Monthly Archives: March 2013

Hot Tomato’s In Hartford Has A New Lease On Life

Hartford institution though it may be, it has been a little difficult to keep track of the management of Hot Tomato’s since Tom Altman’s sad death in 2005. But from what I was able to glean on a recent visit, the folks who own the Aqua Turf Club in Southington are no longer majority partners,Continue Reading

ID Brazil Churrascaria Brings Affordable Rodizio To West Haven

I drove past ID Brazil in West Haven several times before deciding to try it. I have been a fan of Brazilian food for three decades, first discovering it in North Jersey and then enjoying it up and down the East Coast, but my luck with it had been decidedly mixed of late. I hadn’tContinue Reading

G-Zen In Branford Offers Exceptional Vegetarian Fare

My theory is that vegetarians and omnivores may actually have the same standard for what constitutes successful vegetarian fare—namely, that it slips to the back of their minds that what they’re eating is vegetarian. If the food doesn’t leave vegetarians daydreaming about their pre-vegetarian days or leave non-vegetarians complaining about eating “rabbit food,” then it’sContinue Reading