All Gores, No Gore New Canaan (Google Maps location) October 13, 2013 I love my wife. Like, I love her silly. And you know what the best part is? She loves me back. So on this day, her birthday, I look Hoang to the Gores Pavilion to once again get the opportunity to pretend for a few minutes that she lives … [Read more...]
The Chocolate Lab (RIP)
Good Job, Dawg The Chocolate Lab, Greenwich May 25, 2013 2014 Update: I have received word that this place is closed. Re-reading this page is annoying, because I seem to have mixed up the names of the restaurant chef, the chocolate chef, and the real chocolate chef guy whom I never named. But if they are indeed … [Read more...]
City Steam Brewery Cafe
I Could Go For A Steam City Steam Brewery Café, Hartford Several Visits over the years [*What follows is a somewhat long, but fascinating (to me) history of the building and all things steam in downtown Hartford. So here’s the elevator conversation about City steam: Really cool building, pretty decent food, fun … [Read more...]
187. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Ain’t Nobody Like the Peabody I Got New Haven (Google Maps location) September 11, 2010 Here I am again. Staring at a blank screen and 150 photos of a huge and wonderful museum wondering how in the heck I should approach this monster. Writing about the giants is by far the hardest thing I do for this … [Read more...]
White Cloud
Oh It's Not So Bad White Cloud Salisbury This house was featured in, I believe, Connecticut Curiosities several years ago and was deemed "an out of place Star Wars House." The authors (one of whom I know) were probably just parroting what someone from Salisbury told them, as I'm sure that town can be pretty … [Read more...]
#1 Yale Hockey Game
Boola, Boola, Boola, Boola, Boola, Boola! # 1 Yale vs. Union, New Haven December 4, 2010 2020 Update: I'm not going to change anything below, but please notice the year this was written above. In Connecticut it’s easy to think we have two collegiate sports teams: The UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams. … [Read more...]
161. Wheeler House Museum
Modern History: Excellent! Westport (Google Maps location) April 10, 2010 This may sound impossibly odd to anyone familiar with CTMQ reading this, but I don’t often go to museums for specific temporary exhibits. I just go to the museums and see what they’ve got going on at the time. However, Westport’s … [Read more...]
Saltwater Farm Vineyard
It's Now Official: Stonington Wins Saltwater Farm Vineyard, Stonington May 22, 2010 I’d been looking forward to Saltwater Farm for over a year. Once I learned of its existence, I was intrigued. After 23 vineyards of relative sameness with regards to design and décor, Saltwater Farm, located on a marsh in coastal … [Read more...]
NHL: Philip Johnson’s Glass House
CT National Historic Landmark Philip Johnson’s Glass House 806 Ponus Ridge, New Canaan, Connecticut (Museum) I’m proud of CTMQ. It took me a while to get to this point (a few years), but I’m here. I now accept your praise. I’m also proud of my wife, Hoang. And this post is sort of the culmination of … [Read more...]
NHL: Coltsville Historic District
Coltsville Historic District CT National Historic Landmark 80 Wethersfield Avenue (Armsmear) and Colt areas to the east 2017 Update: Coltsville is now Coltsville National Historic Park! It joins Weir Farm National Historic Site as the only National Parklike things in the state. It took 20 years to get that … [Read more...]