Daily Nutmeg

Lesson Is More
I’m not ashamed to say Chipotle was my downtown burrito go-to before it closed, ostensibly temporarily, last September. But the closure did recently nudge me to step outside both habit...
Lesson Is More
I’m not ashamed to say Chipotle was my downtown burrito go-to before it closed, ostensibly temporarily, last September. But the closure did recently nudge me to step outside both habit...

Cocktail Reception
Two weeks ago yesterday, Hachiroku’s empire of local Japanese restobars gained its fourth outpost in three years: 116 Cocktail Bar by Hachiroku. Customers of the address’s former tenant, 116 Crown,...
Cocktail Reception
Two weeks ago yesterday, Hachiroku’s empire of local Japanese restobars gained its fourth outpost in three years: 116 Cocktail Bar by Hachiroku. Customers of the address’s former tenant, 116 Crown,...

March Gladness
Shimmering dots of rain darted like schools of fish through the lamplight last night as I walked to The Trinity, where a standing-room crowd peppered with Yale shirts and hats...
March Gladness
Shimmering dots of rain darted like schools of fish through the lamplight last night as I walked to The Trinity, where a standing-room crowd peppered with Yale shirts and hats...

Room at the Inn
Doody’s Totoket Inn, a local Irish pub, is easy to overlook, even if what you’re looking for is a local Irish pub, never mind one that’s been here for 90...
Room at the Inn
Doody’s Totoket Inn, a local Irish pub, is easy to overlook, even if what you’re looking for is a local Irish pub, never mind one that’s been here for 90...

Adventurous Spirits
When you live downtown, going to a bar on the far edge of Fair Haven feels like an adventure. That goes double when the bar is Fair Haven Oyster Company,...
Adventurous Spirits
When you live downtown, going to a bar on the far edge of Fair Haven feels like an adventure. That goes double when the bar is Fair Haven Oyster Company,...

Compatibility Test
A dinner date depends on the strength of the pairings—between the people going on the date, of course, but also between the people and the restaurant. Here’s a list of...
Compatibility Test
A dinner date depends on the strength of the pairings—between the people going on the date, of course, but also between the people and the restaurant. Here’s a list of...