A blog about New Haven
What do you do when you are trying to think of a humorous, intelligent way to address gentrification and zoning challenges in New Haven but you’re not quite ready to bite the bullet? You write a review column, of course. New Haven’s restaurant scene is as competitive as ever, so this week, we look at … Read more
If you accidentally blinked for too long, you might have missed New Haven opening like four hundred new restaurants. Luckily, your trusty friend Josh is here to pile food into his body so you, the discerning reader, can decide whether or not it’s Worth It. I haven’t tried out the new Bear’s BBQ location (THE … Read more
This week, I thought I’d try something a little different: a few mini-reviews of some of the (surprisingly many) new restaurants which have been opening all over New Haven. I’ve written reviews in the past, but I thought a shorter form mini-review may be more informative and let’s face it, how much can you really … Read more
Disclaimer: I am not a book reviewer. But if you send me a book, I’ll review it. Eventually. Especially if it’s a postapocalyptic medieval-themed fantasy novel set in Greater New Haven. (A huge genre, I’m sure.) I’ve never heard of Pepper Press (specializing in all the latest postapocalypstic fiction and survival non-fiction), so I had no idea what to expect … Read more
In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve been pretty excited for Barcade for a long while now. Maybe too excited. But the long wait is over. It’s May 2016 and there is an actual, real-life Barcade right here in our own New Haven, Connecticut. So, does it match the hype? Is it everything we dreamed of and … Read more
I have to imagine the thought process behind opening K2 at its current location went something like this: “I want to open up a bahn mi/dim sum/sushi/Chinese/Japanese restaurant, but I want it to look exactly like Kudeta. If only there was a place for me.” “You’re in luck, K2 Owner! We have exactly the place! And … Read more
After Black Bear Saloon closed down, I wondered what would take its place. After all, this was Black Bear. A place which wasn’t sure if it was a shitty sports bar or a shitty dance club. Our first clue to its successor was its brilliant name: Tavern New Haven. Obviously they used an exhaustive process … Read more
