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Bush Meadow Farm (Closed)

July 13, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Boy Who Stared at Goats Bush Meadow Farm, Union November 2009 Bush Meadow Farm ceased the little restaurant and cheese-making operation in 2012 or so and a decade later, it re-emerged as a sort of wedding and events venue. “Today? Oh, we’re gonna take a little drive up to Union.” Not exactly words … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Animals, Closed/Gone/Former, CT Cheese Trail, Damian, Farms, Hoang, Union

Food & Drink

May 19, 2015 by Steve 7 Comments

Restaurants, Foods, Diners, Taverns, Ice Cream, Cheese, Chocolate, Breweries, Brewpubs, Cideries, Kombucheries, Wineries, Meaderies, Distilleries, & Soda Makers This page now serves as a fairly robust jumping off point for the many food and drink sections of CTMQ. The state has maintained some culinary “trails” over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink Tagged With: Breweries, Brewpubs, Cideries, CT Cheese Trail, CT Chocolate Trail, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, CT Spirits Trail, Ethnic Restaurants, Food Tour of the World, Historic Restaurants and Bars, meaderies, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die, Soda, taverns

Ashley’s Ice Cream

March 9, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

For the Dog Days of Summer Ashley's Ice Cream, New Haven (+ 4 other locations) September 9, 2014 I’ll readily admit that writing up visits to all of Connecticut's homemade ice cream joints is a bit of a slog. It’s hard. Aside from a few standout stands, the rest just pretty much... exist. But I started … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Calvin, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Damian, Hoang, New Haven

Fascia’s Chocolates

February 12, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Fascianably Old School Fascia’s, Waterbury Multiple Visits Going to Fascia’s reminds me of going to a really good Connecticut brewery. You exit the highway and drive to a somewhat blighted industrial area and park at a non-descript beige and brown building. But once inside – hoo boy – it’s magic. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Calvin, CT Chocolate Trail, Damian, Hoang, Waterbury

Munson’s Chocolates

February 6, 2015 by Steve 1 Comment

C'Mun Sons, We've Chocolate to Buy For Mama Munson’s, Bolton February 16, 2013 (and many others) Everyone in Connecticut knows Munson’s, right? They are, by far, the biggest and most far-reaching chocolatier in the state. After all, there are Munson’s stores all over the state - which you can find here. Of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Bolton, Calvin, CT Chocolate Trail, Damian, Hoang

CocoaShak (Closed)

February 5, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

CocoaWhacked CocoaShak, Cheshire February 2013 Y'know... This Chocolate Trail thing is a fickle thing. I said fickle, not butter brickle. It was created only a few years ago in 2011 or so, and while it has added a few spots over the subsequent few years, it has already lost three. And if I was a betting man, I'd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Calvin, Cheshire, Closed/Gone/Former, CT Chocolate Trail, Damian

Bethlehem Vineyard

November 5, 2014 by Steve Leave a Comment

O Little Town of Bethlehem Bethlehem Vineyard November 1, 2014 Yes! My 35th – and last! – Connecticut winery! Why, I ought to celebrate with some wine, don’t you think? (Especially after spending the morning at a kids museum in Torrington.) That’s right, I’ve been to 34 other state wineries as of November … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Bethlehem, Hoang

Preston Ridge Winery

November 5, 2014 by Steve 2 Comments

Stompton, Smashton, Preston Preston Ridge Winery, Preston September 28, 2014 We had tried to visit this winery a few times since it opened only to be stymied by a wedding. This place was built as much for weddings as for wine tastings and such. Which is great for them, and since they were new to the Connecticut … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Hoang, Preston

Walker Road Vineyards

November 4, 2014 by Steve Leave a Comment

DYNO-MITE! Walker Road Vineyards, Woodbury June 28, 2013 Connecticut’s wineries all have much in common, from the wines served to the tasting room set-ups to the countrified air about them. Even when you’re thinking about the big boys like Jonathan Edwards or Sharpe Hill as you enter the small driveway to Walker … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Hoang, Woodbury

The Winsted Diner (Closed)

October 29, 2014 by Steve 2 Comments

A Big Win(sted) The Winsted Diner, Winchester (Winsted) October 2014 The diner closed in 2021. Yes! Finally! The Winsted Diner! Ever since I first saw this teeny tiny little teensy diner right on 44 at the western end of Winsted’s downtown business district, I have wanted to eat here. For a few years, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Diners & True Taverns, Food & Drink Tagged With: Classic Diners, Closed/Gone/Former, Hoang, restaurants, Winchester

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