Bites from the Road

August Restaurant, Opening on Edwards Street, New Haven

August Restaurant, named after owner Andrew Hotis's son — will open in March on Edwards Street, New Haven. Andrew (Heirloom restaurant at The Study at Yale) and his wife Michelle (Per Se, NYC), both most recently worked at the New Haven Lawn Club. According to Andrew, August will be an intimate and social neighborhood place with only bar height communal seating, with simple food prepared behind the bar. The menu menu will feature east coast oysters, house made pickles, deviled eggs, panini, salads, seasonal specialties and a few desserts. Libations include beer and wine, house made sodas, house-roasted coffee and loose leaf teas.  They plan a weekly  "Afternoon Tea" with [...]

By |2017-09-01T14:55:05-04:00February 15th, 2014|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments

briq, New Haven, Revisited

I stopped back in at briq on Chapel, on the way to Bow Tie cinemas to see Dallas Buyers Club — which reminded me of Philadelphia where the stars (Mathew McConaughey and Tom Hanks) losing almost 40 pounds to play their characters with AIDS (Ron Woodroof and Andrew Beckett, respectively). Great performances by Mathew McConaughey and Jared Leto! My friend Diane had a Living Social coupon she had purchased for briq and wanted to use it. I was hesitant, since my last visit was less than impressive. I'm glad I did, as most everything I had was good, especially the chicken.  We started with the small, but flavorful shrimp in [...]

By |2017-08-31T15:40:19-04:00February 11th, 2014|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments

Mambo Cocina Latina, New Haven

I stopped in for lunch at the newly opened Mambo Cocina Latina, on State Street in New Haven — a collaboration of Chef Alex Morales with the owners of Goodfellas and Bin 100. I inadvertently was handed the dinner menu and had decided on the grilled octopus. Ted, our waiter, graciously agreed to see if the kitchen would prepare that for me. I was go glad they did and recommend it. Their tender octopus ($15) comes served a top a chilled fingerling potato and roasted pepper salad all drizzled with aioli (garlic mayo). We also sampled their fish tacos ($13), with tempura fish over avocado, lettuce pico de gallo and [...]

By |2017-08-31T15:40:19-04:00January 19th, 2014|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|1 Comment

San Diego (CA) Restaurant Week January 2014

San Diego Restaurant Week runs Sunday, January 19 through Friday, January 24, 2014, featuring over 180 participating restaurants and offering two-course lunches for $10, $15 or $20 and three-course dinners for $25, $35 or $45. For additional information, click here.

By |2017-08-31T16:19:16-04:00January 18th, 2014|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments

Dine Out Vancouver (Canada) Festival January to February 2014

Dine Out Vancouver Festival runs through Friday, January 17 to Sunday, February 2, 2014, featuring hundreds of restaurants and offering three or more course dinners at $18, $28 or $38.  For additional information or a listing of participating restaurants, click here.

By |2017-10-24T07:55:56-04:00January 16th, 2014|World Restaurants, World Travel|0 Comments

Alexandria (VA) Restaurant Week January 2014

Alexandria Restaurant Week runs Friday, January 17 through Sunday, January 26, 2014, featuring 50 participating restaurants and offering dinner for two or three-course prix fixe menus for $35.  For additional information, click here.

By |2017-08-31T16:19:16-04:00January 15th, 2014|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments

Newport Beach (CA) Restaurant Week January 2014

Newport Beach Restaurant Week runs Friday, January 17 through Sunday, January 26, 2014, featuring over 80 restaurants and offering prix fixe dinner menus for $20, $30 or $40 per person and two-course prix fixe lunch menus for $10, $15 or $20 per person.  For additional information or list of participating restaurants, click here.

By |2017-08-31T16:19:16-04:00January 15th, 2014|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments

San Francisco Dine About Town Restaurant Week January 2014

San Francisco Dine About Town Restaurant Week runs Wednesday, January 15 through Friday, January 31, 2014, featuring a variety of restaurants and offering 2-3 course lunches for $18.95 and three-course dinners for $36.95. For additional information, click here.

By |2017-08-31T16:21:58-04:00January 14th, 2014|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments

Philadelphia City Center District (PA) Restaurant Week January 2014

Philadelphia City Center District Restaurant Week runs Sunday, January 19 through Friday, January 24, 2o14 and Sunday, January 26 through Friday, January 31, 2014, featuring a variety of restaurants and offering three-course lunches for $20 and dinners for $35 per person.  For additional information, click here.

By |2017-09-02T09:39:50-04:00January 13th, 2014|USA Restaurants|0 Comments

Chicago Restaurant Week January to February 2014

Chicago Restaurant Week runs through Friday, January 24 to Thursday, February 6, 2014, featuring more than 280 restaurants and offering prix fixe menus starting at $22 for lunch and $33 and/or $44 for dinner (excluding beverages, tax and gratuity).  For additional information or a list of participating restaurants, click here.  

By |2017-08-31T15:37:31-04:00January 12th, 2014|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments

Washington D.C. Restaurant Week January 2014

Washington D.C. Restaurant Week runs Monday, January 13 through Sunday, January 19, 2014, featuring a variety of restaurants and offering three-course lunches for $20.14 and dinner for $35.14.  For additional information, click here.

By |2017-08-31T16:19:17-04:00January 12th, 2014|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments
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