Madison Wine Shop Reopens Now on Wall Street, Madison Wine Shop is back; bigger and better than ever! Read More »
Madison Indoor Farmers’ Market You'll find everything for a warming meal at Madison's Winter Indoor Farmers' Market. Read More »
Madison Cheese In my version of the good life, no town would be without their very own cheese shop, and now Madison has one. Read More »
Thanksgiving To Go 2020 This might be the year that calls for turkey take-out. If you've got just a few at your Thanksgiving table, here's a round-up of the full feast, just the turkey, and our favorite bakeries. Read More »
Considering Sober October? Better Rhodes is the Next Best Thing Just in time for Sober October (yes, it's a thing, especially since booze consumption is up 27% since the beginning of the pandemic), I've discovered a genius delivery service out of Madison. Read More »
Farmers’ Markets Pandemic Update We've checked in with the local Farmers' Markets to see how to shop this year, whether it's order ahead, drive-up or in-person with restrictions. Here's our list. Read More »
Farm Stands Pandemic Update Before there were Farmers’ Markets in every town on the Shoreline, we shopped the farm stands for our produce and pies. Despite the availability of farm fresh food everywhere, we have some favorite farm stands that we scurry to for specific goodies: Read More »
Bialys! Howard’s Bread in Essex There's nothing quite like a crispy toasted bialy, shmeared with butter and Howard's Bread has got them down. Read More »
Cozy & Yummy Winter Treats If the bleak New England February days are getting to you, we suggest the following cozy and cheering activities. Read More »
Farm Stands Before there were Farmers’ Markets in every town on the Shoreline, we shopped the farm stands for our produce and pies. Despite the availability of farm fresh food everywhere, we have some favorite farm stands that we scurry to for specific goodies: Read More »
CT Craft Breweries When did beer become such a THING? Craft breweries seem to be opening at the rate of one a week around here. Read More »
DuVig Brewing Company, Branford Branford’s DuVig Brewing Company prides itself on making good, simple beer true to style, something they do very well. Read More »
Thanksgiving Guide-Just the Turkey Free range, organic or pasture-raised, find your perfect bird here. Read More »
Sweet Treats on the Shoreline Sometimes we like dessert for dinner, so we scoured the Shoreline for the best seasonal treats. Read More »
Dining Solo at Elizabeth’s Cafe I downed a delish dish of seared tilapia with lemony caper sauce, served on a mound of garlicky mashed potatoes. Read More »
Taco Pacifico Greg Sharon, chef/owner of Taco Pacifico, has a brand new truck and is dishing up fresh tacos, enchiladas and burritos with his famous homemade tortilla chips and guac at the Academy lot in Madison. Read More »
Food Trucks My love affair with food trucks dates back to first grade. We had just moved to Cambridge and I found myself in a hulking, brick school with a vast and terrifying cement schoolyard, so unlike the teeny kindergarten I had left behind in New Hampshire. My brown bag lunch was the only familiar thing that Read More »
CT Roadside BBQ Got a hankering for barbecue? Look for the truck parked outside the Beech Tree Cottages in Madison on weekends. Read More »
Starlight Gardens Seek out their umpteen varieties of organic heirlooms, with names like Bloody Butcher and Pruden's Purple, for a stunning salad but those super sweet Sungold cherry tomatoes are worth braving the line for. Read More »
