Daily Briefing: Forget the Patriots, find food fun this fall

ALSO: ❄️ How cold and snowy will US winter be? Why October snow in Siberia could hold the answer. Advertisement [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Tue Oct 10 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. Normally Sundays in the fall are reserved for watching the Patriots. During the almost two decade run of success the schedule makers were kind enough to place a majority of Patriot games in either the late afternoon or night time slots meaning there was time to enjoy activities during the day and then settle into the couch to catch the game. That's no longer the case. Not only are this season's games mostly on at 1 p.m., but boy are the Patriots bad. [LEDE 2] New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichich, right, steps off the field after his team's shutout loss to the New Orleans Saints in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Charles Krupa, AP Now the question is do you invest the time watching this team, especially when the weather is good? I know I spent most of this past Sunday listening at the radio, or checking the score online as I sat at my son's baseball game. If you've decided you'd rather be out, [The Journal's Gail Ciampa is rounding up some fun food finds.]( Her list encompasses much more than Sundays, so no matter when you're looking to get out, she got some suggestions. Consider this week there's apple cider doughnuts to try, a tasty food festival on Thayer Street and so much more. Skip next week's game and see what fall is about here in New England. This free newsletter is possible thanks to our subscribers. 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