Let's Geaux! Roux Cajun Eatery, Simsbury March 2022 A rare day off from work with the boys in school? Be still my heart. A Cajun eatery has come to Connecticut? Clog my heart's arteries. Yes, let's go eat lunch at Roux, who is "bringing Louisiana food, music & culture to New England," according to … [Read more...]
Tibet: Tibetan Kitchen
You TiBetter Believe Tibetan Kitchen, Middletown January 2016 As I begin putting this page together, I find myself getting lost in the mountains of Tibet and the geopolitical twists and turns of the east Asian country. This isn't the place to pretend I know anything about the various Chinese incursions and … [Read more...]
Belgium: Atelier Florian
Atelier Friends Atelier Florian, New Haven September 2021 I have a a love affair with Belgium. It began with being a life-long professional cycling fan and Belgium's 100+ year devotion to the sport. The Tour of Flanders is my favorite race every year and I very much look forward to being able to spend a week there … [Read more...]
Bosnia: NY-NY Pizza
Cevapi vapi good NY-NY Pizza, Hartford April 2021 Here we are again. Gathered around the glowing screen to read CTMQ's wholly uninformed take on... what is it this time? Bosnian food? Bosnian food. I don't know about you, but when I want to learn about Bosnian food, CTMQ is probably not where I'd go. But you … [Read more...]
Guatemala: Aurora’s Bakery and Restaurant
Aurora Campechanas Auroras Bakery and Restaurant, Hartford Winter 2021 I'm friends with former Courant and current Hearst Media food writer Leeanne Griffin. She and I rarely write about the same things, but when we do, the results go something like this: For her very rare brewery stuff, she may ask me for some … [Read more...]
Iraq: Dunya Market & Deli
I'm Not Dunya Dunya Market, Waterbury March 2021 Full disclosure: I don't know anything about Iraqi cuisine. While that surely won't come as a surprise to anyone, I think that's also the fun of this Connecticut World Food Tour side project I do once in a blue moon. An alternate title for this page could … [Read more...]
Dubl Twister
Muito Obrigado Ice Cream at Double Twister, Danbury Danbury has a very large Brazilian population. As you’d then expect, there are a bunch of Brazilian restaurants in Danbury. (My quick research shows a distinct lack of true Brazilian waxing operations in town, however.) Dubl Twister is unique among … [Read more...]
England: Tea Roses Tea Room (Closed)
"Pardon Me, Do You Have Any Earl Grey Poupon?" Tea Roses Tea Room, Cromwell November 2017 Here's how much I know about local tea room culture: When I published the "completing Cromwell" introductory page, a Ms. Peggi Camosci commented, "How about the only English-style Tea Room in the greater Central Connecticut … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Rasham
Pak it up, Pak it in, Let Me Begin Rasham, South Windsor June 2017 For the record, I waffled between the House of Pain lyric in my subtitle versus "Rasham-a-lamma ding-dong." (By Otis Day And The Knights, a fictional band created for Animal House.) But really, Irish Bostonians or fake black doo-woppers have … [Read more...]
French-Canadian: Chez Ben Diner
C'est Si Ben Chez Ben Diner, Manchester Multiple Visits from November 2014-December 2016 (Is a title pun better or worse when it's in another language?) Straight up: I love Chez Ben. I've been several times and it became sort of my "go-to" place for pre-hike food while I descended upon Manchester and Vernon to … [Read more...]