So, I will get to reference Ingress again....
As I've played the game, as I mentioned before, I was lucky enough to be able to explore areas that previously were relatively foreign to me. This included the Wooster Street area of New Haven (previously mentioned in this blog). However, it has also expanded my knowledge of chow on the CT Shoreline.
As a child, we frequented Jimmies of Savin Rock (West Haven, CT). My dad had grown up down the street and Jimmies was a bit of a cult following. I loved Jimmies. As a kid, their onion rings and clam strips were a way to my little kid heart. As I've gotten older, I've learned that I actually prefer the whole bellied clams and/or clams on the half shell. However, one thing that Jimmies also always had was lobster rolls. I have looked in Maine. I have looked at the Big E. I even looked in San Deigo for the same type of deliciousness on a bun....but no avail...
The delicacy that I refer to is a lobster roll. No, it does not have mayonnaise. Many lobster rolls that one will find has mayonnaise and celery. DO NOT BE FOOLED by imitations. A real lobster roll... It has lobster, and butter, and lemon, all in a lightly toasted/grilled New England Style hot dog roll. My friend, Si, in San Deigo, calls it a lobster hot dog, and refused to believe me that they existed. This beautiful nummin has Maine Lobster that is sautéed in butter and lemon, and then placed in the bun, with the leftover, salty, lemony butter.
I have had many a roll. Jimmie's is good. Lenny and Joes is better. Dish in Hartford does a decent one with microgreens placed on top. Guilford Mooring in Guilford, CT has an okay one. The Guilford Lobster Pound is meh. I've had the opportunity to taste more lately, as my Ingressing, and subsequently, Billy's Ingressing has taken us out and about more, as well as some cool friendships with some other players on our team who live on the shoreline, have led us to other locations for chow.
I landed at Lobster Landing a few weeks ago while returning a cable box to Comcast ...okay, and I was playing the game...don't judge. Anyway, it was a chilly, rainy weekday, and I was headed to this portal. Anyway, as I got there, I smelled the very delicious (sometimes not so much) smell of the ocean. I parked and walked over to this tent. The waitress was nice, and helped me, and I ordered and paid for my lobster roll to go. The menu is no frills. Canned soda, BYOB. Local Gelato. Hot Dogs, Sausage and Peppers, and Lobster. There is also a seafood house right next door that has some great prices on very fresh seafood coming right off the boat. Just amazing.
Anyway, given that this place was a tent and a shack, with a port a potty, I wasn't expecting what I got. Absolutely amazing. Delicious. Drippy in all the right ways. Outstanding.
That made me drag Billy this past weekend. He liked it too.
Needless to say, I'll be back. They are open until New Years, although I would think its damn cold then. Yay for Ingressing and new places with great food.
Going to check this place out..... oh dear god!
http://atlanticseafoodmarket.com/
Check out other things about Lobster Landing,,,
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTJiVT7JibBHWAUjCEhsDJGQYQTVtzDVIJcMLl03bvcR0_dGEzl3ugU_Ny9gQGZE2cc_OOnOZdGekYEAQyw5d7NEUW5jP6O37Ays_ZGP3V25DUaNE90bx3nRRFZmbQBomGPF6Fgz3XcU_/s400/Lobster+Landing+017.jpg
http://www.yelp.com/biz/lobster-landing-Clinton They do take Credit cards btw.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g33742-d2253917-Reviews-Lobster_Landing-Clinton_Connecticut.html
http://clinton.patch.com/listings/lobster-landing
might have to try these other ones... http://foodiefatale.com/?p=2697
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/nyregion/23qbitectsub.html?_r=0
this girl really does it justice... http://ohfoodbaby.blogspot.com/2013/08/road-trippin-lobster-landing-clinton-ct.html
Monday, September 23, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Wooster Street
As many of you know, I play a game called Ingress, which is a sort of Geocaching version of Battleship. You can read more about it at http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/26/tech/gaming-gadgets/google-niantic-ingress . It is basically a game that has opposing sides and you look to dominate. Throughout the process, you level up and get to use more equipment that you earn. Anyway...back to the important part here...food!
