Travel Review: From festive feasts to Ivy League treats, why Connecticut should be your next winter break

Hartford Connecticut is one of those places often mentioned in TV shows — primarily as the dreamy escape for New Yorkers looking to swap the chaos of the city for the charm of the suburbs. It’s also the setting of Gilmore Girls , so for many, it might conjure up the familiar sound of the show’s iconic la-la-las (and if you haven’t seen it yet, you should — it’s a modern classic)..