After a few days in the back seat of a car on Sri Lanka’s dusty, rib-rattling roads, I was ready to seek divine protection. The idea wasn’t mine. It was Daya’s. He was the driver I had hired to take my wife and me on a three-day tour of his tropical island. First stop after...
Produce Market on Main Avenue, Norwalk This tale of discovery begins with a hot pepper on the sidewalk. I was having some work done on my car at the AAMCO on Main Street in Norwalk. What I thought would be a 20 minute job was moving into its second hour. I couldn’t take another minute...
Maple syrup is a mainstay product at most Connecticut farmers markets, but all the syrup produced and sold in the Nutmeg State probably doesn’t generate more than about $1 million in annual revenue. Turning Connecticut maple syrup into a $25 million (or more) industry wouldn’t actually be that difficult: the state has more than enough...
My friend Arthur Einstein has begun a series on his blog, The Art of Einstein, called “Mad Men Stories.” These are recollections by people who worked in the business of how the “real” agency life might have been a little different from the wildly popular TV show. I have made a modest contribution to this...
Good food and more at the Wilton Organic Gourmet At 8 a.m., pale sunlight floats through the front window and creeps along the floor to the little kitchen at the back of the store. Suzie Quaranta, who prepares meals here once a week, and Pete Leventhal, the founder, owner, head chef and resident guru of...
