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Big Drink

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Though the Manhattan has been a bar staple for well over a century, its origins remain cloudy. One popular legend is that it was invented in the 1870s at New York City’s Manhattan Club for a party hosted by Jennie …

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This Week in New Haven (October 4 – 10)

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Experimental jazz fills more than one indoor space while outdoor harbingers of Halloween benefit from eerily pleasant weather. …

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Drinking It In

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Bees love it when lavender shrubs bloom each spring, but the Lavender Fields cocktail, a House of Naan original, attracts buzzing bees like me all year. …

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Home for the Holiday

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This New Year’s Eve, many of us will be drinking at home…

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Sense of Occasion

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Talk about an adjustment. …

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Dining Out

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In a climate that drives us indoors most days of the year, it’s a special pleasure to dine and drink al fresco, literally “in the cool,” though we haven’t felt a chill in weeks. As city sidewalks heat up, cafe …

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This Week in New Haven (May 7 – 13)

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Five photographers, two Walkers, three playwrights, three traditions, two music legends and countless flowers are blooming this week in New Haven. …

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This Week in New Haven (November 6 – 12)

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Democracy and war come to the front this week, as do food, theater and vinyl records. …

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This Week in New Haven (December 26 – January 1)

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In the week between Christmas and New Year’s, all’s quiet—unless it isn’t. …

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Spring Mix

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Springtime—when what came in like a lion and went out like a lamb gives way to showers and flowers. When the sun shines longer and the wind blows warmer and color returns. And most importantly: when skinkers across the Elm …

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