CONNECTICUT

A restaurant bill should not require a recovery period. Diners understand that better than most, especially the neighborhood…

Grocery shopping has become a strange little exercise in mental arithmetic. You grab a few basics, glance at…

There is a big difference between grabbing a cider donut from a box and getting one while it…

When a pet becomes seriously ill, families want more than reassuring words. They need experienced professionals who can…

Usually, realizing you have no idea where you are is bad news. Inside a giant corn maze, it…

Choosing a nursing home is a decision families rarely take lightly. Comfort matters, but so does knowing that…

Fabric shopping can begin with one very innocent mission. You need a particular print for a project, nothing…

For a few weeks each year, an ordinary trail gets a serious wardrobe upgrade. Suddenly, the same path…

Modern games can look almost impossibly realistic. Sometimes, though, all you really need is a silver ball bouncing…

Pancakes are usually dependable breakfast territory. Nice, comforting, rarely dramatic. Then you hear about a diner where people…

Before bakery cases became photo shoots, the goal was pretty simple: bake something people would come back for…

Drive through this town today and its quiet streets hardly announce that important chapters of early American life…

Garlic rarely gets invited to be the star of an entire weekend, but give it the chance and…

A dinner plate should never leave you wondering if the kitchen accidentally forgot the other half. These restaurants…

New England has plenty of cities that get all the weekend attention, which leaves room for quieter surprises…

A tiny donut shop does not need a flashy makeover when generations already know exactly where to find…

An enormous old barn full of antiques is basically permission to be nosy. Open cabinets, inspect forgotten corners…

Choosing one Indian dish can be difficult enough. Put an entire spread in front of you and suddenly…

Nobody orders a massive plate of pasta because they are interested in restraint. You want the fork disappearing…

A good comeback deserves something better than balloons. In this case, trays of fresh donuts disappearing at impressive…

Lunch is supposed to be a fairly straightforward transaction. Order a sandwich, eat it and continue with your…

Every small town deserves a restaurant that makes deciding where to eat ridiculously easy. Not fancy, not fussy,…

Picking an Italian restaurant in New Haven can turn into a surprisingly serious conversation. Everyone seems to have…

Behind every rescued cat is usually a lot more work than the happy adoption photo suggests. Someone cleaned…

Lobster rolls can inspire surprisingly strong opinions, especially when someone suggests adding mayonnaise. Around here, warm lobster and…

The road gets quieter, the scenery gets greener, and eventually you start wondering if your directions have sent…

Most bakeries make it easy. You get a craving, check the clock and head over. This one asks…

Cannoli have a sneaky talent for making every other pastry in the case temporarily invisible. One look at…

Fresh air is not usually the first thing people research when deciding which towns deserve a closer look….

College rankings can shuffle around every year, but reaching the very top still has a way of grabbing…

Restaurants usually change with the times. Menus get reinvented, interiors get remodeled and suddenly the old place you…

A playground gets a lot more interesting when nature is part of the fun. Connecticut has outdoor play…

A quick browse can become dangerous when the prices are low enough to keep saying yes. Suddenly, that…

Connecticut has a family farm where curious kids can get surprisingly close to animals and see farm life…

Scrapbooking gets more fun when you can actually browse the supplies in person. A good craft store can…

Nobody plans to stare at a pastry case for several minutes while mentally rearranging breakfast. Then a bakery…

The plan sounds easy enough. Pick up some apples, enjoy a little time at the farm, then head…

There is a reason an old-fashioned diner can feel like an instant mood lift. You sit down, look…

Some cinnamon rolls are basically pastries. Then there are the ones that arrive looking like they could feed…

Fall drives have a way of making even a simple bakery stop feel like a little seasonal escape….

Quiet mornings can sound pretty appealing when retirement is meant to move at an easier pace. A peaceful…

There’s a different kind of warmth in a place where every visit can mean a little more for…

Fall weather can be wonderfully unpredictable. The morning starts crisp and beautiful, then somebody gets chilly and suddenly…

The supermarket apple aisle has been keeping secrets from us. Once you realize how many varieties exist beyond…

Not every great view needs to be earned with aching legs and a backpack full of emergency snacks….

Craft stores are dangerous for anyone who has ever said, “I’m just looking.” That sentence can survive for…

You do not need a plane ticket to Iceland to meet one of its most distinctive horse breeds….

The best deli recommendations sometimes arrive with suspiciously vague directions. A friend tells you the sandwiches are fantastic,…

No running water is usually the sort of detail that makes people reconsider their weekend plans. Here, it…

Anyone who has ever stopped to admire an old tractor for absolutely no practical reason will understand the…

A polished dining room is nice, but it has absolutely nothing to do with how quickly you start…

Remember the toy you absolutely had to have as a kid? There is a decent chance seeing it…

Fall has plenty of warning signs, but the smell of apple cider donuts might be the hardest one…

Certain meals seem designed for days when you want dinner to feel like a warm hug. Pierogi certainly…

Apple cider donuts have a very short window to behave like a perfectly normal snack. The moment fall…

Dinner gets more interesting when the building has been around longer than the country itself. In Connecticut, an…

Dinner is much more entertaining when the cooking becomes part of the action. Instead of simply choosing an…

A good day trip becomes considerably more relaxing when the car keys can stay in your pocket. Park…

Calm water can hide some surprisingly complicated history. Looking across this enormous reservoir today, you would never immediately…

From the outside, you could pass this store without imagining anything unusual is waiting beyond the door. Connecticut…

Watching wildlife from a distance is fascinating, but getting a closer look at the work happening behind the…

You do not expect every roadside stop to make you tilt your head all the way back. A…

Fall changes a forest in obvious ways, but sometimes the best part is something you hear rather than…

The first properly chilly fall day has a funny way of changing what sounds good for lunch. Suddenly,…

Driving a long distance for a cannoli might sound slightly ridiculous until you meet people who take their…

Good cheese has a way of making a simple snack feel much more exciting than it probably should….

Feeling comfortable where you live is hard to put a price on. Connecticut has one town that keeps…

Ordering a steak used to mean getting an entire dinner rather than watching every extra appear separately on…