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The Woodward House
From Connecticut Magazine
Originals by Peter Max, Guy Buffet, Le Kniff, Tarkay — modern artists whose work is shown at top galleries and museums around the world — sparkle on the walls of a 1740 saltbox in Bethlehem. A year ago, the historic building long known as the Bird Tavern became an upscale restaurant called The Woodward House. Chef Jerry Reveron and his wife Adele collect modern art and display it to brilliant effect in four gemlike dining rooms. Anachronistic, perhaps, but the track lighting, bright colors and striking paintings are a breath of fresh air in a culture where we tend to associate old buildings with dark wood paneling and antique furniture. Read more | |
Temple Street market and cafe arrives at last
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
Owner RoseMarie Foote with her pastry chef Amie Soltis’ Raspberry Almond Tart. |
It’s been a long time coming; I’ve gotten used to driving down George Street, past the former Macy’s Men Store and wondering: When is it going to be here?The facade has been ready for months, looking great: a rooster with a flourish of feathers against a black background that reads, Bella’s Downtown Market Cafe. Read more | |
Bobby Q's Barbeque & Grill
From Connecticut Magazine
It was 7 degrees outside and 650 degrees inside the wood-burning pit-oven smoker at Bobby Q's when it made its debut in Westport. After that it snowed and the streets got icy. Is this any time to open a restaurant? Talk about odds against. Read more | |
Pot O' Goodness: Husband and wife open Elm City's only Vietnamese restaurant
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
The owners of Pot-au-Pho: Sophie, left, and Dinh Nguyen with their children Isabella, 8, and Thomas, 21. Aaron Flaum/Photo galleries |
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It’s been a long time coming; I’ve gotten used to driving down George Street, past the former Macy’s Men Store and wondering: When is it going to be here?The facade has been ready for months, looking great: a rooster with a flourish of feathers against a black background that reads, Bella’s Downtown Market Cafe.
Did you know that Vietnamese cookery is judged not only by taste, but by texture? That Vietnam has one of the most healthful cuisines of the world? That it mimics the same haute flavors as French cuisine, but manages to capture them without the benefit of butter or cream, and with very little animal fat? Read more | |
Don't be shy, you can just bring your own
By: Mimi Coucher
From Play Magazine
Dining out is one of life's great pleasures. But it can be a bit, um, pricey, especially if you drink. In a stunning statistic that I just made up, more than a third of the average dinner check is comprised of alcohol. Okay, maybe that's just my checks. But I do know that the standard mark-up on wine is 100%, and that a single cocktail can cost more than an appetizer. Read more | |
Double Delight
by Kathryn Boughton
From Passport Magazine
Nothing breeds success like success. William S. Webber V, trained in classical French cuisine and the third highest graduate in his Culinary Institute of America class, is proof of the adage. Read more | |
Keiltys Are Back in Canaan
By Kathryn Boughton
From the Litchfiled County Times
On a perfect moonlit October night almost four years ago, A.T. and Lori Keilty suddenly went out of business. The couple was then running a popular restaurant, Keilty’s Pub, in one wing of the venerable Canaan Union Depot. On any given evening, patrons poured through the door of the pub to enjoy a libation, to knosh on hearty, low-tech food and to visit with neighbors. Then, in a trice it was all gone. The 130-year-depot went up in flames and the Keilty’s were without an income. Read more | |
Historic Griswold Inn opens the exquisite Wine Bar
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | | Griswold Inn owners Doug and Joan Paul behind the bar at the Wine Bar. Aaron Flaum / Register photo |
The Griswold Inn in Essex is so famous that it’s become a Connecticut cliche — or perhaps, more fairly, an institution.
We all know that it was established in 1776, and for hundreds of years has been a favorite stop for seafarers and landlubbers in need of grub and lodging. I myself have written about the place at least three times for various publications, and, like so many other food writers before me, turned a blind eye to its culinary quirks and instead indulged, even celebrated, its stubborn, infuriating Yankee charm. Read more | |
Happily hopped up
By Douglas P. Clement
From Passport Magazine
In the world of craft-brewed beer, context can be extremely important. Read more | |
Whatcha eatin'?
