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Plant Base

Plant Base

It came as a surprise to Elisha Hazel and Qulem Wright to learn that they were the proprietors of New Haven’s only vegan restaurant. Actually, it should come as a...

Plant Base

It came as a surprise to Elisha Hazel and Qulem Wright to learn that they were the proprietors of New Haven’s only vegan restaurant. Actually, it should come as a...

Breaking My Meatballs at One 6 Three

A Piece of the Pie

There’s no gamble like starting a small pizza parlor in New Haven, where established heavy hitters suck up most of the air in the room. But if anyone could make...

A Piece of the Pie

There’s no gamble like starting a small pizza parlor in New Haven, where established heavy hitters suck up most of the air in the room. But if anyone could make...

Lobster Roll at the Lobster Shack

Roll-in‘ on the River

In summer, the search for a great leisure-time lobster roll becomes a serious business. The classic seaside sandwich is a point of obsession for some, but for Arlene and Nick...

Roll-in‘ on the River

In summer, the search for a great leisure-time lobster roll becomes a serious business. The classic seaside sandwich is a point of obsession for some, but for Arlene and Nick...

Mountain ‘Due

Mountain ‘Due

Temperatures have risen, but there’s a place on Whitney Avenue that recalls the heart of winter—not in New Haven, but in the Swiss Alps. If the protagonist of Johanna Spyri’s...

Mountain ‘Due

Temperatures have risen, but there’s a place on Whitney Avenue that recalls the heart of winter—not in New Haven, but in the Swiss Alps. If the protagonist of Johanna Spyri’s...

Baked Chicken at Collado Restaurant

Tropical Zone

At 4 p.m. on a sizzling summer Wednesday, Collado Restaurant was hot. Serving pan-Caribbean food but with a strong Dominican streak, it buzzed with teenagers reveling over roast chicken plates...

Tropical Zone

At 4 p.m. on a sizzling summer Wednesday, Collado Restaurant was hot. Serving pan-Caribbean food but with a strong Dominican streak, it buzzed with teenagers reveling over roast chicken plates...

Body of Water

Body of Water

Driving along Whitney Avenue on a clear morning, you might see a mysterious flash off to the west, just over the Hamden border. Crane your neck, and you’ll see the...

Body of Water

Driving along Whitney Avenue on a clear morning, you might see a mysterious flash off to the west, just over the Hamden border. Crane your neck, and you’ll see the...