Italian street food may be the inspiration at VIA Gastrobar, but Instagram is the theme. Influencer bait is visible from every table: a black and white mural of a grrrl fiercely eating her spaghetti, an Italian ice cart/graffiti installation, a plant wall emblazoned with “Cocktails & Dreams” in slinky neon. Social media savvy extends to […]
Tag Archives: drink
Miracle on Chapel Street
All things, even ancient and enduring ones, eventually perish. Old Heidelberg, the city’s oldest restaurant and bar when it closed in 1991 after an astonishing 234 years, was one more piece of evidence to the point. Now, somehow, it is not. (more…)
Young Wine
Summer ease was on Stappa Vineyard’s menu last Saturday even as Hurricane Henri loomed offshore. (more…)
Late to the Party
Not long after it debuted in late 2018, Te Amo Tequila began attracting big, boisterous dinner and drinks crowds on the regular (more…)
Spa Night
At Anchor Spa yesterday, a chilled-out reggae playlist became richer as the evening did. (more…)
Market Outlook
Romeo and Cesare’s Gourmet Shoppe, one of a few beloved neighborhood markets on upper Orange Street, was an East Rock institution for over 30 years. Neighbors were sad to see it go. But when word spread that (more…)
Coming Back
When I arrived a little after 4:30 p.m. yesterday, rows of CRT monitors were flashing, and Journey’s “Any Way You Want It” was blasting, and, as Barcade reopened its doors to declare that it had survived its latest boss fight with the pandemic, it (more…)
Berried Treasure
With a berry from South America and a bowl from California by way of Hawaii, Nutmeggers Jonathan Bone and Justin McLaughlin have built their business, Life Bowls, by wedding healthy ingredients in flavorful combinations. Their logo is a simple bowl and spoon, but what’s in Life Bowls’ bowls may surprise you. The main attraction is […]
Delicacy, and Delicacies
Tucked into little bird’s nest pastries and featured in authentic Damascan-style ice cream, pistachios are a key ingredient at the new Pistachio Café in Westville. (more…)
Heaven Can Wait
What happens to a dream deferred? In the case of The Devil’s Diet, which identifies as a dessert bar but goes well beyond that, it returns (more…)
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