For our vacation this week, we’re traveling back to some favorite recent stories, including this grounded flight experience. …
’Go-To
When I first moved to New Haven and a bartender recommended the Owenego, I thought he and his Irish accent were having fun at my expense. …
Merry Time
There’s a bar I’ve really fallen for. She’s beautiful, confident and an expert in her field. Though Michelin guides tend to give me a terrible case of the eye rolls, I’ve always secretly appreciated their 3-star standard: “exceptional cuisine, worth …
Airport Bar
There’s a handsome and desolate stretch of road between downtown Stratford and its coastal neighborhood of Lordship. It’s bounded on either side by protected wetlands and runways for the largely forgotten Sikorsky Memorial Airport. And though untold airfields have similar …
Sip ’n’ Slide
Good places to drink usually give you something to set your eyes on—an interesting crowd or a view of the water. They also tend to privilege conversation—a quiet booth to catch up with an old friend, the comforting din of …
Dual Respect
The Quail & Ale in Derby contains more than a few seeming contradictions. I’d be tempted to call it confusing if I didn’t like just about everything it’s doing. …
Chester Bump
I try not to fall too hard for tourist towns. Even the good ones can leave me feeling a little used or hoodwinked, with that slightly sour “…and all I got was this lousy t-shirt” aftertaste. I try…