A first day at a new NYC job, brisket at Mighty Quinn’s, carbonara at Eataly, and 20-minute pancetta cavatelli at home. Then a NoMad apartment hunt, Colony pizza, oysters and lava cake at Sinclair, and butternut squash soup my daughter made on a rainy Sunday.
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What I Ate This Week: Pepolino, Stone Street Pizza & Smoked Filets (Sept 28 – Oct 4)
A long Tuscan lunch at Pepolino, a new FiDi slice, and orecchiette on Stone Street with both daughters. Then braised beef at Martel, a Miller-and-Aperol Thrilla at Ryebird, a football win, and grass-fed filets finished on the smoker for a family Sunday dinner.
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What I Ate This Week: Salmon & Risotto, FiDi Lunches & A Tampa-to-CT Road Trip (Sept 21 – 27)
A birthday dinner at Martel, hot honey pizza at Seppe, All’Antico Vinaio’s September special, and a pecan-crusted salmon at The Chelsea. Then a Tampa-to-Connecticut road trip with tacos in Fort Mill, a Harry Potter festival in Staunton, and spaghetti and meatballs back home.
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What I Ate This Week: Charlotte Steaks, Joseph’s Birthday Dinner & Wallpaper Fuel (Sept 14 – 20)
A Charlotte work trip brought airport pizza, a plastic-cup old fashioned, and steak frites at Dressler’s. Back home: a birthday bone-in filet at Joseph’s Steakhouse, giant Sapore sandwiches for wallpaper day, and Colony pizza to welcome a daughter home.
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What I Ate This Week: Pearl Street Pizza, Via Posa & An Italian Sunday Dinner (Sept 7 – 13)
From Labor Day burgers to a homemade Italian Sunday dinner with the in-laws, this week brought FiDi pizza on Pearl Street, a first visit to the new Via Posa in Fairfield, Spicy Blood Orange Margs at Geronimo, grass-fed NY strips, and a lemon flourless cake worth every bite.
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What I Ate This Week: Rainy Slices, Polo Ponies & Watermelon Margs (July 20–26)
A rainy NYC slice, a rescued dinner with my daughter near Grand Central, oysters at The Sinclair, a National Tequila Day turned watermelon marg party, an afternoon at Farmington Polo Club, and pizza after a day of wallpaper — this week had it all.
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What I Ate This Week: NYC Pizza Kicks, Backyard Ribeyes & a Stunning Sunday Lunch in Old Saybrook (May 25–31)
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: 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: 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: 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.
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What I Ate This Week: Tapas Nights, Carbonara Perfection & A Steakhouse Feast (Mar 2 – 8)
From tapas and sangria at Barcelona Wine Bar in Fairfield to an unforgettable carbonara dinner at Trattoria A’Vucchella and a steakhouse-style family feast at home, this week blended cozy leftovers, Italian classics, and one seriously memorable Saturday dinner.
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What I Ate This Week: Blizzard Cooking, Bethel Burgers & Sunday Ragu (Feb 23-Mar 1)
From a February blizzard and Zuppardi’s pizza to Notch8 burgers in Bethel and a Sunday of slow-simmered bison ragu and homemade lasagna, here’s what I ate this week.