Because there were thirteen participating food purveyors and fourteen lunch-and-dinner time slots during Hamden Restaurant Week, I was able to return to Ibiza Tapas & Wine Bar to try the remaining eight tapas that I had missed on the first pass. I came late on Sunday evening, when the last rush had passed. My wife… Continue Reading
Hamden Restaurant Week 13—Park Central Tavern
It’s difficult to miss Park Central Tavern’s prominent front on Whitney Avenue in the Spring Glen section of Hamden. It’s even harder to miss whatever promotion is under way. And in good weather, you’re apt to spy people enjoying the patio seating (as my wife and I have, on occasion). But the back of the… Continue Reading
Hamden Restaurant Week 12—SBC Restaurant & Brewery
I first wrote about SBC Restaurant & Brewery when its Southport location opened in the late 1990s. Now that the operation has touched upon three different decades (as has my food writing career), SBC outlets can be found in Stamford, Milford, Branford and Hamden as well. I remember enjoying the cooking of executive chef David… Continue Reading