From Sunday Arts and Style: No ordinary cooks at the American Bounty restaurant
In the display kitchen, the cooks plated the desserts with the intensity of World Series pitchers. They were carefully placing each element on the plate, …
From Sunday Arts and Style: The flavorful fish of Japan
The long narrow space at Pink Sumo Sushi and Sake Cafe in Westport was bustling on a recent Thursday evening. Behind the bar a clutch …
From Sunday Arts and Style: Restaurant wine dinners are back
Wine dinners are back! For a while they were yet another casualty of pandemic hunkering, but lately my mailbox has been filling with news of …
From Sunday Arts and Style: You might get a chance to eat at one of these exciting restaurants
The moment you walk through the restaurant door, the excitement begins. Right away, you know a lot about the experience to come – style, cuisine …
From Sunday Arts and Style: I’m not done with summer
Pumpkin spice is upon us. I know, the calendar says it’s fall, but I’m not done with the garden-fresh flavors of summer. Cinnamon, clove, and …
From Sunday Arts and Style: Plum Torte — A Fall favorite for four decades
In August of 1983 Marian Burros published her recipe for a plum torte in the De Gustibus column of the New York Times. It was …
From Sunday Arts and Style: Give some love to “The heart of the house”
As we lingered after an excellent dinner at Ginkgo in Fairfield, I saw the chef in his white jacket join other members of the staff …
From Sunday Arts and Style: This Executive Chef runs a tight ship
Chef Javier Carpio put his two-page color-coded spreadsheet of the day on the table and shared what it takes to serve 820 passengers top-notch meals …
From Sunday Arts and Style: Exploring Connecticut options for authentic Chinese food
Chinese cooking is a lot like Italian. No, it’s not based on pasta and tomatoes, carefully crafted salumi and a dazzling array of cheeses. But …
From Sunday Arts and Style: Is the BLT the highest calling for a tomato?
With the first bite of my lunch salad, I uttered an unintentional AHH of pleasure. I didn’t realize I had until I saw the others …