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Norm's: Diner fare for the long-term fan

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 5:07 pm

In 1983 I was sitting in a diner in Odessa, Texas. It was about 3 a.m. or so, and I was buying Carlos Cavazo breakfast. Even though he was the guitarist for Quiet Riot, who were on their first national tour behind the "Mental as...

Beer tip: Curious Traveler Shandy

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 2:27 pm

Traveler Beer Co.
Unlike some of my esteemed colleagues, I'm no beer gourmand. I keep it simple, and my preferences run toward the lighter brews. Indeed, I hate hoppy beer, but can...

Pasta carbonara makes a savory summer salad

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 5:43 pm

Pasta carbonara - richly cheesy, creamy and studded with crisped pancetta - is easily one of the most comforting of pasta dishes. The only trouble is, with the onset of warmer weather we tend to crave salads more than steaming bowls of...

Get in shape for summer in a Pinch

 May 15, 2013

As of Monday, Suzanne Lane, owner of Gray Goose Cookery in Old Mystick Village had lost 80 pounds on a diet she designed herself. Even more remarkably, she lost the weight in seven months.
Lane is...

Craft beer industry: 'Brew and Buy Local'

 May 15, 2013

From Stamford up to Granby and as far east as Pawcatuck, microbreweries that make specialty craft beers are putting Connecticut on beer-drinkers' maps.
Without the advertising budgets of the big...

Local brewers win in a Longshot

 May 10, 2013

Looking carefully at the 12 taps behind the bar at 2 Brothers Restaurant & Pub in Salem, or the array of bottled beer, the Thirsty Person notices something interesting.
There are zero Budweiser or...

Restaurant review: A superior experience at the Weekapaug Inn

 May 9, 2013

The public is welcomed heartily, not only to enjoy a cocktail or a meal, but to wander around the inn's common spaces, sit a spell by the fireplace, or take in the sweeping view from the second floor deck.

Beer tip: Enjoy By Double IPA

 May 9, 2013

Stone Brewing Company, Escondido, California
The folks at Stone aren't being clever when they call this ultra-spectacular brew "Enjoy By." The freshness of the hops in the recipe is so...

New London offers spring food stroll

 May 9, 2013

This is one of the best ways to experience New London: it's glorious mid-spring - warm weather, budding leaves - and you saunter around the city and tuck into restaurants to sample some wonderful dishes.

This, my friends, is how it...

Science helps craft the perfect mac and cheese

 May 8, 2013

Imagine your favorite cheese: perhaps an aged, sharp cheddar, or maybe a blue Gorgonzola or a gentle Monterey Jack. Wouldn't it be wonderful to use those really good cheeses you love on nachos or as a sauce on macaroni or steamed...

Healthy French toast with a hidden chocolate layer

 May 8, 2013

Time for a confession. As a child, I never once celebrated Mother's Day. My parents thought the holiday was nothing more than a cheesy excuse to sell greeting cards, and who was I to argue?

But after I became a mother myself? Oh. My.

A Sweetie of a Cuban

 May 8, 2013

Because no one should have to wait for delicious local fare, we present a sneak-peek recipe a week in advance of New London Main Street's Spring Food Stroll, courtesy of Sweetie's Bakery & Café in New London. The food stroll runs from 5:30 to...

Illiano’s makes it easy to grab good pizza

 May 2, 2013

For some, like me, it isn't home until I find Ye Ole Reliable Pizza Place - the sort of institution that makes the same tasty pie over and over again, and it never changes, no matter who makes it. That's right: Aside from proximity to a...

The fresh, mainstream look of vegetarian cooking

 May 1, 2013

Not so long ago, there was a certain image associated with being vegetarian. It usually involved Birkenstocks, lentil loaf and an agenda.
There still are plenty of all three in the meatless movement,...

Sriracha hot sauce purveyor turns up the heat

 May 1, 2013

David Tran, 68, founded hot sauce company Huy Fong Foods Inc. in L.A.'s Chinatown in 1980 and a few years later introduced Sriracha sauce to the U.S.
His Sriracha, a version of a hot sauce originating...

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