This week’s restaurant news is mostly chilling, with three restaurants closed for repairs after water pipes burst in Providence and Newport. Blame the recent stretch of frigid weather.
Claudine at 225 Weybosset St. and PVD Noodle Bar, 187 Mathewson St., both reported their closures on Friday, Jan. 30, after water main bursts in their building.
Claudine is a newly named James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist for Best New Restaurant, a national category. They were set to hold a sold-out Caviar Dinner Friday night, but instead posted a sober message on social media…