I took my last New Haven Restaurant Week dinner at Bespoke. It was my only visit to an establishment that I had already covered during a prior Restaurant Week. But there was actually no duplication, because Bespoke had changed drastically. Despite sporting the same name and décor, chef-owner Arturo “Franco” Camacho and his wife Suzette… Continue Reading
New Haven Restaurant Week, April 2010, 6A—Scoozzi
My final lunch of the only-six-day event that is New Haven Restaurant Week brought me to Scoozzi Trattoria & Wine Bar, whose entrance proved to be obscured by construction. Apparently, Scoozzi’s once-popular courtyard is undergoing a major renovation, but the restaurant wants everyone to know that it’s still open for business as usual. Despite the… Continue Reading
New Haven Restaurant Week, April 2010, 5B—Bentara
My fifth New Haven Restaurant Week dinner brought me to Bentara in the Ninth Square neighborhood. Bentara’s 15th Anniversary, which was looming on April 29th (and which we’ll have further coverage of), was being promoted in the restaurant’s window. Also posted was an advertisement for the new Bentara Malaysian Cookbook. Of Connecticut’s upscale restaurants, Bentara… Continue Reading