At first glance, the little red restaurant at the corner of a remarkably unbusy intersection in rural Rhode Island doesn’t seem like it would necessarily be home to some of the best food you’ll find anywhere.
But that’s why your mother told you to never judge a book by its cover.
Sly Fox Den Too, a cozy restaurant in Charlestown, has made national news: Along with 46 other restaurants, Sly Fox Den Too was included in the 2024 USA TODAY Restaurants of the Year list.
The unpretentious spot dishes out Indigenous foods rooted in the forests and waterways of the Northeast, and it’s a living testament to the tribes still present in the region.
“It creates a statement, that we’re still here,” said chef Sherry Pocknett. “We still live in our ways. We still eat traditional foods. We still hunt and fish.”
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What makes Sly Fox Den Too stand out
Pocknett grew up on Cape Cod, catching her first fish in Mashpee Pond, learning to cook in her Suzy Homemaker kitchen, and taking her first restaurant job in the dining room of her Uncle Earl’s restaurant The Flume.