by | May 30, 2022 2:28 pm | Comments (9)
Book Trader Blue Hawaiian (coconut/vanilla) & Lilikoi (passion fruit) shave ice.
A chilled sweet taste of Hawaii has hit Chapel Street just in time for the summer heat — and to help a local business survive the pandemic with a new passion (fruit) lure.
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by , and | May 11, 2022 4:27 pm | Comments (20)
Independent reporters Laura Glesby, Maya McFadden, and Nora Grace-Flood on scene at New Haven's newest direct-connection destination.
It took less than ten minutes through TSA, two hours on a plane, and a timeless rock track sung by a musician moonlighting as a Lyft driver to transport a trio of New Haveners to Nashville.
In the same amount of time, three hyperlocal reporters and homebodies were transformed into tourists, traversing beyond transportation-themed press conferences into new territory bordered by bluegrass, barbecue and surprisingly substantial bike lanes for a car-centric state.
by | Apr 28, 2022 1:00 pm | Comments (1)
Co-owner and head chef Skyler Melton at work inside the newly opened vegan-vegetarian Cannon pub on Dwight Street.
Cannon's vegan rice noodles in garlic chili sauce.
This is the story of a vegan-vegetarian, Arsenal-loving, English-style pub featuring rice noodles in garlic chili sauce.
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by | Apr 7, 2022 2:55 pm | Comments (5)
Next year, these a capella ladies will likely be able to buy alcoholic drinks at Hamden Fest ...
... but other town events, like this dance for disabled children, will probably still not include liquor.
It’s June 11, 2022. You’re getting ready for a day of purchasing homemade postcards, sampling the products of local potrepreneurs, and either encountering or evading politicians campaigning at Town Center Park during the annual Hamden Fest.
How much would buying an ice cold Corona on-scene contribute to the experience?
This year’s attendees of Hamden Fest may get to find out for themselves, thanks to a proposed amendment put forward by Hamden’s mayor to allow for the sale and distribution of alcohol at town celebrations on a case-by-case review basis.
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by | Apr 6, 2022 4:36 pm | Comments (12)
Jack Ocken gassing up at BP.
Jack Ocken has been in town long enough to have a favorite pizza spot — and he has bad news for the Big Three.
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by | Apr 1, 2022 3:32 pm | Comments (1)
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A tray full of vegan-chocolate baked goods greeted me when I entered Claire’s Corner Copia.
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by | Mar 31, 2022 12:38 pm | Comments (0)
Jordan's bacon and bbq hot dog.
A bacon and BBQ hot dog transported this correspondent to the right-field bleachers of Yankee Stadium, with a ball launched from the bat of Aaron Judge soaring into the sky on a mild August evening.
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by | Mar 30, 2022 1:06 pm | Comments (0)
As the sun set, the playlist of mid-2000s slow emotional pop inside B Natural Kitchen made the experience of eating a “Warm Market Bowl” by the College Street window feel like a moment straight out of a rom-com — while the bowl itself offered respite from the chilly wind outside.
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by | Mar 29, 2022 1:03 pm | Comments (1)
Arturo Morales adds the meat fresh off the stove to make the Buffalo chicken burrito, a special on Tomatillo's menu.
I bit into a Buffalo chicken burrito, cooled it off with a sip of mango-coolada smoothie — and my taste buds were reminded, amid a cold late-March afternoon, about what to expect from the summer flavors up ahead.
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by | Mar 26, 2022 9:25 pm | Comments (3)
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Ricky D. Evans, owner of Ricky D's Rib Shack, at a press conference for "New Haven Restaurant Week(s): Remixed" on Friday afternoon.
Restaurant week will return to New Haven Sunday for an extended two-week run, featuring an expanded variety of deals at over 50 eateries.
by | Feb 21, 2022 5:08 pm | Comments (6)
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Ralph Liuzzi displays his mozzarella's flexibility to visiting senator.
A Hamden cheese manufacturer is aging as well as the products it sells — and is stretching its story further across town as business booms.
by | Feb 21, 2022 2:54 pm | Comments (0)
Cafe Amici is expanding their hold on Hamden, as is local mega landlord Mandy Management, according to the town’s most recent property transactions.
Continue reading ‘Hamden Property Sales Round-Up: Mandy Grows On Newhall’
by | Feb 16, 2022 8:36 am | Comments (5)
Sup New Haven's Rinaldi at Salsa Fresca.
