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Fresh out of the Oven

Fresh out of the Oven

According to a dubious quoting of Salman Rushdie at new Broadway cookie shop Cookie Thirty-Nine, “In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.” But what about the rest...

Fresh out of the Oven

According to a dubious quoting of Salman Rushdie at new Broadway cookie shop Cookie Thirty-Nine, “In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.” But what about the rest...

Market Tapped

Market Tapped

The print version of a Wall Street Journal article published earlier this year was titled, “How a (Non-Alcoholic) Beer Came from Nowhere and Is Now Everywhere.” Nowhere, apparently, is right...

Market Tapped

The print version of a Wall Street Journal article published earlier this year was titled, “How a (Non-Alcoholic) Beer Came from Nowhere and Is Now Everywhere.” Nowhere, apparently, is right...

Patriot Games

Patriot Games

I celebrated the Fourth of July with dozens of kegs, oversized burgers, stock car racing, a salute to a soldier and a friendly lawn game. But I wasn’t at some...

Patriot Games

I celebrated the Fourth of July with dozens of kegs, oversized burgers, stock car racing, a salute to a soldier and a friendly lawn game. But I wasn’t at some...

Rose Gold (Pt. 2)

Rose Gold (Pt. 2)

In yesterday’s edition, I explored North Branford’s 380-year-old Rose Orchards Farm: the critters, the creamery, the market and the grill. Today, after a return visit, I’m onto the farm’s other...

Rose Gold (Pt. 2)

In yesterday’s edition, I explored North Branford’s 380-year-old Rose Orchards Farm: the critters, the creamery, the market and the grill. Today, after a return visit, I’m onto the farm’s other...

Roof Inspection

Roof Inspection

Yesterday at the stroke of 4 p.m., New Haven’s rooftop dining and drinking options grew by 33%. Gioia had launched its long-awaited rooftop bar, and I arrived at 4:10, 40...

Roof Inspection

Yesterday at the stroke of 4 p.m., New Haven’s rooftop dining and drinking options grew by 33%. Gioia had launched its long-awaited rooftop bar, and I arrived at 4:10, 40...

Still Cooking

Still Cooking

For Pasquale “Pat” Puglia Jr., cooking is everything. That’s assuredly one of the reasons why his Hamden takeout/sit-down/catering restaurant, The Everyday Gourmet (map), celebrated its 40th anniversary this month. “I...

Still Cooking

For Pasquale “Pat” Puglia Jr., cooking is everything. That’s assuredly one of the reasons why his Hamden takeout/sit-down/catering restaurant, The Everyday Gourmet (map), celebrated its 40th anniversary this month. “I...