Black-eyed Sally's: Dara Varano (center) with daughters Ava and Ella. |
1) Black-eyed Sally's BBQ & Blues
350 Asylum St.
Hartford
(860) 278-7427
blackeyedsallys.com
The kitchen Bible, they call it. Caked with a few decade’s worth of spices, owner Dara Varano says their book of down-home Soul Food recipes is closely guarded. From that well-worn tome come the potions for the restaurant’s award-winning collard greens, pecan pie and fried catfish -- it’s enough to make a Southerner salivate all over their seersucker suit. Dara says her husband James experiments with every recipe "to make sure that it’s something we’re proud of." Feed the needs of your soul -- and let your arteries fend for themselves.
2) Rajun Cajun Restaurant
2790 Main St.
Hartford
(860) 241-9288
rajuncajunct.com
3) Nat Hayden's
226 Broad St.
Windsor
(860) 298-8955
haydensrealbbq.com
