On the evening of April 13, 2010, I attended the Ninth Annual Flavors of Connecticut fundraising gala held on behalf of the American Liver Foundation at the Aqua Turf Club in the Plantsville section of Southington. Aqua Turf lives up to its aquatic theme with ornamental flourishes like this fountain and windmill and this waterwheel.… Continue Reading
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WESTPORT RESTAURANT WEEK—OUR EDITORIAL AWARDS
At RestaurantsCT.com, we don’t usually cover a Restaurant Week the first time that it is held. We generally like to stand back and see whether the event is successful or not. We like to give its organizers and participating eateries time to work out all of the kinks. But when old friend Linda Kavanagh, a… Continue Reading
New Haven Restaurant Week, April 2010, 6B—Bespoke
I took my last New Haven Restaurant Week dinner at Bespoke. It was my only visit to an establishment that I had already covered during a prior Restaurant Week. But there was actually no duplication, because Bespoke had changed drastically. Despite sporting the same name and décor, chef-owner Arturo “Franco” Camacho and his wife Suzette… Continue Reading