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Jim Covaleski: The Big E
Okay New Englanders... it's that time of year
again. Time for our annual celebration of
conspicuous consumerism & gastronomic
excess. That's right, it's time for THE BIG E!
For those of you who don't live in this cozy
corner of our country, the Big E is short for the
Eastern States Exposition. [...]
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Jim Covaleski: In Search of the Perfect Dog
Before we get into all this, a few things need to
be said. I love hot dogs. I‚Äöve had them nearly
every way you can cook them, except from one
of those BIZARRO Ronco Steamers that
steams the dog from the inside out. I mean
what was Ron Popeil THINKING??? [...]
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Jim Covaleski: Romano's Macaroni Grille, Manchester CT
If you are a regular visitor to this space,
you know that I've
had some problems in the past with taking my
family to restaurant
chains that I've enjoyed previously (notably the
Rainforest Cafe.)
So it was with apprehension that I recently
walked through the
door of Romano's Macaroni Grille [...]
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Jim Covaleski: The Old Mill, Southington CT
There are a few "perks" that
come with my regular
full-time job(as opposed to being a
correspondent for ScowlZine)
and that is the occasional
"shmooze" lunch with vendors.
See, the vendors in the data industry have
finally caught on that
it's better to kiss up to the [...]
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Jim Covaleski: Harry Garcia's, Southington CT
Do you enjoy good, home-style, comfort
food served up with
some saucy conversation? Do you yearn for
the old-time diners
you've seen on TV? Well pilgrim, yearn no
longer. As I so often
do, I (with my usual cohorts) have stumbled
onto just such a place.
And not only do they serve hot dogs, [...]
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Jim Covaleski: Pub 99, Wallingford CT
After my recent disgust with Rainforest
Café, it was
with some minor trepidation that I stepped into
Pub 99 in Wallingford.
Here again was one of the many
"Themed Steakhouses"
that seem to be popping up EVERYWHERE of
late. I had been there
once before and had a perfectly [...]
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