There’s nothing fancy about Corso’s Deli & Subs. Located in a squat mini mall on Route 1 in West Haven, the humble bones of the place—brick-red floor tiles gridded with dark grout, cement-block walls painted mostly white, old cases finished in mismatched faux wood, a letterboard menu filled with staples and classics—look like they haven’t […]
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Natural Selection
Being natural is messy. B-Natural eats clean. The restaurant offers bowls, sandwiches, wraps, salads, smoothies, juices and all-day breakfast, with an open kitchen in back where, during a recent visit, made-to-order components sizzled and simmered. As I placed my order, the cafe’s calm, cool playlist shifted to a smooth Latin cover of Madonna’s “Like A […]
Shifting Sandwiches
There’s a classic scene in the Oscar-winning 1963 film Tom Jones in which the titular “adopted bastard,” played by Albert Finney, enjoys a succulent meal with actress Joyce Redman that’s clearly not focused on what they’re eating. I was recently reminded of that moment while surreptitiously taking in a young couple enjoying lunch at Meat […]
Roll Model
I don’t remember how I heard about Del Monaco’s Italian Market, which turns 32 in February, but I know how I found it: quirky and unpretentious, set across from Nathan Hale School in quiet Morris Cove, attached at the hip to a small home. Just inside were a few tables and a woman who looked […]
Best of Three
If we have a Little Italy, it’s on Wooster Street. If we have a Little East, it’s on Chapel and Howe (more…)
Sub Hero
A cartoon pig, blinged out and blazed up, gazes out from below the counter inside the new (more…)
Lunch Specialist
At first glance, the lunch menu at Zoi’s looks like your standard fare: sandwiches, salads, a side of fries. (more…)
Key Ingredients
A night of rain means cafe chairs, still wet and glistening, are stacked outside Scratch Baking on the Milford Green. But inside, the bakery’s butcher block tables are filling as a 9 a.m. lull gives way to a morning rush (more…)
Cup and Up
Don’t let the name fool you: Fussy Coffee offers much more than a typical coffeehouse. But let’s start with the headliner. (more…)
The Bready Bunch
Bread and chocolate—what more could you need? Bread & Chocolate, a modest storefront on Whitney Avenue in Hamden, celebrates the combination of these two essential food groups, as well as the union of another duo (more…)
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