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A trip to Collinsville, CT
11.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Last Friday was a dreary one, but the fog and gloom added a certain ambience to Collinsville, CT. Eating at the excellent Crown and Hammer was great for lunch (the bread wasn’t great but the dipping sauces were - check out the killer Buffalo Chicken Wrap and Reuben), and walking around the riverfront and taking [...]
Markets
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 [...]
Restaurants
Bacon and Oysters collide at Manchester, VT’s Harvest Grille
08.31.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

And really, how could bacon and oysters in the same bite go wrong? You’d have to work pretty hard at it, but except for some serious oddities and head scratchers at Harvest Grille, in Manchester, VT, this decadent sandwich was largely successful. But let’s start at the beginning.
Harvest Grille sits unassumingly near the center of [...]
Diners
Eating in Enfield: Country Diner
07.02.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

The Country Diner in Enfield, CT is a welcoming space, with a long lunch counter just inside the front door, and local workers happily munching on sandwiches and breakfast fare all day. Service is always attentive and sometimes full of personality. On our most recent visit our waitress asked us the requisite “Hi, and how [...]