A cocktail from Sherkaan that involves masala spices. A stacked burger from Prime 16. A grain bowl at B Natural, brimming with vegetables. A flight of beers at Bar … All of these and more have appeared recently on Sup New Haven, an Instagram hub and now standalone website that, in its own words, is “a lifestyle blog that focuses on New Haven restaurants, retail, events, local history, and everything else 2 – 0‑3.”
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by | Feb 9, 2022 3:23 pm | Comments (5)
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Black Corner Store owners Kenia and Michael Massey with temporarily sidelined "Afrotina" fusion chef Ohioma Odihirin.
The word on Edgewood Avenue Wednesday was: The health department was here. Now the grill is cold.
by | Feb 4, 2022 10:14 am | Comments (4)
Owner Bernadino Lanche with family members who work at the restaurant: Joseph Lanche, Hugo Rivas-Lanche, and Teodora Lanche.
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Chile relleno at Vivaz.
When Bernadino Lanche was a young boy in Hidalgo, Mexico, he began dreaming of opening his own restaurant. Years later, he has fulfilled his dream — and brought authentic Mexican food back to a popular spot on Park Street.
His new restaurant, Vivaz Cantina, has opened at 161 Park St., location of former longtime popular hangout Viva Zapata.
by and | Jan 26, 2022 3:38 pm | Comments (0)
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Owner Rosanna Sabino and employee Marisol Ortega at Nica's Market.
The word on Orange Street Wednesday was: Caffeine.
by and | Jan 25, 2022 3:49 pm | Comments (3)
Steve Williams: Fixture outside the courthouse.
The word on the street was… hot dogs.
At 10 in the morning.
Lots of hot dogs.
by | Jan 25, 2022 1:15 pm | Comments (18)
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Grewal in front of the possible future ice cream shop.
When Elena Grewal looks at the vacant storefront at 831 Orange St., she envisions swirling soft-serve, dollops of hot fudge, coffee and wine, and neighbor-to-neighbor conversations.
by | Jan 18, 2022 4:10 pm | Comments (3)
The flavors and aromas of Punjab filled the kitchen as Indar Patel got to working cooking up one of his trademark dishes.
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by | Jan 6, 2022 4:39 pm | Comments (28)
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Khalil Alsankary at Chap's: Will be "hard to keep going."
After struggling to survive a Covid-clobbered holiday, owners of downtown restaurants learned they may see little relief when Yalies return to town.
by | Dec 21, 2021 11:55 am | Comments (3)
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Anita Mclean and Cedric Emery at this dream donut emporium.
Anita Mclean and Cedric Emery will ring in the new year celebrating the six-month anniversary of Many Donuts, their mom and pop donut shop nestled between Fitch and Jewell streets at the Whalley Exxon.
by | Dec 15, 2021 3:06 pm | Comments (14)
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Operations manager Brandi Hansen and manager Sam McGee awaiting order at Atticus Market.
Atticus Market, the new East Rock outpost downtown bookseller and café Atticus that which opened in the spring, has books. It has the groceries. It has pizza.
Now they want to add beer to the list. Neighbors turned up to show they love the store — but area package store owners had reservations about new competition.
Continue reading ‘Atticus Market's Beer Pitch Sparks Debate’
by | Dec 3, 2021 12:07 pm | Comments (1)
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Executive chef Stephen Ross putting the finishing touches on his Jamaican jerk chicken at Jazzy’s Cabaret, a new Ninth Square nightspot which has its official kickoff this weekend.
To attain jerk status, the chicken sizzling on the grill at Jazzy’s Cabaret had spent the last 48 hours marinating in a blend of scallions, onions, and scotch bonnet peppers, with a rub of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice working their way into the meat.
“That’s for maximum flavor,” said executive chef Stephen Ross, as he turned the chicken over with a pair of tongs, a smoky aroma wafting through the brightly lit kitchen.
“And that flavor is why we make 40 of these on a given night.”
by | Dec 3, 2021 10:24 am | Comments (4)
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The ordering line on opening night.
One hour into the rousingly successful introduction of pizza at Atticus Market on Thursday night, someone asked owner Charlie Negaro, Jr. if all his dreams had come true.
Continue reading ‘Pies Fly At Atticus Market’s Inaugural Pizza Night’
by | Dec 2, 2021 10:37 am | Comments (2)
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Steve Fontana samples the vegan option at newly opened Bulldog Hotdogs.
A pair of downtown ribbon-cuttings reflected how swiftly vegan tastes have entered the cultural mainstream, at least in New Haven.
Continue reading ‘Ribbons Cut On New Downtown Hot Dog, Vegan Smoothie Shops’
