A birthday dinner at Martel, hot honey pizza at Seppe, All’Antico Vinaio’s September special, and a pecan-crusted salmon at The Chelsea. Then a Tampa-to-Connecticut road trip with tacos in Fort Mill, a Harry Potter festival in Staunton, and spaghetti and meatballs back home.
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What I Ate This Week: Charlotte Steaks, Joseph’s Birthday Dinner & Wallpaper Fuel (Sept 14 – 20)
A Charlotte work trip brought airport pizza, a plastic-cup old fashioned, and steak frites at Dressler’s. Back home: a birthday bone-in filet at Joseph’s Steakhouse, giant Sapore sandwiches for wallpaper day, and Colony pizza to welcome a daughter home.
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What I Ate This Week: Pearl Street Pizza, Via Posa & An Italian Sunday Dinner (Sept 7 – 13)
From Labor Day burgers to a homemade Italian Sunday dinner with the in-laws, this week brought FiDi pizza on Pearl Street, a first visit to the new Via Posa in Fairfield, Spicy Blood Orange Margs at Geronimo, grass-fed NY strips, and a lemon flourless cake worth every bite.
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What I Ate This Week: Move-In Day, Takeout Wins & A Foccia Feast in NYC (Aug 31 – Sept 6)
From lemon chicken piccata at home to a foccia feast in NYC on move-in day for my daughter, this week’s food diary is full of comfort, takeout wins, and one very good bottega find worth returning to.
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What I Ate This Week: A New FiDi Pizza Trail Stop, Storm-Dodging Steak Frites & a Casa Me Feast (Aug 24–30)
From a new FiDi Pizza Trail stop and a storm-dodging steak frites dinner to a memorable feast at Casa Me in Westport and a Sunday spent making homemade pasta, this week’s food diary covers it all.
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What I Ate This Week: Homemade Tuffoli, a New Favorite in Fairfield & an Old Newtown Reunion (Aug 17–23)
From homemade tuffoli with farm sausage to a new favorite dish at Sinclair and a reunion dinner at an old Newtown haunt, this week’s food diary covers the full range — home cooking, FiDi lunches, and Fairfield County favorites old and new.
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What I Ate This Week: BBQ in Westport, a Joe’s Pizza Verdict & Seaport Pasta (Aug 10–16)
This week’s food diary runs from grass-fed burgers at home to a first Wonder order, an honest take on Joe’s Pizza, a spontaneous dinner with my daughter at Serafina, standout BBQ at Walrus Alley in Westport, and a beautiful Seaport dinner at Osteria del Porto in FiDi.
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What I Ate This Week: Bucatini, a Bridgeport Staple & Riverside Pasta in Westport (Aug 3–9)
From a homemade bucatini all’amatriciana to a comforting dinner at our favorite Bridgeport spot and riverside pasta in Westport, this week’s food diary follows the small, satisfying meals that shaped an ordinary week — plus a familiar Eataly panino and a quick chicken parm lunch in FiDi.
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Sarti Spritz Recipe: Italy’s Fruity Aperitivo You’ll Love
Discover how to make the refreshing Sarti Spritz, Italy’s newest favorite aperitivo. This easy cocktail combines Sarti Rosa, Prosecco, and sparkling water into a vibrant drink perfect for summer entertaining and aperitivo hour.
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What I Ate This Week: FiDi Pizza, Antique Hunting & A Fairfield Feast (July 27 – Aug 2)
From a new stop on the FiDi Pizza Trail to a Fairfield County antique-hunting weekend, this week blended home-cooked Italian comfort with commuter pizza runs and a Sunday spent chasing vintage finds through Woodbury.
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What I Ate This Week: Rainy Slices, Polo Ponies & Watermelon Margs (July 20–26)
A rainy NYC slice, a rescued dinner with my daughter near Grand Central, oysters at The Sinclair, a National Tequila Day turned watermelon marg party, an afternoon at Farmington Polo Club, and pizza after a day of wallpaper — this week had it all.
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The FiDi Pizza Trail: My Rankings vs. What Everyone Else Is Saying
An ongoing FiDi pizza ranking that checks my scores against Google, Yelp, and Dave Portnoy’s OneBite community — including the spots where my take and Dave’s couldn’t be further apart.