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Café Routier In Westbrook Is The Perfect Way To Wind Up A Day At The ShorelineMon, 07 May 2012 23:38:25 +0000
by Frank Cohen
I sometimes return to old shoreline haunts, having lived a year in Branford in the late 1960s and late 1970s and a year in Madison in the late 1980s. Sights I enjoy include the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven, the curved stretch of sand before the Yale Corinthian Yacht Club in Short Beach, [...]
by Frank Cohen
I sometimes return to old shoreline haunts, having lived a year in Branford in the late 1960s and late 1970s and a year in Madison in the late 1980s. Sights I enjoy include the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven, the curved stretch of sand before the Yale Corinthian Yacht Club in Short Beach, [...]
Paola’s Gourmet Specialties & Coffee Shop In Hamden Offers Surprising FareWed, 02 May 2012 20:48:01 +0000
by Frank Cohen
Snuggled up next to Hamden fave Ibiza Tapas on busy Dixwell Avenue just south of the Wilbur Cross Parkway is Paola’s Gourmet Specialties & Coffee Shop. The two eateries share the pretty patio in front of the building, with its iron railings, flowering planters, polished granite flooring and tiled tabletops. Building owner Victor Hart and [...]
by Frank Cohen
Snuggled up next to Hamden fave Ibiza Tapas on busy Dixwell Avenue just south of the Wilbur Cross Parkway is Paola’s Gourmet Specialties & Coffee Shop. The two eateries share the pretty patio in front of the building, with its iron railings, flowering planters, polished granite flooring and tiled tabletops. Building owner Victor Hart and [...]
A Photographic Tribute To The Eleventh Annual Flavors Of Connecticut (Click On Photos To Enlarge!)Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:01:02 +0000
by Frank Cohen
On the evening of April 3, 2012, I attended the Eleventh Annual Flavors of Connecticut fundraising gala held on behalf of the American Liver Foundation at the aptly-named Aqua Turf Club in the Plantsville section of Southington. Although I was somewhat early for the event, there was already a stream of foot traffic. I proceeded [...]
by Frank Cohen
On the evening of April 3, 2012, I attended the Eleventh Annual Flavors of Connecticut fundraising gala held on behalf of the American Liver Foundation at the aptly-named Aqua Turf Club in the Plantsville section of Southington. Although I was somewhat early for the event, there was already a stream of foot traffic. I proceeded [...]
Wasabi In Orange Dazzles With Connecticut’s Best SushiMon, 02 Apr 2012 16:13:19 +0000
by Frank Cohen
I love arguments about which restaurant has the best this or that, and I’m not afraid to express my opinion. So when it comes to Japanese food, I will tell anyone who asks that that I think Miya’s Sushi in New Haven has Connecticut’s most creative and sustainable sushi, that Nuage in Greenwich has the [...]
by Frank Cohen
I love arguments about which restaurant has the best this or that, and I’m not afraid to express my opinion. So when it comes to Japanese food, I will tell anyone who asks that that I think Miya’s Sushi in New Haven has Connecticut’s most creative and sustainable sushi, that Nuage in Greenwich has the [...]
Spice Affaire In Stamford’s Hampton Inn & Suites Is Poised To PleaseThu, 29 Mar 2012 17:44:23 +0000
by Frank Cohen
Too many people overlook Spice Affaire in Stamford’s Hampton Inn & Suites. Their thoughts naturally gravitate to Stamford’s highly developed downtown district without recalling what lies just across the Mill River. And yet, there are numerous advantages to dining at Spice Affaire on the west side of the Mill River. The traffic is minimal, the [...]
by Frank Cohen
Too many people overlook Spice Affaire in Stamford’s Hampton Inn & Suites. Their thoughts naturally gravitate to Stamford’s highly developed downtown district without recalling what lies just across the Mill River. And yet, there are numerous advantages to dining at Spice Affaire on the west side of the Mill River. The traffic is minimal, the [...]
