Chocolate Mini-Loaf Wins Prix-Fixe Staring Contest

New Haven Independent April 1, 2022 by Paul Bass   A tray full of vegan-chocolate baked goods greeted me when I entered Claire’s Corner Copia.   They looked good. Maybe too good?   It was night five of week one of New Haven Restaurant Week(s). That means Claire’s, like many of the other 53 participating eateries in […]

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Vegan Flavor Riot Put Down During Restaurant Week

Vegan Flavor Riot Put Down During Restaurant Week   As the sun set, the playlist of mid-2000s slow emotional pop inside B Natural Kitchen made the experience of eating a ​“Warm Market Bowl” by the College Street window feel like a moment straight out of a rom-com — while the bowl itself offered respite from the chilly wind outside.   It was […]

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The Art of Illusion (Yale Center for British Art) by Daily Nutmeg

We think we’re in control of how we see things, but the paintings of Bridget Riley, including the many now on view at the Yale Center for British Art, remind us our eyes possess a mind of their own.   The suggested journey through Bridget Riley: Perceptual Abstraction, which opened yesterday along with the Center, […]

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Call for Visual Artists & Musicians

For Immediate Release Yale University Properties 433 Temple Street New Haven, CT 06511 (203) 436-4046   Media Contact Erin Shanley (203) 745-6924 Erin.Shanley@yale.edu   Call for Visual Artists & Musicians   New Haven, CT – The Shops at Yale and the Whitney-Audubon Retail & Arts District invite local visual artists and musicians of all skill […]

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Popular Recipes from Local Restaurants

Popular Recipes from Local Restaurants

Enjoy popular recipes from local restaurants!  Claire’s Corner Copia, Villa Lulu, and Katalina’s Bakery have each shared a recipe—exclusively for you—for how to make one of their signature fan-favorites! Make it at home, then try it from the restaurant to see if you are a top chef! — win/win!   Tomato and Cabbage Soup from Claire’s […]

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Warm as Ice

Chainsaws and chisels, sanders and drills, brushes and water bottles and at least one clothing iron were some of the tools six ice sculptors used to craft Christmas joy last Sunday on Broadway Island. Convened by The Shops at Yale and drawing hundreds of viewers, they started at noon with 900 pounds of block ice […]

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Two new restaurants in New Haven officially open

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Two new restaurants in New Haven opened with a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday.   Pedals Smoothie & Juice Bar is located on York Street. They offer healthy, plant-based smoothies, as well as cold-pressed juice and acai bowls.   It’s open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Sundays from […]

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Holiday Events And Promotions Planned At The Shops At Yale

The Shops at Yale will celebrate this holiday season with Free Gourmet Hot Cocoa with Purchase, Free 2-Hour Parking with Purchase, Holiday Shopping Passport, Storytelling & Selfies with Santa & Mrs. Claus, Connecticut Yuletide Carolers, Flights of Fancy, Appreciation Night for New Haven Residents, Andy Wolf Holiday Tubulation Series, L.L.Bean Boots Giveaway, Free Cupcake with […]

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New Villa Lulu offers Italian fare in Elm City

New Villa Lulu offers Italian fare in Elm City

  Homemade lobster ravioli, squid ink fettuccine, shrimp risotto, cheesecake and biscotti are among the culinary delights awaiting diners at the new Villa Lulu restaurant in downtown New Haven.   While the eatery opened earlier this summer, the business’ owners joined local officials for a formal ribbon cutting ceremony at the 230 College St. establishment […]

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