The Matunuck Oyster bar is one of the most popular spots in all of Rhode Island. Founder and owner Perry Raso has created an amazingly ambitious operation that combines an oyster and shellfish farm with a full-service restaurant and two terrestrial farms for the ultimate pond-and-farm-to-table experience. Part three from our episode, The Oyster Renaissance, on our Rhode Island PBS series A Taste of Rhode Island.
One of Rhode Island’s best kept “secrets” isn’t really a secret at all, but one of the state’s top culinary destinations. Nestled in the woods of Charlestown, the Nordic Lodge has been rated one of the top ten seafood buffets in the world by the Huffington Post. People flock here from all over the U.S. to indulge in all-you-can eat lobsters, crab legs, steak, and almost every kind of seafood you can imagine. Plus everything else in between. Family owned and operated by the Perssons, the Nordic Lodge is an epic, must-experience dining event when you’re in the mood for some serious food! Check out some of the offerings in our segment below, part of the Oyster Renaissance Episode from our PBS series, A Taste of Rhode Island.
Twenty five years ago, Sue Lamond came back to her home town of Newport, Rhode Island, after spending a few years in Brooklyn. At that time, there wasn’t much in the way of ethnic, vegetarian or vegan cuisine that she had enjoyed in New York, so she decided to open up her own restaurant.
