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A Feast of Nibbles - Part I
We're a bit behind with publishing Lee White's wonderful column, so, to make up, here are three for the price of one! Lee takes us on a culinary journey from West Hartford down to New Haven and then back up to New London. In each city, she'll tickle your taste-buds so much you'll ask for more ... and not wanting to disappoint, we'll publish another three tomorrow! Read More ...
Lee White Published 04/29/10 - 2 opinions posted |
A Feast of Nibbles - Part II
A day late but not a morsel short! Here, as promised, are three more of Lee White's delectable Nibbles. All three are pretty local—New London, Groton and Old Saybrook—so perhaps they'll assist with your dining choices for this wonderful weekend. Enjoy! Read More ...
Lee White Published 05/01/10 |
Café Flo at the Florence Griswold Museum
No sooner had we published our story about the new Café Flo than into our mailbox popped a review of the place by our very own Lee White! She definitely liked what she saw ... and tasted. So read on and we have a feeling ... so will you! Read More ...
Lee White Published 07/12/10 - 1 opinion posted |
Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Our food writer Lee White asks plaintively this week, "Why did I wait so long?" She's not talking about going to any five star restaurant but rather, and dare we also say, unexpectedly, "Five Guys Burger and Fries" in Mystic. Visiting that extablishment, she says, gives the impression that, "When you eat, you are transported to burger and fries heaven." Read More ...
Lee White Published 04/09/09 |
Here in Hong Kong II
Proving that she's a girl for all restaurants, our culinary queen Lee White drops by a popular spot in Old Lyme, which is definitely not haute cuisine. Hong Kong II however does offer excellent Chinese food she says ... even if you have to go home to find some ambience. Read More ...
Lee White Published 05/13/09 |
Saigon City
Our esteemed culinary critic Lee White was on her way to the movies recently to undertake some Oscar research when she popped into "Saigon City" in Old Saybrook for the first time in years, found herself simply enchanted with the lime coconut soup with chicken and - like Oliver - wished she could ask for more. Read More ...
Lee White Published 02/06/09 |
Yale-New Haven Hospital, Old Lyme Inn, Bee & Thistle
The husband of our beloved food critic Lee White passed away at the beginning of June. Doug was our friend and neighbor, and is sadly missed. Lee continues her wonderful work of reviewing restaurants and we have run three columns together here because they cover the time before and after Doug's death, and then a current one all about tomatoes! Read More ...
Lee White Published 09/04/09 |
Pizza Cucina
When she wrote this column, our culinary queen, Lee White, had just returned from a visit to Pizza Cucina in East Lyme and was devastated to find that it was closed for renovations. Thankfully now, it has reopened, and Lee - and all the rest of us who relish Robert D’Agostino's exquisite meat sauce - are, once again, at peace with the world. Read More ...
Lee White Published 12/15/08 |
4 & 20 Blackbirds: A Brilliant Bakery
It's time for feasting and if you're having a last minute panic about your pies, our resident queen of cooks, Lee White, has the answer for you. In this week's column, she talks about a bakery in Guilford called appropriately, "4 & 20 Blackbirds," and with a name like that, their pies must surely be perfect. She says she visited once, and has never, "Really been the same since." Read More ...
Lee White Published 11/26/08 |
Puerto Vallarta: A Marvelous Mexican in Middletown
As our resident gastronome Lee White rightly states, finding good Mexican food is, "not the easiest thing ... in somewhat-white-bread Connecticut." She's almost ready to retract her statement now though, having discovered "Puerto Vallarta" in Middletown and, moreover, its chile con queso, which, she confesses, she really wanted to drink! Read More ...
Lee White Published 10/27/08 |
Perfect Pizza Salad
Our favorite gastronome and Old Lyme resident Lee White takes off for "Olio" in Groton this week to enjoy their Pizza Salad for which she says, "I pine." Trouble is, her delectable description of this unexpected dish has now found us pining for it too! Read More ...
Lee White Published 09/09/08 |
The Joys of DQ Ice Cream
Our very own gastronome, Lee White, extols the joys of Dairy Queen ice cream today. Our closest DQs are in Old Saybrook and Niantic, so you don't have to travel far to buy what Lee describes as, "Incredibly good" ice cream. And as for Blizzards...? Read More ...
Lee White Published 08/12/08 |
Brilliant Bruschetta
A new restaurant has just opened across the river in Old Saybrook. Now we know some folk don't like to drive across that bridge, but our food critic, Lee White, says this eatery's chef may be reason enough to throw tradition to the wind and venture forth into Middlesex County. Another might be his brilliant bruschetta. Read More ...
By Lee White Published 06/28/08 |
Best Belly Clams Ever!
For our far-traveled food critic Lee White, summer isn't really summer until she tastes her first belly clam. And so she tells us this week where to find some locally, which are, "as good or better than any bellies I've ever had." Read More ...
By Lee White Published 06/15/08 |
Sampling Sensational Salad Pizza
Ever heard of a salad pizza ? No, neither had we, but our always adventurous culinary critic Lee White shares her secret of where to find this delicious concoction - along with various other appetizing delights. Clue: the restaurant is most aptly named considering its location. Read More ...
By Lee White Published 06/06/08 |
A Little Piece of Italy in Uncasville
Our favorite culinary critic Lee White meanders off to the Mohegan this week in search of lunch. She finds a little piece of Italy right here on our doorstep and transports us via Todd English's Tuscany restaurant to a piazza in Rome where the food is fantastic and the chianti charismatic. Read More ...
By Lee White Published 05/17/08 |
Dabbling in a Delicious Chicken Diablo
Our veteran food writer, Lee White of Old Lyme, is back this week and says in her popular "Nibbles" column that she loves chicken cooked any which way, but then confesses, "my favorite chicken dish in New London County is the Paul Pasta’s Chicken Diablo." Learn why she loves this delicious dish. Read More ...
By Lee White Published 05/06/08 |
All About Bucatini
Does bucatini all’amatriciana tickle your tastebuds? Ah, but perhaps (like us!) you don't actually know what bucatini all’amatriciana is... Read another of Lee White's mouthwatering "Nibbles" column and find out not only what goes into this dish, but also where to find the finest of its kind. Read More ...
Published 04/20/08 |
Best (Lobster) Bisque at Flander's Fish Market
This week veteran food writer Lee White (left) turns her attention to fish - or rather lobster, which is, of course, not a fish at all. Nevertheless, Lee shares with readers the location, which, despite the fact that she has eaten at specialty fish restaurants all over the country, is not only right on our doorstep but also where she has, "never had better" lobster bisque. Read More ...
By Lee White Published 04/08/08 |
A Special Salad
Veteran food writer Lee White is back with another of her delicious "Nibbles." This week she focuses on the "Aspen" restaurant in Old Saybrook and extols the delights of their grilled romaine salad, which she describes as one of the "most inventive and delicious" salads that she's had in years. Read More ...
By Lee White Published 03/29/08 |
Heavenly Hamburgers
We are thrilled to announce that veteran food writer, Lee White, is now contributing to LymeLine. White, who lives in Old Lyme, is preparing a "Nibble" each Saturday about a local restaurant. Her vast knowledge of food and the restaurant business is sure to make this a not-to-be missed feature. Her first piece extols the virtues of the hamburgers at the Rustic Cafe in East Lyme. Read More ...
By Lee White Published 03/22/08 |
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