November 2009

November 2009

Features

Rating the Towns 2009

Even as your eye moves across a state as small as Connecticut, with all its 169 towns, there are many, many differences, both obvious and subtle, to be seen. We all know about the obvious differences-one town is on the water, another nestles in the hills, etc.

BY ANDREW BRADY AND PATRICIA GRANDJEAN
Hyland Fling

Hyland Fling

What’s that buzz in New Britain? It’s the New Britain Museum of American Art and its erudite, energetic, thoroughly enjoyable director, Douglas Hyland.

by Tracey O'Shaughnessy

Departments

The Connecticut Table

O'Porto, Hartford

Years ago, David and I racketed around Portugal in a cute little rented car, falling in love with the country, the people, the food and each other. Dining at O’Porto in Hartford recently, I was reminded that the bold, earthy, sea-splashed food of Portugal is a distinctive cuisine in and of itself, not to be confused with or lumped in with that of Spain.

by Elise Maclay
Lolita, Greenwich

Lolita, Greenwich

Want to spark a Mexican revolution? Rave about or deride a Mexican restaurant. At the drop of a sombrero, everybody and his or her mamacita weighs in with fiercely held opinions. “Authentic” versus “new”—both have their charm.

by Elise Maclay

Being There
Getting Animated

Getting Animated

Going behind the scenes—literally—at Blue Sky Studios in Greenwich.

by Ray Bendici
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