Located in a handsome Chapel Street brownstone, Union League has been New Haven restaurant royalty ever since it opened in 1993. Indeed, it was mobbed upon our arrival on Tuesday evening of Restaurant Week. This lovely lady asked us to wait at the bar until our table was ready. I used the time to take… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: November 2009
New Haven Restaurant Week, Day 3A—Foster’s
One of New Haven’s more fun and off-beat restaurants is Foster’s in the up-and-coming Ninth Square neighborhood. Chef David Foster practically defines “colorful.” Foster’s partner is Ming Lau (right), who also owns Miso and who is shown here with my dining companion, Kamran Moody of Hamden’s Giant View Café. And here you see our waitress,… Continue Reading
New Haven Restaurant Week, Day 2B—Zinc
Zinc has been one of New Haven’s top restaurants for more than a decade. I have dined at Zinc a number of times over the years, but I was an even bigger fan of its quirky offspring, Chow, which was located down the alley behind its parent. Chow recently morphed into Kitchen Zinc, its short… Continue Reading