5n wrote

Reply to comment by FieryVegetables in Stuff to do today? by Bobbito95

Literally haven't stopped talking about it since my first one. An older woman (mother? Grandmother?) actually cooked it for me, which made it more amazing, tbh in Grandmas we trust!... They don't make them in their Barrington restaurant - just at MHF for some reason! I hope you get to try one!!

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subtle_likeatrex t1_j9zo0ss wrote

Reply to comment by therealDrA in Stuff to do today? by Bobbito95

Nope! But their falafel is definitely good.

It's this wonderfully chewy and thin crepe-like wrap they cook from fresh dough on a convex griddle. Then, they fill it with spinach & feta, meat, or a combo of both. It looks almost like a burrito. I think they said it's a common Turkish street food?

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subtle_likeatrex t1_j9yr5o6 wrote

Reply to Stuff to do today? by Bobbito95

Check out the "Discover"-type Instagram accounts for places like Newport, Warren, Providence, South County, (wherever) - they usually curate a nice set of events or cool things to know about, etc.

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subtle_likeatrex t1_j9yquc2 wrote

Reply to comment by WafflesTheBadger in Stuff to do today? by Bobbito95

Those ridiculously good street food/wrap things the Pita Pocket vendor makes are worth heading out to the Mount Hope market alone! 🤤

(Can anyone tell me what they are called?! I am embarrassed I don't know, and also more people need to know so they can order them!)

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subtle_likeatrex t1_j6mipll wrote

Reply to Unique RI experiences? by I_JohnnyDepp

The RISD museum is pretty great!

Also, being the food-obsessed state that we are, I strongly recommend visiting one of the big weekend farmers markets, and look up what pop-up vendors are going to be at breweries/wineries/distilleries. Going to standard RI places like NY System and wherever pizza strips come from is cool, but I don't think they represent the actual culture here well enough. If you miss the weekend, Hope & Main just opened a cool cafe & market in downtown - lots of RI-made products there, and bfast/lunch.

Our coffee game is worth showing off, too. Borealis is my favorite (their new Bristol shop does boozy drinks at night!), but also Bolt and certainly New Harvest (also serving evening boozy drinks!)

Last suggestion! Roger Williams Park Botanical Garden is a beautiful place to escape winter for a bit.

Good luck!

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subtle_likeatrex t1_iyr1282 wrote

Reply to Moving to RI in about a year- where to go? by edge_ofthe_world

East Bay all day! Warren is my favorite town, but Bristol and Tiverton are great, too. Plus, it's only 20 min to Providence and 30 min to Newport. Great food, great coastline, fun community events, and very friendly people. I absolutely love it here, going on 8 years.

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