Daily Nutmeg

Christy’s On Orange

Doing the Rounds

Behind the bar at Christy’s On Orange, a sign hangs before the drinkers perched on stools, pints in hand: Enter as strangers, leave as friends. “Did you see my sign?”...

Doing the Rounds

Behind the bar at Christy’s On Orange, a sign hangs before the drinkers perched on stools, pints in hand: Enter as strangers, leave as friends. “Did you see my sign?”...

Common Grounds

Talking Shop

“We solve all the problems of the country here,” says Marybeth Canavan with a laugh from one end of a long table where every seat is taken. “Maybe the world.”...

Talking Shop

“We solve all the problems of the country here,” says Marybeth Canavan with a laugh from one end of a long table where every seat is taken. “Maybe the world.”...

Shake Shack

Off the Chain

When you step up to the counter at Shake Shack to order an Elm City Coffee Break “concrete,” you’re not just ordering a cup full of creamy vanilla frozen custard...

Off the Chain

When you step up to the counter at Shake Shack to order an Elm City Coffee Break “concrete,” you’re not just ordering a cup full of creamy vanilla frozen custard...

Kanibaba roll at Miya’s Sushi

Sea Change

Bun Lai is holding court. Seated at a central table in his restaurant, Miya’s, the bouncy and gregarious chef is greeting friends and acquaintances and customers as they walk through...

Sea Change

Bun Lai is holding court. Seated at a central table in his restaurant, Miya’s, the bouncy and gregarious chef is greeting friends and acquaintances and customers as they walk through...

Black Paella at Ola

Artists’ Palate

Hidden amidst chain establishments in a plaza on the Boston Post Road, Ola Restaurant sparkles like a jewel. You could easily miss the small doorway, which opens from the parking...

Artists’ Palate

Hidden amidst chain establishments in a plaza on the Boston Post Road, Ola Restaurant sparkles like a jewel. You could easily miss the small doorway, which opens from the parking...

View from the Counter at Café Romeo

Wherefore Eat Thou?

“East Rock is really spoiled,” says Chris Mordecai, owner of Café Romeo on Orange Street. “We have so many delis, cafés and restaurants.” But that feeling of abundance retreats in...

Wherefore Eat Thou?

“East Rock is really spoiled,” says Chris Mordecai, owner of Café Romeo on Orange Street. “We have so many delis, cafés and restaurants.” But that feeling of abundance retreats in...