Trying every espresso roaster in Connecticut brings us to Birdhouse Coffee Co. in South Windsor. Espresso This espresso is so incredibly sour. Like a warhead. It’s so sour, it dries out your mouth and puckers your lips. Maybe some people…

Corned Beef Eggrolls; Bears Smokehouse
This one is a March, 2021 item only. But I hope not, because theses are real tasty. Truthfully, I don’t like Bear’s corned beef. Luckily, these aren’t tooo heavy on the corned beef. In fact, the dominant flavor is cabbage…

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…

Pork Belly Burnt Ends, Bears Smokehouse BBQ
I’ve already reviewed what I maintain is the best dish at Bear’s, the brisket from the fatty half. And while there are other dishes at Bear’s I could review, although I am less excited about them, there is one I…

Brisket (from the fatty half), Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ
On the search for the best BBQ in Connecticut brings us to Bears Smokehouse BBQ in Hartford. So there is a lot of food choices at Bear’s, and I’ve eaten almost all of it. But this post right here is…