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Day and Night
One spring night in April 1994, the windows of Hi-Way Diner blew out. What glass was left, the fire toasted brown. “Jukebox coin machines, napkin holders and sugar dispensers at...
Day and Night
One spring night in April 1994, the windows of Hi-Way Diner blew out. What glass was left, the fire toasted brown. “Jukebox coin machines, napkin holders and sugar dispensers at...
Greener Pastures
Known for its green color, black licorice taste and supposed hallucinogenic properties, absinthe goes by many clashing names. Is it the green fairy, or the green fiend? The green muse,...
Greener Pastures
Known for its green color, black licorice taste and supposed hallucinogenic properties, absinthe goes by many clashing names. Is it the green fairy, or the green fiend? The green muse,...
How Sweet It Is
When you’re in the food business and the Food Network calls, you answer. In June 2010, Carol Vollono and Brenda DePonte, the mother/daughter team behind Sugar Bakery in East Haven,...
How Sweet It Is
When you’re in the food business and the Food Network calls, you answer. In June 2010, Carol Vollono and Brenda DePonte, the mother/daughter team behind Sugar Bakery in East Haven,...
Sit Tight
“I’ve been to a lot of Thai restaurants,” says Boret Lonh, who’s just put in a takeout order, “and this one is really up there.” It’s also really down there—in...
Sit Tight
“I’ve been to a lot of Thai restaurants,” says Boret Lonh, who’s just put in a takeout order, “and this one is really up there.” It’s also really down there—in...
Happy Fry Day
Snack. Side. Add-on. The humble French fry is used to being called such names. (Also chip, wedge and frite.) Yet it would be much easier to count up the people...
Happy Fry Day
Snack. Side. Add-on. The humble French fry is used to being called such names. (Also chip, wedge and frite.) Yet it would be much easier to count up the people...
Home Plates
Even in New Haven, where Italian food looms large, Skappo Italian Wine Bar manages to be eccezionale. For one thing, there’s no apizza, or even pizza, on the menu. For...
Home Plates
Even in New Haven, where Italian food looms large, Skappo Italian Wine Bar manages to be eccezionale. For one thing, there’s no apizza, or even pizza, on the menu. For...