Hootchy Cootchy Connecticut Distilleries & Spirits Producers I am not a big booze drinker. I go months on end without touching hard alcohol. But... here we are, on my page listing all of Connecticut's distilleries and spirits producers. Granted, there aren't that many and of those, very few actually have a … [Read more...]
Thimble Island Brewery & Brewpub (Closed)
Thimble Island Brewing Company, now Brewpub, Branford The brewery/brewpub closed at the end of May 2025. Thimble Island has grown quite a bit since my initial visit in early 2013. They've changed locations and expanded to become a vastly larger brewery. Which... is what a lot of successful businesses do. And so, … [Read more...]
Fitch Claremont Vineyard B&B (Closed)
Hi. I’m in Bozrah. Fitch Claremont Vineyard and B&B June 2011 The Bed & Breakfast ceased operations in 2020. I’m doing it. I’m really doing it! I’m writing a page about something in Bozrah! I started this website in September 2006 and it’s now March 2013. In those six and a half years, Bozrah has come … [Read more...]
Daniel’s Dairy Downtown (Closed)
I’d like a Double D Cup Ice Cream and Milk at Daniel’s Dairy Downtown, New London September 1, 2012 2019 Update: Daniel’s Dairy Downtown has closed. It’s sister shop, Michael’s on the Mitchell College Campus is still open in 2019, but no longer serves Connecticut made ice cream. But I'll keep this page for … [Read more...]
Paradise Hills Vineyard
Take Me Down to Paradise Hillin’, Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Swillin’ Paradise Hills Vineyards August 6, 2011 When I was cleaning up my Connecticut winery entries recently, as I’m coming to the end of the trail so to speak – 2 final visits in 2013 will bring me up to having visited every single … [Read more...]
Arrigoni Winery
Don't They Know How Much People Hate the Arrigoni Bridge? Arrigoni Winery, Portland October 20, 2012 I forget exactly when I learned of Arrigoni, Connecticut's newest winery (as of late 2012), but I remember thinking, really? A winery in Portland? Hm. We have enjoyed plenty of wines from the Portland... … [Read more...]
Brunn Barn Museum
Don’t Eat the Brown Acid… Or Anything Else Brown Woodstock (Google Maps location) September 2012 Some readers are probably aware of my dislike for Connecticut's town fairs. I can report that my dislike has morphed into more curiosity than anything. Like, why do people love these things? Is it anything more than … [Read more...]
NPR Appearances
Radio Goo-Goo, Radio Ga-Ga I just want to have these in one place. Maybe someday I'll listen to myself on the radio. Blergh. Colin McEnroe Show, "Connecticut Curiosities and Hidden Treasures", 11/18/2010 Where We Live, "Connecticut Eccentricities," 8/15/2012 Where We Live, "Connecticut Eccentricities … [Read more...]
Connecticut Food Tour of the World
The Most Difficult and Delicious Section of CTMQ CTMQ Ethnic Food/Restaurant Tour Skip the intro and go straight to the list! Here’s something you may not know: writing about food is very, very difficult for me. I can’t do it very well at all, but at least I’m friends with a few quality food writers. As I … [Read more...]
Westfield Falls
Ironically, the West Field of Vision is Awful Westfield Falls, Middletown January 26, 2012 It’s been a while since I’ve written a waterfall page. This is one of those categories that I’m never too sure how much people want to read beyond, “Is it worth my time and effort and if it is, where is it?” Fair enough. … [Read more...]
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