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You've Had Enough Pizza Napoletana. Time To Check Out Pizza Romana

The thick, doughy Roman answer to thin-crust pizza

Mar 6, 2013 11:31 am

Pizza Romana is made using a completely different technique, resulting in a very different-looking and tasting pie. For one, it's typically rectangular instead of round and is moister, thicker and heartier — all the better to support the myriad toppings Roman pizzaioli like to work with. But the differences start with the dough preparation.

Chef Talk

Interview With A Grilled Cheese Expert

Jason Sobocinski is the Big Cheese for a reason

Oct 1, 2012 10:31 am

Jason Sobocinski is host of “The Big Cheese” on the Cooking Channel and owner of restaurant/cheese shop Caseus Fromagerie and Bistro in New Haven, CT. We reached out to find out all about grilled cheese because, with the crisp autumn weather fast approaching, we’re just going to come out and declare that it’s grilled cheese season. He tells us about experimental grilled cheese, tips for pairing with wine and answers a big question on our minds: France vs. Spain.

Sandwich 'Splosion

New Haven: It’s Grilled Cheese Nirvana At Caseus Fromagerie Bistro

Comté, Gruyére, parmesan, gouda. All in the cards.

Sep 24, 2012 1:01 pm

The bistro menu at Caseus includes all manner of cheese-centric dishes, but its grilled cheese is the stuff of legends. Made with a blend of whichever cheeses are in peak condition, the sandwich might feature the likes of Comté, gruyére, Parmesan, gouda and sharp cheddar, all perfectly melted on buttered sourdough and sprinkled with fresh sage.

Michel Nischan Week

Photo Gallery: Inside Dressing Room

Behind the scenes at Nischan's Westport bistro

Jan 12, 2012 11:01 am

As part of Michel Nischan Week, we asked photographer Sam Horine to head up to Westport, Connecticut to spend an afternoon with the staff on Nischan’s farm-to-table restaurant Dressing Room—A Homegrown Restaurant, a project he took on after he befriended the great actor/philanthropist Paul Newman

Pizza of the Week

Roseland Apizza's Shrimp Florentine Pizza

Pizza through shrimp-colored glasses

Oct 14, 2011 12:01 pm

Photo: WordRidden on Flickr

We've already covered a couple famous Connecticut pizzas for Pizza of the Week — hot oil pizza from Colony Grill and the classic New Haven pizza from Sally's Apizza — and then we did some...

Pizza of the Week

Colony Grill's Hot Oil Pizza

Connecticut joints bring hot oil pizza stateside

Aug 5, 2011 11:01 am

Photo: A Continuous Lean on Flickr

Try as we might to avoid the summer heat, the effort is futile. Behold, a pizza with some heat behind it: The cooling power of perspiration.

Colony Grill, a fixture in Stamford, CT, recently added a new location in Fairfield. Already familiar with ...

Meals On Wheels

Connecticut Takes Hot Dogs Seriously

Hot Dog! A new film hits the tube steak trail

Jul 14, 2011 10:06 am

Anybody who knows their Red and White Hots from their Coney Dog knows that July is National Hot Dog Month. We certainly do. Filmmaker Mark Kotlinski is one of our people, having devoted an insane amount of time studying the regional hot dog stands when filming his...