Author Archives: Bob DeZinno, Publisher

Carbone’s, Hartford–Classic, Timeless… And The “Roman Dinner” Is Back!

I received an e-mail blast from Carbone’s on Friday announcing the return of their once-famous “Seven Course Roman Dinner.” It was a mainstay at Carbone’s for years, when the Carl Carbone/Gaetano Carbone generation was at the helm… and now Vincent Carbone has decided to bring it back. I had promised Chef Noel Jones of Hartford’s PolytechnicContinue Reading

A Summer Saturday Evening At Litchfield’s West Street Grill

While restaurantsCT.com’s Executive Editor Frank Cohen is busy painting the Capitol City red for “Hartford’s Restaurant Week,” Paula and I decided to head to the hills… the Litchfield Hills. Truly, when thinking of Litchfield, one can’t help but to think of the West Street Grill. So, for this sojourn into the Northwest Corner, the WestContinue Reading

A Follow-Up To Our July 4th Celebrations

Peter Cisek, my friend and fellow faculty member at Naugatuck Valley Community College, sent this today with the suggestion that we share it with a few people. So, here it is: A true “Welcome Home” to a HERO. Killed in action the week before, the body of Staff Sergeant First Class John C. Beale wasContinue Reading