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CTMQ > New Haven

Ethiopia: Lalibela

January 17, 2025 by Steve Leave a Comment

Lali, Lali, Lali Get Your Injera Here... CT Food Tour of the World at Lalibela, New Haven November 2024 I'm facing a crisis. And if my wife wrote about places like Lalibela like I do, she'd have the same issue. Is it an ethical issue? An existential one? I'm not sure, but it certainly won't be the first time I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Food Tour of the World, Hoang, New Haven

Sweden: IKEA Swedish Restaurant

June 14, 2024 by Steve Leave a Comment

"Bork, Bork, Bork!" IKEA Swedish Restaurant, New Haven March 2024 You know what's crazy. In preparation to write this page I did what I often do when writing about food I know very little about: I poked around the Internet for inspiration and clarity. I didn't find anything interesting, probably because this is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Ethnic Restaurants, Food Tour of the World, New Haven, restaurants, sweden, unique restaurants and/or food

Hotel Marcel

December 8, 2023 by Steve 5 Comments

Something's Breuering Hotel Marcel, New Haven August 2023 Since when did I start staying in and writing about "Hotels of Connecticut?" Today, I guess. Just don't let me get any notions of pursuing "Motels of the Berlin Turnpike" please. There are a few high-end hotels on a couple lists I've been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Cool Architecture, Hoang, Modern Architecture, New Haven, Other Companies and Businesses

Book Review: new haven noir

November 16, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

NwahNoir new haven noir, Anthology Collected & Edited by Amy Bloom (2017) I'll admit to some personal bias up front: I was pretty stoked to read this book. Proper noir is one of my favorite genres for one, but throw in the "everything takes place in New Haven written by people who are or were intimately familiar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: books, Connecticut Books, Connecticut Fiction books, New Haven

West Rock Ridge State Park Intro

March 5, 2023 by Steve 1 Comment

West Rock Ridge State Park Hamden & New haven Is West Rock a monolith? I guess it's not geologically speaking, but let's say it colloquially is. West Rock Ridge rises from nearly sea-level sharply to 400-feet of elevation at the South Summit in New Haven to 700-feet of elevation at High Rock in Bethany on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Hamden, New Haven, West Rock Ridge State Park

Armada Brewing River Street

August 19, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Every King Needs His Castle Armada Brewing River Street, New Haven August 2022 Traditionally, Fair Haven has always been the forgotten polyp that hangs on to New Haven. It's an island, of sorts, in many ways. Fair Haven is bounded by the Mill and Quinnipiac Rivers that separates it from it's daddy New Haven and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: armada brewing, New Haven

Pizza, A Love Story

July 15, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

(It's Sally's. The Answer is Sally's) Pizza, A Love Story (2019) This is a very important movie. Even though it took over a decade to complete and required some crowd-sourced funding, it is a movie that had to be made. Yes, it's a documentary about New Haven Pizza. Year after year, The Daily Meal ranks the top 100 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: connecticut documentaries, connecticut movies, five star movies, gorman bechard movies, movies, New Haven, Pizza

New Haven Cocktail Museum

November 16, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

The Owls Are Not What They Seem New Haven (Google Maps location) September 2021 I often write that I am surprised by certain plucky little museums that contain much more interesting stuff than I'd anticipated. Everyone loves to be happily surprised. And after nearly 500 Connecticut museums, you better believe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Free Museums, Historic Restaurants and Bars, Hoang, New Haven, restaurants, Tiny Museums

Connecticut Children’s Museum

October 26, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Goodnight, Moon. Goodnight, Fun. New Haven (Google Maps location) October 3, 2015 I don't know what's going on at this place. No, I don't mean I don't know what's going on with it at the time you're reading this, although it appears to have closed for the pandemic, which has no end, so I don't know if and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Children's Museums, Damian, Hoang, New Haven

Belgium: Atelier Florian

October 15, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Atelier Friends CT Food Tour of the World at Atelier Florian, New Haven September 2021 I have 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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: belgium, Ethnic Restaurants, Food Tour of the World, New Haven, restaurants

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