“We have a favorite saying here: ‘You’re not famous until your head is on a PEZ dispenser,’” says Shawn Peterson, manager of the PEZ Visitor Center in Orange. …
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How Sweet It Is
When you’re in the food business and the Food Network calls, you answer. In June 2010, Carol Vollono and Brenda DePonte, the mother/daughter team behind Sugar Bakery in East Haven, received a call out of the…
Mouth to Mouth
“We have a favorite saying here: ‘You’re not famous until your head is on a PEZ dispenser,’” says Shawn Peterson, manager of the PEZ Visitor Center in Orange.
Of course, PEZ itself is a cultural icon, and the center has …
Aiming to Cheese
A favorite among Daily Nutmeg’s early stories was this visit to a legendarily cheesy spot on December 6, 2012. Enjoy!
“Aw, forget about it!” says cheese section manager Bob Derrico when asked how…
Plants and Raves
The flora bordering the corner of Prospect Street and Hillside Place does its job a little too well. But determined guests on this Friday evening in early May don’t seem to mind taking a few wrong turns before finding Yale’s …
From the Ground Up
It’s hard work catching a chicken. Kids squat and chase in pursuit, feathers fly, parents look on equally amused and alert. “I don’t think I have ever touched a chicken before in my life,” says one mother. Changing that sort …
Artists’ Palate
Hidden amidst chain establishments in a plaza on the Boston Post Road, Ola Restaurant sparkles like a jewel.
You could easily miss the small doorway, which opens from the parking lot to a descending staircase. Upon reaching the below-street-level bar …
Mouth to Mouth
“We have a favorite saying here: ‘You’re not famous until your head is on a PEZ dispenser,’” says Shawn Peterson, manager of the PEZ Visitor Center in Orange.
Of course, PEZ itself is a cultural icon, and the center has …
Wherefore Eat Thou?
“East Rock is really spoiled,” says Chris Mordecai, owner of Café Romeo on Orange Street. “We have so many delis, cafés and restaurants.” But that feeling of abundance retreats in the winter months, as most of the cafés only offer …
Orange’s Slice of France
In the 1950s, Yolande Lacan’s parents emigrated from France to Canada, ultimately winding up in Whitefield, New Hampshire, running the Playhouse Inn. Her father Noel Lacan was the chef, but her mother Lucienne might have had the better palate.…
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