In early November, Feng Asian Bistro in downtown Hartford threw a party to which I was fortunate enough to be invited. I’m not sure whether the occasion was the return of former and current executive chef Jared Calderone, who went to work for Abigail’s in Simsbury for a stretch, but it certainly seemed to coincide… Continue Reading
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Roomba Menu Resurfaces At Tacuba Taco Bar In Branford
Many still mourn the loss of Roomba in New Haven. The extraordinarily popular Nuevo Latino restaurant closed in 2007 when its owners, Arturo “Franco” and Suzette Franco-Camacho, were unable to reach accommodation with Yale University on a new lease. The Franco-Camachos went on to purchase a building on College Street and opened Bespoke, a fine… Continue Reading
Meet Meat & Co.!
Sandwiched (pun intended) between 116 Crown and The Kitchen Table in New Haven is Meat & Co., a sandwich shop by 116 Crown’s John Ginnetti. The storefront provides some explanation of the origin of the restaurant’s name, the “a” in “meat” inverted to look like “meet,” a pun on the fact that the word “company”… Continue Reading