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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Salem Valley Farms

August 2, 2011 by Steve 1 Comment

Ah-Salem `A-Makum My Ice Cream Salem Valley Farms, Salem July 16, 2011 I know I’m the king of clever title puns, but c’mon, this one is extra special good. Just like the ice cream down in Salem, right at the end of the current Route 11. You see what I did there? Geeze, it’s almost like I’m a real professional … [Read more...]

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

158 Pt 2. Stepping Stones Revisit

July 26, 2011 by Steve 2 Comments

Stepping Stones Museum For Children Redux June 25, 2011 I’ve visited several museums more than once – usually for my son and almost always near my house. But I’ve never written a separate page about a revisit. (I’ve been challenged by readers over the years to revisit places when they have new exhibitions or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Calvin, Children's Museums, Damian, Hoang, Norwalk

Sweet Claude’s

July 25, 2011 by Steve 4 Comments

I Clawed My Way Over You for Ice Cream Sweet Claude’s, Cheshire June 25, 2011 I can’t remember where I read a blurb about Sweet Claude’s, but it was pretty much at the same time I decided to seek out Connecticut’s homemade ice cream spots. I read it was great and that the ice cream was made on-premises and bam! It … [Read more...]

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

Brown Cow Café at Ekonk Turkey Farm

July 23, 2011 by Steve 3 Comments

Ekonk! If You Love Ice Cream Brown Cow Café at Ekonk Turkey Farm, Sterling March 19, 2011 All you can eat FREE HOMEMADE ICE CREAM SUNDAES? Corny food bloggers would say, "Yes please!" CTMQ says, well, I can't type the expletives here but there were some excited ones. Especially since Hoang was about 9 months … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Animals, Birds, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Damian, Farms, Hoang, Sterling

Rich Farm Ice Cream

July 21, 2011 by Steve 5 Comments

You Don't Have to be Rich, To be my Swirl Rich Farm Ice Cream, Oxford November 2010 Other locations have opened in Bristol, Middlefield... and Placentia, California! As I was happily going along eating up delicious ice cream listed as “the best” by Jane and Michael Stern in their Roadfood book, I kept getting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Damian, Farms, Hoang, Oxford

The Cambridge House Brew Pub

July 18, 2011 by Steve 4 Comments

The Best Reason to go to Granby? Cambridge House Brewpub, Granby Several Visits over the years It makes no sense that I’m finding this page difficult to write. You’d think that a place I’ve been to ten times over the years would be easy to write about. But it’s not. And I don’t know why. One reason it’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink Tagged With: Brewpubs, Cambridge House, Granby

SoNo Brewhouse (Closed)

July 17, 2011 by Steve Leave a Comment

So, No They Don’t Brew Beer Here SoNo Brewhouse, South Norwalk Multiple Visits SoNo Brewhouse closed in 2014. I have a love-hate relationship with the SoNo Brewhouse. First I’ll divulge what I hate: I hate the fact that it bills itself a “brewhouse” but doesn’t actually brew any beer. This is especially … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Calvin, Closed/Gone/Former, Damian, Historic Restaurants and Bars, Hoang, Norwalk, restaurants

Griffin Farmstead

July 16, 2011 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Wonder What Gryphon Milk is Like Griffin Farmstead, East Granby June 4, 2011 Talk about confusing. The one thing I’m sure of is that this place is indeed called Griffin Farmstead. And I know the retail area is on Copper Hill Road across from the Griffin Road intersection. And I assume that Griffin Road is named … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Animals, CT Cheese Trail, Damian, East Granby, Farms

Traveler Food and Books

July 15, 2011 by Steve 3 Comments

Cripes, I Barely Had Time to Read the Menu Traveler Food and Books, Union June 2011 I've removed most of this original page's text and pictures. I revisited The Traveler a decade later to celebration my "completion" of Union. I'm keeping this page for the Yankee Magazine excerpt and not much else. Here’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: restaurants, Union, unique restaurants and/or food

Clam Chowder at Flanders Fish Market

July 14, 2011 by Steve Leave a Comment

East Lyme is Not EaSlime Clam Chowder at Flanders Fish Market East Lyme A word about my title: When I was in college, a friend dated a girl from East Lyme. Not being familiar at the time with Connecticut town identities and stereotypes, I picked up on other friends from nearby towns busting on her with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: East Lyme, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

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