Mecha Noodle, Fairfield


Best new restaurant in Connecticut? Mecha Noodle in Fairfield is not high-end, but their amazing dishes, reminiscent of Momofuku in NYC, are consistent and delicious.


We have been there twice - this time we had a selection of appetizers. Last time we tried their ramen - which was awesome.


Their pork buns are nearly as good as Momofuku - only the quality of the bun is a little better at the latter (I think its the bacon fat they put in there).


Ssam, mushroom dumplings, duck bao, charred octopus...all good.


I will be back soon - probably for the pho or the banh mi sandwich. But pretty much everything on the menu sounds delicious, and so far nothing has not lived up to the hype.

Zeno's, State College


Stopped by my old haunt of Zeno's, in State College, Pennsylvania. It was fun to take my wife back to this legendary graduate school pub.


I'm afraid I don't have the tolerance for alcohol I did back in grad school, when I could drink two pitchers of beer myself. But I still had a great time visiting this English department mainstay.


In related news, I have an elegant solution to Zeno's paradox. But I'll keep that to myself for now.