ImPrest? In Preston Dalice Elizabeth Winery, Preston August 2010 & November 2011 With over 30 wineries in the state at the time of this writing, there's bound to be one that I sort of gloss over and don't really give a fair shake. This would be the one. First of all, it's in Preston and it's not like Preston is a … [Read more...]
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Hot Dog at Chez Lenard
Martha Stewart is a Horrible Woman Chez Lenard, Ridgefield Martha Stewart is a polarizing figure to say the least. Some people simply love her and her over-the-top advice. Others hate her for the very same. I always felt her insider trading jail sentence was ridiculous – all the more so now with what the Wall … [Read more...]
Lost Acres Vineyard
Land of the Lost Lost Acres Vineyard, Granby September 25, 2011 Annnnnd we’re back! The CTMQ family traveling to inappropriate places with small children is on the road again! After a pregnant winter and the birth of our second son Calvin in April 2011 and his infant summer, we’re back on the road on the weekends … [Read more...]
Salem Valley Farms
Ah-Salem `A-Makum My Ice Cream Salem Valley Farms, Salem July 16, 2011 I know I’m the king of clever title puns, but c’mon, this one is extra special good. Just like the ice cream down in Salem, right at the end of the current Route 11. You see what I did there? Geeze, it’s almost like I’m a real professional … [Read more...]
Sweet Claude’s
I Clawed My Way Over You for Ice Cream Sweet Claude’s, Cheshire June 25, 2011 I can’t remember where I read a blurb about Sweet Claude’s, but it was pretty much at the same time I decided to seek out Connecticut’s homemade ice cream spots. I read it was great and that the ice cream was made on-premises and bam! It … [Read more...]
Brown Cow Café at Ekonk Turkey Farm
Ekonk! If You Love Ice Cream Brown Cow Café at Ekonk Turkey Farm, Sterling March 19, 2011 All you can eat FREE HOMEMADE ICE CREAM SUNDAES? Corny food bloggers would say, "Yes please!" CTMQ says, well, I can't type the expletives here but there were some excited ones. Especially since Hoang was about 9 months … [Read more...]
Rich Farm Ice Cream
You Don't Have to be Rich, To be my Swirl Rich Farm Ice Cream, Oxford November 2010 Other locations have opened in Bristol, Middlefield... and Placentia, California! As I was happily going along eating up delicious ice cream listed as “the best” by Jane and Michael Stern in their Roadfood book, I kept getting … [Read more...]
The Cambridge House Brew Pub
The Best Reason to go to Granby? Cambridge House Brewpub, Granby Several Visits over the years It makes no sense that I’m finding this page difficult to write. You’d think that a place I’ve been to ten times over the years would be easy to write about. But it’s not. And I don’t know why. One reason it’s … [Read more...]
SoNo Brewhouse (Closed)
So, No They Don’t Brew Beer Here SoNo Brewhouse, South Norwalk Multiple Visits SoNo Brewhouse closed in 2014. I have a love-hate relationship with the SoNo Brewhouse. First I’ll divulge what I hate: I hate the fact that it bills itself a “brewhouse” but doesn’t actually brew any beer. This is especially … [Read more...]
Griffin Farmstead
I Wonder What Gryphon Milk is Like Griffin Farmstead, East Granby June 4, 2011 Talk about confusing. The one thing I’m sure of is that this place is indeed called Griffin Farmstead. And I know the retail area is on Copper Hill Road across from the Griffin Road intersection. And I assume that Griffin Road is named … [Read more...]
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