Monday found me back on Wooster Street—New Haven’s Little Italy—for another Restaurant Week lunch. My destination was Tre Scalini, which since the late 1990s has been one of the Elm City’s most popular Italian restaurants. Those who have visited Tre Scalini know that its entrance isn’t actually on Wooster Street, but around the corner. The… Continue Reading
New Haven Restaurant Week, April 2010, 1B—Thali
I have been a Thali fan for a long time, having reviewed the New Canaan and Ridgefield Thalis in years past and having encouraged owner Prasad Chirnomula to open a restaurant in New Haven. (I and so many others.) And now, thanks to more casual Thali Too on Broadway, we actually have two. I’m sure… Continue Reading
New Haven Restaurant Week, April 2010, 1A—Consiglio’s Restaurant (Plus Bonus Coverage)
I kicked off our coverage of the latest New Haven Restaurant Week with a Sunday visit to that bastion of Italian-American tradition—Wooster Street. My lunchtime destination was Consiglio’s Restaurant, an old Elm City favorite with longtime roots. The Consiglio family settled in New Haven more than a century ago, opening a small restaurant called The… Continue Reading