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Eating Connecticut: The Mobile Pub

July 19, 2016 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry Leave a Comment
The Mobile Pub is a party on wheels, taking care of all of your guests' beverage needs with their converted 1962 Shasta Caravan. photo by The Mobile Pub

My Eating Connecticut pieces typically involve restaurants, special events, and food trucks around the state where I’ve sampled the menu and decided to share the experience with you. Today is a little bit different. I’m taking a slightly different path this time because, a) The Mobile Pub doesn’t tool around town like an ice cream … [Read more…]

Posted in: Connecticut, Eating Connecticut, Events, Local, Travel Tagged: Connecticut, local, The Desultory Theatre Club, The Mobile Pub, travel

Eating Connecticut: AmandaBakes

July 12, 2016 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry 2 Comments
The AmandaBakes Airstream parked at South Farms for The Morris Marketplace

It started with a text… I was in the middle of shooting photos for a client and knew I had made plans to leave the house. But the weekend didn’t go according to plan and I was way behind schedule. Lost in my project, I also lost track of time. It took a full 10 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Connecticut, Eating Connecticut, Events, Food, Local, Travel Tagged: AmandaBakes, Connecticut, events, food, local, The Desultory Theatre Club, travel

Connecticut: Ritz Crystal Room at Remember When

May 22, 2016 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry 1 Comment
The Ritz Cafe is a more casual dining experience on the first floor of Remember When in Torrington, CT

In the heart of Torrington lies a secret hiding in plain sight. Those who are acquainted with it have been enjoying its bounty for years. Those who walk on by have no idea the gem they’ve overlooked. Today, I hope to illuminate you all, because sometimes secrets just aren’t meant to be kept. Remember When … [Read more…]

Posted in: Connecticut, Local Tagged: Connecticut, local, Remember When, restaurant, Ritz Cafe, Ritz Crystal Room, Torrington

Connecticut: The Macallan Scotch Whisky Dinner at Saybrook Point Inn & Spa

March 31, 2016 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry Leave a Comment
Saybrook Point Inn & Spa in Old Saybrook, CT, will host The Macallan Scotch Whisky Dinner at their Fresh Salt restaurant on Saturday, April 9, 2016

Saybrook Point Inn & Spa in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, continues the culinary quest with their next dinner in their new Cuisine Series: The Macallan Scotch Whisky Dinner. Join them on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at 6:30 PM when they feature one of the world’s most well-known whiskies – The Macallan – in a dinner presided over by an official Macallan Scotch ambassador. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Connecticut, Events, Local, Sponsored Tagged: Connecticut, events, sponsored

Connecticut: Cookshop Plus and Hartford Baking Company

February 28, 2016 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry Leave a Comment
Cookshop Plus in West Hartford, Connecticut has just about everything you need to fully equip your kitchen--and make it beautiful, too! {sponsored post}

Dislosure: I was a guest of Cookshop Plus West Hartford and Hartford Baking Co. at a blogger event they held. I was not compensated for this post. All opinions remain my own. Last Sunday, I ventured out to West Hartford, Connecticut, for a local blogger event at a relatively new kitchen store: Cookshop Plus West … [Read more…]

Posted in: Connecticut, Local, Sponsored Tagged: Connecticut, Cookshop Plus, Hartford Baking Company, local
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