When I saw that Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Newington was participating in Connecticut Restaurant Week and that it was offering a soup or salad, an entrée, a side dish and a dessert, my reaction was—jackpot! No matter how many elegant and wildly creative meals I experience, I still develop a periodic craving for a… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Frank Cohen
Connecticut Restaurant Week, October 2011 (5)—Cavey’s In Manchester
Cavey’s in Manchester is one of my favorite restaurants. Well, actually, Cavey’s is two of my favorite restaurants, a choice presenting itself to eager diners the moment they walk in, whether to proceed to the hostess station for the delightful Italian restaurant situated upstairs or plunge down the steps to the luxuries of its fine… Continue Reading
Connecticut Restaurant Week, October 2011 (4)—Carbone’s Ristorante In Hartford
One of the things I greatly admire about Carbone’s Ristorante in Hartford is the success that the restaurant’s third generation has had in transitioning Hartford’s oldest surviving restaurant into modernity. Unlike some of New Haven’s Wooster Street restaurants, which remain frozen snapshots in time providing as much of a tourist as a dining experience, Carbone’s… Continue Reading