A blog about New Haven
Starting a business in New Haven is a move fraught with risk. For every successful bar, restaurant, or yoga studio, another 3-4 seem to close. If you blink for just a moment, you can see Kudeta/K2/ChengDu turn into some new Asian-themed restaurant with exactly the same decor. Yet despite the churn of so many New Haven … Read more
Living in a city is expensive, and New Haven is no different. Sure, it is, by far, Connecticut’s coolest city (take that, New London!), but with that coolness comes a cost. The rents are high, and vacancy is extremely low. There isn’t much you can do about rent, but that doesn’t mean you can’t save … Read more
If you haven’t heard, Thali is closing its doors after 11 years in New Haven. They will keep Thali Too (the veggie version) and Oaxaca Kitchen open, but according to a press release from the owner, there are “so many restaurants and just not enough people.” New Haven has an ultra competitive environment. Restaurants open … Read more
Any idiot can tell you that Union League is a good restaurant. But once you get there, how do you know what’s really worth it? (I actually have no idea.) Well have no fear, Dear Reader (and my you look nice today!), I am going to share with you my totally subjective list of My … Read more
This week, I thought I’d try something a little different: a few mini-reviews of some of the (surprisingly many) new restaurants which have been opening all over New Haven. I’ve written reviews in the past, but I thought a shorter form mini-review may be more informative and let’s face it, how much can you really … Read more
Any idiot can tell you the Best Places in New Haven. You’ve got a smart phone. You’ve got Yelp. You can Google things, right? But it takes a very special kind of idiot to know about those beneath-the-radar places. Those places that may not get “stellar reviews” or may not be talked about in those … Read more
Last year I did a Best of 2015 list last year giving out various awards and calling them The Rockies. Well, I hate that name, and I’m going to do something a little different this year. More awards, more silliness, more totally made up categories about New Haven, based entirely on my own opinion with as … Read more
Listen. I’m not gonna lie to you. We live in strange times. 2016 hasn’t been the best year, to say the least. A bunch of people died. Maybe even people you liked. Donald Trump is going to be President of the United States and probably some of you are even like, “Awesome.” But forget all … Read more
Can you feel it? The crispness in the air. The smell of campfires and fireplaces. The amber in the leaves. The pumpkin spice being jammed down our throats. There’s no more denying it: Fall is here in Connecticut, and it’s awesome. If you wanted to live somewhere sunny and warm all the time, you could move … Read more
If you haven’t heard, New Haven is sort of known for their pizza. And no, I’m not going to call it “a-pizza,” or pronounce it “ah-beets.” I don’t know anybody that does. So anytime some “travel blog” explains how “we” do it, I just shake my head and laugh. But we do know our pizza. … Read more
