I must admit, I love good – no, very good, French cuisine. And one of my favorite French restaurants had been St. Tropez in Fairfield. Yes, I am using the past tense because St. Tropez is no longer here. But, all is not lost. Owner Patrick Jean, who opened St. Tropez in 1999, has reinvented [...]
John Vazzano grew up in the restaurant business. His family had owned such fine establishments as the Hawley Manor Inn, Three Bears and the Fairway. So it was no surprise to anyone when he opened his own eatery in 1993, in partnership with attorney, Vinny Noce, Jr.
Vazzy’s was a great success from the very beginning. [...]
The Opera Café has the grandeur of an opera house, yet no opera was ever performed there. The landmark has been home to many businesses in Bethel, including a hotel; but the closest it ever got to the entertainment business was during the early 1900’s when it was a silent movie theater.
It was during the [...]
The ride north on Monroe’s Route 25 is not the most scenic of thoroughfares; however, once you find your way to the new strip mall near the Newtown line, where Jules Restaurant has opened its door, you’ll be transported to another world. Immediately upon entering, the warm hues of a Mediterranean sunrise and the instrumental [...]
Turning off Stony Hill road, Bethel (Route 6) into the driveway of Armando’s Restaurant, I am impressed by the red tiled roof villa, reminiscent of those dotting the landscape of Armando Roma’s native Italian countryside. Built in 2007 by Armando and his wife Mafalda (Mae), to replace their first Bethel restaurant, it fulfilled a dream [...]
2 cups flour
¼ cup butter
1 tbs. baking powder
2/3 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
¼ tsp. salt
1 cup raisins
Heat oven to 350°F. In mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Mix well. Cut in ¼ cup butter with fork or pastry blender. Mixture should be crumbly. Beat egg and mix with buttermilk. Stir together buttermilk [...]
2 ½ cups flour
2 tbs. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup seedless raisins
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
¼ cup butter (not margarine)
1 ¼ cup buttermilk
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease a pyrex-type clear loaf pan, bottom and sides. In mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix well. Cut in ¼ cup butter [...]
2-3 pounds stew meat
2 onions
3 potatoes
4 carrots
1 tbs. fresh, chopped parsley
½ cup flour
½ tsp. pepper
1 cup water
1 cup dark malt beer
2 tbs. cooking oil
Put flour in small paper bag; add cut-up stew meat a few pieces at a time and shake to coat. Do this until all meat pieces are coated (add more flour if [...]
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