This food blog is a record of my dining adventures, which means it’s apt to land at Mickey’s Restaurant & Bar in Hamden now and then. This hometown restaurant is a personal favorite and was praised effusively in our review of 3/18/08, due to its combination of neighborhood camaraderie, attentive service and high-quality food. My… Continue Reading
Blue Lemon In Westport Quietly Excels
With little or no fanfare, there are some restaurants that just go quietly about the business of producing terrific food in a pleasing setting. Blue Lemon in Westport is one such restaurant. When we visited, we were offered the choice between dining more formally indoors or more casually on the porch, and as it was… Continue Reading
It’s Zuppardi’s, And I’ll Cry If I Want To…
For New Haven-style pizza so good that it will bring tears to your eyes, I recommend Zuppardi’s Apizza in West Haven. As you can see from the photograph below, I picked a rainy day to visit Zuppardi’s. I try to patronize the pizzerias with larger-than-life reputations in less-than-ideal weather, because I’m not a fan of… Continue Reading