AltWeeklies Wire
Why Urban Chicken Farming is Not as Weird as it Soundsnew
Have you ever had a fresh egg? Not simply organic, not just free-range, but one yet to see the inside of a refrigerator. A fresh egg is like a tomato straight off the vine, barely resembling its supermarket brethren, beautiful in its imperfection.
New Haven Advocate |
Adrienne Kane |
01-19-2010 |
Food+Drink
Ice-Cream-Truck Drivers Peddle Treats and Cruise the Open Roadsnew

Ice cream trucks seem stuck in time; there's not so much room for ingenuity. Just put some Popsicles in a freezer, get a van with a speaker system and a loopable MIDI track, and chase children. That's as advanced as that system is going to be.
New Haven Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
06-16-2009 |
Food+Drink
Three of New Haven's Top Chefs Show How to Maintain Lavish Eating Habits in a Dismal Economynew

These dark days call for a Gastronomic Stimulus Package, a plan for the nation that will allow the American people to eat well on a budget.
New Haven Advocate |
Thomas MacMillan and Margaret Middleton |
04-21-2009 |
Food+Drink
Would Lowering the Drinking Age Help Colleges Battle Dorm-Room Binges?new

Some 128 college and university presidents have signed onto the Amethyst Initiative, a proposal that calls for "an informed and dispassionate public debate over the effects of the 21-year-old drinking age."
New Haven Advocate |
Jayne Keedle |
09-02-2008 |
Food+Drink
New Haven's BBQ Trucksnew

Some of the city's best barbecue and jerk chicken is sold from trucks.
New Haven Advocate |
Nicholas Day |
05-13-2008 |
Food+Drink
Can Pizza-Flavored Beer Really Be Any Good?new

To make sure you're keeping it classy, the creators of Mamma Mia! Pizza Beer recommend drinking the beer in a wine glass to get the full aroma. I obliged when I tried the beer last week; it's surprisingly decent and not at all what I expected: I didn't throw up.
New Haven Advocate |
Erin Lynch |
05-06-2008 |
Food+Drink
Food Fight Networknew

Rachel Ray wannabes crowd the internet with homemade cooking shows -- kitchen spats and all.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
01-15-2008 |
Food+Drink
Fried Zucchini Flowersnew
Of zucchini blossoms, my grandmother and the savory whiffs of summer.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
07-31-2007 |
Food+Drink
Foraging Aheadnew
A mushroom hunter helps you get over the fear of fungi.
New Haven Advocate |
Kevin Factor |
10-24-2006 |
Food+Drink