Page 27 - Middletown Magazine Issue 3 Autumn 2023
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Middletown'S
by Lee Godburn
ver the past 25 years Middletown, CT. a moment to bring you back to the 60’s and
Ohas become synonymous with good food, 70’s when Ferry Street boasted two of the
and the reputation is well deserved. Not only greatest Italian restaurants of their time,
because of the many diverse culinary selec- Theresa’s and Marino’s. Also along Main
tions available up and down Main Street but Street were two of the finest bakeries one
also reaching to our borders. All along South could ever hope to encounter in any city,
Main Street to Durham, Washington Street The New York Bakery and Schafer’s Bak-
and Newfield Street stretching to our Crom- ery. Both made the entire Street smell like
well border and all the other special little gems Grandma’s kitchen.
placed here and there in between.
Now, in 2023 we have a town full of culi-
Middletown also has a very rich history of great nary marvels that present you with ethnic
food. Because of the available stone and ma- diversity, cultural tastes and good’ol down
son work the young City could provide we saw home eat‘in! The only snag is, with so many
an influx of immigrants coming to do that work. amazing restaurants to choose from how
Many of these proud Italian craftsmen were do I know where to go? That friends, is the
from a beautiful village in Sicily called Melilli. point of this article. Each month expect to
These travelers decided to make Middletown see us feature one of Middletown’s culinary
their home and though they settled throughout assets. It may be one of your existing fa-
the town a large concentration occupied what vorites or maybe your next favorite waiting
we now refer to as the North End. For the more to happen? Find out for yourself in the very
seasoned residents reading this I have to take next issue of Middletown Magazine.
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