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Case by Case

Case by Case

Edge of the Woods, the vegetarian market on Whalley Avenue, has my respect. It’s an independent family business with multiple departments and actual principles—a hard line to walk for one...

Case by Case

Edge of the Woods, the vegetarian market on Whalley Avenue, has my respect. It’s an independent family business with multiple departments and actual principles—a hard line to walk for one...

T(hr)ee Totals

T(hr)ee Totals

All mocktails are mock cocktails, but only a few, in my experience, are good enough to mock cocktails. Three of those can be found in downtown New Haven, starting with...

T(hr)ee Totals

All mocktails are mock cocktails, but only a few, in my experience, are good enough to mock cocktails. Three of those can be found in downtown New Haven, starting with...

Course Notes

Course Notes

A delicious hot meal is even better on a rainy day. Basil Restaurant reminded me of that yesterday with one beautiful course after another. The first to arrive was the...

Course Notes

A delicious hot meal is even better on a rainy day. Basil Restaurant reminded me of that yesterday with one beautiful course after another. The first to arrive was the...

Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread

There’s nothing fancy about Corso’s Deli & Subs. Located in a squat mini mall on Route 1 in West Haven, the humble bones of the place—brick-red floor tiles gridded with...

Sliced Bread

There’s nothing fancy about Corso’s Deli & Subs. Located in a squat mini mall on Route 1 in West Haven, the humble bones of the place—brick-red floor tiles gridded with...

Forward March

Forward March

Here’s some March Madness for you: Yale is out, but UConn is so in that they just embarrassed the team that embarrassed Yale. For fans who root for both the...

Forward March

Here’s some March Madness for you: Yale is out, but UConn is so in that they just embarrassed the team that embarrassed Yale. For fans who root for both the...

Taco Standing

Taco Standing

Milford’s Don Rene Taqueria says its tacos “must be considered in any discussion of our state’s best.” Challenge accepted. This small restaurant along the Milford Green felt spare and open,...

Taco Standing

Milford’s Don Rene Taqueria says its tacos “must be considered in any discussion of our state’s best.” Challenge accepted. This small restaurant along the Milford Green felt spare and open,...