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, […]

` 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 […]

The metro area has few culinary A-listers to rival Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich — the restaurant-world power duo behind Manhattan venues like Babbo (winner of multiple James Beard Awards), the Michelin-starred Casa Mono, and more than a dozen other American eateries. And given how well their first two forays into the region have been […]

Connecticut Open, New Haven, CT, August 15-23 What to Know? The Connecticut Open is the final tournament in a string of North American women’s events before the US Open. Past champions at the Connecticut classic include Venus Williams, Steffi Graf, Justine Henin and Jennifer Capriati. This year, five of the top 20 ranked players in […]