Food

Toll House Cookies: The Original Chocolate Chip Cookie

Learn how New England innkeeper Ruth Wakefield invented the most popular cookie in America (Toll House Cookies) by adding Nestlé chocolate bits to her cookies—to create what today is known as a chocolate chip cookie.

Connecticut

5 Best Things to Do in Hartford, Connecticut

Only have a day or two? From connecting with a literary lion to exploring a garden paradise, here are five of the very best things to do in Hartford, Connecticut.

New England

Best 5 Candy Stores in New England

Treat yourself to sweets galore at New England’s largest, oldest, and most innovative candy wonderlands.

Food

11 Favorite Summer Grilling Recipes

From juicy burgers and marinated steak tips to ratatouille salad and skillet s’mores dip, these recipes are sure to make your next grilling celebration a delicious success.

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