On the hunt to try every espresso roaster in Connecticut brings us to The Coffee Trade in Avon. This coffee roaster is in a charming cottage-type building. For the espresso, however, that’s where the charm ends.It’s gross. The smell is…

Pizza; Little City Pizza
On the search for the best pizza in Connecticut brings us to Little City Pizza in Avon. New Haven is (rightfully) dominating the CT pizza scene. There is a burning need for excellent pizza places north of the shore. We…

Charcoal Mocha; Dom’s Coffee
Dom’s coffee in Avon is supposed to be among the best coffee shops in Connecticut. Yet, they use beans roasted by the nearby (West Hartford) J. Renee Coffee Roaster. So what could make Dom’s a place for good coffee if…

Hot Chocolate, Taste by Spellbound
On the search for the best hot chocolate in Connecticut brings us to Taste by Spellbound in Elmwood (and Avon and South Windsor). So I have an issue with hot cocoa. It’s garbage. Cocoa is literally what’s leftover when you…