In the restaurant industry, change of ownership is inevitable. This happens for a variety of reasons, some good, and some bad. In the case of F*e, a good restaurant is about to become an incredible restaurant. Over the past month I have had the opportunity...
Located in downtown Coventry, the Bidwell Tavern has been a favorite of Quiet Corner folks for almost two hundred years. From the parking lot, they have a wooden footbridge extending over a small brook that people have been crossing since men wore mutton chops and...
Carbone’s Ristorante, Connecticut’s “Best Italian” restaurant as voted by readers of Connecticut Magazine in 2012, will be among nearly 30 of Hartford’s top restaurants participating in the winter Taste of Hartford from January 23 to February 5. Presented by the Greater Hartford Arts Council in...
Glastonbury’s The Spicy Green Bean is nestled between a dry cleaners and a Chinese takeout restaurant, so it’s modest facade of hand painted signage may not stand out at a glance. Inside, however, you’ll find people. Lots of people. That’s because The Spicy Green Bean...
University Properties invites you to the Grand Opening Ceremony for Insomnia Cookies at 1143 Chapel Street on Tuesday, January 10th at 11:30 am. Insomnia Cookies offers a unique late night service for college students in the New Haven area featuring fresh, delicious oven baked cookies...
Good riddance to the days when you could walk into a bar and order a pint of some enigmatic, yellow stuff that was just called beer. Stops like Willimantic’s Main Street Cafe are the kind of restaurant/pub/brewery hybrid that offers all sorts of hues and...
Lisa Theresa’s Italian Deli and Catering in Branford is one of those places that I consider as a “Ya gotta stop in and get lunch” destinations. With a lunch menu that consists of everything from salads like Mozzarella Caprese, Gorgonzola Chicken and Portobela to the...
For all of us who grew up in Guilford over the past 30 plus years, we already know about their great pizza. I used to ride my bike from all the way up in North Guilford to meet and hang with friends, and I always...
The Friday Night Live Music Coffeehouse Series starts this fall at the newly opened Songbird Café in Old Lyme, CT. The live music series features local homegrown emerging talent in conjunction with Bring Our Music Back, Inc. The Friday Night Coffeehouses will be from 7-9pm...
Star Fish Market is a store of many pleasant surprises as I discovered the other day. Now many of you think, what can a seafood market due that would be different than any other seafood store. Let’s start with one of my favorite things in...
I am currently loading any and all events on to the Connecticut Events Calendar, and my...
In the restaurant industry, change of ownership is inevitable. This happens for a variety of reasons,...
Publishers Note: I originally posted this in April of 2011, and this is the second most...