Window art at the Dry Dock
Last night we dropped in at the Dry Dock on Main Ave. in Norwalk for some delicious tacos. The beer was cold, the service warm, …
From The Norwalk Hour: Food source secrets for December entertaining
The holiday party season is here, and aren’t we glad! Connecting with friends and neighbors at an open house – complete with decorations, a buffet, …
From The Norwalk Hour: Head to a restaurant with a good whiskey bar
Cruising the liquor store whiskey aisles this Christmas season will take a lot longer than it did just a few years ago. Bottle after bottle, …
From The Norwalk Hour: Thanks for not messing with my Thanksgiving
A few years back, I wrote in this column imploring food writers and editors to be less creative with Thanksgiving food. At the time, the …
From The Norwalk Hour: Thanksgiving’s favorite fruit
Turkey is the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinner, but I can’t wait till the cranberry sauce is passed. When the bowl of roughly-textured, garnet-colored flavor comes …
Cranberry Honey Chutney
Cranberry Honey Chutney Adapted from The Fresh Honey Cookbook By Laurey Masterton This chutney is great as a condiment with almost any meat or …
From The Norwalk Hour: Finding your roots
The root vegetables were piled high at the Westport Farmers Market last week. Gone are the tomatoes, sweet corn, and tender vegetables of summer, replaced …
From The Norwalk Hour: Hartford Election Cake, a Connecticut voting tradition
When election day rolled around in colonial America it was cause for celebration. Voting was done in the spring back then. People gathered for all …
From The Norwalk Hour: A better butter taste-off
About 1.85 billion pounds of butter is made in the United states every year (yes, billion with a B). Americans are said to consume just …
From The Norwalk Hour: Cutting through the wine store clutter
From time to time the New York Times publishes a recommended list of Twenty Wines Under $20. Wine columnist Eric Asimov scours the world for …