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Constantine’s on the Bay
252 Main St., Niantic
(860) 850-5087, constantinesonthebay.com
All you need to know about Constantine’s on the Bay can be expressed in two simple...
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Grilled swordfish
River Tavern
23 Main St., Chester
River Tavern doesn’t traffic in ordinary culinary creations. It’s not one of those restaurants whose menu looks very s...
Celery rarely gets the spotlight. Sure, it’s plenty popular as a foundational ingredient in countless recipes — such as part of the French mirepoix alongside onions and c...
Four years ago, when Valerie Bertinelli turned 60, a switch flipped. The years preceding that birthday had been defined by dietary abnegation: policing calories, frowning...
Margarita Carrillo Arronte had something to prove when she wrote “The Mexican Vegetarian Cookbook.”
“I saw an opportunity to show to the world that Mexican cuisine is not...
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It’s called Mystic Soup Co. and located in Pawcatuck, but who the heck cares when the soup is so sensational?
They make two new varieties every day, and one or both are ...
This recipe is a tradition that snuck up on my family. My grandmother Debbie made it every Passover and Rosh Hashanah for as long as I can remember and, my mom says, for ...
When I was a kid, the prospect of a week without bread at Passover was a daunting one. What would my mom make me that I would eat? Matzoh pizza was often the answer.
Matz...
The Diamond, a new bar and sourdough pizza restaurant, recently opened on Bank Street.
An official email from the CT Dept of Consumer Protection appeared in my inbox on April 2. It consisted of two uptight, terse sentences: “The Department is aware that Apr...
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Chairs By Design: Making the Cut
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Mystic Museum of Art, 9 Water St., Mystic
You’ll feel like Goldilocks when you see this exhibition of custo...
Constantine’s on the Bay delivers (mostly) great food and atmosphere.
Most vegetables grown in home gardens are annuals. They wither and die at the end of the season and need to be replanted every year to reap more crops.
But if you’re shor...
There are many reasons why it’s fun to hang out in downtown Chester. Main Street caters to an eclectic set, with boutiques and galleries alongside a brewery, fine dining ...
I’m not much of a coffee drinker, so when I suggest to someone that we “go out for coffee,” what that usually translates to in my head is grabbing a pastry, ordering some...
On Easter Eve, while prepping a sous vide porchetta roast, a boneless leg of lamb and putting the final chocolate touches on Peanut Butter Stuffed Banana Bread Bars, I ha...
In my never-ending search to find a great cracker to replace the now-discontinued Red Oval Farms Stoned Wheat Thins, I came across these gems at Ocean State Job Lot: Impe...
Two Mystic chefs have been named finalists for awards by the esteemed James Beard Foundation.
Grilling is a great method for quickly cooking fish while imparting lots of flavor, but the weather isn’t always on your side.
So instead of battling the elements, take y...
On a recent afternoon, customers were striding purposefully from the parking lot into Pasta Vita in Old Saybrook. They wandered around the interior, gazing inside the ref...
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The Day Publishing Company
47 Eugene O'Neill Drive
P.O. Box 1231
New London, CT 06320-1231 USA