Where Being a Shell of Oneself is a Good Thing The Chocolate Shell, Old Lyme February 2020 I've struggled for a decade to figure out how the state's tourism folks decide on what chocolate shops get to be on the Connecticut Chocolate Trail and which are left off. Most are no-brainers of course, but then there are … [Read more...]
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Bear Hands Brewing Company
The Right to Bear Hands Bear Hands Brewing Company, Putnam November 2020 My friend Adam and I have an ongoing inside joke between us that isn't suited for this family website. (Although, this page is about a brewery so it's not really a family page.) It involves the baddest of the bad words and the town of Putnam. … [Read more...]
Hillside Sweet Shoppe (Closed)
A Hillside I'd Die On... Hillside Sweet Shoppe, East Haddam June 2016 This placed closed at some point during the pandemic. ... And what is the "Hillside I'd die on?" That it's okay for me to write about candy shops that used to be on the Connecticut Chocolate Trail just because they used to be on the … [Read more...]
Niantic Public House
"NP... Wait For It... H" Niantic Public House, East Lyme February 2020 Every brewery's rise from idea to actual production and patronage is different. Some quietly open on a random Tuesday in February and only friends and family even knew they were trying. And then some others announce their arrival in 2014 and … [Read more...]
Chocolate Geeks
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...]
Hartford Flavor Company
Flavor Flav Hartford Flavor Company, Hartford November 2017 HFC is opening a Lounge and Eatery on Pratt Street in 2024. I want Hartford Flavor Company to succeed and flourish and I hope customers remain happy and satisfied with the products and events that come out of the Arbor Street facility. It is an … [Read more...]
Guatemala: Aurora’s Bakery and Restaurant
Aurora Campechanas Auroras Bakery and Restaurant, Hartford Winter 2021 I'm friends with former Courant and current Hearst Media food writer Leeanne Griffin. She and I rarely write about the same things, but when we do, the results go something like this: For her very rare brewery stuff, she may ask me for some … [Read more...]
Iraq: Dunya Market & Deli
I'm Not Dunya Dunya Market, Waterbury March 2021 Full disclosure: I don't know anything about Iraqi cuisine. While that surely won't come as a surprise to anyone, I think that's also the fun of this Connecticut World Food Tour side project I do once in a blue moon. An alternate title for this page could … [Read more...]
Iron Brewing Company (Closed)
SoNo... So... No? Iron Brewing Company, Norwalk January 2020 I'm going to give some solid free advice to aspiring brewery operators: Do not lease the space at 136 Washington Street in Norwalk. I don't care how good you think you are. Just don't do it. In fact, I'd suggest you shy away from Norwalk altogether, but … [Read more...]
Phantom Brewing Company
They're Saying "Brewwww," Not "Boooo" Phantom Brewing Company, Hartford Haddam Phantom closed their tiny Hartford operation in July 2023 and moved to the Higganum section of Haddam to the space Steady Habit pretended they were moving to. I will visit the new location and reviewing again. Original Hartford … [Read more...]
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