Running from Monday, January 23rd to Sunday, February 5th, the Taste of Hartford is in the midst of its winter 2012 edition. This is genuine cause for celebration—and participation! The organizers of Taste of Hartford never seem to forget that the primary goal of a restaurant week is not to maximize immediate profit but to… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Qu’est-ce que c’est, Kess’ Café? [Now Closed]
I had spotted cleverly named Kess’ Café in Plantsville while scouting Southington’s rapidly evolving dining scene a few months ago. And now, on a January day that nine inches of snow fell in my Hamden hometown, I drove carefully to Plantsville with two friends to dine at the quirky, eclectic café. “Il fait froid, mes… Continue Reading
Spanish Food Series 3—A Spanish Cooking Class And Riojan Wine Dinner At Homeworks In Old Saybrook With Chef Dawn Fitzpatrick Dowd
The last time I had attended a cooking class was in January, 2003 at MacMenamin’s Grill in New Rochelle, a restaurant no longer in business. My classmates and I had to cook our own food. It’s easy to romanticize it, but honestly it was hard work. We were so wrapped up in our own slicing… Continue Reading