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Israel: Gveenah

January 16, 2026 by Steve 1 Comment

Who Cut the Gveenah? CT Food Tour of the World at Gveenah, West Hartford December 2025 I'm going to drop some West Hartford blasphemy: I've never really liked Black Bamboo that much. I like Black Bamboo's commitment to vegetarianism and by all accounts they are a good business, but I just don't understand the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Food Tour of the World, israel, West Hartford

Transcend Beer Crafters

January 9, 2026 by Steve 4 Comments

Translucence at Transcend? Transcendent! Transcend Beer Crafters, Plainville December 2025 Lots of people love what Transcend is famous for. I would go so far as to say that Transcend is probably good at what they are famous for doing. I have strong opinions on this thing that they do, but they are just that: my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Plainville

Vue Brewing Company

December 19, 2025 by Steve 2 Comments

HalleVuejah Vue Brewing Company, Southington November 2025 Do you know what smudging is? I don't believe in the practice, but... Smudging is an ancient spiritual practice, prominent in many Indigenous cultures, involving burning sacred herbs like sage or sweetgrass to cleanse spaces, objects, or people of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Southington

ChoccoDiva

December 12, 2025 by Steve Leave a Comment

Brigadeiro Braggadocio ChoccoDiva, West Hartford November 2025 What a gift to have a new entry onto the CTMQ Connecticut Chocolate Trail in my hometown! It's nearby and it's delicious! It's also expensive as all get out, but the work that goes into these unique treats justifies that. Or so I'm told. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: CT Chocolate Trail, West Hartford

Ecuador: La Toquilla

December 5, 2025 by Steve 1 Comment

Time to Toq Up CT Food Tour of the World at La Toquilla, Manchester May 2024 I have written many times on this here website that I have no business writing about food. And I really have no business writing about foods and cultures from countries and peoples I know nothing about. Yet here I am again, at La … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: ecuador, Food Tour of the World, Manchester

Lobster, Shrimp, and Scallop Ponsinella at Roseland Apizza

November 21, 2025 by Steve 1 Comment

High Roller Derby Lobster, Shrimp, and Scallop Ponsinella at Roseland Apizza, Derby November 2024 While this isn't the Shrimp Oreganato Pizza that Roadfood included on the list I've been eating my way through, it's close enough. If you happened on this page from that list, deal with it. Sometimes you just gotta … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Damian, derby, Pizza, unique restaurants and/or food

Nigeria: Naija

February 21, 2025 by Steve 1 Comment

Taking a Poundo on the Chin-Chin CT Food Tour of the World at Naija, Newington November 2024 Straight up, this will be a difficult page to write. I cannot find a single review of this restaurant. No explanations, no experiences... nothing to help guide me. Sure, I ate there and know the names of most of what I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Ethnic Restaurants, Food Tour of the World, gray hair gang, Newington, nigeria

Triple Raven Brewing

February 14, 2025 by Steve 1 Comment

Once Upon a Midnight Dreary, While I Pondered, Weak and Weary Triple Raven Brewing, Thompson November 2024 In the few years before the COVID-19 pandemic, breweries were popping up everywhere. It became a bit of a joke to say that every town in Connecticut was getting a brewery. For a while there, that seemed to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Thompson

Powdermen Spirits Company

January 30, 2025 by Steve Leave a Comment

Pow! Right in the Kisser! Powdermen Spirits Company, Simsbury January 2025 Wow. Kapow. What a wild journey to get to Powdermen Spirits to be able to properly write this page. It's entirely embarrassing on my part. I know this. But when you're the guy doing the thing where you go and do and then write about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Distilleries, Food & Drink Tagged With: Simsbury

Thimble Island Old Saybrook Brewpub (Closed)

January 18, 2025 by Steve 1 Comment

A Thimble of Time Thimble Island Brewpub, Old Saybrook This Thimble Island location closed in January 2025. I never visited. It's tough out there, folks. While the flagship Thimble Island Brewery is still open in an office park in Branford, this attempt at a second location in Old Saybrook lasted only nine … [Read more...]

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