Jamie Coelho

Providence

Editor-In-Chief at Rhode Island Monthly

@RIMonthly editor in chief. Lover of fitness, fashion and food. Wife. Mama. I Bleed Orange @SyracuseU @NewhouseSU @TheDishRIM editor. Opinions are my own.

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Articles

A New Study at Brown University May Help Alleviate Symptoms of PTSD

1 week ago | rimonthly.com | Jamie Coelho

For those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder,the drug MDMA might ease the pain. Last year, a team of Brown University researchers launched a new ongoing study testing MDMA, known as ecstasy or molly, and talk therapy as a treatment for PTSD and alcohol use disorder in military veterans. It was the first study of its kind at Brown to research MDMA-assisted therapy as well as its effectiveness for dual disorders.
Wally's Providence Opens Today in Former Old Canteen

2 weeks ago | rimonthly.com | Jamie Coelho

The restaurant preserved some of the original Old Canteen decor in its back bar nostalgia room, while the main dining room has a new look and feel. I got a sneak peek at the new Wally’s Providence inside the former Joe Marzilli’s Old Canteen on Federal Hill. I went in with an open mind, but a melancholic perspective because I have a lot of family memories that were made there.
Club Frills to Serve up a Dive Bar Aesthetic but with Complex Cocktails

2 weeks ago | rimonthly.com | Jamie Coelho

If it sounds like an oxymoron, it is. At Club Frills, food and cocktails will be served with its namesake – colorful, frilly toothpicks – from a dream team of local hospitality veterans. The new bar and restaurant – opening sometime this summer from the co-owners of Pizza Marvin, chef Robert Andreozzi and renowned bartender Jesse Hedberg – will channel a nostalgia-laced, dive bar-like atmosphere but with complex cocktails and cheffed-up bar food.
Drone View of Matunuck Oyster Bar Shows Total Loss

2 weeks ago | rimonthly.com | Jamie Coelho

The iconic Rhode Island seafood restaurant suffered a catastrophic fire yesterday, and several regulars have started the Matunuck Oyster Bar Recovery Fund to help displaced employees. Yesterday was a tough day. Many of us experienced the loss and devastation that felt like losing a good friend. Matunuck Oyster Bar is a place where memories were made and where summer lived on indefinitely, no matter the season.
Marcelino's of Providence Opens a New Location in Boston's Seaport

4 weeks ago | rimonthly.com | Jamie Coelho

For lovers of Marcelino’s in Providence, there’s a bigger, even more upscale version in Boston. Marcelino’s Seaport opened in late 2024, and it’s a luxurious escape into hospitality that engages all five senses, and maybe the sixth and seventh, too.
Fashion@Brown (F@B) Design Runway Show Showcases Student Work

1 month ago | rimonthly.com | Jamie Coelho

The Brown Fashion Week Spring Runway Show highlighted the student work of Fashion@Brown, Brown University’s fashion program. F@B is made up of more than 300 students across twelve teams, and it’s also one of the largest student groups in the Ivy League. The spring fashion show is their major event of the year with students working for months on collections that they unveil to an audience on the runway that night.
Journey to Laos Without Leaving Rhode Island

1 month ago | rimonthly.com | Jamie Coelho

Learn all about Southeast Asian cuisine at this Laotian dinner party, complete with recipes. Walking through the heavy, wooden door of Ting Barnard’s contemporary home on Providence’s East Side, a lush, green and colorful rainforest awaits. Ironically, a monsoon pelts driving rain outdoors as guests rush inside on an early December evening.
The Jacques Pepin Foundation's 90/90 Dinner Series Continues into May

1 month ago | rimonthly.com | Jamie Coelho

Almost twelve years ago, Rhode Island Monthly covered a dinner party at the home of Claudine Pepin and Rollie Wesen in Barrington. They cooked a lovely summer meal on their patio under the shade of wisteria. Claudine is the daughter of the famous French chef Jacques Pepin, and Claudine and Rollie’s daughter, Shorey, was nine at the time. Now she’s in college in Paris! Claudine appeared on many episodes of “Cooking with Claudine” with her father, as did Shorey.
Rebel's Rations Is a Punk Rock Popup Food Vendor

1 month ago | rimonthly.com | Jamie Coelho

For smaller venues and bars that don’t have a kitchen, the popup food vendor Rebel’s Rations comes through in the clutch. Punk rock musician Daniel Brown is passionate about music, but also loves to feed the people with his menu of inventive burgers and pizzas. Find him at the Scurvy Dog in Providence and Myrtle in East Providence, as well as a few other places. How did you first get into cooking and why do you love it so much? When I was a kid, I loved to cook for my friends.
Providence's San Miguel School Fosters Confidence and Leadership in Young Men

1 month ago | rimonthly.com | Jamie Coelho

When a visitor walks into any classroom at the San Miguel School in Providence, each student in the middle school classroom will get up from their seat, walk up to the guest, look them in the eye and introduce themselves while shaking their hand. In today’s post-COVID world of stunted social interaction, especially for children, it’s a gesture that feels like it’s from a bygone era.