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"Indulge Your Happy" at Joy Chocolates in Essex

This sweet spot offers up exquisite housemade chocolates, nostalgic candies, and simply the best single-origin cocoa.

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An Afternoon at The New Britain Museum of American Art

Here's an absorbing activity for a chilly winter afternoon.

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Lunch At Parkville Market, Hartford's Fantastic Food Hall

On a cold winter day, we warmed up with hot chicken, Mofongo, cheesesteaks (and more) at this mammoth food hall.

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I don’t have any interior projects on the horizo

I don’t have any interior projects on the horizon, but a girl can dream. Link in bio for a list of my go-to websites for furniture and home decor when I’m redecorating in my head.

We run a complex business over here at The E List

We run a complex business over here at The E List with lots of projects going on simultaneously and too many details to count. It takes a battery of organizational strategies to keep everything on deadline. Over the years, I’ve figured out the best tools to keep us on track. If you’ve got a small biz or need to keep your home and family organized, I’m offering up my tips to get a running start in 2023- link in bio.

As soon as we turn back the clocks, I’m ready fo

As soon as we turn back the clocks, I’m ready for dinner by 5pm (and bed by 8!). Link in bio for a few favorite spots for Happy Hour snacks or Early Bird dinner.

There’s a fascinating exhibit at the @mysticseap

There’s a fascinating exhibit at the @mysticseaportmuseum’s stunning new gallery that you shouldn’t miss: Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano. Organized by Crawford Alexander Mann III, curator of prints and drawings at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, you’ll be transported to Venice, much like the 20th-century artists and tourists who flocked there for inspiration. Alongside the Sargents, Whistlers, and their contemporaries are vitrines filled with astounding and elaborate works of Venetian glass. Besides the whimsical vessels, I was (and you will be) blown away by the intricate glass mosaic portraits. It’s a thoughtful and beautifully curated show and shouldn’t be missed. Through February 27, 2023. Collins Gallery, Thompson Exhibition Building. Link in bio for more info and a link to tickets.

The half-price oysters and clams at @livsoysterbar

The half-price oysters and clams at @livsoysterbar's Happy Hour are the big draw here, but you can pull up to the bar and make a delish dinner out of it, too. What’s better than a creamy, warming cup of chowder? Ummm, nothing. And Liv’s is the BEST, studded with clams, topped with bacon bits and a chive biscuit. Link in bio for the deets on our other menu picks... order and share away.

@barbouchee has long been one of my top restaurant

@barbouchee has long been one of my top restaurants on the Shoreline, and it’s still as consistently delicious as back in the day. There is nothing on the menu that I wouldn’t eat (if you’re a fan of escargot, this is the place), but I usually go for the seasonal preparation of chicken, this time a pan-seared breast, with celeriac puree sitting on a leek and potato pancake with crispy Brussels sprouts and caramelized cipollini onions. Wowza. Link in bio for more.

We know nothing about beer over here, but thankful

We know nothing about beer over here, but thankfully we know people. With the bevy of breweries that have opened in the lower CT River Valley over the last few years, the beer drinkers among you might like to know a bit more about them. Consider a day of tasting when your family (or friends) descend for the holidays. We asked an expert for his list- link in bio.

📷: @littlehousebrew