It’s a joyous day when The Lobster Shack in Branford opens for the season. With her husband Nick, smiling Arlene Crismale owns The Lobster Shack. Posted signs inform customers of the various delights available. Here you see the first customers of the season ordering their food from the right window and picking it up from… Continue Reading
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Firebox Restaurant In Hartford Serves Some Of Connecticut’s Most Elegant Farm-Fresh Fare
It’s food like this that brings customers to Firebox Restaurant again and again. Firebox has been a leader in farm-to-table sourcing in the Hartford area, and judging by this pile of earth and accompanying sign, produces some of its own vegetables and herbs. Let me begin by taking readers on a brief tour of the… Continue Reading
Bloodroot In Bridgeport Celebrates 37 Years Of Serving Up A Healthy Dose Of Feminism With Its Delicious Vegetarian Fare
Discreetly located on a Bridgeport backwater is the almost legendary vegetarian restaurant Bloodroot, which I visited for a solo lunch on March 25th, six days after its 37th anniversary. Spring arrived late in 2014, after a winter that seemed interminable even to those who managed to get away for a week or two. With a… Continue Reading