4/29/2009
Seeing my adopted home state reduced to an index of pizzas, burgers and deep-fried hot dogs is obviously fine by me.
Connecticut is featured on Saveur magazine’s monthly “State Plates” page, with a centerpiece photo that makes me wish I lived a little closer to Pepe’s.
In the rundown are â of course â lobster rolls from Lenny and Joes Fish Tale in Westbrook, Ted’s steamed cheeseburgers in Meriden and the deep-fried hot dogs at Rawleys in Fairfield. But no mention of Fairfield’s superior dog shop, Super Duper Weenie, the cult of Colony Grill, or even the Shady Glen Dairy Store?
Injustice!
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O’ Rourkes? Try the crawfish etouffe over Garlic Pasta at Creative Cooking in Westbrook. What about the Ceviche in New Haven at Bespoke? Or Thali? or Bentara? These are GREAT places.
Did they mention O’Rourke’s diner?
A state as affluent as ours needs better grub.
I’d personally put Lenny and Joe’s lobster roll on the cover of Saveur. And fill the entire issue with editorial singing its praises.