Monthly Archives: May 2012

Café Routier In Westbrook Is The Perfect Way To Wind Up A Day At The Shoreline

I sometimes return to old shoreline haunts, having lived a year in Branford in the late 1960s and late 1970s and a year in Madison in the late 1980s. Sights I enjoy include the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven, the curved stretch of sand before the Yale Corinthian Yacht Club in Short Beach,Continue Reading

Paola’s Gourmet Specialties & Coffee Shop In Hamden Offers Surprising Fare

Snuggled up next to Hamden fave Ibiza Tapas on busy Dixwell Avenue just south of the Wilbur Cross Parkway is Paola’s Gourmet Specialties & Coffee Shop. The two eateries share the pretty patio in front of the building, with its iron railings, flowering planters, polished granite flooring and tiled tabletops. Building owner Victor Hart andContinue Reading