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Eating Through Providence

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Ultra dreary and rainy Providence became sunny and gorgeous Providence this morning.

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Yesterday we mostly stayed indoors to stay out of the rain. I had lunch on campus with my sister, then headed over to Panera to get some work done while sipping on some hot black tea.

Dinner was at Broadway Bistro and was fantastic. I wish I could’ve taken a photo of my vegetable gnocchi, but the lighting was so dim I could barely see my own plate. I love restaurants that are locally sourced with a seasonal menu, which is the majority of those in Providence.

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After all the food I’ve had these past couple days, I definitely needed to get in some cardio this morning. A quick HIIT workout and I was out of the gym. Yesterday I did mostly upper body weight training so I just stuck to the treadmill this morning.

Then we were on our way to Hingham, MA to catch some golf. Breakfast in the car once again and still going with the cups theme.

Hummus + pretzels

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Did you know Sabra has these hummus to-go cups? I didn’t until I found this one in my sisters fridge a couple days ago.

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Perfect for dipping and eating in the car.

I also had a fruit cup that just happened to come in a cup. Blueberries + strawberries

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After some golf watching we headed over to a nearby plaza, Derby Street Shoppes, for a late lunch. I chose ‘b good‘, a fast food restaurant, but get this! – It’s a locally sourced and all natural (ex: their beef is grass fed with no hormones or antibiotics). They literally have a board in the store that shows which farms each of their products came from. My kinda fast food!

I had the veggie burger on a wheat bun with a side of crisp veggies which I sprinkled with malt vinegar.

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We need ‘b good’ out in Texas! – too bad it’s a Boston based chain.

All charged up from lunch we headed to the Wrentham Village outlets for some shopping. It was a HUGE outlet mall with so many stores you could probably spend at least a full day there. I’m usually all shopped out within a couple hours so by 8:30pm we started heading back to Providence for dinner.

I ended up getting a new pair of Vince Camuto flats which I desperately needed! The pair I was wearing was nearing its death stage. So near that I threw them away before leaving the store.

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Much better. There’s actually some cushion now between my feet and the ground.

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Late dinner was at Providence Oyster Bar. Obviously at a place named oyster bar we HAD to get some oysters.

6 poppasquash oysters (rhode islan native) and two cherrystone clams.

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Super fresh!

For my main I had the cod with spinach.

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Now I’m heading back to the hotel and hopefully getting some work done.

Tomorrow is our last full day here and we’re planning on starting it off with brunch at a very popular spot here. Excited :)

Night! ;)

Running around RI

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We finally made it to Rhode Island yesterday!

Estimated arrival time: 1pm
ACTUAL arrival time 6pm

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The traffic from New York to Rhode Island was horrendous. Particularly New York. I’m not really sure how people commute from Pennsylvania or
New Jersey to New York. I’d be so irritated by the traffic.

The first thing we did once we arrived in RI was high tail it to the nearest Bed Bath and Beyond to finish shopping for my sisters dorm stuff.

I was kinda hoping to high tail it to the gym after having endlessly sat in the car 3 straight days and doing nothing but snacking, but no such luck.

Btw, these dried peach slices from trader joes are ahhmaze-balls. Seriously.

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And so is their vacuum-fried pineapple chips!

We didn’t finish shopping until 8:30pm and didn’t get to dinner til 9pm.

Was anyone else aware that Providence was such an up and coming foodie city? Because i definitely was not. They actually held their first food and wine festival this year and there are so many fun restaurants in this little vibrant town.

We had dinner at the highly recommended restaurant Gracie’s, a super cute restaurant that specializes in new american food.

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They cook mainly locally sourced foods and even have their own roof top garden where they grow their own fruits and veggies.

Finishing dinner at 10:30pm meant no gym time for me, but I did jump rope for a couple minutes in my hotel room thanks to the ultra high ceilings.

A jump rope is something I always pack with me whenever I go out of town. So functional and so portable.

This morning I did a quick run outside. I can’t get over how nice the weather is here! I was actually cold during the beginning of my run around 6:30am, but by the end it just felt amazing out.

I ran around the capital a couple times since it is right across the street from our hotel. I love the hills here!

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Running is such a great way to explore a new city! Then I went indoors to do some weights at the gym.

Breakfast was quick and easy – an egg white whole wheat bagel from Panera Bread down the street.

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Then we were off to move my sister into her dorm room. I still remember the day I moved into my dorm room and how excited I was. I’m glad my dorm room days are behind me – no more communal bathrooms for me, thank you :)

After walking up and down the stairs to her room many times, we worked up quite the appetite and headed to lunch. We ended up at a pita place where I had a dolma pita pocket – lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños, hummhs, tzitziki, tahini, pickles, herbs, and stuffed grape leaves.

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I’m hoping to explore Providence a bit more and I’d love to see Newport – I hear it’s beautiful!

Favorite road-trip snacks? – I like to keep it on the healthier side and usually bring easy and portable finger foods like dried fruits and baked chips or crackers :)