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Asian Flavors in West Hartford, Pt. 2
09.20.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

It’s a beautiful duck. It really is. But you see, it’s smiling at me. - A Christmas Story

Those are ducks at A Dong Grocery in West Hartford, CT. For a very reasonable sum you can go up to the counter, profess your desire for either a half a duck or a whole duck, and what [...]
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Asian Flavors in West Hartford, Pt. 1
09.18.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

If you’ve ever passed through Hartford on I-84 or even been to West Farms Mall, you were actually very close to a wonderful place you may not even know existed. Just off New Britain Avenue in West Hartford is a strip mall which does not look all that remarkable from the street. But [...]
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Pigging Out In Style at Bub’s BBQ
07.11.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Nestled into a roadside just north of UMASS in Sunderland, MA is an eatery you might not expect to exist, or, at the least, you might not expect to be this good.
The first clue that Bub’s BBQ is good eating is the unassuming exterior. Much of the outside seems thrown together, ramshackle, even, with a [...]