by | Sep 21, 2022 1:01 pm | Comments (12)
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The lights are off inside Tikkaway's Orange Street storefront.
A beloved Downtown restaurant specializing in healthy, “fast-casual” Indian meals has shuttered its doors.
by | Sep 16, 2022 9:47 am | Comments (13)
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Jade Greene at her Off The Tracks shop.
Fall has arrived early on State Street with Caramel Apple Pie, Skinny Pumpkin Teddy Graham, and Maple Glazed Donut shakes — all of which can now be filed under the category “health food.”
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by | Sep 7, 2022 1:11 pm | Comments (13)
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Owners Yaakov Atia and Nadav Adad at Tuesday night's opening.
Yalies, townies, rabbis, and other members of New Haven’s growing Jewish community gathered over wine and appetizers to celebrate the grand opening of Ricotta, New Haven’s first kosher pizza restaurant and bakery.
Continue reading ‘New Spot Adds Kosher Twist To Pizza Scene’
by | Aug 25, 2022 8:55 am | Comments (0)
There’s a reason for the vibrant colors in Sarahi Zacatelco’s self-portrait. “That’s how I feel now,” Zacatelco said. “I’m a survivor,” she said, and those colors mean “freedom” — freedom from a bad situation she left behind, and freedom to accept the support of others she has found in New Haven. It’s also a celebration of the freedom “to work on myself and to work on my art. I left everything behind. All the depression. All the hard feelings. Everything.” It’s the same impulse that led her to make a painting of a pair of wings. “Now I’m flying,” she said. “Now I’m free.”
Continue reading ‘Art Brings Freedom — And Business — To Blue Orchid’
by | Aug 16, 2022 1:55 pm | Comments (6)
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Ma's House owner Cherisa Lloyd at new restaurant at former Lena's spot.
Ma's Favorite.
When Cherisa Lloyd enjoys the “Margie Special” at her new Westville soul food restaurant, she’s reminded of the love, strength, strong family values, and passion for cooking of her late mother, and best friend.
by | Aug 15, 2022 9:16 am | Comments (1)
New Haven became an island on Saturday, but no man was left standing alone.
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by | Aug 12, 2022 9:27 am | Comments (4)
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NOA on Crown (above), newest venture of Winyu Seetamyae (below).
Winyu “Win” Seetamyae, the chef and owner behind Upper State Street’s September in Bangkok, has opened his second restaurant at 200 Crown St. after managing to stay afloat, and profitable, during the pandemic.
by | Aug 11, 2022 4:47 pm | Comments (8)
Steve the bear grabbing lunch Wednesday.
As 54 frantic calls came in to the city about another bear roaming upper Westville, Steve was calmly checking out the offerings at a bird feeder on Stevenson Road.
by | Jul 17, 2022 10:41 am | Comments (1)
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Leli and Darcus Henry with daughter Leila at their new restaurant.
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Plaintain cups with pork: a La Isla specialty.
Leli and Darcus Henry spent their Covid-19 quarantine wishing for a Hamden-based restaurant that served authentic, home-cooked Puerto Rican food. When they didn’t find one, they opened their own.
by | Jul 8, 2022 9:14 am | Comments (6)
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After a countdown from three, Kevin Mackenzie took a bottle of champagne — and smashed it against the side of The Cannon, the new combination sports pub-plant-based eatery on Dwight Street.
“We thought,” Mackenzie said, “this was a little more our style.”
Continue reading ‘The Cannon Smashes Open, Dispenses With The Ribbon’
by | Jun 29, 2022 9:29 am | Comments (1)
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Fresh mozzarella naan with Italian seasoning.
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Mahesh Pirthiani, the new owner of Zaroka.
After 21 years of running his own 7/11 franchise, Mahesh Pirthiani was in need of a new project. Luckily, his favorite restaurant was looking for a new owner.
by | Jun 27, 2022 9:45 am | Comments (0)
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For its concluding day on Sunday, the International Festival of Arts and Ideas hosted or facilitated a slew of activities on the New Haven Green that kept people there from morning to night, beginning with circuses and magicians, continuing through jerk chicken and dancing, and ending with a drag show about the need to reconnect with a sense of pride.
by | Jun 22, 2022 9:52 am | Comments (0)
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Leek chard fatayer made by Sanctuary Kitchen
Could 4,000-year-old recipes translate into a feast to tantalize the tastebuds of today’s dining aficionado? At the hands of chefs from New Haven’s own Sanctuary Kitchen, it turns out they more than satisfied. Around 30 diners gathered at RAWA Tuesday night for an International Festival of Arts and Ideas event where a three-course meal prepared by Sanctuary Kitchen was presented in conjunction with Yale Peabody Museum, inspired by writings from tablets that are a part of their Babylonian collection.
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by | Jun 20, 2022 8:49 am | Comments (1)
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Hamden Food Truck Fest kicks off summer.
Seven thousand people gathered at Hamden Town Center Park for the annual Hamden Food Truck Festival, with 24 food trucks and tents set up to feed them.
Continue reading ‘From Oxtail To Vegan Crab Cakes, Hamden Food Truck Fest Caters to All’
by | Jun 14, 2022 5:23 pm | Comments (7)
Philly's on Chapel is officially welcomed Thursday.
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by | Jun 13, 2022 9:28 am | Comments (6)
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Mussels from La Molienda Restaurant and Bar
Enchiladas, ceviche, plantains, and pastries were served up with a side of history, as the Grand Avenue Gastronomy Tour returned as part of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas Saturday. Twenty participants, led by Lee Cruz of the Chatham Square Neighborhood Association, ate their way down and around Fair Haven while also learning about the neighborhood itself: past, present, and future.
Continue reading ‘Gastronomy Tour Puts The Grand In Grand Avenue’
by | Jun 9, 2022 1:36 pm | Comments (3)
Zero-emission on-site roasting: inside Poppy's Coffee + Kitchen.
After sampling three “amazing” drinks, Lily Kitfield-Vernon knew she had found that “new local spot” within walking distance she’d been waiting for.
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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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.
Continue reading ‘Today’s Special: Skyler’s Rice Noodles In Garlic Chili Sauce’
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.
Continue reading ‘Hamden Looks To Lift Spirits By Allowing Booze Sales At Town Events’
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.
Continue reading ‘Sorry, Wooster Street: This New New Havener Has His Eye On Whalley Pie’
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.
Continue reading ‘Chocolate Mini-Loaf Wins Prix-Fixe Staring Contest’
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.
Continue reading ‘Bacon & BBQ Hot Dog Clears The Restaurant Week Fences’
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.
Continue reading ‘Vegan Flavor Riot Put Down During Restaurant Week’