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Plan B Burger Bar Offers Coupon For Free Mini-Burgers

Plan B Burger Bar Offers Coupon For Free Mini-Burgers

Make a note on the calendar: To honor National Burger Day, Plan B Burger Bar...

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Connecticut Strawberries, Blueberries Expected Early

Connecticut Strawberries, Blueberries Expected Early

In the past nine months, Mother Nature proved again to Connecticut farmers that she calls the shots.

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V-One Vodka Dinner And Martini Night At The Russian Lady: Postponed

The Russian Lady presents a dinner with V-One Vodka, featuring vodka-infused cuisine and assorted martinis.

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Jazz Dinner at O'Porto May 31

Jazz Dinner at O'Porto May 31

O'Porto presents dinner and a show Thursday, May 31 at 6 p.m. The three-course meal features live music by the Reminisce Jazz Combo,...

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Carmen Anthony Selling Avon Restaurant To Grist Mill Owners

Carmen Anthony Selling Avon Restaurant To Grist Mill Owners

Carmen Anthony Fishhouse of Avon will serve its last customers Saturday, before the restaurant is turned over to the owners of The Grist...

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The Lepris Opens Steak, Seafood Grill In Tolland

While much of the restaurant world is doing the best it can to hold on during a shaky economic period, well-known Hartford couple Deb and...

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Memorial Day Lobsterfest at Dish Bar & Grill

Memorial Day Lobsterfest at Dish Bar & Grill

Start thinking summer this Memorial Day weekend with Dish Bar & Grill's "...

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Cato Corner Cheese Tasting At Priam Vineyards Friday

Two Colchester artisans partner for a local wine and cheese tasting Friday at

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Carmen Anthony Fishhouse Closing In Avon

Carmen Anthony Fishhouse Closing In Avon

Yes, it's true - Carmen Anthony Vacalebre plans to close his Avon...

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Woody's Celebrates 35 Years With Old-Time Prices May 21

Iconic restaurant Woody's celebrates 35 years of selling hot dogs in Hartford by charging original prices Monday, May 21.

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Jonathan Edwards Winery Hosts Culinary Showdown May 20

Limited tickets are available for the Jonathan Edwards Winery "Culinary...

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Get Caffeinated At Dunkin' On May 23 And Help Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Get Caffeinated At Dunkin' On May 23 And Help Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Got a dollar? Get caffeinated and help out a good cause while you're at it. Stop by Dunkin' Donuts on Wednesday, May 23 and get a medium...

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Pre-Prohibition Cocktail Dinner at Plan B Milford May 23

Plan B Burger Bar's Milford restaurant hosts a pre-Prohibition cocktail dinner...

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Want Peruvian? La Kerencya Opens On Franklin

Want Peruvian? La Kerencya Opens In Hartford

When it comes to Peruvian food, Greater Hartford can rest assured – it's ahead of the curve.

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Max Restaurant Group Announces 2012 Chef to Farm Dinner Schedule

Rosedale Farms of Simsbury, The Farmer’s Cow/Graywall Farms in Lebanon, the Nathan Hale...

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A Night At Taste of the Nation Hartford

A Night At Taste of the Nation Hartford

Here's a way to stand out from the crowd: A giant ice sculpture in the shape of an "M," with colorful shells embedded in the frozen water,...

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"Dine Around" Tasting Event At Craftsteak With Tom Colicchio May 24

"Dine Around" Tasting Event At Craftsteak With Tom Colicchio May 24

Celebrity restaurateur and "Top Chef" producer/judge Tom Colicchio

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Connecticut's Wine Trail Opens New Season

Connecticut's Wine Trail Opens New Season

As soon as the little blue books arrive at Connecticut's farm wineries in early May every year, it's on. Wine lovers pack into tasting rooms...

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Mother's Day Buffets, Brunches And Specials

Mother's Day Buffets, Brunches And Specials

She endlessly toils on everyone else's behalf, cooking, cleaning, organizing, fixing and comforting, usually while also working outside...

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Reactions To Shady Glen's James Beard Foundation Award

Reactions To Shady Glen's James Beard Foundation Award

The venerable Shady Glen burger, made with not one, not two, but four slices of griddle-fried cheese, was named as one of the James Beard...

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La Petite France Hosts Wine Tasting May 17

La Petite France Hosts Wine Tasting May 17

La Petite France hosts a different kind of tasting:

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Vietnamese Made Easy At Pho 75

Vietnamese Made Easy At Pho 75

A bowl of pho can be mystifying to a first-timer. At many restaurants, the Vietnamese noodle soup arrives with a plate full of...

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Rising Pint Brewfest At Rentschler Field May 12

Rising Pint Brewfest At Rentschler Field May 12

Tickets are still available for the Rising Pint...

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Firebox Introduces New Happy Hour Menu

Firebox Introduces New Happy Hour Menu

Just in time for spring, Firebox has a fresh happy hour...

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New Small Plates Menu At Paragon, Foxwoods

New Small Plates Menu At Paragon, Foxwoods

Seasonal ingredients are driving the new menu at Foxwoods'

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'Tastease' Doughnut Shop To Close; Owners Cite Battle With City of Hartford

'Tastease' Doughnut Shop To Close

Tastease, the Parkville shop whose mini-doughnut gems have made fans of politicians, blue-collar workers, children and suburban moms alike,...

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Kentucky Derby Day Parties In Connecticut

Kentucky Derby Day Parties In Connecticut

If sombreros and margaritas aren't your thing, consider wide-brimmed hats, mint juleps and bites inspired by the Bluegrass State instead....

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Cinco de Mayo Food, Drink  In Connecticut

Cinco de Mayo Food, Drink In Connecticut

Cinco de Mayo: It's a day for potent margaritas, flavorful Mexican fare and revelry. Here's a sampling of what's going on...

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'Lobster Shacks' Compiles Best Of New England

'Lobster Shacks' Compiles Best Of New England

Give Mike Urban a chance to dream — or better yet talk — about his favorite shore dinner, and watch him smile.

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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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