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Visitors 'Really Impressed' By New Wood-Fired Pizza Place In Region Visitors 'Really Impressed' By New Wood-Fired Pizza Place In Region
Visitors 'Really Impressed' By New Wood-Fired Pizza Place In Region Visitors are already singing praises of a new wood-fired pizza place in eastern Connecticut that prides itself on using fresh local ingredients.  Windham County's Trigo Wood-Fired Pizza, located in Willimantic at 744 Main St., is an all-new "Harvest-to-Hearth" restaurant that held a grand opening celebration on Friday, Feb. 17, and has already seen plenty of patrons.  The celebration included a ribbon-cutting ceremony and also featured speeches from Connecticut Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Windham Mayor Tom DiVivo, Mansfield Mayor Toni Moran, and other restaurant owners in the area.  The…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
Fresh Menu, Unique Drinks Praised At Gastropub Fresh Menu, Unique Drinks Praised At Gastropub
Fresh Menu, Unique Drinks Praised At Gastropub The concrete slabs and iron-looking frames around dark windows that make up the District Bar & Kitchen’s exterior belie the warm and upscale-casual atmosphere inside. District on West Stree in Pittsfield serves modern American cuisine influenced by the eccentric gastropub movement. If you want rosemary in your cocktails, chorizo on your nachos, and truffles on your fries, this is the place to be. And, yes, I want all of that. District has been around since the mid-2010s and is owned by the same man who owns Public Eat + Drink in North Adams - Jared Decoteau. The menu is slim and r…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
Webster Cafe Earns Praise For Fresh Menu And Home-Like Vibe Webster Cafe Earns Praise For Fresh Menu And Home-Like Vibe
Webster Cafe Earns Praise For Fresh Menu And Home-Like Vibe At the corner of East Main and Prospect streets, in a little brick building, The Rose Room Cafe is brewing up some serious praise from the community. The Rose Room opened in 2019 and specializes in locally-sourced breakfast, lunch, and baked goods a well as coffee, craft sodas, tonics, and teas. The restaurant is the fulfillment of a longstanding dream of the owners, Bill and Jess Sabine. The duo has 30 years of experience in the foodservice industry. It’s only been open for a few years, but The Rose Room has already attracted a plethora of dedicated diners who keep coming back for the f…

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by Kristin Palpini