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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Connecticut Food Tour of the World

February 6, 2013 by Steve 20 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Ethnic Restaurants, Food Tour of the World, restaurants

Westfield Falls

February 1, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Justin Coleman Photography, Middletown, Waterfalls

246. Hartford History Center & ArtWalk

January 30, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

ArtKayak Hartford Public Library, Hartford (Google Maps location) January 8, 2013 I have a few pages that concern libraries here on CTMQ. More than a few, actually. Not all are about those which contain museums or museum-like places either. I’ll let you poke around and find others if you’re interested. Ah, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Free Museums, Hartford, Libraries, Not Really a Museum Museum, Town History

CTMQ Dubious Claims List

January 22, 2013 by Steve 10 Comments

Really? Come on now. CTMQ Dubious Claims List I should have started this page years ago. After all, I’ve come across several claims about things in Connecticut being the first or oldest or largest or some other superlative that have struck me as dubious at best. Some of these bold claims I love to seek out and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT

Site of Stephen A. Douglas Speech

January 21, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

A Slightly Less Annoying Stephen A. Site of Stephen A. Douglas Campaign Speech Main and Pearl, northwest corner, Hartford Here on CTMQ, I only feature the more random and esoteric plaques and stuff around the state. (Otherwise, I’d go insane – and besides, other existing resources catalog this stuff really well.) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Hartford, Monuments and Plaques

Beatrice Fox Auerbach House

January 19, 2013 by Steve

Foxy Lady Beatrice Fox Auerbach House, Hartford September 13, 2012 All Things Auer Farm My page about City Steam Brewery, which is in a beautiful part of the old G. Fox Department store Many people write blogs as a means of getting free crap. Mommy bloggers (apparently) love free yogurt and laundry … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: famous people houses, Hartford

Site of World’s First Pay Phone

January 13, 2013 by Steve 7 Comments

I'm Writing This on my Phone Site of First Pay Phone in US, Hartford Southeast Corner of Main and State Streets I'm at a payphone trying to call home All of my change I spent on you Where have the times gone Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two? Really Maroon 5? You're at a pay phone? In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Superlatives Tagged With: Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hartford

City Steam Brewery Cafe

January 11, 2013 by Steve

I Could Go For A Steam City Steam Brewery Café, Hartford Several Visits over the years City Steam closed in March 2024. [*What follows is a somewhat long, but fascinating (to me) history of the building and all things steam in downtown Hartford. So here’s the elevator conversation about City steam: Really cool … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink Tagged With: Breweries, Brewpubs, City Steam Brewery, Cool Architecture, Hartford

Arethusa Farm Dairy

January 10, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Haute Culture Arethusa Farm Dairy, Litchfield July 21, 2012 Stop. Read that title again. I have a ton of clever title puns on this site and every once in a while I like to give myself a little pat on the back. This is one of those times. I have three separate Arethusa pages - one for the farm itself, one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Arethusa, CT Cheese Trail, Litchfield

Arethusa Dairy Store

January 9, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

Are Thu Seriousa? Ice Cream and Milk at Arethusa Farm Dairy, Bantam July 21, 2012 Since we are we, and we are CTMQ, and by we I mean me with my compliant family, we visited the almost eerily clean Arethusa Farm about 5 miles away before coming here, to the retail store, to enjoy the end products. If you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Arethusa, Calvin, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Damian, Hoang, Litchfield

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