By Jane Rushmore
From Play Magazine
Flip through the pages of this yearbook and you find some surprising candids. The steak from April 13 looks so tender. The 11 p.m. bowl of Cheerio's from Aug. 18 holds so much comfort. The Aug. 6 bag of Kettle Chips nestled in a field of daisies at Hudson River Park stirs up so many memories. Read more | |
Eclectic menu and interesting specials make Lisboa a gem
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | | Antonio Carvalho, owner of Lisboa. Arnold Gold / Register galleries. |
Out in the wilds of Waterbury one night, after sitting on a blanket and drumming my thumbs to a bunch of bands at the Brass Ball festival, I got a lead on a nearby Portuguese restaurant with a very cool reputation.
Waterbury is technically my territory — it is, after all, part of New Haven County — but I rarely get there, and my info on its restaurant scene is sketchy at best. Read more | |
EAT AT EDD'S: Todd Lyon can't believe her eyes ... or stomach
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
The weather was gorgeous. Exquisite, I tell you. Sublime! And there I was, sitting at a picnic table under a fluttering umbrella emblazoned with Coca-Cola logos, watching marsh grasses get tickled by a breeze that skimmed the Menunketesuck River.
Hayward, my constant dining companion, was right beside me, and so was my arm, and my hand, which was grasping a fork and tenderly stabbing pieces of Saffron Salmon. The fork worked its way around a plate that also held a baked potato, fresh sauteed green beans, a mesclan salad with a whisper of vinaigrette and slices of watermelon and mango. Read more | |
Caffe Bottega: Lunch with a twist
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | | Caffe Bottega’s located right on the corner of Chapel and Temple streets, right in the heart of downtown New Haven. |
Americans don’t take the time to enjoy their daily rituals," says Giuliana Maravalle, leaning back in a cushy chair at Caffe Bottega, her newest establishment at the corner of Temple and Chapel Streets in downtown New Haven.
"One of the reasons our lunch is so successful is that we can get everybody served in about seven minutes, and give them a little half-hour of heaven with a place to sit and rest." Read more | |
The Uncas American Indian Grill at the Mohegan Sun captures earthy delights
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
I’m writing to you from my room on the 16th floor of the Mohegan Sun Hotel, stretched out on a big bed, happily digesting a feast of short ribs, popcorn shrimp, Cheddar cheese grits, skirt steak, “pine cone” potatoes and more. Read more | |
Variety abounds at Bizalion's Bounty
By Kathryn Boughton
From Passport Magazine
Not so many decades ago, the world was much larger. International travel was not as common and cuisine was distinctly regional. Read more | |
Conte’s takes over the old DelMonaco space
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
Claudio Conte’s new restaurant on Wooster Street has all sorts of things going for it. These include, in no particular order:
1) Location. Wooster Street drips with cultural and culinary history, and is New Haven’s own Little Italy, now and forever.
2) Reputation. Claudio — who was born in Italy, halfway between Naples and Rome — has been in the restaurant business for nearly 30 years. For 10 of those, he’s owned and operated Conte’s Ristorante in Milford, a fine Italian eatery with loads of fans that’s still going strong. Read more | |
All in the family
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | Elaine Agosti, the head chef at Twisted Vine in Derby, holds her Wasabi Seared Tuna.
Chris Volpe/Register galleries |
I first heard of Twisted Vine when one of my favorite spies — an underground operative I know only as Hayward Hill Gatling Jr. — happened to be driving through downtown Derby. He spotted the place and snagged a menu for me, not knowing that the restaurant was new to the Valley, open for only a month or so.
The menu was curious, with a mix of traditional Italian dishes (sauteed escarole with mixed peppers; gnocchi and meatballs; eggplant Parmesan) and West Coast-style offerings (Coconut-Crusted Tilapia; Chicken Quesadillas; Seared Tuna with Wasabi Aioli). The prices were wacky, too: A wide assortment of entrees in the $12 to $15 range induced a sort of reverse sticker shock in me, which was again reversed by a few dishes priced from $23 to $26. Read more | |
Reawakening Sitar
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | The staff at Sitar: Ashley Andao, left, owner Inderjit Singh with the Thali, Avtar Singh,
M.B. Singh, and Sukhbir Kaur, the owner’s wife.
