Taste Of Hartford, Day 2—Dish Bar & Grill

For my second night of the Taste of Hartford’s Restaurant Week, I visited Dish Bar & Grill. Dish, owned by partners Dan Keller (president) and Bill Carbone (executive chef), was the subject of a Jonathan Braverman review on April 10, 2008. After you pass through Dish’s foyer, the walls of which are festooned with numerousContinue Reading

Taste Of Hartford, Day 1—Morton’s Steakhouse

I so greatly enjoy the Taste of Hartford’s Restaurant Week that I always vow to visit a different Capital City restaurant every night. But fatigue sets in, or circumstances intervene, and I never manage the trick. This time, with the additional motivation of our blog, I believe I will succeed where I have previously failed.Continue Reading

A Haitian Coronation—Imperial Caribbean Restaurant In Cromwell

Imperial Caribbean Restaurant in Cromwell is one of the pleasantest surprises I have encountered in years. From a strip mall restaurant specializing in a cuisine that had not exactly wowed me in the past came one of the top ethnic meals of my life. While I had previously tried other Haitian restaurants, those eateries mayContinue Reading