Deeper Shade of Sol Soulstice Kombucha Brewing Company, Wallingford October 2024 Oh no. Please don't tell me that kombucha is the next "craft beer" or "overpriced cupcake" thing in Connecticut. I made the ludicrous decision that since kombucha is a fermented drink, I would visit and write about the places that … [Read more...]
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Mystic River Chocolate Cafe
Cacao Ka-Ching! Mystic River Chocolate Cafe, Groton August 2024 Do you like chocolate? Do you like really expensive high-quality chocolate? The kind where you talk about single-sourcing and Ecuadorian vs. Nicaraguan cacao? Well, then hit up my man Fernando at Chokaico at one of his pop-up events. Or, … [Read more...]
Hilltop Farm Creamery
This Page Amounts to a Hilltop o'Beans Hilltop Farm Creamery, Suffield October 2024 It wasn't until after I visited and written half this page that I learned this place does not make its own ice cream. Sad face emoji. Hilltop Farm was built by Indian Motorcycle co-founder, George Hendee, starting in 1913, as a … [Read more...]
Mystic River Chocolate Cafe Brewery
Mystic Mystery Mystic River Chocolate Cafe Brewery, Groton August 2024 If you were to ask anyone how many breweries there are in Groton in 2024, I don't think anyone would say five. But the correct answer is (was in 2024, anyway) five. Outer Light is proudly Groton, but the other three are in the Mystic … [Read more...]
NITRO Cream ‘n Crumbz
C.R.E.A.M. 'n Just Crumbz Leftover NITRO Cream ‘n Crumbz, Middletown July 2024 Straight up: This place is comically expensive. I'm going to do something I never do off the bat: explain my brilliant title for those of you unfamiliar with the lyrical brilliance of The Wu-Tang Clan. Cash Rules Everything … [Read more...]
Kelly’s Cone Connection
Kan I? I Think I Kan. Nah, I Kan't... Kelly's Cone Connection, Hamden June 2024 ... Write about this place without delving into the past. As my son said when I told him some of the backstory here, "bruh." Bruh indeed. I realize it would be easier to just do what I usually do and write about how Calvin … [Read more...]
The New Cambridge Project
The New New The New Cambridge Project, Bristol July 2024 When the lights went out on Firefly Brewing in early 2023, many of us took a moment to remember what was not only one of the state's oldest (of the new wave) breweries, but one of the most consistently good ones. Mystery surrounded its abrupt closure but … [Read more...]
Sweden: IKEA Swedish Restaurant
"Bork, Bork, Bork!" IKEA Swedish Restaurant, New Haven March 2024 You know what's crazy. In preparation to write this page I did what I often do when writing about food I know very little about: I poked around the Internet for inspiration and clarity. I didn't find anything interesting, probably because this is … [Read more...]
Glenwood Drive-In
Walk-In the Drive-In Glenwood Drive-In, Hamden June 2024 Probably saying too much here, but I'm going for it: my 13-year-old son is having an existential crisis related to his soccer "career." He plays on a high-level team and it's all quite intense. This year, training began in late August and his season will … [Read more...]
Donovan Family Confections
Family Matters Donovan Family Confections, Wallingford May 2024 Family. There are certain days throughout the year that we take time to recognize family and what our unique dynamics mean to each of us. Mother's Day, obviously, is one such day. Arguably the most important one of all. And my wife, who is … [Read more...]
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