In a city with a student population that waxes and wanes with the seasons, Three Sheets has managed to hold out as a downtown refuge generally occupied by locals. If you've lived in New Haven for any substantial amount of time you'll know that this is a bar with all the humble townie charms you… Continue reading Three Sheets and a Very Happy Belly
I decided to visit August for the first time on 2016's New Years (early) Eve(ning) after seeing pictures of cheese plates by candle light and oysters plated on China seep through Instagram the past few months. Real life did not disappoint. Everything about this place is in the details -- August is tiny (12 seats… Continue reading Wishing for Eternal August
Not trying to be dramatic, but food is kind of the center of everything. The availability of food - especially the delicious, healthy kind - will make or break a neighborhood, and the availability of fresh produce is the most essential to neighborhood work/play/livability. This is the exact reason why I was incredibly excited to… Continue reading A Speck of Green in a Food Desert
This is a place I can't seem to stop wandering back to. When I was in high school and came to New Haven for the very first time, it was in the backseat of a tiny, heatless Honda Civic (in January) packed alongside six other people. And where did our less than legal teenage trek… Continue reading Falafel Always
