T.J. McNulty is from New York and manages a construction company’s office in Los Angeles.
Adrian Crawford is a native of Australia and does marketing for a cannabidiol, or CBD, company in Denver.
But they both love Rhode Island seafood so much that they take time off from their day jobs every September and fly to Providence to put on the Rhode Island Seafood Festival, which marked its 14th year in India Point Park this past weekend.
As Crawford put it: “We come out here once a year, throw a party and go home.”
They’ve amassed a dedicated fan base, including one Canadian woman who enthusiastically followed their Facebook page for 12 years before finally flying out to Rhode Island this weekend to experience the festival for herself. This year, Crawford estimated, roughly 10,000 to 12,000 people sampled some of the state’s finest seafood.
“Rhode Island has the best seafood in the country, hands down,” Crawford. “And what better way to showcase than to bring all the best restaurants in New England together.”