Tasty Bites

The Charlestown Seafood Festival will start shucking quahogs at noon on Friday, August 3, and plenty of clam chowder will be simmering all weekend at Ninigret Park. Sponsored by the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce, this rain-or-shine event is a gastronomic feast, especially when it comes to local seafood. The cost is $8, with children age 10 and younger admitted free.

Greenwich Bay Oyster Bar is opening on Main Street, in the former location of Custom House Coffee. On the other side of the street, the sorely missed Jigger’s Diner is undergoing renovations.

With one of the best ocean views around, Amalfi has reopened at the Village Inn, 1 Beach Street, across from Narragansett Town Beach. The Indian cuisine of the previous restaurant has been replaced with pub fare and seafood.

In Wickford, Stu Tucker has added the Quahog Emporium to his list of local businesses. Located next door to the Wickford Diner on Brown Street, the new store will offer food and all sorts of things, such as jewelry, with a quahog theme.

Bliss Coffee House has opened at 12 Stilson Road in Richmond. With outdoor seating, this small shop gets raves for its iced spice chai and biscotti.

Henry’s Fruit recently opened at 5319 Old Post Road in Charlestown. Check out Henry’s Facebook page for what’s available from day to day – freshly picked corn, zucchini, yellow squash, cucumbers, beans, tomatoes, freshly baked pies and cookies, and that perfect beach food, fresh fruit.

David Fonte is the new executive chef at Grille on Main, 50 Main Street, East Greenwich. Previously he worked for celebrity chef Todd English in Boston.

Froyo Fix has opened in the Salt Pond Shopping Center in Narragansett, offering 10 different flavors of frozen yogurt and more than 70 toppings at a self-serve toppings bar. The shop is open every day of the week.

Watch for a new raw bar at Twin Willows, 865 Boston Neck Road, Narragansett.

Summer doesn’t end officially until September 21, but for many people, especially families with children, summer fun winds down in August. The Ocean House in Watch Hill does this with panache. Their wonderful Friday night clambakes take place from 6 to 9pm on the beach. The cost is $85 for adults and $45 for children (free for children age 4 and younger).

A Tropical Evening to benefit the Matty Fund, which raises money for children and families living with epilepsy, is scheduled for August 25 from 6 to 11pm. The cost for this authentic Hawaiian luau is $125 per person.

Jonathan Edwards Winery will be the site of a lobster bake on Sunday, August 5, from 6:30 to 9:30pm. A full lobster dinner will be served, followed by dancing with music provided by the pop/funk group Sugar. The al fresco dinner will include steamers and mussels with drawn butter, corn on the cob, potatoes, barbecue chicken, lobster and watermelon for dessert, all served under a large white tent with views of the vineyard located just over the state line in North Stonington, Connecticut. The cost is $60 per person. For reservations, call 860-535-0202.