Found: Melissa Gatica of Glastonbury wrote, “We have been finding ourselves eating at Atticus more and more over the last four months. The food is great. Is there any way you could get their chef’s recipe for the yummy Chicken Potpie and the sinfully delicious Chocolate Bread Pudding? Our comfort food palates would appreciate it.”

General Manager and Chef Ben Gaffney of Atticus Bookstore Cafe, 1082 Chapel St. in New Haven, was happy to share his recipes. Ben learned to cook from his dad who was a chef in Connecticut. Gaffney worked for Emeril Lagasse at NOLA, Emeril’s famous eatery in New Orleans, as well as Lagasse’s restaurants in Orlando and Miami where he was executive pastry chef. Ben most recently took his cooking skills around the world, working in Southeast Asia and Africa. To see the rest of the column and recipes click here     To see my food and travel column archives click here