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Wine rack at Grand Vin

Cork Competency

There’s something about that first experience of a carefully chosen bottle of wine. The splashing sound as gravity pulls liquid from bottle; the color as it pools in a delicate,...

Cork Competency

There’s something about that first experience of a carefully chosen bottle of wine. The splashing sound as gravity pulls liquid from bottle; the color as it pools in a delicate,...

New Haven snowy alley downtown

Hot and Cold

It’s beginning to feel a lot like winter. Yesterday we got dusted like a fancy old-fashioned dessert (see above). Today’s forecast is in the 20s and teens, feeling lower thanks...

Hot and Cold

It’s beginning to feel a lot like winter. Yesterday we got dusted like a fancy old-fashioned dessert (see above). Today’s forecast is in the 20s and teens, feeling lower thanks...

Cranberry Mojito and Ramos Fizz at Olea

Cold Comforts

In winter, the heart longs for rich, warm, comforting drinks that stick to the ribs. Better still if what sticks also zings on the way down. Few spirits are as...

Cold Comforts

In winter, the heart longs for rich, warm, comforting drinks that stick to the ribs. Better still if what sticks also zings on the way down. Few spirits are as...

Book Trader Cafe

Readers Digest

If you think about it, books and sandwiches have a lot in common. The outside packaging may be attractive, but it’s the filling that matters. Dave Duda understands that you...

Readers Digest

If you think about it, books and sandwiches have a lot in common. The outside packaging may be attractive, but it’s the filling that matters. Dave Duda understands that you...

Espresso Way

Espresso Way

Its name suggests a need for speed, but if Fuel Coffee Shop were a caffeine buzz, it’d be the slow and steady kind, mild and resilient, getting the job done...

Espresso Way

Its name suggests a need for speed, but if Fuel Coffee Shop were a caffeine buzz, it’d be the slow and steady kind, mild and resilient, getting the job done...

Karaoke Heroes main room

Raise Your Voice

Sing along if you like: Walking down Crown Street, south of the green, your ears catch a tune drifted over on a breeze. 
The song—pretty epic, thanks to trumpets and...

Raise Your Voice

Sing along if you like: Walking down Crown Street, south of the green, your ears catch a tune drifted over on a breeze. 
The song—pretty epic, thanks to trumpets and...