Mara Lavitt/Register galleries |
I’m spoiled. I spent the better part of my formative years in lower Manhattan, being bombarded, seduced and enlightened by the wonders of the world.
It was the ’80s, and there was a cultural revolution going on. Art was everywhere; on the streets, in upstart galleries and after-hours clubs, in tiny apartments, raw lofts, abandoned buildings. And everyone — at least, everyone I knew — was poor.
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The year in mouthfuls
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | Chef Jeff Sansone, left, chef and co-owner Denise Appel and co-owner Donna Curren at Chow, a dim sum and wine bar.
Jeff Holt/Register galleries |
Plenty of restaurants opened in 2005, but only a select few made Todd Lyon’s best-of list. I gain about five pounds every year, and never take it off. It’s an occupational hazard, resulting in a wardrobe that I’m constantly outgrowing, like a teenager with a perpetual growth spurt, but in the wrong direction. Read more | |
Hidden Treasure
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
Portobello may be hard to find but the search is worth it.
The phrase "tucked away" can have various levels of meaning; I’d heard that Portobello, in the Huntington section of Shelton, was a "tucked-away" little restaurant, but I wasn’t quite prepared for the obscurity of its location. On a freezing rain of a night, Hayward and I found ourselves tentatively driving down a narrow driveway at the side of a small office building, thinking, "This can’t be right!" But there it was, in back of the brick structure, looking quite cozy and welcoming. Read more | |
Viva Vivo
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | | Vivo Seasonal Trattoria chef d’cuisine David Borsell Jr. with executive chef Sean Dutson. Jeff Holt/Register photo |
Dear Readers:
In my tireless efforts to seek out, sample and recommend restaurants to my friends and neighbors (that’s you), I rarely venture outside the confines of New Haven County. When I do dare to stray, I’d better have a damned good reason to lure you beyond our comfortable boundaries.
This week’s good reason is Vivo, the signature restaurant of the newly minted Marriott Hotel in Hartford, located next door to the also-quite-new Convention Center. Read more | |
Not the Thanksgiving bird
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
New West Haven restaurant captures all the essence and goodness of great Turkish food
 | | Troy’s owner Hamdi Ozer, right, with his cousin Tarkan Sugar (holding his daughter, Asena), and their wives, Saliha Sukru, standing on left, and Irada Ozer. Peter Hvizdak/Register photo |
My mother, Kay Lyon, and I were sitting across from one another in a large, otherwise-empty restaurant in West Haven, wondering if we’d made a mistake. Hayward was there, too, flipping through a glossy Turkish magazine called Klass; across the oversized dining room, with its orange-painted walls and tiny bar and curiously oppressive lighting fixtures, a TV silently broadcast what appeared to be a Turkish soap opera.
Our server spoke little English, but our menu was well-written and quite self-explanatory. So we settled in and ordered, in spite of our trepidation. Read more | |
LuDal offers city dining in the suburbs
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
LuDal offers city dining in the suburbs
 | | Alison and Dalton Velez of LuDal with their children Crystal, left, and Gabriela. Chris Volpe/Register photo |
I walked into LuDal behind two smartly dressed women. As they stepped through the doorway, one stopped and grabbed her friend by the arm. "It looks different!" she exclaimed. "It’s so chic ... this is still LuDal’s, right?"
Yes, it’s still LuDal, the contemporary Italian eatery that’s thrived in an unlikely strip mall in North Haven since 1999. It has the same owners, too — Alison and Dalton Velez, who also own and operate the top-rated Dalton’s in North Branford, and who were on the starting team of the original Quattro’s in Guilford. Read more | |
Z is for Zavala
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
New London Mexican spot gets the Todd Lyon stamp of approval
 | | The Mexican restaurant Zavala sits on State Street in New London. Mara Lavitt/Register photo |
Zavala is my kind of place. Sure, there are lots of fancy restaurants that impress me, and that I rhapsodize about in these pages. But when I find a rustic, unpretentious eatery with exciting food, benign prices and a festive atmosphere ... well, it becomes part of my secret stash, that short list of restaurants that I whisper to friends and visit whenever I can. Read more | |
Vin's Place
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
Local basketball legend’s got game in the kitchen. | | Chef Todd Curtis holds his Whole Roasted Snapper with lemon, parsley and herbs.Melanie Stengel/Register photo |
Todd Curtis and I have much in common. Besides sharing a first name, we’re both art-school brats who know nothing about sports. Also, we both work around food: Todd is executive chef at the new Vinnie’s Saybrook Fish House, owned by local basketball legend Vin Baker.Now, if you don’t know who Vin Baker is, don’t feel bad. Neither did I.Nor did Todd Curtis, who answered a blind ad and found himself at the gates of Vin’s Connecticut estate. Read more | |
Auberge d’Asie.
