Urbane Dodge Urban Lodge Brewing Company, Manchester September 2019 Check this out: The two guys behind Urban Lodge Brewing married sisters with the last name of Lodge. Meaning that everyone who visits the brewery assumes that "Urban Lodge" is nothing more than a description of the motif at the brewery. But you, … [Read more...]
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Hopmeadow Brewing Company (Closed)
Hope Meadow Hopmeadow Brewing Company, Avon August 2020 Brewery closed at the end of 2024. You can't really get a more perfect name than "Hopmeadow Brewing." The name is ingrained in the Simsbury/Avon area, most notably with Hopmeadow Street as a main thoroughfare. But I've titled this page "Hope Meadow" for … [Read more...]
Isabelle et Vincent
Oui, Oui, Oui All the Way Home Isabelle et Vincent, Fairfield April 2020 I have been known to bore people with the following story about our trip to France in 2004: A cheap baguette from a random little shop in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere in France is better than a baguette from any American high-end … [Read more...]
Mory’s
A Rare Bit of CTMQ Mory's, New Haven October 2013 Greetings! You have found your way to another of the very few, very rare CTMQ pages where I write about something I didn't really experience. As you see from the pictures, I was definitely in Mory's at Yale, but I must come clean: I didn't eat or drink anything … [Read more...]
Maple Lane/Foggy Harbor Spirits (Closed)
Currantly Closed Maple Lane Spirits, Preston This is one of those pages that I write while never being 100% convinced I'm guessing its veracity correctly. I am very certain that Maple Lane Spirits ceased operations in 2018 or 2019. I can't find any sort of announcement to that effect, and therefore I'm not … [Read more...]
Le Rouge Chocolates by Aarti
Pure Aarti Le Rouge Chocolates, Westport February, 2020 Check this out: The owner and chocolatier at Le Rouge Chocolates is named Aarti Khosla. She specializes in making high-end chocolates and cakes with hand-painted artistic flourishes. Her little shop is in Westport. And Westport? Arguably Connecticut's … [Read more...]
Half Full Brewery (Closed)
You Can Take the Boy Out of Wall Street... Half Full Brewery, Stamford February 2020 This location - the original location - closed in October 2024 in favor of just running the larger, nicer, better located space at The Third Place. My "relationship" with Half Full is a funny one. Until I visited, it was by … [Read more...]
Tox Brewing Company
C2H6O Tox Brewing Company, New London February 2020 In late 2024, Tox moved into a larger space in downtown New London, so a revisit is in order. I'll never forget the first time I heard about New London's Tox Brewing. They were a group of guys at a brewfest that invited homebrewers with branded jockey boxes … [Read more...]
Norbrook Farm Brewery
NorstromBrook Norbrook Farm Brewery, Colebrook April 2019 & September 2024 Colebrook, Connecticut. Colebrook has a brewery. Colebrook has almost nothing else, but it has a brewery. A large, sparkling, 5,300-square foot brewery. A destination brewery that looks like it belongs in an issue of "Country Living". … [Read more...]
White’s Diner
Spotty History of White's in Bridgeport White's Diner, Bridgeport January 2020 I'm pretty bummed out that White's Diner doesn't have a website. In fact, I just spent an eternity trying find something about this joint's history. After those three minutes, I found this: White's is a Bridgeport institution, in … [Read more...]
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