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		<title>Union League Café In New Haven Goes Beautifully With Theater (Appended Soon A Bonus Review Of Long Wharf Theatre’s Macbeth 1969)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Taste Of Hartford Visit To Burger Baby</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qu’est-ce que c’est, Kess&#8217; Café?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had spotted cleverly named Kess&#8217; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spanish Food Series 3—A Spanish Cooking Class And Riojan Wine Dinner At Homeworks In Old Saybrook With Chef Dawn Fitzpatrick Dowd</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dish Bar &amp; Grill In Hartford Reprises Its Spectacular Lobster Fest Until Sunday, January 22nd</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#38; Grill, one of my favorite Hartford area restaurants, has reprised its spectacular Lobster Fest (click on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gordon Ramsay&#8217;s &#8220;Kitchen Nightmares&#8221; Is Casting Immediately!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;KITCHEN NIGHTMARES,&#8221; FOX&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 100 Restaurant Treats of 2011—Our Editor’s Picks (And Pics)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spanish Food Series 2—What It Means To Be “Spanish” Plus A Riojan Wine Dinner At Bistro Mediterranean &amp; Tapas Bar In East Haven</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Fourth Rizzuto’s Opens In Stamford With A Pizza-Making Lesson &amp; Press Dinner</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Haven Mourns Beloved Restaurateur Frank Criscuolo Of Claire’s Corner Copia And Basta Trattoria</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ponte Vecchio Brings Tasty Italian Tapas To Fairfield</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you like it or not, your financial decisions affect others. In this strapped economy, where you decide to eat is a vote to keep one restaurant open and let others founder. Do you give your money to the chains that guarantee a certain minimum standard? Or do you support the independent restaurants in your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bon Appetit Café In Wilton Lives Up To The Promise Inherent In Its Name</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ In Memoriam Roger Martin ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Despite a small enclosed patio in front, Bon Appetit Café in Wilton is easily overlooked in its strip mall setting next to a martial arts workshop. Bon Appetit’s regulars would probably prefer it stayed that way. Knowing the difficulty of acquiring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backstage In Torrington Hosts Harpoon Beer Dinner</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those yet to discover it, Backstage in Torrington isn’t just a tremendously convenient place to grab a bite while attending an event at the Warner Theatre or Backstage Live. In my opinion, casually charming Backstage has the best food in Torrington, has some of the better food in Litchfield County, and is one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut Wine &amp; Food Festival Held At Hartford Club Benefits Arthritis Foundation (2)—V.I.P. Grand Cru Tasting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I returned to the Hartford Club on November 19th, the second day of the Connecticut Wine &#38; Food Festival held to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. I was greatly looking forward to experiencing the V.I.P. Grand Cru Tasting. The presenting sponsor of the event was Hoffman Auto Group, while the producer was Michael Guinan of 360 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut Wine &amp; Food Festival Held At Hartford Club Benefits Arthritis Foundation (1)—Physicians’ Award Dinner Features Top Chefs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 18th and 19th, the historic Hartford Club was the site of the Connecticut Wine &#38; Food Festival, an eleemosynary event held to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. My friend and I came to Hartford to attend the Physician’s Award Dinner the first evening, and the V.I.P. Grand Cru Tasting the second. Although many worthy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Madonia Restaurant &amp; Bar In Stamford Serves Delicious Modern Mediterranean Food</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was home from college in the 1970s, I sometimes visited my college roommate in Stamford. But except for the cinema, there was nothing to do and little to eat. Fast forward to 2011—and Stamford has become a cultural Mecca, with great offerings like this Joan Baez concert at the Palace and fine dining from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spanish Food Series 1—A Cantabrian Tasting Menu At Ibiza Restaurant In New Haven</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I enjoy all manner of foods, but Spanish is my favorite by a wide margin. Few cuisines can rival it for regional variety or intensity of flavor. In the eyes of many experts, Spain has passed France in recent years for preeminence in the culinary arena. Due to the prominence of Spanish food, I write [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s a &#8220;Tap Takeover?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob DeZinno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craft brew aficionados all around the state know the answer to that one. Gastropubs (restaurants or bars that take food AND beer seriously), will devote several of their taps to a particular brewery on a given day. BACKSTAGE* in Torrington is just such a place, and tonight, Thursday, November 3rd, they will be hosting a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Chefs Move To Schools Initiative Bears Fruit In West Hartford</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The town of West Hartford is taking a prominent role in the movement to bring healthier, better-tasting foods to schoolchildren in an effort to set better eating patterns that hopefully will last for life. This has been one of First Lady Michelle Obama’s pet projects, called the Chefs Move To Schools Initiative. Last year, Billy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut Restaurant Week, October 2011 (7C)—The Scorpion Bar At Foxwoods</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After great visits to Shrine and High Rollers, our final Connecticut Restaurant Week visit was to The Scorpion Bar at Foxwoods Resort &#38; Casino. As it gets later in the evening, the excitement level at each of these venues ratchets up several notches. There were times at The Scorpion Bar when we felt a little [...]]]></description>
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