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | | Peter Hvizdak/Register photo |
Say it with me: Oh-bearge dasee.
In French, it means "Inn of Asia," which only begins to describe the new Vietnamese restaurant that has blossomed on a slender branch of Route 1 in Branford.
For years and years, the little house at the end of a left-turn driveway on East Main Street was home to 280 Pub, a well-loved neighborhood watering hole. Read more | |
Jeffrey’s changes, but all the fine food stays
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
Jeffrey’s changes, but all the fine food stays
 | | Chef Osvaldo Rameriz with his Creole Coconut Encrusted Jumbo Shrimp. Melanie Stengel/Register photo |
When a beloved restaurant changes direction, there’s bound to be some backlash.
Take the case of Jeffrey’s.
Thirteen years ago, Jeffrey Johnson walked cautiously through a vacant, eroding property in an industrial neighborhood in Milford. It was a former pizza parlor with windows that faced the used-car lots and auto-repair places of New Haven Avenue, but Jeffrey barely noticed them: Rather, he fixed his gaze on the view out back, where the Indian River rambled through vigorous marshlands, alive with natural beauty. Then and there, he envisioned the restaurant that would become Jeffrey’s. Read more | |
With a few changes, Chester restaurant becomes town favorite
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
With a few changes, Chester restaurant becomes town favorite
 | | Owner/chef Jonathan Rapp in his kitchen at the River Tavern in Chester. |
The town of Chester is almost impossibly beautiful; with its antique streets, wide river, nearby "opera house," adorable shops and inherent woodsiness, the whole village looks as if it’s been designed and styled by some brilliant art director assigned to capture the essence of Connecticut charm.
We all know, however, that Chester is more than just a pretty face. It’s a real town where actual people live and work and shop and eat.
And, for a few years now, one of their favorite places to eat has been the River Tavern on Main Street.
There’s more to that statement than you might imagine. Read more | |
New Cedars at the Mill Pond combines ambiance and great food
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | | Chef Dusty Cooper with the Cannoli and the Blueberry Tart. Mara Lavitt/Register photo |
I’m often asked to recommend places for brunch; it is by far the preferred meal when entertaining parents and aunties, or so it seems, and my friends and readers are often at a loss as to where to make brunch magic happen.
There are a few places in town, to be sure, but my hands-down favorite at the moment is Cedars, formerly known as River Run, and best remembered as the Millpond Tavern. Located on a sylvan stretch of Route 17 in Northford, Cedars is simply gorgeous — an antique mill on a shining river with ducks and geese and a resident blue heron. The multi-level building has stone fireplaces — four of them — and enough seating for 260 guests, most of whom can enjoy multiple views of outdoor beauty, not to mention indoor beauty in the form of rough-hewn, original architecture. Read more | |
Noontimes Treats
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | | Chef Osvaldo Rameriz of Jeffrey's. Register file photo |
Anybody who has survived another Connecticut winter — as I’m assuming you have — deserves to play hooky right about now. I’m talking about stealing away in the middle of the day and spending an hour or three having lunch in a place where the atmosphere melts the mind and the food massages the senses.
You don’t have to travel far in order to get away. The following restaurants, which I’ve personally selected for your pleasure, are all located in New Haven County. None of them are particularly new or terribly fancy, yet each possesses that rare trinity of ambience, service and cuisine that can help a person shake off the weight of the world, at least for a day. Read more | |
Blast off
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | | Jerry Sobask, owner/chef on Me ’n u sits in a booth at his establishment. Jeff Holt/Register |
Kaboom. Hear that noise? It's New Haven's restaurant explosion continuing.
