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.

WTNH NEWS 8 – One of the most well known ice cream shops in Connecticut just hit a major milestone. Ashley’s Ice celebrated its 40th anniversary on Tuesday — sharing the special day with customers by offering $1 scoops. What’s the secret to staying in business so long? Watch the full segment. Click here! https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/ashleys-ice-cream-celebrates-40th-anniversary/

Ashley’s Ice Cream Celebrates 40 Years of Locally Made Ice Cream Ashley’s Ice Cream Commemorates their Anniversary with a Special Promotion – $1 Cones from 1:00-4:00pm on June 25th New Haven, CT – Yale University Properties is hosting an anniversary celebration in honor of Ashley’s Ice Cream at 2:00pm on Tuesday, June 25 at 280 York Street […]

The obvious comparison is between Sherkaan and what Kapadia called “white tablecloth” Indian restaurants, which she explained are Indian by way of imperial Britain. Harpaidas, who is also Kapadia’s husband, elaborates. “Anyone who thought Indian food thought tikka masala or vindaloo, right? I’m not saying it’s not true Indian. They use Indian spices. But it’s […]

A few of the shelves at Grey Matter Books, a two-month-old shop on York Street near Elm, are still empty, but that’s because owner Sam Burton is still looking for just the right books to fill his cases—and because books are always heading back out the door. When shoppers come in to browse, he hopes […]

The murals, decor and food of New Haven’s newest eatery are designed to make patrons feel as though they are dining on the streets of India.   Sherkaan Indian Street Food opened at 65-B Broadway in the Shops at Yale on April 3, and Yale University Properties hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday morning.   Owner […]

Yale University Properties celebrates the open of Sherkaan Indian Street Food at The Shops at Yale in downtown New Haven.   Sherkaan, which is Hindi for “tiger-king”, is themed after old-world India.  Owners, Ankit Harpaldas and Sona Ramchandani, both Connecticut residents, have created a menu containing some traditional Indian dishes, but many with a modern […]

As part of her internship with The Shops at Yale, Lindsey Kim ’19, a marketing major with a marketing analytics concentration, is helping to plan College Night on Broadway, a fun event for college students in downtown New Haven.   My internship is enjoyable, and it is something that I can see myself doing in […]