Delicious with a "Capitol" D Capitol Lunch, New Britain Michael Stern, the food critic who wrote the book that has compelled me to eat certain "must eat" things around the state, sure loves hot dogs. Cripes, of the 60 or so things to eat in Connecticut alone, SIXTEEN of them are gosh darn hot dogs! He … [Read more...]
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Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods
Food, Glorious Food! CT's Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Food It’s completely ridiculous how much time and effort I’ve put into creating this page. I won't burden you with my woes, but suffice it to say that this has been 15 years in the making. There's a lot here, and restaurants are always opening and … [Read more...]
*Dirt Bombs at Bantam Bread Co.
Bombs Over Ban-Tammmm! Bantam Bread Company, Bantam Cost: $1.00* per dirt bomb (in 2009) [2013: $1.50 in 2013. Which is the year I’m writing this sentence. I’ve bought dirt bombs (and other breadstuffs) from BBC many, many times since this inaugural visit below. In fact, every time I go anywhwere west of the … [Read more...]
Ice Cream at We-Li-Kit
We-Lik-Everything-But-The-Name We-Li-Kit, Pomfret May 2009 2016 Update: This place still rules. It's still cheaper than other top-end Connecticut ice cream joints and it's still fresh, homemade, and delicious. They also sell beef and maple syrup, as this is a true farmstand. This page was written before I started … [Read more...]
Red Potato & Pickle Pizzas at Willington Pizza
You Say Potato, I Say Delicious Willington Pizza House, Willington Multiple visits Way back in the 1990's, some college or college-age students used to do a thing called "dating." This was before online social media and smartphone apps made such a quaint practice obsolete among that demographic. And if you went … [Read more...]
The Best Free Cheesecake (Closed)
Two Words: Free. Cheesecake David Glass Factory, Bloomfield/South Windsor November 8, 2008 (Plus many more). [Sad Update 2010: Desserts by David Glass is closed. I guess the writing was sort of on the wall as you read below.] [Happy Update 2011: They're back! And they've moved over to South Windsor and … [Read more...]
Pizza at Frank Pepe’s
How Long Would You Wait? The Original Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, New Haven December 2007 Note: Pepe's is part of the Roadfood 500 Thing to Eat Before it's Too Late and is ranked as THE "National Best" pizza. This page was written well before the book came out. It was also written before Pepe’s expanded, as … [Read more...]
Richter’s Cafe (Closed)
The Real "History of the New Haven Bar" Bar Richter's Cafe, New Haven July 21, 2007 Richter's closed June 25, 2011 but has been reopened under a different name and ownership since. After a full day of traipsing around New Haven, taking in several museums and more, friend of CTMQ RobC and I finished up at the … [Read more...]
Hamburger Sandwich at Louis’ Lunch
America's First Coronary Disease Louis' Lunch, New Haven 2016 Update: This page was written before I embarked on the odyssey to eat the entire Roadfood list. It was written because Louis' Lunch is an important Connecticut icon in and of itself. It was also written in 2007 when I was much younger and … [Read more...]
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