Damian Clarke and Taneisha Young, the married owners of takeout spot Jammin Jamaican Cuisine, credit hard work, friends, family, neighbors, community and God with their success. But it all started with their cooking (more…)
Tag Archives: Heather Jessen
Salvage Mission
As cofounder and board chair Lisa Spetrini guided me through the racks, bins, shelves, cubbies and jars of artsy, craftable salvage in North Haven’s EcoWorks—“Connecticut’s only Creative Reuse Center”—I thought of all the creative people I know and wondered, Do they know about this place? Up front, the store’s “ReBoutique” sells creations from local artists […]
Supply Lines
You can’t help feeling prepared at the main entrance to the Branford Supply Pond and Pisgah Brook Preserves (more…)
Pop Art
As popsicle weather blazes forth, Victoria DeCristofaro, owner of PopCentric Gourmet Ice Pops, has options—35 or so at any given time, from a repertoire of about 70 total. In her cheery North Haven shop, freezers display both vegan (fruit-based) and “creamy” (dairy-based) popsicles for $4 a pop. Customer favorites including Cookies and Cream, Coconut Avocado […]
Sales Outlet
On a sunny Saturday morning, three reasons to attend the weekly Bethany Lions Club Flea Market quickly became apparent: the buying, the selling and the chatting. (more…)
Curation Story
At the southwest corner of State and Edwards, the words “Flynn’s Grocery / Specialty Foods,” printed on the window, might get lost in what’s behind or before them, but you can’t miss the black and white-striped awning around the corner or the red doors and blue mini moped beneath. Inside, a hot air balloon motif, […]
Fast Breaks
We hardly need research—although it’s out there—to know that spending time in nature is good for us. In Hamden, I’ve found that source of goodness in unexpectedly convenient places, the kind you can pop into and out of while running errands. On the Hamden Land Conservation Trust’s Servoss/Mather Kettle Property, trailheads near Dawes and Mather […]
Cream Vacation
At Milford’s Walnut Beach Creamery, colorful signage outside and tubs of artisanal ice cream inside made good counterpoints to a drizzly day. As friendly staff gave samples to the three teen taste testers accompanying me, a line quickly formed behind us. Although sundaes, banana splits and milk shakes were all on offer, we chose simple […]
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