I stumbled upon ProvidencePalate.com the other day while reading the Daily Dose. It’s a new site for Providence and RI “foodies”. I’m not really sure what direction they’re looking to head with the site, though it seems like it might end up being a Chowhound for RI (for some reason Providence, in all our restaurant glory, doesn’t have its own forum on Chowhound). It’s mainly a forum divided into different sections for types of food and drink (yes, there is a beer forum, the only place besides the pizza forum I’ve participated so far as I’m not a huge “foodie” even though I like to eat).
What could make this site really good is if it started to incorporate user reviews of the various restaurants in Providence and Rhode Island (though I wouldn’t be disappointed if they limited it to just Providence proper at first). That would make the site a nice resource for people looking for a place to eat. Chowhound is difficult to navigate I’ve found, mainly because Providence posts are buried in with the rest of New England. CitySearch is nice, but it’s not always current. That leaves some of the local papers and such. A site where users can post brief reviews of a restaurant would be great (I’m thinking something along the lines of Beer Advocate style reviews).
Anyway, they want people who are into food to take a look at the site and start posting. It’s growing each day, though there are currently only 137 members. Check it out.
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