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New Haven

New Haven

The first thing I noticed about Hamden’s new Haven Beer Company is that it’s ginormous—over 5,000 square feet inside with a corn maze of a parking lot. The second is...

New Haven

The first thing I noticed about Hamden’s new Haven Beer Company is that it’s ginormous—over 5,000 square feet inside with a corn maze of a parking lot. The second is...

Interior Design

Interior Design

Like some of its dishes, Orange Street Japanese restaurant Menya-Gumi—“men (noodle) ya (house) gumi (group)”—may appear simple from the outside. But inside, it’s packed with flavor. Under the guidance of...

Interior Design

Like some of its dishes, Orange Street Japanese restaurant Menya-Gumi—“men (noodle) ya (house) gumi (group)”—may appear simple from the outside. But inside, it’s packed with flavor. Under the guidance of...

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...