The Anchor is back — way back. The storied dive bar, a favorite of college students and townies alike, is once again the Anchor Spa, the original iteration before it was the Anchor Restaurant. New owner Karl Franz Williams has reopened it 18 months after the restaurant closed, combining the laid-back vibe of the recent […]
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Ricky D’s Gets A Shack By Markeshia Ricks New Haven Independent Robin Willoughby was determined to find the man with the ribs. “I’d seen him on TV,” she said. A little sleuthing led her to a Facebook page and a phone number. “I was like, ‘I wonder if he’s open, because I want some of those […]
Read More »What do a snowman with a wine bottle, a baker flying on a measuring cup and a creepy, hollow-eyed businessman all have in common? Michael Micinilio. For the past decade and a half, Micinilio’s been illustrating New Haven chalkboards with such strange, playful characters. Patrons of BAR or the nearby shop The Wine Thief have […]
Read More »What do stilettos have to do with sundaes? Not much, unless you’re at Arethusa, a Connecticut farm and dairy from the 1860s that was rescued from golf course developers by Manolo Blahnik executives Tony Yurgaitis and George Malkemus. This spring, the couple opened an outpost of their country-chic creamery on Yale’s Campus; it serves dense, […]
Read More »Beloved New Haven watering hole Anchor Bar closed in January 2015, but has found new life, thanks to a New York restaurateur and Yale alumnus. Karl Franz Williams, a 1997 graduate of the university, has officially reopened the College Street institution as Anchor Spa, offering globally-inspired cocktails and small plates. Anchor Spa is his third mixology-driven concept, […]
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` Smoothie Factories Written and photographed by Daniel Shkolnik. Shortly after the invention of the electric blender came the invention of the smoothie. Unrelated to the old Smoothie factory, which once made undergarments and was turned into apartments some 15 years ago, this family of pulverized refreshments seems more popular than ever, offering the flavor […]
Read More »New Haven Independent | by Phoebe Petrovic Born and raised Jewish in Brazil, Marcia Calisman moved to Israel as a young woman, and again to the U.S. in 2006. When she arrived at her first stop — Old Saybrook, just 20 minutes away from New Haven — she wasn’t thinking about opening a business based around […]
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Yale News | By Michael Morand Crepes Choupette — opened last year by Adil Chokairy at 24 Whitney Ave. — is among the nearly 90 commercial tenants in the Yale University Properties’ portfolio. More than two-thirds are owned by local and regional retailers and restaurateurs. Walk along Whitney Avenue from Grove Street on a typical […]
Read More »http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/connecticut/new-haven-mystic-and-the-coast/experiences/news/long-weekend-in-new-haven-11442 On the surface, New Haven seems like a modest New England town, complete with shady lanes, cute cafés, and historic buildings that conjure visions of colonial Connecticut. It doesn’t take long, however, to realize the cultural and culinary explorations that await. Much of what strikes a first-time visitor is related to Yale […]
Read More »New Haven, Conn. — Yale University Properties has signed a lease agreement with Karl Franz Williams for the former Anchor space at 272 College Street in New Haven. The new establishment, which will maintain the name The Anchor, will also preserve the façade of the building. Yale University Properties worked closely with the City and […]
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