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Mystic Cheese Now at the Velvet Mill in Stonington
3+ week, 4+ day ago (66+ words) CT Examiner Mystic Cheese Now at the Velvet Mill in Stonington Our cheese shop, Mystic Cheese and Provisions has moved to a new location in the American Velvet Mill in Stonington CT. Visit the shop for a selection of artisan…...
Connecticut Diners Are Paying a Premium for Lobster
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (245+ words) " Scott Dolch, 5. 26. 2026 For anyone dining out in New England, it doesn't come as a shock that lobster can be expensive. What may be surprising to Connecticut consumers, however, is that they are often paying even more than our neighboring states,…...
Mini Natty Wine Fest at the Oyster Club in Mystic
2+ week, 1+ day ago (136+ words) CT Examiner Mini Natty Wine Fest at the Oyster Club in Mystic Mini Natty Wine Fest Vol. 3 is our celebration of nonconformists in wine making. This collaborative event is a natural wine festival thrown by people who truly love wine…...
Southeast Connecticut Has a Commissary Kitchen Problem (Here's What We're Building to Fix It)
1+ week, 6+ day ago (49+ words) " Peter Fliri, 5. 16. 2026 Peter Fliri is founder & executive director of the Altru Kitchen Company " Gregory Stroud, 5. 14. 2026 " Gregory Stroud, 3. 21. 2026 " Gregory Stroud, 3. 16. 2026 " Tristan M. Haller, 5. 15. 2026 " Stephanie Carrow, 5. 15. 2026 " Mike Toohey, 5. 15. 2026 When you subscribe, we work for you....
Chef Colt Taylor to Open 'Modernized Old-School Butcher Shop' in Old Saybrook James Pharmacy
2+ week, 1+ day ago (661+ words) " Gregory Stroud, 5. 14. 2026 OLD SAYBROOK " With renovations well underway and approvals pending before local zoning, Chef Colt Taylor said he'd like to re-open the town's iconic James Pharmacy by mid-June. Taylor, who moved The Essex to Main Street in Old Saybrook…...
A Peony Propagation Workshop at Cricket Hill Garden in Thomaston
3+ week, 1+ day ago (130+ words) CT Examiner A Peony Propagation Workshop at Cricket Hill Garden in Thomaston Peony season has begun here at Cricket Hill Garden. A few different species of early blooming herbaceous peonies were in bloom last week, and this week the early…...
About Chef David Standridge. ..
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1140+ words) " Gregory Stroud, 4. 25. 2026 "I think David has carved out his own space in Mystic and he's making food that's pretty, pretty, specific" " that's how Ned Baldwin, the chef-owner of Houseman in New York City, explained it. I called Baldwin on a…...
Lunchtime at Robert E. Fitch
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (36+ words) " Amy Wu, 4. 25. 2026 " Gregory Stroud, 3. 16. 2026 " Gregory Stroud, 3. 6. 2026 " Elizabeth Busbee, , Gregory Stroud, 2. 28. 2026 " Gregory Stroud, 2. 15. 2026 " Elizabeth Busbee, 4. 25. 2026 " Ally Le Master, 4. 18. 2026 " Mark Seth Lender, 4. 18. 2026...
Connecticut Flower Collective Opens for Sixth Spring Season
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (419+ words) " Luke Feeney, 4. 10. 2026 MIDDLETOWN " The popular saying goes "April showers bring May flowers," but in Middletown, flowers fresh from farms across Connecticut are already available in the heart of the city's downtown. The Connecticut Flower Collective opened for its sixth year…...
Frigid Winter Hits Shoreline Oyster Industry, Reducing Harvests
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (616+ words) " Gretchen Webster, 4. 9. 2026 Oysterman Norman Bloom stood on his dock in Norwalk, reflecting on the toll this year's frigid winter had taken on his three-generation business. His oysters are shipped daily all across the country, from his docks to New York…...