Author Archives: Philip Innes

Bistro Mediterranean & Tapas Bar in Westbrook Combines With Shore Discount Liquors of Deep River To Host A Grupo Bodegas Olarra Spanish Wine Dinner

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Philip Innes • 0 Comments

Bistro Mediterranean & Tapas Bar opened in Westbrook in September of 2014, the younger sibling of the bistro of the same name in East Haven, succeeded in January 2015 by a still younger sibling of the same name in Norwalk. Owned by brothers Leonardo (pictured below) and Gabriel Carreño, all three serve Spanish-themed food and… Continue Reading

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With Bruno DiFabio, Amore Cucina & Bar Brings World-Class Pizza & Creative Italian Fare To Stamford

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Philip Innes • 0 Comments

It turns out you don’t have to go to Naples, or at least New Haven, for world-class pizza any more. With Amore Cucina & Bar in Stamford, six-time world pizza champion Bruno DiFabio has got you covered! Actually, Amore Cucina represents a return by 11-time restaurateur and Food Network star to his roots. It was… Continue Reading

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…To College Street Music Hall in New Haven

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Philip Innes • 0 Comments

After a nice dinner at Crown Street Kitchen Bar in New Haven, we headed up the street and around the corner to College Street Music Hall, or CSMH, for the evening’s entertainment. Playing CSMH on the night of our visit was comedian Tig Notaro, whose performance went beyond mere humor to experimenting with the very… Continue Reading

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