From The Hour: Fondue – Take a Dip
Following the trend of pumping your own gas or checking out your own groceries, there’s a restaurant where you can cook your own food, but …
Fresh Foraged Ramps
My neighbor Miriam is a food forager. Today, she knocked on my door and excitedly said, “Come out and see what I’ve got!” I couldn’t …
From The Hour: Going out for Dinner and Jazz
The dining room was filling up. Friends greeted each other with hugs, table to table waves, and welcoming smiles – many seemed to have a …
From The Hour: A Feast from Scotland’s Bounty
“The Queen is a chocoholic,” proclaimed Chef Darren McGrady. “She loved this dessert!” As chef to the royal family for decades, first for the Queen …
From The Hour: Lunch in Greenwich (or was it France?)
On the way to a museum visit and then lunch in Greenwich, we got off 95 at Exit 3 and ended up in France – …
From The Hour: Pub Grub Goes Upscale
Pub, Tavern, Bistro, Gastropub whatever you call it, there’s nothing like a comfortable casual restaurant with ambition: cozy yet buzzing, with a great bar and …
From The Hour: Barbecue Road Trips
The smokey spicy aroma when you walk in the door tells you all you need to know about HooDoo Brown Barbecue. If there is any …
From The Hour: Tasting Morgan wines in the Vineyards: A visit to California’s Santa Lucia Highlands
Sunlight filtered through the leaves of the live oak. The Double L Vineyard stretched up the gentle slope to the foot of the Santa Lucia …
From The Hour: In Silvermine: Lunch with a Side of Art
The Silvermine Market has been serving the tight-knit artistic Silvermine community since the late 19th century. These days, it’s a much loved eatery with salads, …
From The Hour: It’s Maple Sugaring Season
In the woods behind the Wilton Playshop, I could see the traditional galvanized sap pails hanging on the tapped sugar maples. Sugaring season was underway! …