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CT Homemade Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails

Chocolate Geeks

April 1, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Shot! Shot! Shot! Chocolate Geeks (Formerly Truffle Shots), Essex Feburary 2020 Here we are. Back in Essex. Connecticut's "cutest town." Our "quaintest village." And, of course, "Quintessential Connecticut." Poor Essex, always having to live up to these expectations year after year. And somehow it does … [Read more...]

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Lost Ruby Farm

January 4, 2021 by Steve 2 Comments

Ruby Saturday Lost Ruby Farm, Norfolk April 2014 A few days after my younger son's third birthday, I took him and his brother out to the polar vortex of Connecticut. As my gift to him. A hike through Campbell Falls State Park to check out one of our state's finest waterfalls (that happens to be in Massachusetts), … [Read more...]

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Isabelle et Vincent

July 31, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Oui, Oui, Oui All the Way Home Isabelle et Vincent, Fairfield April 2020 I have been known to bore people with the following story about our trip to France in 2004: A cheap baguette from a random little shop in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere in France is better than a baguette from any American high-end … [Read more...]

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Le Rouge Chocolates by Aarti

June 25, 2020 by Steve 3 Comments

Pure Aarti Le Rouge Chocolates, Westport February, 2020 Check this out: The owner and chocolatier at Le Rouge Chocolates is named Aarti Khosla. She specializes in making high-end chocolates and cakes with hand-painted artistic flourishes. Her little shop is in Westport. And Westport? Arguably Connecticut's … [Read more...]

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Cromwell Creamery

September 27, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Crom-om-nom-om Cromwell Creamery, Cromwell July 2019 This page contains a terrifying picture of me below. It was taken by my eight-year-old son after eight exhausting hours at Portland’s Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park. My eyes are closed and I’m about to eat a massively over-portioned ice cream … [Read more...]

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J. Foster Ice Cream

July 16, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Fostering Larger Waistlines J. Foster Ice Cream, Avon May 2019 The Simsbury location closed in October 2020. It’s a bit weird to me to write about something I’ve been to a dozen times already over the course of the last decade. Such is the case with J. Foster Ice Cream in Avon. They have a satellite location in … [Read more...]

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Holy Cow Ice Cream Shop

July 8, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Harry Caray’s Fave Holy Cow Ice Cream Shop, Newtown May 2019 Something happens to me far more infrequently than you’d believe: I visit a place for this website and wonder if I’d been there before. That has happened to me exactly once in 13 years so far and it was here, at The Holy Cow Ice Cream Shop in Newtown. … [Read more...]

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Scotties Frozen Custard

June 12, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Egg on My Face Scotties Frozen Custard, Colchester May 2019 Pardon me for a moment as I set my brain to accept the fact that “Scotties” has no apostrophe. Collins Creamery in Enfield doesn’t either, but that one’s easier to accept. Then there’s Collin’s Diner in North Canaan which does have one whereas Phil … [Read more...]

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Robb’s Farm Ice Cream

May 22, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

Not Our First Ice Cream Rodeo Ice Cream at Robb's Farm, Glastonbury August 2013 Here I am, cleaning up old messes on this here website. Unfortunately, the folks at Robb's Farm, Robb's Ice Cream, and Riverview Farms are making a mess on top of my mess. Robb's Farm has a website. Riverview Farms has a website. They … [Read more...]

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Wentworth Homemade Ice Cream

April 20, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Went, For What It's Worth Wentworth Homemade Ice Cream, Hamden June, 2014 Here's the craziest thing about Wentworth's: It's never open on Sundays. "Fine," you say, "they're observing the Sabbath," or, "they want to enjoy a weekend day," or whatever. All valid reasons. But Wentworth's is just outside of … [Read more...]

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