All around us, eateries are opening with a joyful noise. With every fresh marquee, our city gets another blast of flavor and fun, another heaping helping of reasons to be here. The momentum seems unstoppable; in the last three months, five restaurants (by my count) have premiered in New Haven. It’s only the beginning of what promises to be a fascinating year for food fans; at least four more are poised to open soon.
Following is a quickie list — not nearly complete, mind you — of our recent and future arrivals.
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Cheers…
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | | Michele Rancito, left, Coleman Koch, Sally Zeppien, Ale Panno and Barbi Matuszewski, all of the Madison Bistro. Melanie Stengel/Register |
Years ago, in this very column, I wrote about a restaurant in Wallingford called The Half Moon Cafe. The article declared that, "Every town should have a place like this."
I never would have remembered the quote if it wasn’t for Andrea (an-DRAY-ya) Panno. He knew it by heart because his brother, Stefano, is chef/owner of the Half Moon. And because, last summer, Andrea set the concept in motion by opening his own warm and wonderful neighborhood restaurant: The Madison Bistro. Read more | |
Back to its roots
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | | Trish Consiglio-Perotti holds Veal Asparagus inside the New Haven restaurant.Mara Lavitt/Register photo |
Still standing tall, Consiglio’s remains a familiar face in the Elm City
With all the new restaurants flashing their bold cuisines and clamoring for attention, a person sometimes forgets about old favorites in town. That person would, in this case, be me, and the old favorite would be Consiglio’s on Wooster Street.
It’s been around for so long — since 1938, if you count its original incarnation — and the last time I was there was 10 years ago, when I dined with Mayor DeStefano. Last week I returned to the scene (this time, Jared from the Subway commercials was there, eating lasagna, but not at my table). And I fell in love with the place all over again. Read more | |
Oh that BBQ
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | | Head Chef Dameon LeBrun, Owner Rob Ryder and General Manager Dave Kennedy in the Cookhouse’s dining area. Arnold Gold/Register photo |
The Cookhouse brings its finger-licking good food to Branford
The ribs. So meaty, so succulent, falling off the bone. The glistening greens, the chicken legs spanked by spices and smoke, the melting slices of brisket, and so much more.
When barbecue is good, it’s very, very good.
It was a bit cheeky of me to visit The Cookhouse on its very first Saturday night, but I’d done some advance research and learned that the newly opened restaurant, standing proud in the former Ground Round on Branford Hill, had a whole history behind it, and I was confident that the place wouldn’t disappoint. Read more | |
Made to Order
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
 | | Co-owners Suzette and Arturo Franco-Camancho at their new College Street restaurant Bespoke. Arnold Gold/Register photo |
There are certain qualities to Chef Arturo Franco-Camacho’s cookery that knock me out. First, there’s a specificity of flavors: Nothing on Chef Franco’s menus tastes like each other, or like anything else you can think of, either.
Second, there’s a layering to his dishes: Aromas and tastes unfold and unfold and unfold, telling a story as they go.
Such has always been the case at Roomba, the Chapel Street restaurant that he and his wife/partner, Suzette, have kept swinging for seven years.
Now, the rule grandly applies to their newest venture that opened in November on College Street. Read more | |
Best of 2006, Part 2
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
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Simply Wonderful
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
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| Formosa co-owners Shanyu Chang, left,
and his wife, May Chang. Their daughter,
Carrie Chang, is in the background
with her husband, Jack Yj Liu. Peter Hvizdak/Register |
Route 17 — aka Middletown Avenue — is one of my personal roads most traveled. My sister lives in Northford, you understand, and so I routinely take that exit off I-91, and locomote my Toyota past the Cine 4, U.S. Surgical and, until recently, the Ambers Restaurant, famous for its ribs. Read more | |
Worth the Wait
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
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| Prep Chef Francisco Delgado prepares prosciutto on a vintage Italian 1958 hand-cranked slicer at Barcelona. |
Oh, what a tease it’s been: We waited so long for Barcelona to open its dramatic doors on the long-dormant corner of Temple and Crown streets in downtown New Haven. Read more | |
Love, Italian Style
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
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| Gamberi alla Griglia from Geppi’s. |
Ciao bella. Mi amore. La dolce vita.
