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Wednesday, May 08, 2024
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Wednesday, May 08, 2024
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Beard award times two for Mystic chefs
Two Mystic chefs have been named finalists for awards by the esteemed James Beard Foundation.
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Grilling is a great method for quickly cooking fish while imparting lots of flavor, but the weather isn’t always on your side.
So instead of battling the elements, take y...
On a recent afternoon, customers were striding purposefully from the parking lot into Pasta Vita in Old Saybrook. They wandered around the interior, gazing inside the ref...
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Casserole-Style Enchiladas
Zavala Mexican Bistro
135 Boston Post Road, East Lyme
I was intrigued by the idea of enchiladas done in casserole form. So I ordered t...
They have different names like Buffalo Bleu, Fat Elvis, and Fun Guy, and different fixings like Cajun spice, peanut butter and caramelized bananas, and thyme roasted mush...
Food
The beauty of making a baked ham for Easter (or any holiday or large gathering) is that there's bound to be leftovers.
Leftover ham, which will last for up to five days i...
You might know Day reporter Claire Bessette in her full-time capacity as a crime fightin’ writer, cruising around Norwich in the Mystery Machine with Shaggy and Scooby, l...
All-American diner food is at its best in Uncasville at Breakfast at Diana’s.
On a Friday night last May, between snapping selfies in their rhinestone-encrusted outfits and belting out the words to “Cruel Summer,” Taylor Swift fans dashed from thei...
If an eatery has the word “cantina” in the title, I’m there. When the title, specifically, is “Cantina Beach,” I’m there even faster, because: beach equals happiness.
Th...
Food
Some vegetables seem to call out to me from their produce-aisle bins: “You know me and you love me,” the broccoli and the carrots and the peppers and the collards say, as...
After the last two months of writing about my bouts of COVID and food poisoning, I’m suddenly struck dumb with Spring Fever. This was triggered by a few environmental fac...
Chester’s Barbecue
943 Poquonnock Road, Groton
Chestersbbq.com, (860) 449-6868
During 26½ years at The Day, I’ve always qualified my comments about local barbecue with ...
East Lyme, particularly the Niantic section of East Lyme, has become a popular dining destination. So the eateries don’t necessarily need a “Restaurant Week” to draw dine...
It’s a common misconception that the best soups require long ingredient lists and hours of simmering.
In fact, just a handful of high-flavor items can be transformed into...
Friday fish and chips at the Portuguese Holy Ghost Society is a tradition in Stonington Borough that dates back more than three decades.
Since 1992, volunteer members of ...
Everyone needs a handful of recipes in their back pocket to get through those hectic days when 5 p.m. sneaks up on you and there is no plan for dinner. Such recipes are l...
I spent part of the week of Christmas with my partner Joe’s family in Central Ohio. A few nights before the holiday, we all went out to a sports bar for dinner. While wat...
Sat., Feb. 17:
I was in NYC on an annual pilgrimage to Radio City Music Hall with my trusty sidekick, Forrest, to see LOTR: The Two Towers with full orchestra and ch...
One-pot, sheet pan and skillet meals are the recipe darlings of the weeknight dinner world. They’re streamlined for efficiency, and there’s less to clean when mealtime is...
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