When most people reel off their favorite Connecticut restaurants, they tend to forget the casinos. Perhaps it’s an out-of-sight-out-of-mind thing. Perhaps it’s a feeling that, given that most are replicas of flagship restaurants located elsewhere, there’s not a lot of Nutmeg blood coursing through their veins. Or perhaps it’s a feeling that they’re not really… Continue Reading
Kitchen Zinc and Da Legna Offer Artisan Pizza Alternatives To New Haven’s “Big Four”
A couple of decades ago, New Haven’s “Big Two” pizzerias, Sally’s & Pepe’s, began to be regarded as a “Big Three” with the addition of Modern, which many people found much easier to gain access to. In the last decade or so, the rise of BAR’s pizza has turned New Haven pizza hegemony into a… Continue Reading
Le Petit Café And La Panetière Offer Some Of The Finest French Dining In The Northeast
During the past couple of weeks, nostalgia (not to mention the pursuit of great food) brought me to two of the top French restaurants in the Northeast. When my mother, a former Madison resident making her annual migration from the Bay Area to mid-coast Maine, wanted to return to a place of memories shared with… Continue Reading