Category Archives: Editor’s Journal

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

Connecticut’s Best Restaurant—Ibiza In New Haven—Closes Its Doors

It breaks my heart to announce that Ibiza Restaurant in New Haven, in my opinion Connecticut’s best restaurant over the past decade, closed its doors last night. Hordes of faithful Ibiza fans turned out to bid their favorite restaurant goodbye. Even at 10:20 on a frigid Tuesday night, the restaurant looked like this. Sadly, Ibiza’sContinue Reading

Bread & Chocolate Bakery/Café In Hamden Delights

If our tough winter brings out the wolf in you, perhaps the place to satisfy your snarling appetite is Bread & Chocolate Bakery/Café in Hamden. Place an order with owner Alejandra Quintero or her lovely daughter Tiani, then take it to go or enjoy it immediately in the spacious café area. Order from the regularContinue Reading

Beach + Barn Bar & Bistro In Branford Beckons

If you’re a fan of Arturo “Franco” and Suzette Franco-Camacho—and if you’re a lover of great food you should be—then Beach + Barn Bar & Bistro in Branford is beckoning to you. Yes, you! Because despite being among Greater New Haven’s most beloved and popular restaurateurs, the Franco-Camachos have struggled to find the concept toContinue Reading