So, I have played Ingress for about 4.5 months or so. In that time, I was lucky enough to level up to Level 8 (the highest and 1.2m points). Each portal (landmark) has 8 slots to fill. So the rules are that you cannot have more than one 8 slot on a portal, more than one 7 slot, etc. As higher gear is harder to get, because to get higher gear you need a higher level portal (e.g. a portal with 8 slots filled with 7 & 8), you need to get social with the other players around you. I've gotten friendly with some of my teammates as well as some of the other team. But, its critical to get to know your teammates, as you will all need to put high slots on a landmark to get the gear you need. Hence where Wooster st comes in...
I have been down there once or twice in my life to pick up my dad a Pepe's pizza, but what I didn't realize was there is much more to Wooster Street New Haven then just Pepe's. Pepe's pizza is amazing, although to get it, you must have patience. So, I took a drive down one Saturday a few weeks ago...
The smells coming out of that area...call it a half mile square, are amazing. You smell tomatoes and cheese and basil and some seafood, depending on the time of day. Your mouth instantly waters, and you try to figure out what you want to actually eat. You certainly have your choices (website listing below....Sallys, Pepes, Consiglios, Goodfellas, Anastasios are all great. Brazis is not on Wooster st but is also amazing), and you have the quintessential Italian bakery in Libby's there as well, which serves up Cannolis, all kinds of things with Marscapone, and just yummy nummins. I drove around that 1/2 mile square easily for forty minutes and by the time I got home, I wanted nothing but Italian for dinner.
Of course, my foray down there came on the heels of me being in Boston with my dear friend, who showed me the delicacies of Boston, Italian Style. I had tiramisu, one of my biggest weaknesses, and espresso. I went to an Italian pasta shop where they had no less than 50 different kinds of fresh pastas....I am surprised that I did not gain 50 pounds just sniffing (or maybe I did, and that's why I'm going to the gym).
Regardless, if you ever get a chance, In New Haven, to take a drive down and need to eat, check out any of the below. They truly are landmarks in their own right and all kinds of history. And, of course, the smell permeates your clothes, and who doesn't like Italian smells! As far as Ingress...I am lucky enough to venture over there once a week now to get more gear...yummo. If you want an invite to Ingress, just let me know!
http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=italian&find_loc=new+haven%2C+ct&ns=1&ls=48610873977810b2
So, I have played Ingress for about 4.5 months or so. In that time, I was lucky enough to level up to Level 8 (the highest and 1.2m points). Each portal (landmark) has 8 slots to fill. So the rules are that you cannot have more than one 8 slot on a portal, more than one 7 slot, etc. As higher gear is harder to get, because to get higher gear you need a higher level portal (e.g. a portal with 8 slots filled with 7 & 8), you need to get social with the other players around you. I've gotten friendly with some of my teammates as well as some of the other team. But, its critical to get to know your teammates, as you will all need to put high slots on a landmark to get the gear you need. Hence where Wooster st comes in...
I have been down there once or twice in my life to pick up my dad a Pepe's pizza, but what I didn't realize was there is much more to Wooster Street New Haven then just Pepe's. Pepe's pizza is amazing, although to get it, you must have patience. So, I took a drive down one Saturday a few weeks ago...
The smells coming out of that area...call it a half mile square, are amazing. You smell tomatoes and cheese and basil and some seafood, depending on the time of day. Your mouth instantly waters, and you try to figure out what you want to actually eat. You certainly have your choices (website listing below....Sallys, Pepes, Consiglios, Goodfellas, Anastasios are all great. Brazis is not on Wooster st but is also amazing), and you have the quintessential Italian bakery in Libby's there as well, which serves up Cannolis, all kinds of things with Marscapone, and just yummy nummins. I drove around that 1/2 mile square easily for forty minutes and by the time I got home, I wanted nothing but Italian for dinner.
Of course, my foray down there came on the heels of me being in Boston with my dear friend, who showed me the delicacies of Boston, Italian Style. I had tiramisu, one of my biggest weaknesses, and espresso. I went to an Italian pasta shop where they had no less than 50 different kinds of fresh pastas....I am surprised that I did not gain 50 pounds just sniffing (or maybe I did, and that's why I'm going to the gym).
Regardless, if you ever get a chance, In New Haven, to take a drive down and need to eat, check out any of the below. They truly are landmarks in their own right and all kinds of history. And, of course, the smell permeates your clothes, and who doesn't like Italian smells! As far as Ingress...I am lucky enough to venture over there once a week now to get more gear...yummo. If you want an invite to Ingress, just let me know!
http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=italian&find_loc=new+haven%2C+ct&ns=1&ls=48610873977810b2
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