Though it has a good name for a dive bar, The Well is not a dive bar. It’s a wine (and beer) bar with dive bar prices, a circular pad burrowed into the lower level of Yale’s still-new Schwarzman Center. …
Like Fine Wine
I trust the proprietors of Hamden’s Mt. Carmel Wine & Spirits Co. more than I trust my doctor. In decades of frequenting the store, the suggestions I’ve gotten, no matter the price, have never disappointed. The staff—currently including Bob Feinn, …
Young Wine
Summer ease was on Stappa Vineyard’s menu last Saturday even as Hurricane Henri loomed offshore. …
In Reserve
The Connecticut Wine Trail covers Connecticut from end to end but meanders short of denser urban areas like New Haven. The vineyards and wineries on the Trail are pastoral getaways by nature. …
Mixing Things Up
The CT Cocktail Car is like a magnet. Everyone who passes by on a recent afternoon feels compelled to ask owner Dave Blomberg a question. Did you build it yourself? Can you drive this thing? What model year is it?…
Flights Attendance
Midsummer in New Haven has its benefits: more abundant parking, easier restaurant reservations. But those same perks are…
Watch This Space
The State House feels like a place where almost anything creative could happen. That’s the way co-owner Carlos Wells and talent buyer Rick Omonte like it. …
Cup and Up
Don’t let the name fool you: Fussy Coffee offers much more than a typical coffeehouse.
But let’s start with the headliner. …