Owner Dan Parillo is manning the wood-fired oven at his State Street pizzeria Da Legna. He’s got myriad duties to perform or oversee, but he seems most comfortable here in the kitchen, making signature pizzas and small plates, and trying out new recipe ideas. “Smell this,” he says, removing a Funghi pizza from the hot […]
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Speak Easy
The corner of Nicoll and Eagle Streets in East Rock seems mostly unremarkable, occupied by a tidy, old brick building, the upstairs levels respectfully residential. But intrigue peeks out streetside, where a small sign in the (more…)
Bar-Curious
When George Coyle began tending bar in 1971, he imagined it would be temporary—a job to work while finishing school. 40 years later, he’s behind his own bar, though he doesn’t spend much time serving (more…)
’Ritas and ’Ritos
For many years, c.o.jones, the Mexican restaurant and tequila lounge in East Rock, has served a margarita called the Waborita, a portmanteau that pulls in the name of the tequila that’s in it, Cabo Wabo. (more…)
Fall, off the Wagon
Sandals one day, sweaters the next. Greenery last week, autumnal confetti this. Breezy cocktails and refreshing ales a month ago, rich concoctions and dark brews now. As New Haven advances (more…)
Solid Oak
Albert Greenwood and Craig Hotchkiss, co-owners of the recently opened Oak Haven Table and Bar, a “farm-to-table,” oakwood-furnished, American-style gastropub in East Rock, could claim their friendship is a matter of fate. Their mothers, friends who grew up together in West Haven, later lived across the street from one another as adults. So it was […]
Raising the Bar
Ordinary isn’t just any old bar. It isn’t just any new bar, either. Originally part of a mansion erected circa 1646—less than a decade after New Haven’s founding—at the corner of Chapel and College Streets downtown, the space was once home to the town’s “ordinary,” or tavern. More recently, it was a stomping ground for […]
A Shore Thing
It’s tempting to start with the fried clams at Lenny’s—crisp, buttery exterior housing the freshly caught bivalves within; crunchy, salty and slightly sweet, too. Or with a cold Narragansett beer on a warm day, condensation on the outside of the pint glass, and that first, hoppy sip. But we’ll get to the menu, including Lenny’s […]
Doing the Rounds
Behind the bar at Christy’s On Orange, a sign hangs before the drinkers perched on stools, pints in hand: Enter as strangers, leave as friends. “Did you see my sign?” asks (more…)
Wintry Mixed
Blustery winds, truncated hours of daylight and snow in the forecast make this the perfect season for homebound pleasures: curling up under a blanket with a good book or resurrecting unfinished domestic projects. But don’t get too comfortable. When it comes to New Haven’s liquid delights, fortune never favors the bold so much as in […]
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