Reviews

	Title	Issue
	PolytechnicON20, Hartford Chef Noel Jones' latest masterpiece of a restaurant is a dream from on high. by Elise Maclay	December 2010
	Creative Cooking, Westbrook At Creative Cooking chef Manahotra creates his own spice blends, subtle interplays of sweet, sharp, hot and hotter sensations, different for each sauce, meat, fish or combination. by Elise Maclay	November 2010
	Matthew's Restaurant, Farmington Matthew’s is spacious, well-appointed, modern but by no stretch of the imagination cutting-edge. The menu is . . . hey, way cool. by Elise Maclay	November 2010
	The Suburban, Branford Restaurants succeed for a variety of reasons—a celebrity connection, a terrific location, the appeal of a food fad or marketing gimmick, all of which may lose their appeal tomorrow. On the other hand, a restaurant whose fortunes are inextricably tied to the know-how of a brilliant chef can change its name, look or location (or stay put and change little) and still stay ahead of the game, top toque in town. Follow that chef. By Elise Maclay	October 2010
	Match, South Norwalk Restaurants succeed for a variety of reasons—a celebrity connection, a terrific location, the appeal of a food fad or marketing gimmick, all of which may lose their appeal tomorrow. On the other hand, a restaurant whose fortunes are inextricably tied to the know-how of a brilliant chef can change its name, look or location (or stay put and change little) and still stay ahead of the game, top toque in town. Follow that chef. By Elise Maclay	October 2010
	Infinity Music Hall & Bistro, Norfolk A hit with fans and foodies who have come from afar to catch what’s hot on the stage and cool in the bistro. Elise Maclay	September 2010
	Restaurant L & E, Chester Dinner and a show? Here's a trendy French bistro in Chester near the Norma Terris Theatre and the Goodspeed Opera House. Elise Maclay	September 2010
	Assaggio, Stratford Assaggio, on the Housatonic River with a harbor view, is as lavishly shipshape and dedicated to la dolce vita as an Italian playboy’s megabuck yacht. Welcome aboard, cara, a seat at the bar, perhaps? Where you can admire the boats and we can admire you? by Elise Maclay	August 2010
	Sal e Pepe, Newtown Italian is our comfort food, and it’s comforting to have a nice little Italian restaurant more or less in our back yard. But some are better than others, and while great Italian restaurants abound in New Haven, Hartford and Stamford, it’s newsworthy to find a wonderful (dare I say gourmet?) Italian restaurant in a town less abundantly endowed. by Elise Maclay	August 2010
	Chaplin's, New London I pricked up my ears when a friend phoned recently to tell me about Chaplin’s. It’s a storefront and looks like one. The interior is neat and clean but a bit spare. There’s an open kitchen in the back but it’s half hidden by the bar, which juts into the room and makes the restaurant at first glance seem smaller than it is. In short, it doesn’t look like much, but don’t judge a restaurant by its decor. by Elise Maclay	June 2010