The entire place has been redone. Photo studios! Walk-ins! A dishwashing room! A giant test kitchen, complete with TV lights! A soundproofed TV prep kitchen! Interns everywhere!
When I was there, we had one and a half sad kitchens with three overworked itty-bitty fridges. Lordy.
Here are two of my pals & former coworkers, Becky & Erin. If you watch America's Test Kitchen (PBS), you'll see Becky. Erin's not usually on camera, because she's too busy running the place.
I miss you guys! Come visit!
We arrive in Middletown, CT around 2:00, and we are hooon-gry.
Lunch at Thai Gardens. It's good to have Asian eats. We order one of everything, lick the plates clean, and then walk across the street to Praline's, featuring 30+ flavors of handmade ice cream. The small serving = 2 generous scoops. Yeah.
I get lemon & raspberry sorbet.
Franco gets pumpkin & boozy coffee-something.
Trish gets coffee & chocolate chip.
Yurika doesn't get anything. "Wow," she says. "You guys are pigs."
This is her first tour. And we haven't even discussed dinner yet.
And speaking of dinner - we meet some of Yurika's friends at a pub called Eli Cannon's, a cute & quirky place with many, many beers on tap.
Trish says the Smithwick gets a two!
(This was Alex's. It tasted like flat coke.)
But this one's a seven. Bah.
(That's the one I got. I liked it. Wish I could remember what I ordered, though.)
Fries covered with pulled pork, bbq sauce, cheddar, & scallions. Hoo-yeah!
Wisa wanted something light, so she ordered the fajita salad.
This alleged "salad" had chicken, olives, sour cream, cheese, and onions. Not really a salad. But no complaints.
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