True, I don’t actually speak Italian. But I do know that food is one of the languages of love, and that the Italian chefs here in New Haven do it right.
This Valentine’s Day, I’m suggesting that you join your beautiful friend or spouse at a table laden with fruits of The Boot.
Plenty of area Italian restaurants are preparing special menus and treats for Wednesday; here are a few that sound particularly alluring.
Bon appetito. Read more | |
Take a Seat at the Bar
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
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| Restaurant General Manager Cindy Robinson, left, stands beside owner Katie Scinto in the dining area of Il Palio. Mara Lavitt/Register photos. |
A sculpture of galloping horses -- quite an extraordinary piece of work -- greets visitors to Il Palio. The building behind it is lovely in its bones, with ceilings made from chestnut reclaimed from an antique barn, and wood-burning stone fireplaces. There’s a handpainted room upstairs that looks for all the world like its been transported from an Italian villa; there are twin dining rooms separated by a shiny marble bar; and, downstairs, a lounge and patio. Read more | |
Il Romantico
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
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| Restaurant General Manager Cindy Robinson, left, stands beside owner Katie Scinto in the dining area of Il Palio. Mara Lavitt/Register photos. |
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A sculpture of galloping horses -- quite an extraordinary piece of work -- greets visitors to Il Palio. The building behind it is lovely in its bones, with ceilings made from chestnut reclaimed from an antique barn, and wood-burning stone fireplaces. There’s a handpainted room upstairs that looks for all the world like its been transported from an Italian villa; there are twin dining rooms separated by a shiny marble bar; and, downstairs, a lounge and patio. Read more | |
Todd Lyon runs down changes for foodies
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
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| Chef Kristofer Rowe, left, and Linnea Ruf of the Bee and Thistle Inn in Old Lyme. Register file. |
Dear Readers:
In order to better keep up with the mad cuisine scene in our delicious city, I’m introducing All the News That’s Fit to Eat, a round-up of restaurant action and events, which I’ll present every month or so as a supplement to my full-blown columns. Here’s the first of them. Please enjoy, and please keep me posted about any food news and activities you might know of. I depend on my spies ... this means you. E-mail me. Read more | |
All the News that's fit to EAT
By Todd Lyon
From the New Haven Register
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| Prasad Chirnomula, the executive chef of Thali. (Register File) |
People! There is so much going on.
This monthly feature is designed to keep you up to date on New Haven County’s ever-changing restaurant scene. From Waterbury to Woodbridge, from Madison to Milford, there’s a constant flow of juicy news about places that open, places that close, menus that evolve, chefs that come and go. Read more | |
Bistro du Soleil
From Connecticut Magazine
From the street, Bistro du Soleil looks like what it is: a pretty storefront restaurant, long and narrow, with spot lighting and pictures on the walls. Read more | |
Sherlock's 221 Grille
From Connecticut Magazine
The menu says it all. Greek salad made with feta from Sankow's Beaver Brook Farm in Lyme. Stonington monkfish on saffron risotto. Saltimbocca sauced with Chardonnay from Chamard Vineyards in Clinton. Clearly we are in the hands of a chef with international savvy and a passion for local ingredients. Read more | |
Cugino's of Farmington
From Connecticut Magazine
Connecticut's crazy about Italian restaurants and so am I. I know what I love about them but I don't know how they do it. Italian restaurants in storefronts or modern office buildings without benefit of straw-wrapped Chianti bottles or a mural of Capri can still whisk us away and set us down in the middle of a saint's day festival, a Neapolitan block party or dinner at nonna's with the whole family invited. Read more | |
Carole Peck's Good News Café
From Connecticut Magazine
Carole Peck is the bravest chef I know. She is also the safest to follow. Rest assured, where Carole Peck is today, the culinary hotshots will be tomorrow. Organic, free-range, locally farmed, artisanal, natural — Peck's been insisting on it for years. Getting there first is her game and she's at the top of it right now. Read more |
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