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Outdoor Dining In Connecticut

Outdoor Dining In Connecticut

Warm temps and sunny skies create perfect conditions for eating outside. Here are some options for outdoor dining in Connecticut.

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Nothing Sloppy About This Quaint Waffle Joint

Nothing Sloppy About This Quaint Waffle Joint

The taste tease starts as soon as you get out of your car at The Sloppy Waffle, Newington's newest eatery on the Berlin Turnpike. The...

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On Tap: Home-Brewing Supplies, Advice At Local Hobby Shop

Before Rich Loomis went to work for Brew and Wine Hobby, he was a massage therapist, a clerk at a package store and an assistant manager...

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Oddfellows Playhouse Presents "Food Improv: Take 2" June 6

Oddfellows Playhouse Presents "Food Improv: Take 2" June 6

Oddfellows Playhouse hosts Food Improv: Take 2 June 6 at the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown, a celebration of local food and performing...

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Bun Lai, Miya's Sushi Get Star Turn on 'Saturday Night Live'

Bun Lai, Miya's Sushi Get Star Turn on 'Saturday Night Live'

If you watched this past Saturday's season finale of "SNL," one headline on the "Weekend Update" segment (with returning special guest Amy...

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Connecticut Beer Week Runs Through May 18

Overlapping with American Craft Beer Week (May 13-19,) Connecticut celebrates its own robust and growing beer industry with a weeklong...

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Taste Of The Nation New Haven 2013

Taste Of The Nation New Haven 2013

This year's Taste Of The Nation New Haven on May 22 may have been held at a different venue (the Omni Hotel rather than Yale's Woolsey Hall)...

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At Roia, The Cuisines Of France And Italy

Avi Szapiro was living in Brooklyn, working as a restaurant and food consultant, when New Haven beckoned. A colleague, who was consulting on...

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Baci Grill in Cromwell Hosts Patio Grand Opening May 15

Baci Grill in Cromwell has added a brand-new patio for dining and cocktails. The restaurant celebrates its opening with live music...

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Happy Hours In Connecticut

Happy Hours In Connecticut

Looking for that much needed post-work drink, or simply discounted food at some of the best restaurants in the area? Check out our list of...

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Barrel Tasting Event at Hopkins Vineyard May 18 and 19

Hopkins Vineyard in the Litchfield Hills welcomes guests for its spring Barrel Tasting event Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

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Jacques Pepin To Serve At Taste of the Nation New Haven Benefit

Share Our Strength hosts its New Haven Taste of the Nation event at the Omni Hotel May 22, welcoming more than 40 restaurants, caterers...

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Lobster Days  at Mystic Seaport May 25-27

Lobster Days at Mystic Seaport May 25-27

Mystic Seaport's annual "Lobster Days" kicks off Memorial Day weekend again this year. Lobster dinners "in the rough" are served up by the...

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Thomas Hooker Beer Dinner, Movie at Front Street Bistro May 20

Front Street Bistro presents a four-course Thomas Hooker beer dinner and accompanying showing of the documentary "American Beer" on May 20.

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Fleming's  Brings Back 'Small Plates, Big Pours'

Fleming's Brings Back 'Small Plates, Big Pours'

Fleming's Steakhouse & Wine Bar in West Hartford brings back its "Small Plates, Big Pours" offering through June 30 in the bar.

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Art Night, Firefly Hollow Brewing Tastings At Barley Vine

Barley Vine hosts a tasting of Bristol's own Firefly Hollow Brewing Company's beers at the restaurant Thursday at 6 p.m.

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Dinners at the Farm, Max Chef-to-Farm Announce Summer Schedules

Dinners at the Farm, Max Chef-to-Farm Announce Summer Schedules

The 2013 schedules have been released for two of the state's premier farm-to-table summer dinner series.

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Back Nine: An Above Par Golf-Course Tavern

Back Nine: An Above Par Golf-Course Tavern

It's time to golf, and for regulars at the state's many public courses, the 19th hole means a hamburger or a hot dog...

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Deals On Starbucks Frappuccinos Through May 12

Deals On Starbucks Frappuccinos Through May 12

Stop into Starbucks for "happy hour," between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., and get a half-price Frappuccino now through May 12 at participating...

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Bourdain, Ripert Play Devil and Angel in Hartford Appearance

Bourdain, Ripert Play Devil and Angel in Hartford Appearance

The title of the show, "Good vs. Evil," seemed fitting enough. TV personality Anthony Bourdain is known for his biting, caustic and often...

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Kentucky Derby Parties In Connecticut May 4

Kentucky Derby Parties In Connecticut May 4

Don your most ornate hat and head to these spots to drink bourbon, eat Kentucky-inspired fare and watch "the most exciting two minutes in...

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Onyx Moonshine's 'Shine on Main Street' Cocktail Crawl In Manchester

Onyx Moonshine's Cocktail Crawl In Manchester

Onyx Moonshine returns to its Manchester roots with a one-day cocktail crawl in town Thursday, May 2. Six restaurants will feature...

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Frog Hollow Social Club at Firebox May 6

Frog Hollow Social Club at Firebox May 6

Firebox's Frog Hollow Social Club returns for a second event Monday, May 6 at 6 p.m.

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Ten Connecticut Burgers For National Hamburger Month

Ten CT Burgers For National Hamburger Month

Of course, there's more. But is your fav in here?

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Taino Returns To The Roots Of BBQ

Taino Returns To The Roots Of BBQ

The story behind Middletown's Taino Smokehouse goes back to 2004, but its name goes back to the 15th century.

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Popular Pat's Kountry Kitchen To Be Replaced With Italian Restaurant

Move over clam hash, make room for "mussels fra diavolo."

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A Dozen Margaritas In Connecticut

A Dozen Margaritas In Connecticut

It's almost Cinco de Mayo, so treat yourself with a tasty margarita, whether you take yours on the rocks, frozen or straight up. Check out...

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"Robigalia" Party At Relic Brewing May 3

"Robigalia" Party At Relic Brewing May 3

Relic Brewing, CT Big Red Truck and Confetti Restaurant, all of Plainville, celebrate the ancient Roman springtime festival at the brewery...

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New Haven Restaurant Week Participants

New Haven Restaurant Week Participants

New Haven's Restaurant Week runs through Friday, April...

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Jonathan Edwards Winery Hosts CT vs. RI Culinary Showdown May 5

Jonathan Edwards Winery Hosts CT vs. RI Culinary Showdown May 5

The Nutmeg State takes on the Ocean State at Jonathan Edwards Winery May 5, battling in a culinary competition to benefit Connecticut...

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'Cork Discount' At J. Gilbert's

'Cork Discount' At J. Gilbert's

Grab those wine corks laying around the house and bring them to J. Gilbert's in Glastonbury this week.

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Leeanne Griffin is a freelance writer with a passion for anything edible. A Connecticut transplant by way of Worcester, Mass., she loves everything the Nutmeg State has to offer...read more

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