For breakfast, head to Rhode Island for a Johnnycake, just don't try putting syrup on it! Then for lunch, a cup of Rhode Island clam chowder. Skip to content. NOWCAST NewsCenter 5 EyeOpener.

John Ciardi explores the blurry history of the johnnycake, a cornmeal griddle cake with a name whose origin has a few different explanations. And then there's chess pie ...