Revolutionary Connecticut

This is the new ad campaign for Connecticut. It's a great thing that Governor Malloy and the state have decided to start promoting tourism here again. I couldn't be happier. However, I'm seeing a lot of mixed reactions to the ad campaign. What do you think? Good? Bad? Both? I think they could have removed "Still," and just made it "Revolutionary." However, that's nitpicking.

Connecticut Learns to Say Momofuku

On my way to a friend’s apartment, I walked the New York City sidewalks with a full backpack pressing my feet into the concrete. Block after block, across each rush-hour street. Restaurants and vendors beckoned, but I ignored them. I strode past busy women in long trenchcoats and sleepy-eyed hipsters. Turning left on 13th street, I reached my destination on the corner of 2nd Avenue: Momofuku Ssam Bar. No one stood in line at the Milk Bar “take-out” section of the restaurant, and I put down the pack and ordered two pork buns. Three minutes later, I squirted generous helpings of Sriracha onto the tender pork belly cradled in the pillowy bun, and bit into one of the best things I’ve ever tasted...

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Ginger Cookies

Here are ginger cookies from an old recipe that we tried out. It was not the one we ended up using for A History of Connecticut Food, but another, less molasses-rich recipe. Once people started finding cane sugar more readily available, they used molasses less in cookies and other sweets. However, I tend to think that in some cases, that switch is a huge mistake. Molasses and ginger go so well together - why mess with perfection?

On WATR with Larry Rifkin

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of appearing on Larry Rifkin's radio show on WATR in Waterbury - the "Talk of the Town."

Larry's program is a political talk show, for the most part, but he said it was a nice change for him and his listeners to talk about how great Connecticut is, and how many wonderful places are here to visit.

A History of Connecticut Food

Here is the first glimpse of the cover of A History of Connecticut Food. See if you can guess where all those meals and scenes came from!