Living • Published Oct 31, 2024 02 pm
By Pem McNerney
Husband and wife team Solomon Fiseha and Tigist Desalegn recently opened Habesha Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar, 46 Whitney Avenue, New Haven. I went there the night it opene...
Living • Published Oct 31, 2024 01 pm
By Pem McNerney
The Griswold Inn, 36 Main Street, Essex, recently welcomed the arrival of Executive Chef Ian Matheson and Darrell Labonte, chef at the Griswold Inn Wine Bar & Bistro. Ian...
Living • Published Oct 31, 2024 12 pm
By Pem McNerney
I know most of us are still in Halloween mode, and planning for Thanksgiving, but it’s not too early to start planning for Christmas as well, particularly if you want to ...
Living • Published Oct 31, 2024 12 pm
By Pem McNerney
Phil and Judy, over at Savvy Tea, 712 Boston Post Road, Madison, have scheduled some tea tastings on Saturdays at 1 p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 2, you can find out more about ...
Living • Published Oct 31, 2024 12 pm
By Pem McNerney
I recently got some good news from David A Ciastko, the owner of Tea Kettle in Old Saybrook. He’s planning another new food adventure for us, this one called Chubby’s, an...
Living • Published Oct 31, 2024 09 am
By Pem McNerney
A friend of mine recently returned home after a long arduous journey. I offered to make her a welcome-home dinner and we settled on a menu of baked cod and mashed potatoe...
Living • Published Oct 17, 2024 12 am
By Pem McNerney
While working recently at my part-time job as an event host at R.J. Julia Booksellers, I met Shannon Pappert, a cookbook author from Guilford, who recently published Food...
Living • Published Oct 04, 2024 01 pm
By Pem McNerney
I once had a job that was less than a perfect fit. I’ve written about this before, but it’s a tale worth re-telling. It was a good job, paid a good salary, and my boss wa...
Living • Published Oct 04, 2024 01 pm
By Pem McNerney
Congrats to Pasta Avest, the winner of the recent Best Meatball Contest, in the professional category, at the Italian Fest at St. George’s Church in Guilford! The blind t...
Living • Published Oct 04, 2024 01 pm
By Pem McNerney
I have not yet had a chance to visit Colt Taylor’s latest, The Essex Brasserie, 120 North Main Street, Branford. The menu features French-inspired bistro fare in a casual...
Living • Published Oct 04, 2024 01 pm
By Pem McNerney
There are some places where it sometimes makes sense to eat dessert first. Red House, 158 Main Street, Deep River, features a wide range of American regional cuisine, alo...
Living • Published Oct 04, 2024 01 pm
By Pem McNerney
Bishop’s Orchards Farm Markets, 1355 Boston Post Road, Guilford, is offering a Fall Harvest Farm Share with bi-weekly pick-ups featuring hearty greens, winter squashes, a...
Living • Published Oct 04, 2024 01 pm
By Pem McNerney
Cheese Shop of Centerbrook, 33 Main Street, Centerbrook, is celebrating fall with fondue, special fall cheeses, local cider samples, and more, on Saturday, Oct. 19. Shop ...
Living • Published Sep 19, 2024 12 am
By Pem McNerney
With fall looming–it will officially kick off Sunday, Sept. 22–I am back to making homemade applesauce and baking banana bread.
I make homemade applesauce because I find...
Living • Published Sep 05, 2024 12 am
By Pem McNerney
Petonito’s Pastry & Cupcake Shop, 190 Main Street, East Haven, has announced a series of baking classes. On Wednesday, Oct. 23, there will be a Halloween-themed cupcake a...
Living • Published Sep 05, 2024 12 am
By Pem McNerney
Three Girls Vegan Creamery, 645 Boston Post Road, Guilford, has rolled out its Pumpkin Spice Milkshake, featuring house-made real pumpkin syrup. “Too soon?“ they asked in...
Living • Published Sep 05, 2024 12 am
By Pem McNerney
Lobster Landing, 152 Commerce Street, Clinton, finally has the permits in place to raise up its building, which has been repeatedly and increasingly threatened by rising ...
Living • Published Sep 05, 2024 12 am
By Pem McNerney
A few weeks back, I wrote about fairs and festivals and included a recipe for Zebra Cake, the recipe being used for the Connecticut Association of State Fairs adult bakin...
Living • Published Aug 08, 2024 12 am
By Pem McNerney
The Grazing Goat is now open at Tweed Airport in New Haven from 10 a.m. until the last scheduled flight, every day. The menu includes a grazing board of meats and cheeses...
Living • Published Aug 08, 2024 12 am
By Pem McNerney
Happy Birthday to Three Girls Vegan Creamery, 645 Boston Post Road, Guilford. They are celebrating eight years of offering delicious vegan food enjoyed by vegans and omni...
Living • Published Aug 08, 2024 12 am
By Pem McNerney
Connecticut Dairy, also known as the Connecticut Milk Promotion Board, reports that both The Mystic Cheese Company and Arethusa Farm have been recognized by the American ...
Living • Published Aug 08, 2024 12 am
By Pem McNerney
I’m sorry to bring up the “f” word (fall) so soon, but I just wanted to make sure you know we have something to look forward to after all this summer fun is over. On Satu...
Living • Published Aug 08, 2024 12 am
By Pem McNerney
I am so happy that Shakahari, 1458 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, is open. After first opening in 2016, they had to close for a while after a fire, and every few years, ...
Living • Published Aug 08, 2024 12 am
By Pem McNerney
We recently had our association potluck picnic. We enjoyed great conversation, lots of fun, and, of course, mounds and mounds of delicious food. The real showstopper, in ...
Living • Published Jul 11, 2024 03 pm
By Pam Johnson
I recently learned from my daughter, who works with The Shops at Yale, that a former Branford restaurant star, Strega, has opened a new location in 1006 Chapel Street, Ne...