Relish Connecticut's Bounty Al's Hot Dog Stand, Naugatuck April 2022 I started "completing" the Roadfood "Eat Before You Die" list what? a decade ago? I actually plowed through the 60 or so places that was still open and then Michael and Jane Stern released another version of their fun book with a slew of … [Read more...]
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Cajun: Roux
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 New Haven January 2016 Tibetan Kitchen closed and re-opened in New Haven Chapel Street in 2022. 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 … [Read more...]
The Mayflower Dining Room
This Place is Money The Mayflower Dining Room, Washington November 2021 Alright look, I didn't stay a night at the Mayflower Inn. And I'm never going to. I live 45 minutes away and there's no reason for me to spend major coin to stay at a hotel. Even if it's arguably the nicest hotel in the state. Rates are … [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...]
Red Stone Pub
No Longer Horsing Around Red Stone Pub, Simsbury June 2018 What led me to include this place on the hallowed pages of CTMQ? Was I tipsy from the beer I had there? Did the owner berate me into doing so as a brilliant marketing ploy? Am I hoping get hooked up with a free meal next time I visit? No, no, and … [Read more...]
Italian Chicken Cutlet Grinder at Wethersfield Pizza House
Ridiculous. Just Ridiculous. Wethersfield Pizza House, Wethersfield September 2021 A couple years ago I was talking with my friend about life and parenting and kids and sports. My young son Calvin was beginning to show a greater interest in soccer and I was looking ahead at what that would me for my own selfish … [Read more...]
Crullers at Speedy Donuts
A Nice Quickie Speedy Donuts, Norwalk I have way too many pictures for what should be a quickie little page about a very specific item at Speedy Donuts in Norwalk. I like a quickie every so often, you like a quickie every so often... so let's get going. The reason I have too many pictures is because when I … [Read more...]
The Blue Oar (Closed)
Eat Here... Oar Else The Blue Oar, Haddam July 2021 The Blue Oar permanently closed in April 2023. Lists and listicles are as much of an epidemic as the COVID pandemic. These lazy lists are endemic across online publications these days. I mostly ignore all of them - especially any about "Best Connecticut … [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...]
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