Daily Nutmeg

Bonsai Trees

Making Like a Tree

The art of bonsai (pronounced “bone-sai”—not “bahn-zai,” the way most of us tend to say it—and literally meaning “plantings in tray”) might seem pretty straightforward. Most people know—perhaps from observing...

Making Like a Tree

The art of bonsai (pronounced “bone-sai”—not “bahn-zai,” the way most of us tend to say it—and literally meaning “plantings in tray”) might seem pretty straightforward. Most people know—perhaps from observing...

New Haven

In One Year, Out the Other

Hundreds of New Years have been celebrated in New Haven. Those years have brought revolutions both political and cultural, gatherings both festive and grief-stricken, changes both subtle and monumental. 2012...

In One Year, Out the Other

Hundreds of New Years have been celebrated in New Haven. Those years have brought revolutions both political and cultural, gatherings both festive and grief-stricken, changes both subtle and monumental. 2012...

The Suzan

This Week in New Haven (December 31 - January 6)

Christmas Eve was a Monday understandably bereft of going-out opportunities. When New Year’s Eve falls on a Monday, on the other hand, it’s a whole different world—one which bodes well...

This Week in New Haven (December 31 - January 6)

Christmas Eve was a Monday understandably bereft of going-out opportunities. When New Year’s Eve falls on a Monday, on the other hand, it’s a whole different world—one which bodes well...

The "Lauren’s Driving Home" at 116 Crown

Wintry Mixed

Blustery winds, truncated hours of daylight and snow in the forecast make this the perfect season for homebound pleasures: curling up under a blanket with a good book or resurrecting...

Wintry Mixed

Blustery winds, truncated hours of daylight and snow in the forecast make this the perfect season for homebound pleasures: curling up under a blanket with a good book or resurrecting...

Yolande’s Bistro & Creperie dining room

Orange’s Slice of France

In the 1950s, Yolande Lacan’s parents emigrated from France to Canada, ultimately winding up in Whitefield, New Hampshire, running the Playhouse Inn. Her father Noel Lacan was the chef, but...

Orange’s Slice of France

In the 1950s, Yolande Lacan’s parents emigrated from France to Canada, ultimately winding up in Whitefield, New Hampshire, running the Playhouse Inn. Her father Noel Lacan was the chef, but...

New Haven Apparel

In Shirt Supply

There are clothes that suggest a culture, or a region of the country. There are outfits which denote a certain era or outlook. Then there are the sartorial choices that...

In Shirt Supply

There are clothes that suggest a culture, or a region of the country. There are outfits which denote a certain era or outlook. Then there are the sartorial choices that...