Rhode Island Monthly - December 2007

December 2007

Features
	Cocktail Hour Three parties; three different themes; three signature cocktails. Not to mention nineteen must-try recipes by local celeb chef Casey Riley. Cheers to the New Year! By Lisa E. Harrison
	The Traditional Newport, navy blue blazers and pearls acted as our muse for this party. The result? Caviar, beef tenderloin and lobster. And, of course, Champagne By Lisa E. Harrison
	The Metropolitan For this gathering, we envisioned our guests raising a glass at a refurbished Downcity loft—sleek, sophisticated and unquestionably urban—with a modern yet approachable menu to match. By Lisa E. Harrison
	The Retro Comfort foods are back—in a big way. And they’re better than ever. By Lisa E. Harrison
	Where the wild things are As coyotes move into suburbia, they conjure mixed emotions. Some people con- sider them a threat. Others are willing to coexist. Numi Mitchell wants to find ways to manage them and improve their... By Mary Grady
	Mary, Mary Some have felt her wrath. Others call her kindhearted and fair. Even as she presides over some of the state’s most controversial cases, Judge Mary Lisi is a bundle of contradictions. By Elizabeth Abbott
	Soupy’s On My favorite family ritual involves guts, slaughter and hangings. When my father told me that he was no longer up to the gruesome task, I decided it was my turn to keep the tradition alive. By Rob LigUOri

Departments
Out Takes	Archive »
December 2007: Crossroads’ annual benefit. The Fund for Community Progress’s annual benefit roast.
At Home: Novel Rooms	Archive »
More enveloping than a study (the name implies work), more inviting than a den (too lodge-like), a library is the ideal retreat. Big or small, varying widely in character and style, these bookish... By Megan Fulweiler
Letters	Archive »
December 2007
Local Flavor: Have It Your Way	Archive »
Convenient, customized and (relatively) cheap, meal assembly places are sprouting up everywhere—and redefining the way we cook.
Reporter: War and Peaceniks	Archive »
The Iraq war is as controversial as the Vietnam conflict, but this time antiwar demonstrators are a lonely bunch. By Ellen Liberman

December 2007