New Haven

Does anyone know what the Big 3 (Pepe's Sally's & Modern) use in their sauce? Is it simply hand crushed San Marzano tomatoes and some dried herbs or are there other ingredients? Cooked or raw? Anyo...

by Joanie 1 year ago

Going to New Haven on Feb. 15 and 16 and finding that a lot of places are closed on Sun. Was thinking that would be a good day for slightly nicer food since Sat. we'll be hitting diners, dogs and j...

by opinionatedchef 5 years ago

Thanks so much to the CHs that posted about these trucks- quite a few years ago. We were so lucky to read the brief report of a former Californian who really knows his/her tacos. The Michoacan ...

Does anyone remember this restaurant? They made THE BEST chow mein anywhere. Would love to know if anyone knows where the chef(s) went so we can find this great food in the area once again.

Hello all! I am taking a day trip to New Haven, CT and I am looking for recommendations for the best places to stop + eat! Open to all recommendations, even cool places to stop and walk around! We ...

Hey everyone, I know this is extremely sacrilegious, but I'm wondering if there are any Chicago-style deep dish pizza places in the general New Haven area (read: basically the entire state of CT...

Hey everybody. Anyone know where I can get knives occasionally sharpened in the New Haven area? Ideally, I'd like a place where I can just drop in, get them sharpened, and walk out with sharp kni...

Does anyone remember the name of the restaurant that was at 1032 Chapel Street (now Union League Cafe) in the '70s & '80s? I remember the name having "Tavern" and "Green" in it but can't recall for...

by Joanie 5 years ago

Did the annual post-Thanksgiving New England road trip spending one nite in New Haven and one in Newport. On the roundabout way from Boston, we ended up at Bill's Bread & Breakfast in Putnam and ha...

My wife and I have been stopping at Pepe's (either eat in or take out) on our travels from PA to New England for years. We have been aware of the rivalry between Pepe's and Sally's for most of that...

Attributing our less than stellar dining experience on our last visit to the confluence of a change in both seasonal menus and chefs, we decided to give this restaurant another chance. Reservations...

For the first time in 60+ years, my family is searching for a warm, welcoming restaurant for Thanksgiving. It doesn't have to be a 'New England' style place, but it would be good if some folks coul...

I need a special occasion lunch spot to take my mom for her birthday somewhere off I-95 in the New Haven area, but could be 15 mins north, south or inland. We both eat pretty much everything, but I...

by Mr Taster 14 years ago

First a little background, so you know what my pizza roots are: I grew up in central New Jersey, where there's a decent to great family run pizzeria in every strip mall, all "New York style" (thou...

by BostonBestEats 5 years ago

No spoilers... http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2016/04/04/new-haven-pepe-loyalist-seeks-boston-pizza-alternatives/hpvZvRqVtSFpPMk9WYJ39L/story.html?p1=Article_Related_Box_Article

I want to make a kick-arse beef stock as a base for various dishes including - but not limited to- some rich french onion soup. Any ideas on where best to source some good bones for marrow ? does a...

We have a group of - ahem - somewhat loud ladies (25) who work together and want to throw a Holiday Party in the New Haven-ish area. Last year Colony Pizza was great - people could walk around, it...