Thursday, Sierra Nevada Tap Takeover And Homebrew Competition At Backstage, Torrington.Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:21:51 +0000
by Bob DeZinno
Tap Takeovers are becoming increasingly popular at Downtown Torrington’s BACKSTAGE. With 24 taps, General Manager /Beer Master Christopher Verrilli can always give a great craft brewery a few handles for a night… sometimes as many as 12! Thursday, March 29th’s event features 5 of Sierra Nevada’s best, and the brewery is recognizing the popularity of [...]
by Bob DeZinno
Tap Takeovers are becoming increasingly popular at Downtown Torrington’s BACKSTAGE. With 24 taps, General Manager /Beer Master Christopher Verrilli can always give a great craft brewery a few handles for a night… sometimes as many as 12! Thursday, March 29th’s event features 5 of Sierra Nevada’s best, and the brewery is recognizing the popularity of [...]
Jordan Caterers And The New Britain Museum Of American Art Is A Heavenly UnionSun, 25 Mar 2012 20:41:44 +0000
by Frank Cohen
I have been an admirer of Jordan Caterers for some time now. Jordan Caterers was founded by husband and wife Jeffrey and Debra Rappaport, who met in the 6th grade while growing up in Waterbury. After a number of years working in fine dining establishments from Boston to New Orleans, they opened a restaurant called [...]
by Frank Cohen
I have been an admirer of Jordan Caterers for some time now. Jordan Caterers was founded by husband and wife Jeffrey and Debra Rappaport, who met in the 6th grade while growing up in Waterbury. After a number of years working in fine dining establishments from Boston to New Orleans, they opened a restaurant called [...]
Cactus Rose Cantina Brings Tantalizing Southwestern Cuisine To WiltonTue, 20 Mar 2012 20:40:14 +0000
by Frank Cohen
Cb5 Restaurant Group has put its imprimatur on so many interesting Fairfield County ventures, including Red Lulu in South Norwalk and Lolita, China White and Gabriele’s Italian Steakhouse in Greenwich. And now, with cb5’s help, the Wilton space that once housed Mediterranean Grill has been repurposed as a Southwestern eatery called Cactus Rose Cantina. Cactus [...]
by Frank Cohen
Cb5 Restaurant Group has put its imprimatur on so many interesting Fairfield County ventures, including Red Lulu in South Norwalk and Lolita, China White and Gabriele’s Italian Steakhouse in Greenwich. And now, with cb5’s help, the Wilton space that once housed Mediterranean Grill has been repurposed as a Southwestern eatery called Cactus Rose Cantina. Cactus [...]
Miya’s Sushi In New Haven (I)—Stunning Oregon Scenery And A Meeting On SustainabilityThu, 15 Mar 2012 17:58:35 +0000
by Frank Cohen
I have been a friend of Miya’s Sushi in New Haven pretty much since the restaurant opened in the early 1980s around the corner from its current location. I have enjoyed its evolution from a really good traditional Japanese eatery as managed by businesswoman Yoshiko Lai to a hip, challenging, wildly creative culinary destination as [...]
by Frank Cohen
I have been a friend of Miya’s Sushi in New Haven pretty much since the restaurant opened in the early 1980s around the corner from its current location. I have enjoyed its evolution from a really good traditional Japanese eatery as managed by businesswoman Yoshiko Lai to a hip, challenging, wildly creative culinary destination as [...]
A Rejuvenated Bar Rosso In Stamford Offers Sophisticated Dining PleasuresMon, 27 Feb 2012 19:37:01 +0000
by Frank Cohen
My wife and I had heard great things about the new Bar Rosso in Stamford, so we were thrilled to receive an invitation to a press dinner there. I grabbed a parking space on Summer Street, so of course there turned out to be an empty parking space on Spring Street right by the restaurant. [...]
by Frank Cohen
My wife and I had heard great things about the new Bar Rosso in Stamford, so we were thrilled to receive an invitation to a press dinner there. I grabbed a parking space on Summer Street, so of course there turned out to be an empty parking space on Spring Street right by the restaurant. [...]