Justin Lo
Justin Lo
Recent Stories
Barcelona seduces and satisfies
Life is full of rejection, and the last thing anyone needs is for the food on their plate to make them feel self-conscious. The unmarked doors to Barcelona Wine Bar seem to lead into the inner sanctums of some unapologetically snobbish New York City nightclub, whose exclusivity is marked only by its anonymity.
Yielding to hedonism the Alice Waters way
This is a shockingly difficult task to accomplish in a culture that doesn’t make much room for small efforts. Our society wants massive revolution and big change, and food culture is no exception. Alice Waters, the quiet revolutionary from Berkeley, is revered by many, including myself, as the Mother Theresa of America’s slow food movement. Let’s face it, the woman has changed the way we think about food! Still, nonbelievers argue that Waters could’ve done more to generate momentum for h
Picks for parents abound
My father and I agree about one thing — we both love food. But our ideas about food couldn’t be more different.
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.
Ibiza’s romantic oasis
Consider it your classic chef-meets-girl story. Luis Bollo was an ambitious young chef running a restaurant back in the mid-’90s, located on the same site as his present-day restaurant Ibiza. The “girl” was a Korean-American graduate student at Yale pursuing a doctorate in Spanish literature. She had offered to help young Bollo — a newcomer to the U.S. — learn a bit of English on the side.
Inter-generational Skappo says buon giorno to New Haven
Anna Sincavage bounds across the dining room with enough energy to put a person to shame at 9:30 on a Saturday morning, exclaiming in words only she can understand: “You’re speaking Italian! So simple, son of a gun!” This native of Assisi is everyone’s favorite aunt; her larger-than-life personality seems naturally to fill her family’s cozy little restaurant in the Ninth Square.
Thali chef turns Indian food into a craving
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.