At lunchtime on Thursday of New Haven Restaurant Week, I had an inviolable commitment. Rather than fall off my two-restaurants-a-day pace, I visited two establishments for dinner—one early, one late. For the early dinner, I visited a restaurant that is not only one of my favorites in New Haven but all of Connecticut—Bespoke. For those… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: November 2009
New Haven Restaurant Week, Day 4B—Miya’s Sushi
Early in its 27-year history, Miya’s in New Haven was a fine traditional Japanese restaurant, whose closest kin would have included restaurants like Hatsune in New Haven (long gone) or Mako in Fairfield (not so long gone). More than a decade before I became a food writer, I counted myself a good friend of owner… Continue Reading
New Haven Restaurant Week, Day 4A—Geronimo
I have vague recollections from the 1980s of shopping for Szechwan peppers and other exotic ingredients in a Chinese market that once occupied 271 Crown Street in New Haven. Time marches on, and a friendly Chinese couple with a lovely daughter and cute grandson fade in memory. That distinctive space on Crown Street now houses… Continue Reading