Finding a foodie’s utopia at Claire’s Corner Copia
Justin Lo, food writer, dons a toque and joins some of the city’s most inspired chefs in their own kitchens for an intimate look at New Haven’s food scene.
“It’s all about heat,” Claire Criscuolo instructs me, removing her pinky finger from a giant steel vat of tempered yogurt she prepares in-house at Claire’s Corner Copia. She follows a simple recipe taught to her by a Lebanese woman: “It’s real easy, and you know what goes into it.”

Christmas tree lights up the Green
Eli overhauls an old Jewish classic