Hartford Happy Birthday Hibachi (The Flames Of Love) Ichiro Hibachi and Sushi Bar West Hartford April 4, 2024 One of the more enjoyable aspects of going out to eat is getting to socialize between bites of food. Hibachi Jamil Ragland 5 Apr 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven “Local” Lunch At IKEA After a single bite, I realized I had ordered the wrong entree at IKEA. The “veggie balls” were a blank slate: a mush of chickpeas, carrots, peppers, and other veggies Laura Glesby 5 Apr 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Luck’s Got Nothing To Do With It Good Luck Gato Oakland Restaurant Week 1915 San Pablo Ave. Oakland Nestled beside new sister bar Ninth Life, Good Luck Gato’s inviting hand-painted storefront hides below a now familiar Jasmine Siemer-Dunbar 31 Mar 2024 · 4 min read
Tulsa Working On Their Night Foods Noche Woodfire Grill & Agave Bar 110 N Elgin Ave., Suite 140 Tulsa Fun but focused, Noche Woodfire Grill & Agave Bar feels happening. Each side of the divided dining Becky Carman 29 Mar 2024 · 4 min read
Hartford The Crunch Survives Takeout Bonchon West Hartford March 27, 2024 Sitting down and eating at a restaurant can be a relaxing experience. No food to cook, no dishes to wash, and someone dedicated to Jamil Ragland 29 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland What Can I Say? We Love Pork Oakland Restaurant Week Senor Sisig 330 17th St., Oakland The Kon-Tiki 347 14th St., Oakland According to a viral Bay Area weather meme, by mid-March, we were firmly in the Stacey Peters 24 Mar 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland At A Palestinian-Cuban Food Paradise, The Plate Is The Canvas Oakland Restaurant Week ASÚKAR Palestinian Cuban Fusion 1501 Harrison St. Oakland (inside Tamarack) ASÚKAR is a bit elusive. You have to know to look for it. A Palestinian Cuban Fusion Stacey Peters 24 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Sake Sizzles, Lychee Livens Steakhouse Happy Hour Koma Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi West Hartford March 20, 2024 I found myself in West Hartford on a Wednesday afternoon, with a taste for something different than the usual. I Jamil Ragland 21 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Afghan Food In Oaktown: Just Drink the Yogurt Saffron Kitchen 5940 College Ave. Oakland “Oh! That’s not good for business!” A closed sign flipped to open, and an large, airy, open, and empty restaurant was ours. Saffron Sarah Bass 20 Mar 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Pie Not? Edith’s Pie 412 22nd St. Oakland Pie for lunch? Why yes! Why not? Edith’s Pie now offers that option from a sweet storefront in downtown Oakland. You’ve Sarah Bass 14 Mar 2024 · 4 min read
Hartford Swanky Steakhouse Doesn’t Cut It Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar West Hartford March 11, 2024 As you’ve read before, dear reader, I’m pretty content eating Cheesecake Factory. But there’s another Jamil Ragland 11 Mar 2024 · 4 min read
Hartford Inside Mussel Bag Job Hook and Reel Cajun Seafood and Bar Hartford March 6, 2024 Hook and Reel Cajun Seafood and Bar in Hartford has a great deal for the seafood enjoyer on a Jamil Ragland 7 Mar 2024 · 4 min read
Hartford I Breakfast, Therefore I Am … Not Hungry? Blue Plate Kitchen West Hartford Febr. 28, 2024 What is a breakfast food? Simple enough question, but there are as many different answers as there are people to ask. Is Jamil Ragland 29 Feb 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland One Ramen Bowl To Rule Them All Marufuku Ramen 4828 Telegraph Ave. Oakland Ramen — the real deal, not the packaged bricks — was an adult discovery for me. Turned off by meaty or overly sweet and uncomplicated broths Sarah Bass 28 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa The Lovingly Assembled Mortadella Sandwich Of Your Dreams Prism Cafe 217 W. Latimer St. Tulsa There are few better places in Tulsa to feel the tug-of-war between preservation and progress than the Heights district, just north of downtown. Becky Carman 25 Feb 2024 · 5 min read
Raleigh/ Durham/ Chapel Hill Yankee Goes Whole Hog On Eastern N. Carolina BBQ The Pig Chapel Hill, N.C. 2/17/24 Before me sat a plate of pork, hush puppies, coleslaw, and pickles. Behind that, because I’d insisted on trying more Brian Slattery 19 Feb 2024 · 7 min read
Hartford A Split Decision At The Sports Bar XL Center Sports Bar & Fanatics Sportsbook Hartford February 16, 2024 I love sports, and I love food, so checking out the newest sports bar in Hartford was a no-brainer. Jamil Ragland 16 Feb 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Rectangular Bread Casserole — aka “Detroit Pizza” — Takes the Cake Square Pie Guys 499 9th St. Oakland Simplicity and good ingredients treated with care bring a lot to the table. In the case of the Bay Area mini-chain Square Pie Sarah Bass 15 Feb 2024 · 4 min read