Category Archives: Editor’s Journal

What our Executive Editor, Frank Cohen, has been up to this week.

Ibiza Tapas & Wine Bar In Danbury Provides A Grand Spanish Dining Experience

Ibiza Restaurant in New Haven may have closed earlier this year, but the Ibiza Tapas & Wine Bars in Danbury, Hamden and Northampton, Massachusetts are still going strong. A friend and I visited the Danbury restaurant this past weekend. To familiarize readers with the restaurant, let me first show you how Ibiza Tapas looked inContinue Reading

The Difference An Apostrophe Makes: From Le’s Vietnamese In East Hartford To Les’ Dairy Bar In Meriden

I live in the New Haven area but I venture all across Connecticut for good food. One of my favorite inexpensive dining places is Le’s Vietnamese (980 Main Street, East Hartford, 860-528-4100), which is owned by Hue Kim Depeau and her husband Bruce. The décor is simple, but includes nice statuary in the front window.Continue Reading

Costa Del Sol Restaurant In Hartford Offers Tapas Tuesdays & Tapas Happy Hours

Costa del Sol Restaurant in Hartford, Connecticut’s longest surviving Spanish restaurant and one of its most hospitable, offers an ever-changing tapas menu (just $4-$6 each) on Tuesdays evenings and on Wednesdays and Thursdays during the 4:30-6:30 p.m. Happy Hour in its handsome lounge. Start with some wine, if you like, as well as some lightContinue Reading