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Marisa Perjatel
Marisa is the content manager for AAA Northeast. She’s been writing and editing for more than a decade, including eight years at AAA. You can say she’s Your AAA Network’s biggest fan. Here, she’s covered everything from insurance to the region’s top restaurants. A native Long Islander, she’s always in search of fun new day trips and drives in and around New York, often guided by the next best place to eat.
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Famous Rhode Island Foods
For such a small state, Rhode Island is surprisingly big on food. From stuffies to Del’s lemonade, here are ten of our favorites.
Diamond Dish: Skytop Lodge
Try this tomato confit recipe straight from the kitchen of Skytop Executive Chef Chris Chludzinski.
Diamond Dish: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
These fried green tomatoes are a signature appetizer at seven locations throughout New York and New Jersey.
Diamond Dish: Topper’s at The Wauwinet
Find fresh, local seafood at this AAA Five Diamond designated location or make your own lobster rolls at home.
Diamond Dish: Rat’s Restaurant
If you can’t get to Rat’s, make Executive Chef Richard Freedman’s burgundy-braised short ribs at home.
Diamond Dish: Sugar & Olives
Made with fresh, local ingredients at Sugar & Olives, you can create your own crowd-pleasing kale salad at home.
Diamond Dish: The Carriage House Cooking School
Make any meal feel like a special occasion with this sweet and savory French-style toast recipe.
Diamond Dish: BLT Steak New York
Serve a warm, five-ingredient Gruyere popover right from your oven with this recipe.
Diamond Dish: The Weekapaug Inn
For fine costal cuisine, head to the Weekapaug Inn or make their pan-seared scallops in your own kitchen.
Homebuying in 2021
How COVID-19 has changed the homebuying process and what homes will look like in the future.