EPISODE #7 | WATERBURY

In this episode of EatingCT, host Jason Hawkins grabs a grinder at the most famous grinder shop in the state, Nardelli's Grinders; visits Drescher's, the oldest restaurant in Waterbury (1868) known for its fine German food; does a mini tour of three of Waterbury's best Italian restaurants: Nino's, Diorio's and La Tavola; grabs a 12-inch hot dog at the first place in the state to offer foot longs, Frankie's; samples the critically acclaimed Portuguese restaurant, Lisboa, where he watches them prepare an entire pig; and grabs a slice as Bacco's takes on Domenick & Pia's in a pizza taste test showdown. In addition, Hawkins goes on a humorous tour of the Timexpo Timex Group Museum which houses memorabilia from the former Waterbury Clock Company and goes inside for a look at the new, 30 million dollar renovation of the historic Palace Theater.