Sometimes you can indeed have too much of a good thing. This shop below the Steamboat Inn in Mystic, Connecticut offered more than 150 different kinds of whiskey…but I could not decide on one, and ended up buying nothing. What a tragedy! June 2017.
Tag: Connecticut
Photo of the Day: August 21, 2017
The drawbridge of Mystic, Connecticut is a beautiful work of architecture in the quaint yet modern seaside town. I just loved walking around there, going into the different shops. The area is very photogenic. June 2017.
Photo of the Day: July 23, 2017
Penguins at the Mystic Aquarium. The one at the top above the worker on the right wasn’t exactly following directions. He or she kept trying to climb on her shoulder to steal food. It was adorable. June 2017.
Travel Guide CT: Sea View Snack Bar (Mystic)
Before your mind begins to wonder, no, this ain’t no “snack bar”. In fact, such a misnomer is dangerous. What the Sea View Snack Bar actually is, is a 40-year-old roadside seafood joint that sits about 50 feet from Mystic River. As we approached it, I knew this would be a place we would like….
Travel Guide CT: Maggie McFly’s (Glastonbury)
When you walk in, you are immediately met with a dessert-making station. Cakes and ice cream are sourced from local bakeries and dairy producers. As you wait, you stare at the display case. We grabbed a menu to browse. We knew very shortly after that we were skipping over an appetizer to save room for…
Photo of the Day: June 15, 2016
I’m actually leaving for Connecticut tomorrow for a few days, so I wanted to share this shot of the Thomas Oyster Co. in historic Mystic Seaport from March of last year. We’ll be heading back there for another visit and a couple other places we went last time. However, we are adding a new stop:…
Photo of the Day: June 5, 2017
A cold pint of City Steam Brewery’s own “Naughty Nurse Amber”. Taste-wise, it’s right up there with some of the best micro-brews I’ve ever had. Hartford, Connecticut. March 2016.
Photo of the Day: June 3, 2017
I love the way Bento Boxes compartmentalize everything (and I don’t even have OCD). It makes for a wonderful presentation when you do it right. Korean BBQ chicken, kale salad, udon noodles, and a fried egg…do you need anything else? Sunberry Cafe, Hartford, Connecticut. March 2016.
Photo of the Day: May 30, 2017
Staring up at the masts of the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan, docked at historic Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. The ghost hunter in me wondered if any crew-members still lurk below deck. March 2016.
Photo of the Day: May 25, 2017
A Dijon chicken panini at the Mystic Diner in Connecticut. An unremarkable sandwich—I just love how this picture came out. They say you eat with your eyes first, but nevertheless, it’s our mouths and stomachs which count the most. March 2016.
Photo of the Day: May 23, 2017
Face to face with Vincent. I’m not an art aficionado, but Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum just blew me away. Who wouldn’t be awestruck when standing so close to a Van Gogh? The museum was elegant, but not stuffy. March 2016.
Coming Up on 100 Restaurant Reviews
Tomorrow, I will be posting my 100th restaurant review. I first started doing food write-ups in the spring of 2015 on my personal blog after looking to try something new. This past fall, I decided to move all of my food and drink writing to a separate website, which I called Eating New Jersey. There…
