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    Article Summer Time and Ice Cream's Freezing

    Jul 3, 2009

    Beat the heat this summer with the best ice cream in Connecticut. We have the farm fresh ice cream locations that you have to go to.

  • Article It's Lobster Season, Get Cracking!

    Jul 3, 2009 | 3 comments

    Lobster is a sweet summertime treat and however you like it prepared -- steamed, rolled, caked, fried or bisqued (if that even exists) -- here are the ultimate lobster joints in Connecticut!

  • Article Slim Jim Shortage Is Coming

    Jul 3, 2009 | 1 comment

    ConAgra, the company that makes Slim Jim, has not produced the jerky treat since a North Carolina plant exploded, killing three employees. It was the only plant in the country that made the snappy sna...

  • Link Lobster Bake External website

    Jul 3, 2009

    For one weekend only indulge in some tasty Max surf and turf for less than $30

  • Article Joey Chestnut to Defend Hot Dog Eating Title

    Jul 2, 2009 | 1 comment

    American Joey Chestnut goes for another International Hot Dog Eating Contest championship at annual July 4th Coney Island event.

  • Link Alert the Vegan Police External website

    Jul 2, 2009

    Salon takes a peek at blog Quarrygirl.com’s “Operation Pancake: Undercover Investigation of LA Vegan Restaurants,” a 6,000-plus-word look at vegan restaurants in Los Angeles that finds...

  • Link Food, Inc.: How Is It? External website

    Jul 1, 2009

    I’m supposed to go to the movies tonight, and I’m waffling on what to see. Should I go see Food, Inc., the latest anti–Big Ag cinematic screed? Since I’m up on the horrors of factory...

  • Link A Horse is a Horse...Unless it's a Steak External website

    Jul 1, 2009

    It turns out the debate about exporting horses for slaughter is pretty far from simple. Salon presents the debate: On one side are those who argue that it’s cruel and terrifying for the horses involved....

  • Video Meet Food and Wine's Best New Chefs

    Jul 1, 2009

    A range of international flavors and culinary talents round out Food and Wine magazine's annual Best New Chefs list, which recognizes the most creative and trailblazing chefs in the industry. Find out...

  • Article Taking a Gamble on New Restaurants

    Jul 2, 2009

    Mohegan Sun's making gambling stomachs grumble with new "table" offerings.

  • Link Sex with Chefs, Robert De Niro, and Prawns External website

    Jun 30, 2009

    The Daily Beast, Tina Brown’s artful online magazine/website, is a study of celebrity fascination, political punditry, and the sex lives of powerful people. Its food channel, Hungry Beast, just launched,...

  • Link Finally, a Taco Truck for LEGO People External website

    Jun 30, 2009

    Print ’em. Fold ’em. Vend miniature tacos and/or tortas and/or tamales from them. Yes, the technology of folded paper has finally come to the world of taco trucks. A Flickr user called goopymart...

  • Link A Possible Good-bye for Two Old Chums: Britain and the Eel External website

    Jun 29, 2009

    “Jellied eels—cooked and sold cold in their own stock—could soon join the ranks of haslet, stotty cake and bara birth as a dish that is only found in rare pockets of Britain.” That’s...

  • Link Pringles, By Way of Homer External website

    Jun 29, 2009

    Not often will this blog direct you to click on a banner ad that it has no direct financial stake in, but here goes: This Pringles ad is an epic collection of jokes, stream-of-consciousness observations,...

  • Article Kitchen Inquisition: Howie Kleinberg

    Jun 29, 2009 | 5 comments

    Forget pleasing Padma, former "Top Chef" contestant Howie Kleinberg tries his hand at pleasing his own 'hood with his latest venture, Bulldog BBQ.

  • Video "Glass Hold" Says A Lot About You

    Jun 29, 2009 | 3 comments

    Between your sips, slurps and swigs, the way you hold your glass may be saying a whole lot about your personality.

  • Link $16.95 Meal Deal External website

    Jun 29, 2009

    Brio Tuscan Grille is offering a meal deal for under $20 so you could get out for a taste of Tuscany without breaking the bank.

  • Link Sunday Brunch on the Farm External website

    Jun 28, 2009

    Take advantage of a lovely summer Sunday with a special Bosc menu served indoor and on the terrace.

  • Article What You're Doing Tonight -- June 29

    Jun 30, 2009

    Get a hopping start to the work week by enjoying dinner and drinks in Hartford's Frog Hollow, watch some baseball or explore your inner Beatnick.

  • Article Place for Sun, Seafood in Stonington

    Jun 26, 2009

    The Cove boasts it has the best fish sandwich around. If you're spending time along Connecticut's coastline, it's worth tasting.

  • Link Eco-Friendlier Takeout External website

    Jun 25, 2009

    Looking for an alternative to traditional (and wasteful) Styrofoam takeout containers? SIGG aluminum snack boxes are being praised by blogs such as Stamen Design. Restaurants like saving the money they...

  • Link How to Deflate a Beer Pouch External website

    Jun 25, 2009

    Treehugger takes a sharp pin to environmental claims made by the makers of the CarboPouch, a beer-toting plastic bag distributed by The Beverage Pouch Group. In a refreshing example of a journalist...

  • Article Drink Your Way to Helping Berlin Charities

    Jun 25, 2009

    The town of Berlin is planning to party for a purpose and you're invited a wine and beer tasting.

  • Link Chef to Farm Dinner External website

    Jun 25, 2009

    Max Restaurant Group introduces a group of meals that celebrate the amazing food grown in our own backyard

  • Link Beauty Buffet External website

    Jun 25, 2009

    A assortment of spa treatments and finger foods await in Litchfield