From a failed Joe’s Pizza attempt to oysters at Fresh Salt in Old Saybrook — this week covered NYC pizza spots, a Fairfield taco bar miss, backyard ribeyes from Shaggy Coos Farm, and a waterfront Sunday lunch worth every mile.
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What I Ate This Week: Tacos in Newtown, Two-Pasta Nights, and a Rainy Memorial Day Feast (May 18 – May 25)
Tacos and margs in Newtown, NYC barbecue and gelato on a 90-degree day, a two-pasta night with Caraluzzi’s guanciale, a celebration dinner at Spiga in New Canaan for a new job and a Series 7 pass, and a rainy Memorial Day turned indoor feast.
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What I Ate This Week: A Vintage Watch, Eataly Pasta, Sinclair Wagyu & Italian Gardens in the Making (May 11 – May 17)
A vintage Italian Swatch arrives. Eataly delivers a perfect Cotto e Pomodoro panino. Massimo’s bacon and egg redeems itself. A Wagyu ribeye at The Sinclair steals the week. Plants from Seven Maples, mulch from Maple Row, the debut of The Sicilian Palmer, and the slow build of a Tuscan-style Italian garden in Easton.
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What I Ate This Week: A Drive Home, Local Easton Stops, and Mother’s Day at Spiga (May 4 – May 10)
A reset week: a long drive home from Savannah, Carbone’s vodka penne, Shaggy Coos burgers, a Dig bowl in NYC, a Colony pizza on the way home, a full Easton farm tour with our daughter, garlic butter pasta on Saturday, and a Mother’s Day brunch at Spiga in New Canaan.
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What I Ate This Week: A Cross-Country Drive, A Graduation, and a Steakhouse in Thomasville (Apr 27 – May 3)
A graduation-week road trip from Connecticut to Florida and back. An Italian Combo in Trumbull, La Toscana at All’Antico, tapas at Barcelona, charm and a Philly Toastie in Thomasville, an unforgettable steakhouse dinner at St. James, and birria in Savannah on the long drive home.
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What I Ate This Week: Vodka Sauce Mondays, Pizza Nights & A Steak Frites Saturday (Apr 20 – 26)
A week of leftovers that earned their second life, a carbonara lunch in the city, a steak dinner with the in-laws, three pies from Good Old Days, steak frites at Martel in Fairfield, and a Sunday cavatelli takeout from Romanacci.
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What I Ate This Week: Steaks, Tapas & Tax Day Celebrations (Apr 13 – Apr 19)
From Shaggy Coos sirloin to All’Antico Vinaio sandwiches, tapas at Barcelona for Tax Day, a big Italian night at Testo’s, and the best jar sauce ever — this week had it all.
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What I Ate This Week: Ham Sandwiches, Farm Steaks & an MBA Finish (Apr 6 – 12)
Leftovers, a Mighty Quinn’s brisket bowl that ended dinner, Shaggy Coos steaks on the grill, an MBA finish, a flooded basement, and Romanacci saving Friday night. A light week — until it wasn’t.
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What I Ate This Week: Cacio e Pepe, An Easter Feast & A Sandwich Worth Talking About (Mar 30 – Apr 5)
From Cacio e Pepe at Eataly to an incredible Italian sandwich at All’Antico Vinaio in NYC, plus an Easton farm Saturday and an Easter feast crowned with herb-crusted lamb chops and homemade Limoncello Ricotta Cheesecake. A week full of flavor.
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What I Ate This Week: Pizza Nights, A Smoked Negroni & The Lasagna That Fed a Party (Mar 22 – 29)
From Tuesday pizza at Colony to a jaw-dropping Smoked Negroni at the newly opened Felice in Westport, a three-meat lasagna for a birthday party, and a gelato cake from Oggi — this week in Fairfield County delivered from start to finish.
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What I Ate This Week: Flooded Basement, Barcelona Tapas & Orecchiette Sunday (Mar 16–21)
A wild week in Connecticut — from cleaning up a flooded basement to stunning tapas at Barcelona Wine Bar, March Madness wings at Cover 2, and a Sunday orecchiette dinner with Calabrian peppers and Chianti.
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What I Ate This Week: Gelato Stops, Italian Nights & A Neighborhood Feast (Mar 9 – 15)
From gelato in Fairfield and New York to pizza at Brewport, Pollo al Prosecco at Osteria Romana, and a neighborly St. Patrick’s feast, this week was a blend of comfort, connection, and the kind of meals that make a new place feel like home.