The Menu: New Haven [Paperback]

Robin Goldstein (Author), Clare Murumba (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 9, 2003

Finally, a restaurant guide to the the New Haven area!

New Haven is the most up-and-coming food destination in new England, and The Menu is the only comprehensive guide. Written in a clever, engaging style, this guide is unapolagetically honest and relentlessly discriminating. With detailed reviews of over 150 establishments, complete with numerical ratings, and dozens of helpful lists (late night dining, notable wine lists, delivery), The Menu will broaden your horizons and narrow your search. A must for any New Haven restaurant goer.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Clever and engaging...an exceptional book from two up-and-coming food writers." -- Tim Zagat, Co-Founder - Zagat Survey

"Comprehensive...pulls no punches...talent for turning out zingers" -- T. Susan Chang, Food & Travel Correspondent - The Boston Globe

"Sassy...packed with no-holds-barred advice" -- Yale Daily News

"Scathing and scintillating" -- New Haven Register

About the Author

Robin Goldstein is a travel and food writer and a graduate of Harvard College and the Yale Law School. He has written for more than twenty travel guides spanning North America, South America, and Europe, including Fodor's Italy, Fodor's Rome, Fodor's Argentina, UpClose Italy, Let's Go: Mexico, Let's Go: Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Let's Go: Spain and Portugal, and Let's Go: Europe. Along the way he has lived in London, Italy, New Haven and Western Massachussetts. He was born in New York City, where he is now based.

Clare Murumba is a graduate of Harvard College and a JD candidate at the Yale Law School. She has split allegiances between three continents and their cuisines: she was born in the fruit mecca of Kampala, Uganda, grew up in the food town of Melbourne, Australia, and has spent much of her adult life in another food town--New York City. She now lives in the budding food town of New Haven, Connecticut.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Off the Map Press (May 9, 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0974014303
• ISBN-13: 978-0974014302
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,075,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robin Goldstein is the author of The Wine Trials, the world's bestselling guide to inexpensive wines, and is founder and editor-in-chief of the Fearless Critic series. He has lectured on wine and behavioral economics around the world, and is also a contributor to the New York Times Freakonomics blog. He has authored six books of restaurant reviews and has written for more than 30 Fodor's travel guides, from Italy to Thailand, Argentina to Hong Kong. Robin is a graduate of Harvard University and the Yale Law School, and has a certificate in cooking from the French Culinary Institute in New York and a WSET advanced wine and spirits certificate.

You can visit his blog at http://blindtaste.com.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Menu: New Haven, April 13, 2004

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H Richards (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Menu: New Haven (Paperback)

Great reference. I'm not from town and found it invaluable during my time in New Haven. Hoping this duo will put some more together soon.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent resource, April 12, 2004

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Erik Kolb (22206) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Menu: New Haven (Paperback)

i never go to a restaurant in new haven without first consulting the menu. it is a brutally honest and greatly entertaining publication, an invaluable resource for students and townies alike.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a guide to do New Haven justice, April 12, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Menu: New Haven (Paperback)

Murumba and Goldstein finally took advantage of all the city has to offer for true epicurians and students alike and wrote an honest, comprehensive culinary guide. Their reviews are more than just praise and their system of evaluation guarantees a great overall perspective of a restaurant, but is also detailed enough to highlight the best and worst each place has to offer. Excellent guide to restaurants; I go nowhere without it and strongly reccomend it for anyone interested in the Elm City.