As far as I’m concerned, any place with meat loaf on the menu is worth a look. Institutional investment in a meal as simple and satisfying as a good, hand-formed block of baked beef bespeaks the kind of joint that …
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Short and Sweet
Did you know that humans have been tapping sugar maples to make syrup for at least 8,000 years? Or that sap is 98% water? …
Feel Free
It’s a good bet you know someone seeking freedom from gluten, the near-ubiquitous and for some of us gastrointestinally distressing protein found in popular grains. …
Tight Ship
Docked on the eastern bank of its namesake, tucked behind an ear of the Grand Avenue Bridge, the Q River Grill, hard-opened in January, is a commercial island in a residential neighborhood, a place you’re only likely to find …
Bar Bet
Despite its Modernist credentials, colorful horse-and-jockey murals and promise of a unique experience, Sports Haven is a place New Haveners tend to avoid. Punctuating the stark commercial zone rounding the top of New Haven Harbor, our local off-track betting …
Soft Spot
Though really good ice cream isn’t as synonymous with New Haven as really good pizza, premium cream is still easy to find. Arethusa on Chapel Street and Ashley’s on York dish out some serious scoops, and just over the line …
Tibetan Temple
Even if you can’t locate Tibet on a map, you might be able to guess from the food at Tibetan Kitchen that the territory—officially an “autonomous region of China,” though there are plenty who dispute it—is situated between New …
Barfly on the Wall
Sheppard’s Tavern in Guilford (map) is a place of spoken rules and unspoken corollaries. …
Gifts from Below
It was the day before Thanksgiving, and the basement of the Episcopal Church of St. Paul & St. James, a.k.a. the Olive Street Pantry, was buzzing. …
Super Bowls
I was extra hungry the other night, so I went to a place that seemed like it could satisfy whatever craving struck: Natural Kitchen in downtown Milford, where signature and customizable poké concoctions come in rice bowl, salad and “burrito” …
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