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Fratelli Pizza Rustica Restaurant, Wallingford CT

January 6, 2011

Fratelli Pizza Rustica Restaurant, Wallingford CT I do the cooking at my house. I kind of inherited the position after my wife’s mother passed away in 2007, not because of my skill with a skillet, but because I had the most time to do it. As time passed, I learned my way around the kitchen [...]

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Gaetano’s Tavern on Main Still Going Strong

September 20, 2010

Gaetano’s Tavern on Main Still Going Strong There has been a rumor that one of Wallingford’s best eateries, Gaetano’s Tavern on Main, is closing down. Well, to paraphrase Twain, the reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated. Gaetano’s, located in Simpson’s Court at 40 North Main Street in Wallingford, has no plans of going [...]

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Wallingford Sonic Drive-In Breaks Sales Record

July 26, 2010

Wallingford Sonic Drive-In Breaks Sales Records This past Saturday, July 24th, the Wallingford Sonic Drive-In held a one day Special Grand Opening event from 6 AM to midnight. I figured this event would be well attended, even packed to the gills. It seems I was right. Today, everyone who is signed up for Sonic’s email [...]

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Update on Construction of Wallingford Sonic

June 22, 2010

I just wanted to post a little update regarding the progress of the Wallingford Sonic Drive-In construction. Back on May 17th I attended the ground breaking ceremony for the new restaurant, and at that time the site looked like this: Lots of bare ground and nothing really going on. So, yesterday I drove by and [...]

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Sonic of CT Breaks Ground for New Wallingford Drive-In

May 17, 2010

Sonic of CT Breaks Ground for New Wallingford Drive-In Well, whatever speculation there might have been about the coming of Sonic to Wallingford is officially over. At 3PM Monday afternoon, dignitaries from Sonic, the Mesite family and local government gathered together for a ground breaking ceremony to herald the coming of the long-awaited eatery. Robert [...]

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Wallingford Sonic Drive-In Closer to Reality

May 4, 2010

Wallingford Sonic Drive-In Closer to Reality Today on their Facebook page, Sonic of CT posted some news that is sure to please the hungry multitudes that have been waiting with bated breath for the popular eatery to open. According to their post, owner and developer Robert Mesite plans to break ground for the new restaurant [...]

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Wallingford Landmark Goes Up In Flames

May 24, 2008

No more popovers. No more Sunday brunch. No more intimate dinners in the railroad car. The Yankee Silversmith Inn is no more. On June 17, 2007, an electrical fire started in the historic building’s attic. It was quickly extinguished, but the sprinkler system did more than just put out the fire. Pouring 25 gallons of [...]

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