Seasoned city restaurateurs launch new B Natural eatery

A new downtown restaurant offers up a slew of healthy food choices along with the fun of building your own unique meal.   Two long-time downtown restaurant owners, Nebyat Shewaye and Gabi Merayo, recently expanded by opening up B Natural Kitchen at the Shops at Yale, at 260 College St.   The couple’s latest business […]

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Mayor Dives Into Veggie Bowl

Quinoa, brown rice, roasted brussels sprouts, and veggie meatballs were on Mayor Justin Elicker’s agenda Tuesday afternoon, along with a main course of promoting small business in New Haven.   The occasion was the official opening for a ultra-healthful, ultra-tasty fast-casual spot at 260 College St. called B Natural Kitchen & Bar.   Elicker has […]

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College Street Goes “B” Natural

Two secret recipes produced this aromatic pan of “fir-fir” beckoning to visitors inside the bright confines of downtown’s new “farm-to-counter” restaurant.   One was a culinary recipe: Crumbled teff blended with spices created one of several distinctive grains to form a bed for a five-part “farm market bowl.”   The other was a business recipe: An […]

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Ivy Wok celebrates 20 years in New Haven food scene

NEW HAVEN — A ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of Ivy Wok was held Thursday at 316 Elm St., at The Shops at Yale, according to Yale University Properties.   Ivy Wok, originally opened as Ivy Noodle, but owner Coreen Guo updated her kitchen and expanded her menu from mostly noodle specific meals to […]

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New store fills the Elm City’s sneaker shortage

Armed with a pair of oversized gold scissors, Bilal Jaber cut a long blue ribbon on Monday, commemorating the grand opening of his store, Sneaker Junkies, located on Chapel Street.   Yale’s Office of New Haven and State Affairs and its University Properties division hosted the ribbon-cutting ceremony to introduce the new store — a […]

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New retailer puts best foot forward on Chapel St.

“Kicks just keep gettin’ harder to find,” sang Paul Revere & the Raiders back in 1966. But not in 2019, and not on Chapel Street in downtown New Haven. Specifically, 976 Chapel Street, where fashion-forward footwear and athletic-wear retailer Sneaker Junkies celebrated its opening with a ribbon-cutting Monday afternoon under the auspices of landlord Yale University […]

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Appetizer & Dessert Crawl to benefit New Haven animal shelter

NEW HAVEN — The Shops at Yale later this month will hold its 3rd annual Appetizer & Dessert Crawl Fundraiser to benefit the Robin I. Kroogman New Haven Animal Shelter, according to a release.   The event is slated for Aug. 18 with check-in on the Broadway Island at 56 Broadway.   Read the full […]

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Sherkaan: Indian street food with a chill, innovative vibe

In New Haven, one of Connecticut’s most exciting food cities, Ankit Harpaldas is looking to disrupt traditional Indian cuisine.   Harpaldas’ Sherkaan Indian Street Food, which opened in April, is hoping to change the game, presenting innovative and “totally bindaas” food — borrowing Hindi slang for “chill” or “the coolest.”   Read the full article.

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