Super Stupor? 306 Black Rock Tpke Fairfield, CT Cost: I forget, but it was something like 4 bucks for a New Englander Hot Dog It bears repeating - and will be repeated again - I am not a meat eater. I hadn't eaten a beef/pork hot dog for about 10 years before beginning this list of Roadfood's best, um, road food … [Read more...]
*Pancakes at Gail’s… Sort of
Pattycake Pattycake, Baker Steve Gail's on the Common, Ridgefield My Kitchen 2016 Update: This seems like a wholly unnecessary "update," but here goes. As you'll read, Gail's on the Common was closed before the book that contained the list I completed was published. The owner kept a sister restaurant (which had … [Read more...]
Doughnuts at Tastease
Tasteasy Like Every Morning Tastease, 70 New Park Ave, Hartford 2016 Update: Tastease was for sale. Then it wasn't. Then it was closing. Then it wasn't. Then it went through that whole cycle again. And again. Finally, after years of threatening to do so, in March 2016 Tony and Susan sold Tastease. They … [Read more...]
*Truffle at Bridgewater Chocolates
A Truffle not to be Trifled With Bridgewater Chocolates, Bridgewater (Brookfield and W Hartford retail stores) Cost: Prices vary, see website below *National best I found out the coolest thing this year; our year of frugality. The traditional sixth wedding anniversary gift is something steel and the modern … [Read more...]
Hot Dogs at Capitol Lunch
Delicious with a "Capitol" D Capitol Lunch, 510 Main St., New Britain Cost: $1.60 per dog with everything Michael Stern, the food critic who wrote the book that has compelled me to eat certain "must eat" things around the state, sure loves hot dogs. Cripes, of the 40 or so things to eat in Connecticut alone, … [Read more...]
Roadfood’s “Eat Before You Die” List
Shortened from the 500 across the nation, this is Connecticut's 62 Things to Eat Before it's too Late (with some overlap elsewhere on CTMQ). Michael and Jane Stern are noted foodies and in their latest book, they list the best, relatively affordable stuff people may not know about - what they deem "Roadfood." WAY too … [Read more...]
*Dirt Bombs at Bantam Bread Co.
Bombs Over Ban-Tammmm! Bantam Bread Company, Bantam Cost: $1.00* per dirt bomb (in 2009) [2013: $1.50 in 2013. Which is the year I’m writing this sentence. I’ve bought dirt bombs (and other breadstuffs) from BBC many, many times since this inaugural visit below. In fact, every time I go anywhwere west of the … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 2
Section 2: Higby Hollow... Hollow Head Country Club Road Trailhead - Route 66 Crossing (Middlefield), 4.4 Miles July 11, 2008 I'd really like to not spend too much time on what I must spend some time on. Intrigued? You shouldn't be. As your intrepid Connecticut 400(825) reporter, I simply must describe the … [Read more...]
*Pizza at Frank Pepe’s
How Long Would You Wait? The Original Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, New Haven December 29, 2007 [Note: Pepe's is part of the 500 Thing to Eat Before it's Too Late and is ranked as THE "National Best" pizza. This report was filed before the book came out.] The Impossible Dream... We did it. We successfully … [Read more...]
Birthplace of the Hamburger
America's First Coronary Disease Louis' Lunch, New Haven 2016 Update: This page was written before I embarked on the odyssey to eat the entire Roadfood list. It was written because Louis' Lunch is an important Connecticut icon in and of itself. It was also written in 2007 when I was much younger and … [Read more...]
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