One of the things I greatly admire about Carbone’s Ristorante in Hartford is the success that the restaurant’s third generation has had in transitioning Hartford’s oldest surviving restaurant into modernity. Unlike some of New Haven’s Wooster Street restaurants, which remain frozen snapshots in time providing as much of a tourist as a dining experience, Carbone’s… Continue Reading
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Connecticut Restaurant Week, October 2011 (3)—Crave In Ansonia
As a restaurant critic and food writer of 17 years, I have visited many of the significant restaurants in the Nutmeg State. A goodly number still manage to elude me, however. I eat out virtually every night, but there are still only 365 days in most years. One of the great aspects of an event… Continue Reading
Connecticut Restaurant Week, October 2011 (2)—Peppercorn’s Grill In Hartford
How time flies! I remember the excitement when Peppercorn’s Grill first opened in Hartford—and now it has been delighting area diners for more than two decades. If you haven’t dined at Peppercorn’s before, Connecticut Restaurant Week is a great opportunity to do so. And if you have dined at Peppercorn’s before, it’s a perfect time… Continue Reading