In preparation for CHOW West Hartford, I am proud to announce a few updates in our ZINC kitchen. Jeff Sansone [who has been with us since we opened our doors in New Haven] has been promoted from our Sous Chef to Chef de Cuisine. And Keith Ruttan [who has been with us for almost 2 [...]
Monthly Archive for June, 2008
good news
Posted in CHOW West Hartford, sustainable food, ZINC New Haven on June 25th, 2008
Teaching a non-techie dog new tricks
Posted in CHOW West Hartford on June 19th, 2008
So by now you must have heard that we are opening a third restaurant–CHOW West Hartford. We have a great location in Blue Back Square, right across the road from Whole Foods. I am really enjoying all of the planning for the new restaurant. It’s neat having a clean canvas to work off of…new menu, [...]
The Market Menu is here!
Posted in farmers market, new menu items on June 17th, 2008
Hi Everyone Just a quick post to remind everyone that the Market Menu [MM] officially resumes tomorrow, in tandem with CitySeed’s grand opening of the Downtown Farmer’s Market in front of City Hall. This week’s MM highlights garlic scapes, radishes, rhubarb and strawberries. Check out the menu here. Any special requests for upcoming Market Menu’s? [...]
Getting “Real”
Posted in special events on June 12th, 2008
So I got to do something totally fun recently. I was asked to be a guest on The Real Life Survival Guide. I’m sure some of you may recognize Bruce Barber [of previous WPLR acclaim]. Well, his NPR show is really interesting. He offers featured tips on real life topics [obviously where the name came [...]
Mmmmm…menu changes!
Posted in farmers market, new menu items, sustainable food on June 5th, 2008
Welcome spring! ONE OF MY FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR. This is the time of the year when so much varieties of produce explodes. Old reliable that are native to the area like rhubarb, ramps, fiddleheads and shad and shad roe are among some of my favorites. When I was much younger and worked on [...]