Connecticut Restaurant Week, October 2011 (7B)—High Rollers At Foxwoods

After a great visit to Shrine at Foxwoods, my friend and I felt a little like the Jetsons as we took a combination of corridors, escalators and people movers to High Rollers Luxury Lanes & Lounge, the second of our three Connecticut Restaurant Week visits planned for that evening (all of which were represented onContinue Reading

Connecticut Restaurant Week, October 2011 (7A)—Shrine At Foxwoods

The participation in Connecticut Restaurant Week of three intriguing eateries at Foxwoods Resort & Casino sent me off to the eastern corner of the state. I’d heard great things about Shrine—a 225-seat pan-Asian restaurant located in the MGM Grand—so I was eager to try it. My friend and I found the restaurant easily enough, enjoyingContinue Reading

Connecticut Restaurant Week, October 2011 (6)—Ruth’s Chris Steak House In Newington

When I saw that Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Newington was participating in Connecticut Restaurant Week and that it was offering a soup or salad, an entrée, a side dish and a dessert, my reaction was—jackpot! No matter how many elegant and wildly creative meals I experience, I still develop a periodic craving for aContinue Reading