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Lost Restaurants of Providence Kindle Edition

by David Norton Stone (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A culinary history of Providence and the memorable eateries that once made their homes there.

In the city that invented the diner, so many amazing restaurants remain only in memories. The Silver Top had fresh coffee every twenty minutes, and the Ever Ready was hot dog heaven. Miss Dutton's Green Room and the Shepard Tea Room beckoned shoppers in their Sunday finest. At Childs, the griddle chef made butter cakes in the window for night owls, and Harry Houdini supped at midnight with H.P. Lovecraft at the Waldorf Lunch. Themed lounges like the Beachcomber and the Bacchante Room chased away the Prohibition blues. Downcity Diner offered a famous meatloaf, and Ming Garden’s Ming Wings were a staple for regulars. Author David Norton Stone details the restaurants that still hold a place in the hearts of locals
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David Norton Stone's lost restaurant credentials include working as a host at Panache and as a waiter for Michael's Catering after he graduated from Yale. For almost one full night, he washed dishes at a very famous (not lost) restaurant in Providence where, on the way out, he was told that he would never work in a restaurant in Providence again. That turned out to be true, so he went to law school. He has eaten at many of the lost Providence restaurants in this book and misses the meatball, fries and peppers plate at Eddie & Son, the salad bar at the Barnsider's Mile and a Quarter and the meatloaf sandwich (and everything else) at Downcity Diner. With his mother, he was lucky enough to eat at Buddy Cianci's Trapper John's during its brief run. His biggest lost restaurant regret is that he never tasted Ming Wings. David is the author of The Rhode Island Quahog Trilogy: Clamcake Summer, Stuffie Summer and Chowder Summer. He is the co-author of Images of America: Rhode Island Clam Shacks, and his food writing has appeared in Rhode Island Monthly and Edible Rhody and on Quahog.org. His work as a food historian has been cited by Saveur and National Geographic.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07Q3JS83Z
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Arcadia Publishing (July 1, 2008)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2008
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4773 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 189 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Rhode Island food historian David Norton Stone is a graduate of Bishop Hendricken High School, Yale and the University of Connecticut School of Law. He is the author of the diet-unfriendly Rhode Island Quahog Trilogy (Clamcake Summer, Stuffie Summer and Chowder Summer) and co-author of the highly caloric Rhode Island Clam Shacks. His most recent book is the nostalgia-steeped Lost Restaurants of Providence, published by the History Press.

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christine
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb memories of my childhood.
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2021
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This book brought me back to my childhood. It was wonderfully written and allowed me to stroll downtown Providence and revisit the restaurants my grandmother took me to for our special lunches. So many fond memories were captured as I read the pages. An inter generational gift!
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sailor
5.0 out of 5 stars I ate at many of these
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2020
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Fun to go back and visit places that I went to as a child and then a worker in the city as well as some places with dates
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Kevin R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Find that special Restaurant from yesteryears.
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2019
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Great account of the Providence RI Fong scene.
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Home sweet Home
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful nostalgia and interesting history
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2020
I thoroughly enjoy reading the short stories of so many of Providence's restaurants of days gone by. David did an excellent job of bringing the short histories of each of the long gone restaurants to life. For those of us who lived in and around Providence in the late 40's, 50's, 60's and more recent past it brings back so many fond memories.
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