As Matt’s Meals fans know, I am a BIG fan of Southern Food.
And while I am yet to find a totally authentic experience in Boston, I am glad to say that I only had to go a bit south to get the flavor of some of my favorite foods
While looking for places in Providence to sell the book on the Ivy League I wrote in honor of my late father’s time at Brown, I was advised by David Dadekian of the RI Food Council to check out Kin.
Thank you, David!!!
From the honey butter cornbread and fried green tomatoes to the chicken and waffles and beignets with Café Du Monde-recalling powdered sugar to the fried chicken and blackened salmon sliders and a side of candied sweet potatoes that doubles as dessert, Kin has everything a Southern food fan could want, all made by authentic imports from the homeland of great American food and cooked with all their familial love. Even their vinegar-based hot sauce is homemade (and worth buying a bottle on your way out)!
Speaking of delicious liquids, Kin also has “Dranks” like the new-fangled Old Fashioned called Cut the Check (featuring Uncle Nearest 1884 small-batch Whiskey), the rum-rockin’ Juju Juice (which is available in a sharable fish bowl), and a Sweet Tea and Henessey-based drink worthy of Busta Rhymes.
In addition to supporting the great food community that is Providence, Kin also supports Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the RI Black Film Fest and will also be hosting their own Juneteenth block party on June 16. They also offer a Derby Day party (which will take place this year on May 6) that will make everyone yearn for their Old Kentucky Home.
So the next time you want to put some real South in yo’ mouth, all you gotta’ do is head down 95 South to get some 100% authentic (and delicious) food.