"Bork, Bork, Bork!" IKEA Swedish Restaurant, New Haven March 2024 You know what's crazy. In preparation to write this page I did what I often do when writing about food I know very little about: I poked around the Internet for inspiration and clarity. I didn't find anything interesting, probably because this is … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Shish Kebab House of Afghanistan
It's the Shish West Hartford November 2023 "First food, then religion" Afghan Proverb Maybe you are aware of other Afghan restaurants in Connecticut, but I am not. Of course, since I live in the same town as this long standing and rather well-regarded one, I've never had a reason to look elsewhere when I get … [Read more...]
Venezuela: Valencia Luncheria
Va-LEN-CI-Aaaahhh Valencia Luncheria, Norwalk August 2013 & December 2022 I'm writing this in 2023, having recently enjoyed a "Venezuelan Beach Food" lunch at Valencia Luncheria in Norwalk. This may come as a surprise to some folks in a picture below, who have been waiting to read this particular page for a … [Read more...]
Sichuan: Song
Sing It! Song, West Hartford April 2021 I am wholly unqualified to write this page. I know, I know... I've said this many times before on this website, and especially when it comes to writing about restaurants, and especially about cuisines about which I know nothing. I am a white man. I grew up mostly in Delaware … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Guatemala: Aurora’s Bakery and Restaurant
Aurora Campechanas Auroras Bakery and Restaurant, Hartford Winter 2021 I'm friends with former Courant and current Hearst Media food writer Leeanne Griffin. She and I rarely write about the same things, but when we do, the results go something like this: For her very rare brewery stuff, she may ask me for some … [Read more...]
Iraq: Dunya Market & Deli
I'm Not Dunya Dunya Market, Waterbury March 2021 Full disclosure: I don't know anything about Iraqi cuisine. While that surely won't come as a surprise to anyone, I think that's also the fun of this Connecticut World Food Tour side project I do once in a blue moon. An alternate title for this page could … [Read more...]