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New England

Lighthouse Maine

Portland, Maine Food + Coffee Worth Seeking

Portland, Maine, the state’s largest city, rests on a peninsula that juts out into island-dotted Casco Bay. Biting winds and snow predominate in winter, but Portland summer is a wonderland. Runners flood Back Cove...
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Pastries New Haven

Lucibello’s Italian Pastry Shop: A New Post-Pizza Tradition

We just finished enjoying Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and needed a dessert that would complement our epic pizza experience. Libby’s is just down the street from Pepe’s, but proximity isn’t reason enough to endure...
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Pizza New Haven

Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana: Rejoining the Pizza Pantheon

Last August, the legend of Pepe’s pizza was called into question when we received burnt crusts. Less than a year later, we were fortunate enough to be back on Wooster Street – New Haven’s...
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Restaurant Sign Connecticut

Summer Shack: New England Seafood in Mohegan Sun Casino

Mohegan Sun is one of the two big Native American-owned casinos in southeast Connecticut. The other is Foxwoods. Just like in Vegas, there’s an arms race for rival casinos to outdo each other. That...
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Farm Sign Connecticut

Bishop’s Orchards: Showcasing Acres of Apples Since 1871

Since 1871, Bishop’s Orchards has grown several varieties of fruits and vegetables on their 320-acre plot in South Central Connecticut, but the gigantic apple that crowns the sign leaves little doubt about the family’s...
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Pizza Oven New Haven

BAR: Brick Oven Pizza in New Haven Brü Rm

The Spot didn’t open until 4 PM and Louis Lunch wasn’t open at all. Thankfully Lindsay goes to school in New Haven, so she knew about BAR, a brewpub that sells nothing but beer...
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