Pace yourself. Drink plenty of water. Between a cocktail event Tuesday, an extensive wine tasting Thursday, a BYO all-night rager blurring Friday with Saturday and a Super Bowl on (more…)
A Look Before We Leap
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? That opening question of the nostalgia-riddled Scottish folk song “Auld Lang Syne,” (more…)
This Week in New Haven (October 14 – 20)
Music, astronomy, theater, charity, food, empowerment, visual arts and film, in that order, sate the senses and engage the intellect this week, reminding us why New Haven is such a lively place to live. (more…)
Lord of the Fries
One look at the cute angular cartons heaping with glistening, golden-brown “frites” (Belgian-style fries) or the Grilled Fluffernutter with Bacon sandwiches in the hands of blissful customers, and it’s clear that the motto on the side of the Fryborg food truck, “Resistance is futile,” is more than a good Star Trek reference. The guy behind […]
Flower Chords
This weekend, an excellent place to find New Haven-based music acts is 20 miles out of town at the Meriden Daffodil Festival. New Haven has long been known for its thriving original music scene, particularly in the pop and rock realms. The city once had its own festivals which took advantage of all that creativity […]
Your Hoppy Place
Dried Woodruff. Heather Tips. Flaked Rye. Gypsum. Iris Moss. Amarillo. These may sound like things you’d find bubbling in a witch’s cauldron. In fact, they’re just a few examples of the wide range of ingredients, amidst (more…)
Off the Chain
When you step up to the counter at Shake Shack to order an Elm City Coffee Break “concrete,” you’re not just ordering a cup full of creamy vanilla frozen custard with bits of coffee cake, marshmallow sauce and pecan-shortbread cookies, all whirled together in a high-tech blender; you’re also ordering a donation to Solar Youth, […]
Port of Fall
Recently at the Upper State Farm Market (USFM), a newcomer debuted at the Bethany-based Simon’s Greenhouse table, creating quite a stir among market-goers and resulting in a sold-out appearance. It turns out this warmly welcomed celebrity was no stranger to farmer/“jobber” (a term for one who shops local farms, picking out the best produce to […]
Soup Upped
After years spent roasting, chopping and simmering in rented kitchen spaces and ladling on-the-go from a silver truck, Jessica Hazen, a.k.a. The Soup Girl, knew that opening a storefront was the next step. (more…)