Leeanne Griffin is the food and consumer reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media, handling coverage of restaurant openings and closings, trends, events and general news about CT food and beverage businesses. She's been working in Connecticut news for more than 15 years, most recently as the food and dining reporter for the Hartford Courant.

We had a fun and wide ranging conversation covering Leeannes background in journalism and media, what she noticed about restaurants during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, how she became a food reporter, her favorite places to go, what a typical day is like, some awesome personal stories from the field and so much more!