Pick a number, but not just any number. “I would hate to have someone just pick blindly and not love it,” owner Linda Fitzpatrick says of her customers and their wine choices at Cave à Vin. “Wine can be intimidating,” Fitzpatrick says. To make it user-friendly, she encourages guests to order by bin number, thus […]
Tag Archives: Jane Rushmore
Courses in Turkish
When Sammy Kuru opened the doors of Saray Turkish Restaurant in July 2006 and began greeting customers, he had some reassuring to do. “A lot of people didn’t know Turkish food when we started,” he says. (more…)
Serving Aces
“This is where fans discover the stars of tomorrow,” Anne Worcester says of the New Haven Open at Yale. As Tournament Director, Worcester would know. In 2004, she brought Maria Sharapova, then largely unknown, to teach a tennis (more…)
A Slice of Heaven
Dinner at Stony Creek Market feels like a mini vacation. With a view of the Thimble Islands, the Market serves up pizzas Thursday to Sundays, Memorial Day to Labor Day. The dozen or so small tables on the deck fill up fast, first come, first serve, BYOB, cash only. Service is quick and highly informal. […]
A Cook In Every Kitchen
They say Shakyamuni Buddha found enlightenment under a fig tree. Heide Lang’s goals at Fig Cooking School are only slightly less lofty. The school’s motto is “Find your inner gourmet,” and that is Heide’s mission in each (more…)
Mediterranean, This Side of the Atlantic
Bistro Mediterranean is the type of place where you could easily become a regular. I discovered it in March and have been back many times since. One of several eateries on Main Street in East Haven, it’s just 10 minutes or so from downtown. A reasonably affordable trip, too—three or four tapas, wine, and dessert for […]
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