THE EXPERTS
Ann Baldelli, freelance writer and restaurant reviewer for The Day of New London
Douglas P. Clement, freelance writer, former senior, digital and dining editor of Connecticut Magazine (@DouglasPClement on X/Twitter)
Frank Cohen, longtime restaurant critic and food & wine writer including for the Hartford Courant, Hartford Magazine and New Haven Living, owner of CTDish.com
Andrew Dominick, co-editor of CTbites.com, contributor to Westchester Magazine (@andrewdominick on Instagram and X/Twitter)
James Gribbon, contributor to Connecticut Magazine and CTbites.com (@GribWrites on X/Twitter)
Lora Karam and Bev Canepari, founders of Unlocking Connecticut (unlockingconnecticut.com, @unlockingconnecticut on Instagram)
Eric D. Lehman, author of History of Connecticut Food and Insiders' Guide to Connecticut (ericdlehman.org, @afootinconnecticut on Instagram)
Erik Ofgang, former senior writer at Connecticut Magazine and co-author of The Good Vices (@erikofgang on X/Twitter and Instagram)
Chef Plum, three-time Emmy-nominated chef and host of Restaurant Road Trip and Seasoned on Connecticut Public (@chef_plum on Instagram)
Jeffrey Schlesinger, contributor to CTbites.com
Matt Scott, meteorologist at WTIC-Fox 61 (facebook.com/themattcast, @tvwxman on Instagram)
Chrissy Tracey, Bon Appétit personality, chef and founder of Eat With Chrissy, specializing in plant-based experiential dining, and author of the forthcoming cookbook Forage & Feast (eatwithchrissy.com, @eatwithchrissyy on Instagram)
Mike Urban, contributor to Connecticut Magazine and Yankee Magazine, and author of the book Unique Eats and Eateries of Connecticut (mikeurban.net)
Stephanie Webster, editor in chief and founder of CTBites.com (@ctbites on Instagram)
Frank Whitman, franksfeast.com blogger, former Hearst Connecticut Media dining columnist, and retired restaurant owner