Connecticut Magazine - February 2011

February 2011

Features

Great Dates

Our thoughts turn to romance every February, and this year is no exception as we offer a date for nearly every day of the month.

Winter Light

An architect’s own home honors site, spirit and a modern sensibility.

by Maria LaPiana

Whether you favor a classic martini served in civilized surroundings or a newfangled libation created by a “bar chef” to a soundtrack of throbbing house music, Connecticut has a vibrant and varied bar scene.

Deborah Hornblow

Once Upon a Whale

Whalers nostalgia won’t go away, even if the Whalers have. Some fans even dream of a rebirth.

David Holahan

Healthy Living: Always Innovating

If one thing is true about health care, it’s that there’s always something new going on. Here’s the latest from the state’s general hospitals.

Tracey Schelmetic

Departments

This Month
	Anthony Bourdain Patricia Grandjean
	Flagpole Radio Cafe A hometown radio-style variety show packs the house at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown. Cathy P. Ross
The Connecticut Table
Bon Appétit Café, Wilton Bon Appétit on a Saturday night is exuberant, animated and loud, with authentic French food and a double helping of Gallic joie de vivre. Elise Maclay
	Bar Bouchon, Madison Bar Bouchon in Madison could have been picked up whole and entire from a street in Lyon and set down a stone’s throw from our own Post Road. Elise Maclay
Being There
	Welcome to the Jungle Logee’s has been growing thousands of tropical plants in Danielson for over a century. Ray Bendici