Brave New World Twin Colony Diner, Torrington February 2022 Something just occurred to me. A lot of diners have the word "Colony" in their names. And I may just be obtuse, but I don't know why. There was White Colony Diner in Waterbury. The Blue Colony is going strong in Newtown. Colony Diner is slinging hash in … [Read more...]
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Veracious Brewing Company (Closed)
Pew-Pew Veracious Brewing Company, Monroe April 2016 Veracious Brewing closed at the end of May 2022. I'm going to be as veracious as possible on this page. Not that that's anything new here, but I thought I'd mention it. I'm writing about my one and only 2016 visit to Veracious in... 2022. It has been six … [Read more...]
Stubborn Beauty Brewing Company
Humble Rodent Stubborn Beauty Brewing Company, Middletown First Visit January 2015, several subsequent visits Call it education It was somewhere in between You gave me some sound advice But I wasn't listening "Hey Steve, you should probably write up your brewery visits within a few weeks or months of … [Read more...]
Six Spoons Chocolatier (Closed)
Six-Six-Six Spoons Six Spoons Chocolatier, New Hartford February 2022 Six Spoons closed in May 2023. The chocolate landscape in Connecticut is in constant flux. Some players hang it up and some new players enter. Six Spoons in New Hartford opened in early 2017, but the chocolatier and owner has been in the game … [Read more...]
Litchfield Distillery
The Other Fabulous Baker Boys Litchfield Distillery, Litchfield March 2016 The Spirit of Hard Work® The three brothers behind Litchfield Distillery actually registered that phrase as their trademark. It's their thing. And that's not a bad thing. In fact, David, Jack, and Peter Baker are pretty much all near or … [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...]
East Hartford Brewing Group
Ten Pennies For Your Thoughts East Hartford Brewing Group, East Hartford December 2021 I waffled and wavered far longer than you'd want to believe on how best to present this page. Should I just write an addendum to my original Olde Burnside Brewing page? Or create a whole new page? Well, now you have the … [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...]
Evening Sky Brewing Company (Closed)
Not Lyon, It's Good! Evening Sky Brewing Company, Burlington December 2021 The brewery closed in August 2024. Evening Sky caught my eye in 2019 or so for a couple of reasons. One, I had "completed" Burlington the year prior with the smug assumption that nothing new would be coming to the town requiring me to … [Read more...]
Hawk Ridge Winery
A Feather in Watertown's Cap Hawk Ridge Winery, Watertown November 2021 I have only been to Hawk Ridge Winery once and I'll admit that Hoang and I didn't stay too long. Perhaps we'll revisit someday. In fact, I'll make the bold statement that we will, indeed, return someday. On a day that's not 40 degrees with … [Read more...]
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