I Had to Have a Wiener in Mianus [With apologies to Jackass and others who have previously documented this same experience.] I just spent an entire day with my friend Rob C doing CTMQ things in Greenwich and Stamford. We saw a bunch of museums and several other types of things you’ve come to expect from this … [Read more...]
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Ice Cream at Big Dipper Ice Cream Factory
Prospecting For Deliciousness Big Dipper Ice Cream Factory, Prospect May 2010 This is getting tricky. Hitting places “on a list,” which has become sort of a CTMQ household joke, to spice up the drives back up from visiting my family in Delaware is starting to become more difficult. For obvious reasons, each time … [Read more...]
Classic Diners & True Taverns*
Classic Diners and True Taverns in Connecticut These lists below are both difficult to maintain - and difficult to "complete." Diners and taverns are slowly disappearing for various reasons. And that was before the COVID-19 pandemic decimated both types of establishments around the country. I can't define what a … [Read more...]
Collin’s Diner
Canaan Able to Eat Collin’s Diner, North Canaan April 2010 The word “iconic” is tossed about the American lexicon with wild abandon these days. I blame sports writers the most, but the word has invaded all corners or writing and commentating. I’m proud to say I don’t think I’ve used it more than a few times on … [Read more...]
Donuts at Coffee An’ Donuts
Coffee An a D would be nice Westport 2016 Update I don't really have much of an update for this page, as Coffee An' is still named Coffee An' and it's in the same location and still has a terrible parking lot and still makes good donuts. So I'll tell a story. We (all four of us) stopped in recently on … [Read more...]
Donuts at Neil’s Donut and Bake Shop
Boola Boola for Neil’s Yalesville (Wallingford) 2016 Update Neil's is another excellent Connecticut donut purveyor. Not only do I love their donuts, I love their location. Right off of the Wilbur Cross in Wallingford, they make a for a great stop on my way to New England Brewing Company. Or to my … [Read more...]
*Fries at Swanky Franks (Closed)
Less Swank, More Salt Swanky Franks, Norwalk Swanky Frank's closed in 2017. I promise: I'll return to Swanky Franks someday and have a proper sit down diner experience and order these fries again. Promise. (Update: this never happened... see above.) Because this review of their fries - one of Roadfood's … [Read more...]
Beaver Brook Farms
Beaver Cheese Beaver Brook Farms, Lyme 8/24/2009 It took some doing, but Hoang has finally convinced me that a warm and sunny lazy summer day at the beach is a worthwhile and wonderful pursuit. And I, on the flipside, have convinced her that stops along the way to sample some of Connecticut’s cheese is equally … [Read more...]
143. B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill
How You Like These Apples? B.F. Clyde's Cider Mill, Stonington (Google Maps location) October 24, 2009 Since this first visit, we have been to Clyde's several times. There are some pictures from a 2013 as well. Since you were wondering, no, I haven’t used this title before. Over at the oldest operational cider … [Read more...]
Apple Pie at Beardsley’s Cider Mill
A Pretty, Crumby Pie Beardsley's Cider Mill, Shelton October 2009 I revisited in 2024 and it's much the same, except they've added a distillery in a separate building a few hundred yards away. It's called White Hills Distillery here's my visit. Ah, bliss. An October weekend in New England with a trip … [Read more...]
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