My fourth Restaurant Week dinner found me at John Davenport’s on the nineteenth floor of the Omni New Haven Hotel. We parked in the hotel’s parking garage, where restaurant guests can have their tickets validated for up to three hours. At times in my life, to fight the weight gain that comes with my love… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: April 2010
New Haven Restaurant Week, April 2010, 4A—Leon’s Restaurant
Our fourth New Haven Restaurant Week lunch brought us to Leon’s Restaurant, which was located for several decades on Washington Avenue in New Haven and more recently on Whitney Avenue in the Spring Glen section of Hamden before vanishing from the local landscape. Its recent reemergence in the Rusty Scupper space (which its ownership reportedly… Continue Reading
New Haven Restaurant Week, April 2010, 3B—Café Goodfellas
Perhaps no New Haven establishment took to heart the opportunity that Restaurant Week represented more than Café Goodfellas on State Street. As one who has repeatedly urged any eatery participating in a Restaurant Week to put its best foot forward, it was gratifying to see a widely varied selection (including vegetarian options), generous portions, and… Continue Reading