Its importance to the region predates statehood and European settlers, with Rhode Island founder Roger Williams first ...

stuffies and, of course, Rhode Island-style calamari. But man can't live on nostalgia alone. Innovation thrives here, advancing success in different parts of the food business. Other states talk a ...

Regional seafood specialties include stuffies (or stuffed quahog clams), Rhode Island clam chowder (which has a clear broth unlike the clam chowders found in Manhattan and New England) and Rhode ...