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Limited tickets are available for the Jonathan Edwards Winery "Culinary Showdown" May 20 at 6 p.m., an event  pitting five Connecticut restaurants against five from Rhode Island in a benefit for organizations supporting each state's farms.  A portion...

A bowl of pho can be mystifying to a first-timer. At many restaurants, the Vietnamese noodle soup arrives with a plate full of accoutrements: fresh herbs, bean sprouts, lime wedges, chopped peppers — without explanation. And what exactly are you...

As soon as the little blue books arrive at Connecticut's farm wineries in early May every year, it's on. Wine lovers pack into tasting rooms from Brookfield to Woodstock, swirling estate Chardonnay and rosé in etched souvenir glasses and dreaming of an...

These Connecticut wineries are participating in the 2012 Passport Program. Call ahead or visit website for operating hours. >>Arrigoni Winery, 1287 Portland-Cobalt Road (Rt. 66,) Portland. 860-342-5009, arrigoniwinery.com. >>Bishop's Orchards Winery,...

-Ansonia Police Officer John Troesser responded to reports that a roaming pit bull bit a man. He says such a dog "came charging toward [him] and was barking aggressively" and, lacking any more calm or creative solutions, shot it. One problem: It was the...

HARTFORD — Marquis Smith of New Haven takes home less than $300 a week from his minimum wage job at a mall gift shop. The 26-year-old Iraq War veteran is single and doesn't have kids, "but even with that being the case,'' he said, "it's still...

What's old is new again, at Hartford's fully refreshed Casona. Original owner Fabio Caro and his wife, Amparo, have returned to the Wethersfield Avenue space, which now boasts a fresh look and a new menu of shareable small plates. Caro, a native of...

Jonathan White's 35-year culinary career has taken him all over the world, but his home state of Connecticut was never far from his mind. While working on Martha's Vineyard last summer, he picked up a tip from a seasonal island police officer with ties...

Senate Republicans have been unsuccessful in obtaining the details of the $291 million deal between Jackson Laboratory and the state because Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has refused to reveal the documents - in the same way that documents were not released in...

Some people dream of a white Christmas. Others think it's cool for Thanksgiving. But before Halloween? An October nor'easter brought heavy, wet snow across the state Saturday, causing widespread traffic problems and knocking down tree limbs and power...