Reviews of recipes & restaurants in Connecticut and beyond
Food Blogger. Writer. Literature teacher. Follow my adventures as I review CT restaurants and food spots, and try my hand at new recipes.
Shaken, stirred, it doesn’t matter to me as long as I’m having a French martini at Molto Wine Bar in Fairfield. I’m not a fan of dirty martinis, I prefer the sweet versions when I’m drinking martinis (no, not for all drinks, just martinis really). And yes, the wine selection at Molto Wine Bar is extensive and their food […]
MoreOn the last Wednesday of each month Plan B Burger in Milford will be holding a cocktail competition and you get to be the judge! Starting this Wednesday, February 27th from 9-11 pm you can enter to be a judge of creative cocktails concocted by the staff. Bar guests who sign up to participate as judges […]
MoreTry envisioning cannolis and ice cream. Ben and Jerry’s did, and they created a limited edition flavor called, you guessed it, Cannoli. It’s so limited people are tweeting about it when they find the flavor to #findcannoli. I first heard about this flavor about two weeks ago. A friend of a friend posted a photo of a […]
MoreSeveral months ago very good friends of ours traveled to Paris. Long story short, there was a case of missing car keys somewhere between New York and Paris airports and our friends were faced with being stranded in New York on the way home with no way to get into their car they had parked […]
MoreNew food spots are coming soon! I am so excited to share my recently found news with you! A new restaurant Parker Steaks and Scotch will opening in Trumbull this spring, and a Five Guys Burgers and Fries is coming soon to Shelton! Smiling from ear to ear yet? Maybe you’re clapping your hands or you’ve done the single […]
MoreMy birthday is next week. Well, my surrogate birthday. I’m a Leap Year baby, or Leapling, so February 28th is my stand-in day for the years my actual birthday does not exist. I like birthdays because they are a celebration of life and shouldn’t we all be able to celebrate ourselves at least once a […]
MoreThe date and time were set. It had taken a few tries until we finally found a day all five of us were available. We were clear of the flu season which had prevented us all from spending Christmas Eve together, and we were determined. That’s right, we were doing our gift exchange in February. […]
MoreAs I make my place in the food blogging world I am learning more and more about how bloggers interact and help one another. Within my first week of blogging I quickly recevied support from other local food bloggers – some have started following my blog, others are interacting with me on twitter, and one seasoned blogger is interested […]
MorePączki or Pancakes? Today is FAT Tuesday. Do you know why it’s called Fat Tuesday? Lent begins tomorrow, and traditionally for many people that means six weeks of self-denial often in the form of refraining from eating meat on fridays and certain foods during the next six weeks. Fat Tuesday, also known at Shrove Tuesday, […]
MoreGirls Scout Cookie season is here!! You know you are just as excited as I am. And I know you have already figured out in your head what you will order, didn’t you? As soon as I said it’s Girl Scout cookie time you began tallying boxes and flavors in your head. We all have […]
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Savory Sweet Eats 