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Union League Café In New Haven Goes Beautifully With Theater (Appended Soon A Bonus Review Of Long Wharf Theatre’s Macbeth 1969)Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:36:43 +0000
by Frank Cohen
Understandably, Union League Café in New Haven is a favorite with theater-goers. It’s highly accessible to patrons of the Schubert Theater, the Yale Repertory Theatre, and the handful of other downtown venues, but workable even with plays showing at Long Wharf Theatre (thanks especially to the Church Street Bridge built in 2003 to link Long [...]
by Frank Cohen
Understandably, Union League Café in New Haven is a favorite with theater-goers. It’s highly accessible to patrons of the Schubert Theater, the Yale Repertory Theatre, and the handful of other downtown venues, but workable even with plays showing at Long Wharf Theatre (thanks especially to the Church Street Bridge built in 2003 to link Long [...]
A Taste Of Hartford Visit To Burger BabyMon, 30 Jan 2012 22:06:38 +0000
by Frank Cohen
Running from Monday, January 23rd to Sunday, February 5th, the Taste of Hartford is in the midst of its winter 2012 edition. This is genuine cause for celebration—and participation! The organizers of Taste of Hartford never seem to forget that the primary goal of a restaurant week is not to maximize immediate profit but to [...]
by Frank Cohen
Running from Monday, January 23rd to Sunday, February 5th, the Taste of Hartford is in the midst of its winter 2012 edition. This is genuine cause for celebration—and participation! The organizers of Taste of Hartford never seem to forget that the primary goal of a restaurant week is not to maximize immediate profit but to [...]
Qu’est-ce que c’est, Kess’ Café?Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:33:45 +0000
by Frank Cohen
I had spotted cleverly named Kess’ Café in Plantsville while scouting Southington’s rapidly evolving dining scene a few months ago. And now, on a January day that nine inches of snow fell in my Hamden hometown, I drove carefully to Plantsville with two friends to dine at the quirky, eclectic café. “Il fait froid, mes [...]
by Frank Cohen
I had spotted cleverly named Kess’ Café in Plantsville while scouting Southington’s rapidly evolving dining scene a few months ago. And now, on a January day that nine inches of snow fell in my Hamden hometown, I drove carefully to Plantsville with two friends to dine at the quirky, eclectic café. “Il fait froid, mes [...]
Spanish Food Series 3—A Spanish Cooking Class And Riojan Wine Dinner At Homeworks In Old Saybrook With Chef Dawn Fitzpatrick DowdWed, 25 Jan 2012 02:15:17 +0000
by Frank Cohen
The last time I had attended a cooking class was in January, 2003 at MacMenamin’s Grill in New Rochelle, a restaurant no longer in business. My classmates and I had to cook our own food. It’s easy to romanticize it, but honestly it was hard work. We were so wrapped up in our own slicing [...]
by Frank Cohen
The last time I had attended a cooking class was in January, 2003 at MacMenamin’s Grill in New Rochelle, a restaurant no longer in business. My classmates and I had to cook our own food. It’s easy to romanticize it, but honestly it was hard work. We were so wrapped up in our own slicing [...]
Dish Bar & Grill In Hartford Reprises Its Spectacular Lobster Fest Until Sunday, January 22ndTue, 17 Jan 2012 20:22:38 +0000
by Frank Cohen
It’s Martin Luther King Day, and our teenage daughter is home from school. Chilly weather blankets Connecticut. The evening forecast threatens high winds and a wintry mix of precipitation. Our thoughts naturally drift to—lobster! That’s because Dish Bar & Grill, one of my favorite Hartford area restaurants, has reprised its spectacular Lobster Fest (click on [...]
by Frank Cohen
It’s Martin Luther King Day, and our teenage daughter is home from school. Chilly weather blankets Connecticut. The evening forecast threatens high winds and a wintry mix of precipitation. Our thoughts naturally drift to—lobster! That’s because Dish Bar & Grill, one of my favorite Hartford area restaurants, has reprised its spectacular Lobster Fest (click on [...]
