Monthly Archives: January 2013

Lunch In Kennedy Plaza / Boar Two Ways, Boar Sausage Slider and Pan-Fried Boar Chop Sandwich

Sorry, dude, you’re fierce, but also delicious . . . Today we have local boar served two ways. A Boar Sausage Slider with fresh mozzarella and caramelized onions and a full-size Pan-Fried Boar Chop Sandwich. For the sandwich, the chop … Continue reading

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Hope Artiste Village for Lunch & Dinner / The Man Behind Grandpa’s Favorite Slider

Whenever someone orders the Grandpa’s Favorite it brings a smile to my face. If it were truly his it would have raw garlic heaped upon it. He was the first health nut I encountered in life. Each morning began with … Continue reading

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Lunch and Dinner on Thayer Street / Why We’re Called Rocket / Meatloaf Sliders, Polenta with Gorgonzola

You might say it’s in our blood . . . Here are photos (circa 1960) of my grandparents, Giuseppi and Adelia, otherwise known as Noni and Papa. The story goes that an eccentric neighborhood teenager was a model rocket enthusiast … Continue reading

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Pawtucket Wintertime Farmers Market, 9:00 to 1:00 / Boar Sausage Slider, Waffle Iron Brownies, Baked Mac n’ Cheese

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Lunch on Thayer Street / It’s Cold, But It Could Be Worse . . . / Curried Carrot Soup, Polenta with Gorgonzola

THIS IS WORSE. Crazy cold and two feet of snow. Oh, how we miss you, winter of 2011.

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Lunch on Thayer Street / Kick Old Man Winter In The Balls Again / Curried Carrot Soup, Local Fried Egg Sliders

We didn’t kick hard enough yesterday. He thinks he’s gotta us, but we’re gonna kick even harder today and send him on his way. Dinner tonight at Anchor for Clambake, 5:30 pm. Not sure how long we’ll be serving due … Continue reading

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Kick Old Man Winter In the Balls, Eat At A Food Truck Today / Hope Artiste Village for Lunch and Dinner

Display some New England character today by kicking Old Man Winter in the balls with a visit to a food truck. The rocket is at Hope Artiste Village for lunch and then again for dinner at the Pawtucket Wintertime Farmers … Continue reading

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Lunch on Thayer Street / Chicken Noodle Soup, Polenta with Gorgonzola, Crispy-Chewy Waffle Iron Brownies

Local is better is a mantra that is drilled into our heads at the GASA Academy. It requires only a small hole in the left side of the skull and is relatively painless.

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Pawtucket Wintertime Farmers Market, 9:00 to 1:00 / Breakfast Stuffed Acorn Squash, Chicken Noodle Soup

Course plotted for Hope Artiste Village and the Pawtucket Wintertime Farmers Market. Aboard today are Chicken Noodle Soup, Breakfast Stuffed Acorn Squash, Organic Polenta with Gorgonzola, Crispy-Chewy Waffle Iron Brownies and our Niman Ranch Angus Beef Sliders. See you there.

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Lunch in Kennedy Plaza / Ben Franklin’s B-Day !

Ben Franklin is one of the crew’s favorite founding fathers. A brilliant scientist, he invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and the glass ‘armonica’. He formed both the first public lending library in America and the … Continue reading

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