The ActHulu Even if you already know the story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, seeing it dramatized — moment by insane moment — is a compelling enough reason to watch. Patricia Arquette steals every scene as Gypsy’s mother, Dee Dee, who claimed that her young daughter had a slew of physical and mental ailments, accepting both sympathy and charity money for years. In 2015, Blanchard was murdered by Gypsy and Gypsy’s boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn, the starting point for the TV series. less The ActHulu Even if you already know the story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, seeing it dramatized — moment by insane moment — is a compelling enough reason to watch. Patricia Arquette steals every scene as ... more Photo: Brownie Harris/Hulu, Brownie Harris / Hulu Photo: Brownie Harris/Hulu, … [Read more...] about The best TV shows based on real true crimes
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Best Restaurant in CT: Daily Meal’s 2019 List
CONNECTICUT — If you love to dine out, we've got some good news for you. The Daily Meal unveiled its "Best Restaurants of 2019," and the online food and dining site included a restaurant from Connecticut. Connecticut clearly values a good meal. Roughly 8297 restaurants are in the state, according to the National Restaurant Association. The best restaurant in Connecticut, according to the Daily Meal's report, is Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana at 157 Wooster St. in New Haven."Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana is a bucket-list destination you'll have to make a pilgrimage to if you want to discuss the topic of America's best pizzas with any authority," The Daily Meal says. "The New Haven icon opened in Wooster Square in 1925 and shortly thereafter moved into its current space, at the time making it the largest pizzeria in America. The pizzas here are quintessential New Haven: oblong, just a little charred, thin-crusted, chewy, coal-fired and irresistibly delicious." The Daily Meal only … [Read more...] about Best Restaurant in CT: Daily Meal’s 2019 List
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A celebration of See’s Candies
Growing up in the Bay Area, See’s Candies was always around: a box wrapped in red-and-gold paper nestled under the Christmas tree, an assortment of truffles unveiled at the end of a dinner party, a butterscotch lollipop just because. At a certain point, it disappeared from my family’s house. We discovered new artisanal chocolates from small producers. Some looked like vividly colored jewels, others were filled with exciting flavors like passion fruit or jasmine tea. Single-origin chocolates began to appear. They grew darker and darker, more and more bitter. When I started working at a different newspaper a few years ago, I was amazed to find a thriving culture of See’s Candies. Every winter, the production manager would bring in more than a dozen pounds of See’s for the office to share, unleashing a festively competitive spirit as we tried to snag each box’s lone Bordeaux, the See’s best-seller filled with brown sugar buttercream and coated in … [Read more...] about A celebration of See’s Candies
Muscle-car specialist Mecum beats top auction houses to Steve McQueen’s ‘Bullitt’ car
"I don't want to do this ... twice." So says Sean Kiernan, owner of the 1968 Ford Bullitt Mustang that could become the most expensive Mustang ever sold when it hits the auction block in January. Kiernan is referring to the grueling and delicate process of selling such a well-known car, the one his dad, Robert, bought in 1974 and used as a family car until 1980. Kiernan the elder passed away in 2014; Kiernan the younger kept the car sitting in the family garage until confirming its presence publicly last year. Famed as the hero car in arguably the greatest car chase scene in film history-Steve McQueen raced it for 10 minutes through the streets of San Francisco in the 1968 thriller Bullitt-the unrestored Mustang fastback in Highland Green will go on sale at no reserve in the Mecum auction on Jan. 10 in Kissimmee, Florida. The move to hold a no-reserve sale is highly unusual for such a car, which is expected to take as much as $5 million. Typically cars of that caliber are offered with … [Read more...] about Muscle-car specialist Mecum beats top auction houses to Steve McQueen’s ‘Bullitt’ car