“Has this ever happened to you???”

Scheduling is the best way so you know they won’t cancel on you.

Someone needs to make a PVD remix of Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.

Agreed. But timing is important. I often have pre 6:30 am flights out of Logan, or arrive around midnight. Then it doesn't work.

Logees is great, but nearly impossible to duplicate the environment they grow their plants in realisticaly. I get gift certificates often enough, but the plants don't seem to survive.

Oh i agree but this is reddit so it might be the place to just say things off the cuff sometimes. Not so much in a real life or serious setting.

Smith Hill and Olneyville are pretty rough relative to where you may want to live. New England is pretty segregated

Looks like a salted chocolate cookie, YUM

Dying to try it now!! Signal boost though, kudos to her, well-deserved and Native American cuisine should definitely be highlighted

Actually just some info for you and other folks who can't be bothered to google how the JBF nominations are cooked up: a whole panel of chefs (including former JBF nominees and winners), food writers & critics and other important figures in the food & hospitality scene get to nominate and cast votes. So yes, other chefs must have thrown her name in the ring. Is it a wildcard choice? Absolutely. But at the end of the day, a JBF nomination is worth gold to anyone who earns one. And what are you doing with your career, other than being super salty on the internet?

Such sensitive emotions! I wonder who has thinner skin, the evil bagel queen or the mail-person without uniform?

There is Sonia's in Cranston. Not an Armenian restaurant per se but their are some dishes on there among other types of items . Owners are Armenian

There used to be a small hole in the wall bakery on Orms St, you can totally miss it driving by. I forget the name and if memory serves me correct they only made lamejun.

Sounds horrible. I'm sure a lot of people go in there asking to speak with the owner without identifying themselves or their motive and that can be irritating while somebody is trying to work. I'm so happy you've been able to recover from it though! Or is it still bothering you? :-(

I have a basil plant that is struggling but it's been around so long I can't bring myself to use it for cooking . I just give it words of encouragement.🥹

Not that I know of. There was an awesome place in Worcester called Shiraz that had been around forever but they closed a couple years ago. I think there’s a place in Watertown, but that’s a little farther.

I highly recommend the various Armenian church bazaars around the area, they always get a lot of great vendors.

Also, as someone of Armenian heritage and an avid cheesy Gordita crunch fan, I always feel like this combo was made for me lol

also, are they any Armenian restaurants in the Providence area?

Will do. Thanks!

People can pretentiously do anything, especially when they’re padded on all sides by the other men in the industry bolstering them up. That food is good, but I readily believe the toxic man bullshit.

No he still thinks he’s better than everyone. Amazing chef, shitty personality. Clown.

Briggs in North Attleboro! You can get a coffee and wander for hours in there!

Once you move here try out El Tapatio in Cranston. It’s a Mexican restaurant and as far as I remember they were very nice Mexican owners and they had a large Mexican customer base.

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Sherry at Sly Fox Den is the real chef here. She blows most of these folks out of the water. The food is so flavorful and complex. We would eat there every night of our lives if we could afford it.

Nice assessment. Very helpful. My wife grew up in LA but I've been living out in this area for 6.5 years. Being originally from New England, I've found it difficult to meet genuine people and friends out here, although mostly everyone is nice at first. I love the food and scenery out here but I do miss the realness of people in New England and I do have family there that I miss as well. My wife on the other hand won't have any family in PVD but we've visited (during summer) and she does like it. But, living in PVD is different than visiting.

Overall I would say it’s like a 7.5. I’ve had a ton of family misfortune that really makes me want to be home but aside from that I have enjoyed exploring New England.

I have insane work hours and am in grad school but when the weekend I have no shortage of things to do or go see.

I found a group of guys for basketball, found a group of people to go out with, and have found a couple areas I frequent. Overall, people are friendly but not as bubbly as they were back home. You just gotta find your people and it’ll feel like home.

That being said, it’s not California. The weather is odd and has yet to settle into a routine of any sort. The food is solid, but more often than not I find myself craving west coast eating. While there is a lot to do on the weekends, I find that weekdays can be pretty dead which is fine given my work hours but it would be nice to be able to have more attractions/events during the week.

EDIT: People are really weird about crime and homeless here. It’s very odd how little empathy people show for poverty despite many people here being in lower economic status or sharing the same neighborhoods. As a whole, crime and homelessness is similar to California. I haven’t had any issues with random passerby’s and I mostly feel safe. The worst that’s happened is being followed by people in my neighborhood which I imagine happens to me because I happen to be brown in white areas.