Gordon Ramsay’s “Kitchen Nightmares” Is Casting Immediately!!!Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:27:08 +0000
by Frank Cohen
“KITCHEN NIGHTMARES,” FOX’s hit show starring Gordon Ramsay, is CASTING IMMEDIATELY! Senior Casting Producer Lisa Ganz tells us that they are specifically looking for restaurants needing help in the Greater Connecticut area this season. Are you a restaurateur trying to make some green, but still running in the red? Or maybe you have a great [...]
by Frank Cohen
“KITCHEN NIGHTMARES,” FOX’s hit show starring Gordon Ramsay, is CASTING IMMEDIATELY! Senior Casting Producer Lisa Ganz tells us that they are specifically looking for restaurants needing help in the Greater Connecticut area this season. Are you a restaurateur trying to make some green, but still running in the red? Or maybe you have a great [...]
The Top 100 Restaurant Treats of 2011—Our Editor’s Picks (And Pics)Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:47:52 +0000
by Frank Cohen
2011 was a tough year for many, but one that brought some incredible foods to Connecticut. I list the 100 foods I ate during the past year that made the best impression on me in ascending order of importance. Congratulations to all! Naturally, some restaurants were multiple winners, especially PolytechnicON20 in Hartford and Ibiza Restaurant [...]
by Frank Cohen
2011 was a tough year for many, but one that brought some incredible foods to Connecticut. I list the 100 foods I ate during the past year that made the best impression on me in ascending order of importance. Congratulations to all! Naturally, some restaurants were multiple winners, especially PolytechnicON20 in Hartford and Ibiza Restaurant [...]
Spanish Food Series 2—What It Means To Be “Spanish” Plus A Riojan Wine Dinner At Bistro Mediterranean & Tapas Bar In East HavenFri, 30 Dec 2011 23:20:25 +0000
by Frank Cohen
Spain is a European country that abuts France and Portugal and stares eyeball to eyeball across the Strait of Gibraltar at Morocco in northern Africa. Except it’s a complicated world… The Rock of Gibraltar is held by Britain and is a bone of contention between the Spanish and the British. Just across the narrow strait [...]
by Frank Cohen
Spain is a European country that abuts France and Portugal and stares eyeball to eyeball across the Strait of Gibraltar at Morocco in northern Africa. Except it’s a complicated world… The Rock of Gibraltar is held by Britain and is a bone of contention between the Spanish and the British. Just across the narrow strait [...]
A Fourth Rizzuto’s Opens In Stamford With A Pizza-Making Lesson & Press DinnerTue, 27 Dec 2011 19:42:59 +0000
by Frank Cohen
A Rizzuto’s Italian Kitchen has opened on Route 1 in Stamford near the Greenwich line, good news for anyone with an appreciation for upscale Italian food served at a fair price. With siblings in Westport, West Hartford and Bethel, this is now the fourth outlet in the popular Rizzuto’s Restaurant Group. A press dinner held [...]
by Frank Cohen
A Rizzuto’s Italian Kitchen has opened on Route 1 in Stamford near the Greenwich line, good news for anyone with an appreciation for upscale Italian food served at a fair price. With siblings in Westport, West Hartford and Bethel, this is now the fourth outlet in the popular Rizzuto’s Restaurant Group. A press dinner held [...]
New Haven Mourns Beloved Restaurateur Frank Criscuolo Of Claire’s Corner Copia And Basta TrattoriaSun, 18 Dec 2011 18:00:48 +0000
by Frank Cohen
Frigid weather didn’t stop hundreds of mourners from queuing up at Iovanne Funeral Home on Wooster Street in New Haven on Friday, December 16th, to say goodbye to Frank Criscuolo, one of New Haven’s most beloved figures. Many key community and press members could be spotted paying their respects. East Haven resident Criscuolo, along with [...]
by Frank Cohen
Frigid weather didn’t stop hundreds of mourners from queuing up at Iovanne Funeral Home on Wooster Street in New Haven on Friday, December 16th, to say goodbye to Frank Criscuolo, one of New Haven’s most beloved figures. Many key community and press members could be spotted paying their respects. East Haven resident Criscuolo, along with [...]