CONNECTICUT LIFESTYLE

Connecticut Food and Drink News

This page covers food and drink across Connecticut, from restaurant openings and closings to cooking trends and food safety recalls. Reporting follows the statewide restaurant industry, the culinary scene and the drinks that shape how people eat and drink.


Healthy Food

Healthy Food

Connecticut Campaigns Disclose Food Expenditures

Financial filings reveal candidate spending on local dining and delivery services between late 2025 and 2026.


Dining Out

Dining Out

Dave Portnoy Rates Three Connecticut Pizzerias

The media personality samples and reviews pizza at three different locations across Connecticut.

Dave Portnoy Rates Three Connecticut Pizzerias

Italian Food

Live Poll

Do you buy frozen pizza at the grocery store for home meals?

Italian Food

Silver Sands Pizza Launches Frozen New Haven Pie

The Connecticut pizzeria is bringing its restaurant recipe to grocery freezers in three varieties.

Silver Sands Pizza Launches Frozen New Haven Pie

Organic Food

Live Poll

Have rising food prices made your household's holiday and seasonal traditions more difficult to afford?

Organic Food

Connecticut Pumpkin Prices Climb Amid Harvest Shifts

The state average price for pumpkins has reached $6.20 in 2026 as extreme weather impacts crop yields.

Connecticut Pumpkin Prices Climb Amid Harvest Shifts

Coffee

Live Poll

Are you switching to cheaper brands to save money on your regular grocery shopping?

Coffee

Coffee Prices Have Remained High in Connecticut

Connecticut grocery shoppers are shifting brand loyalty to manage rising costs for daily ground coffee.

Coffee Prices Have Remained High in Connecticut

Day to day, that means restaurant business reports, new ventures from chefs and operators, food safety alerts, and the results of local culinary competitions. Coverage reaches from the state's larger cities to its rural towns and shoreline communities. Seasonal menus and agricultural producers often shape which food stories rise each year. Labor shortages and rising food costs are the two pressures that touch nearly every eating establishment in the state.