Sono Bana Japanese Restaurant, formerly Hama, has been one of my favorite Connecticut restaurants for going on twenty-five years. Although the name changed a few years ago, the management has not. The self-effacing but widely respected Seisan Muto is still the man. Located at the corner of Dixwell and Putnam Avenues in an unprepossessing row… Continue Reading
Connecticut Restaurant Week, October 4 – 10
This is the big one, and it’s next week. In Connecticut, we have come to love our restaurant weeks… in New Haven, Westport, Hamden, Hartford… to name but a few. Favorite restaurants get jammed with happy diners, bustling servers, chefs and bartenders, and grinning owners. Connecticut Restaurant Week, sponsored by the Connecticut Restaurant Association, the… Continue Reading
Hamden Restaurant Week 7—The Playwright Irish Pub
I used to play for a dart team in the space that now houses The Playwright Irish Pub, Restaurant & Banquet Facility in Hamden, and frankly, it was kind of a dive. Not that I didn’t spend many boisterous hours there. But over recent years, I have watched investing restaurateurs gradually beautify our town, and… Continue Reading