Restaurant kitchens each have their own flavor. Each is a combination of science, artistry and elbow grease. A commercial kitchen in a nursing home or a chain restaurant will usually be more science and less art. In these kitchens, although not many will admit to it, they are looking to produce consistently mediocre food.
Great restaurant food is only found in the kitchens of better independent restaurants.
It’s January. The weather stinks. Most of us are broke; we overdid the Christmas thing. We always overdo the Christmas thing. Restaurant owners feel your pain; they are paying for heating and plowing, taxes are due, and business is imitating the weather …it stinks. It’s not a good time of year to be in the restaurant business.
Crowther’s Restaurant
I stopped by Crowther’s; it’s always a great place for a meal, a drink, or both. Bring your GPS if you are not native to Little Compton. (If you are from Little Compton, you can just have your chauffeur drive you to 90 Pottersville Road.) Kane and Kenny Lewis are the proprietors of this long lived and long loved place. Dave LaFrance, formerly the Country Harvest, is the head chef. A few of the kitchen and waitstaff have worked there since the eighties.
I had a good chat with Kane regarding January; he has some interesting plans. In addition to their football game day specials, they will be running different promotions on every January weekend. The highlight will be on the Martin Luther King holiday weekend when they will be presenting a Roaring 20’s themed weekend and dinner. Check their website, www.crowthersrestaurant.com, or call 401-635-8367 in early January for specifics.
Crowther’s is always a safe bet for a good traditional meal in a unique atmosphere, -without breaking the bank. You probably won’t be wowed, but you’ll never be disappointed: it’s that kind of place. Bundle up and take a January ride out to Little Compton; enjoy the countryside, enjoy the food, and give yourself a little something different.
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