Bushnell Park
With less than 30 minutes of airtime, Adam Richman’s “Man v. Food” Connecticut culinary adventure took him from Hartford to Newington to Meriden to Manchester. That didn’t allow for much time for him to do anything but chow down.
But the Travel Channel’s website, among other fun extras, has a video called “A Side Of City,” in which Adam strolls through Bushnell Park and quizzes locals about the park’s famed vintage carousel, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the State Capitol and the Bushnell theater. The two-minute clip doesn’t begin to touch upon Hartford’s rich history and culture, but it’s much more than what aired on the TV episode.
(Someone remind me that I posted this next time I make a New England’s Shooting Star joke.)
Leeanne Griffin is a freelance writer and food enthusiast.