Daily Nutmeg

Kitchen Zinc

In Topping Form

I’ll admit it: when Kitchen Zinc first opened, I was skeptical. New Haven seemed on the verge of pizza saturation, so it was with much grumbling about a missed opportunity...

In Topping Form

I’ll admit it: when Kitchen Zinc first opened, I was skeptical. New Haven seemed on the verge of pizza saturation, so it was with much grumbling about a missed opportunity...

Cast Iron Soul

Wagin’ Cajun

It’s the kind of spot where a few hours can slip by with little notice, measured only in glasses of caramel-colored sweet tea (or your favorite wine or beer; it’s...

Wagin’ Cajun

It’s the kind of spot where a few hours can slip by with little notice, measured only in glasses of caramel-colored sweet tea (or your favorite wine or beer; it’s...

Shaina Hotchkiss

Brew Haha’s

On a recent Wednesday, a customer steps up to the counter at Koffee? on Audubon to place her order with a friendly “How ya doin’?” to the barista. A smiling...

Brew Haha’s

On a recent Wednesday, a customer steps up to the counter at Koffee? on Audubon to place her order with a friendly “How ya doin’?” to the barista. A smiling...

Christopher Martins

A Rock in East Rock

The early Sunday morning of June 3rd wasn’t the customary closing for Christopher Martins Restaurant and Pub. Or any restaurant for that matter. At 1:45am, an irate young man—having commandeered...

A Rock in East Rock

The early Sunday morning of June 3rd wasn’t the customary closing for Christopher Martins Restaurant and Pub. Or any restaurant for that matter. At 1:45am, an irate young man—having commandeered...

Jesus Puerto

Home-Cooked Dining Out

This is Cuban soul food. Home cooking. The meals and dishes and sides of plantains, rice, beans and stewed meat someone’s grandmother used to make, back when. In this case,...

Home-Cooked Dining Out

This is Cuban soul food. Home cooking. The meals and dishes and sides of plantains, rice, beans and stewed meat someone’s grandmother used to make, back when. In this case,...

Orangeside Luncheonette

A Square Deal

At 2:30 a.m., when most of the Elm City is fast asleep, a “secret blend” of ingredients begins churning in a pair of 30- and 40-quart stand mixers in the...

A Square Deal

At 2:30 a.m., when most of the Elm City is fast asleep, a “secret blend” of ingredients begins churning in a pair of 30- and 40-quart stand mixers in the...