Tag Archives: East Rock

Saucy

Brisket Sandwich and Cajun Fries at Bull & Swine

“One thing I’ve learned is that everyone has a lot of opinions about barbecue,” Paul Cordero says. Cordero is the culinary director for Goatville Restaurant Group, which owns Oak Haven Table & Bar and, a couple of blocks away, the months-old barbecue joint Bull & Swine. “The next thing I learned,” he says, sitting by […]

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M&M

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The basement of 285 Nicoll Street is crammed with a hodgepodge of industrial machinery. High above is a harsh canopy of wires, girders and pipes. Large fish-eyed lights hang overhead, barely (more…)

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Think ’Fast

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes at The Pantry

Lenny Fritz opened The Pantry in 1987 with every intention of starting a full-blown food op: breakfast, lunch, dinner, catering. But as the work days got longer, he cut out the dinner. As family obligations became more consuming, he (more…)

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Peace and Riot

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A photo essay. A firework explosion is loud and quick. But a photo of a firework explosion can be quiet and still (more…)

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PH Balance

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There’s at least one “Electric Chair” still active in New Haven, but it’s not an agent of capital punishment. It’s an agent of physical improvement. (more…)

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Top Drawer

Michael Sloan

“He’s my alter-ego. He has his head in the clouds. He likes to travel. He appears in places that I love and have lived in: Hong Kong, Paris, New York. I miss them. So when I’m working on a drawing or painting like that, it allows me to go to that place for a while, […]

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This Week in New Haven (April 4 – 10)

Spring Rain (2016) by Amy Arledge

Don’t space out, or you’ll miss some great chances to space out this week, from a big show at The Space to a visit with a spaceman.  (more…)

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See-Food

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“You eat with your eyes first,” chefs on TV like to say. As a metaphor, it seems basically right, though it doesn’t quite square with the fact that your nose often beats your eyes to the punch.  (more…)

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Mind the Gaps

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Under two hours away, Manhattan is a titan. (more…)

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Friends in Knead

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Henna covering her hands like gloves, Marissa Gandelman had just returned from Kurukshetra, India. Recovering from the 10.5-hour time difference, her jet lag lingered, but talking with me about her massage therapy (more…)

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