I've been past New Haven on I-95 for near-on three decades now, slowly watching the collection of food trucks grow and grow until it finally reached full-on convoy size. While you'll find a Puerto Rican truck serving some pretty decent lechon and a few trucks specializing in tortas and pinchos, most of the trucks here are hardcore Mexican taco trucks. On our recent road trip up to New Haven, we decided to order a couple tacos from every single one so we could lead you, Serious Eaters, along the path of righteousness should you ever find yourself in the area.
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We're hopping in our SE
Ford today to go on a pizza crawl in New Haven. The stops include: Sally's, Pepe's, Modern, and Zuppardi's. Of course we'd leave some room in our bellies for non-pizza things too. Particularly sandwiches. Where should we stop?
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The Caseus Grilled Cheese truck is the mobile offshoot of the
Caseus cheese-shop-cum-bistro in New Haven. Using up the end bits of
provolone, Swiss, comte, gruyere, gouda, and sharp cheddar from the shop, they melt the blend on buttered, toasted sourdough slices in the truck to order. In addition to the classic bread-plus-cheese ($5) you can throw on any number of add-ons for a buck each: guacamole, sweet applewood bacon, roasted red peppers, grilled onions, Jambon de Paris, tomato, or arugula. Look for daily specials on the colorful chalkboard out front.
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I wouldn't be surprised if more people were familiar with Lithuanian coffee cake in New Haven, Connecticut, than in Lithuania proper. Why do the locals, namely Yalies, love this treat from
Claire's Corner Copia so? Three reasons: the dense sour cream cake, the middle brown stripe (sweet raisins and walnuts coated in brown sugar and coffee grounds), and the buttercream frosting. While most coffee cakes are just nice things to nosh on between gulps of coffee, this one actually has coffee
in it.
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Ride along with
Michael Stern of
Roadfood as he visits
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven, Connecticut. This New Haven institution invented the white clam pizza. Buckle up!
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To go along with
today's video and provide a bigger picture of
Connecticut pizza, we've gathered some of Michael Stern's favorite Nutmeg State pizzerias. From other great New Haven picks to pizzerias further afield.
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Ride along with
Jane and Michael Stern of
Roadfood as they visit
Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut. This quirky lunch counter stakes its claim as home to America's first hamburger. Buckle up!
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Don't mess with Texas. And, by all means, don't mess with Texas's hamburger. A state legislator there is embroiled in a burger battle with Louis' Lunch of New Haven, Connecticut, over which state can claim to be the birthplace of the hamburger. Says New Haven's mayor, John DeStefano Jr.: "We are even the birthplace of George Bush, who wants people to think he's from Texas. So yes, the hamburger is as much a New Haven original as President Bush. Get over it, Texas."...
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A family feud once threatened the existence of New Haven's legendary Frank Pepe's. But outside investment and managementthe first in the pizzeria's 82-year historyhas restored the spot's luster.
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