A few weeks back we reported on the travails of Seamonster and its resident restaurant, Pequena Havana. Kristi just wrote in with an update: Hubby and I have been wanting to try the Cuban restaurant at SeaMonster, so we decided to go there for dinner tonight. When we got there (about 6:30), the door was wide open and the TV was on, but it was very dark, not a single person was around and we saw nothing even remotely resembling a restaurant --…
We first envisaged this blog as a sort of combination newspaper and gossip column for our neighborhood. We feel we've been fairly weak in the gossip department, though. Our apologies. In the hopes of righting this omission, we offer the following tale, as told to us, of the latest events at SeaMonster Lounge (2202 N 45th St). About a year ago, Andrew, the owner of the SeaMonster Lounge, sold it to Todd and Julio, who agreed to make regular payments. They…
Today's chef demonstration at the Wallingford Farmer's Market should be interesting: it features Chef Wali Khairzada of Kabul Afghan Cuisine (4 pm at Wallingford Center). It's mid-August, so just crazy amounts of fruits and veggies are all coming ripe, there's no better time to stop by the market and stock up on the fresh: tomatoes, melons, beans, sweet corn, peppers, the list goes on. 3 - 6 pm today (Wednesday).
A couple weeks back, we ran a piece by Rory extolling Golden Olive, the Greek restaurant on 45th (1712 N 45th St). Despite having lived in this neighborhood for close to two decades, we'd never been, so we decided to check it out. We considered it a good sign that when we Twittered that we were going, three Wallyhood readers (@aviel, @jonLiechty and @bitterbiscuit) all sent tweets back immediately applauding our choice. The short report: excellent food, well worth the trip…
We fogged the glass of the shuttered Bella Cosa this evening long enough to wave over Alex and Jared, who pushed aside enough debris to allow us to get a stroller (and a curious stroller pusher) through the door. The good news is that the remodel is fully underway. They've knocked down walls, torn out fixtures, exposed ceilings and wiring and are fully on their way to a fully featured restaurant. The floorplan calls for a kitchen open to the dining…
A while back, we added a link to a list of Happy Hours in Wallingford to our Wallingford Resources page. It was hosted by a local travel site. Well, we're totally fickle, because we're changing the link to point to GoTime's list of Wallingford Happy Hours. We found it to be more complete than the previous list, more readable, plus it has sweet features like the ability to filter down to places that have air-conditioning. Also, it doesn't force us into…
This Story from the Community comes from John Scott Tynes, a frequent source of Wallyhood news and early encouragement, in which he brings us along on a splendid Wallingford date night: My wife and I have a seventeen-month-old daughter and live in Wallingford. We have no handy grandparents in the area and so breaks from our baby are few and far between. Couch dates tend to be the rule. At the same time, we're frequently out walking in the hood to…