Caplan, Colin M.: - COLIN M. CAPLAN is a New Haven native, architectural designer, historian, author, tour operator and pizza guru. He graduated with a master's in architecture from Tulane University and worked under a number of notable architecture firms. His food focus began when he founded Taste of New Haven culinary tours and events, and this merged with his passion for writing and telling stories. Caplan has spent countless hours researching, writing, interviewing, studying and eating his way through the epoch of pizza in New Haven.