Buckle Up, a Storm's a'Comin' Buck's Soft Serve, Woodstock September 2026 Does a soft serve ice cream place deserve a spot on the CTMQ Homemade Ice Cream Trail? No. Not at all. "Making" soft serve is very different from our creameries that make their own real ice cream. And yet... Here we are. Deep, and … [Read more...]
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Derby: Complete!
Derby: Complete! Roseland Apizza Here is the CTMQ Guide to Derby with my list and stories about everything I’ve done there! After a decade of writing CTMQ, I decided to try to “complete” towns. In that decade of traveling and writing, I had already done a lot of stuff in many of our towns already. However, … [Read more...]
Bank and Bridge Brewing (Closed)
The Bank and Bridge Loan Apparently Failed Bank and Bridge Brewing, Groton November 2022 The brewery closed in July 2025. Man, what a great idea opening a beautiful destination brewery in Mystic. The crowds of tourists! With money to spend! Man, what a terrible idea... opening a large brewery in Mystic. … [Read more...]
Israel: Gveenah
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...]
Transcend Beer Crafters
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...]
Vue Brewing Company
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...]
ChoccoDiva
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...]
Ecuador: La Toquilla
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...]
Lobster, Shrimp, and Scallop Ponsinella at Roseland Apizza
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...]
Nigeria: Naija
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...]
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