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CHRISMUKKAH IN JULY -- FORTINA-STYLE
The Dog Days of Summer. Time to dream of sugar plums, dine on turkey and knishes, sip a hot toddy or two and maybe steal a kiss under the mistletoe. And it all happens at a one-of-a-kind summer...
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The Nook in Black Rock: Communal Private Dining...The Secret's Out
Along came Carol, and then she opened The Nook, a private dining experience in Black Rock. The secret is about to get leaked. All who’ve visited The Nook can’t stop singing its praises - they’ll say...
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Stick with the Burgers At Bareburger
The second Connecticut location for Bareburger, in Harbor Point, opened six months ago, its second Fairfield County location (the first opened in downtown Ridgefield in 2013) as the...
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Weekly Nibble: CT Food Events & Happenings For July 17-23
Chef Danielle Hartog of Paleo & Plate is excited to announce her next private dinner. It will take place on Friday July 22 at 7pm in Westport. The evening, aptly entitled “Summer Time Bliss,”...
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Holbrook Farm Dinners Summer 2016
Updated July 13 to reflect new dinner dates and chefs. Holbrook Farm in Bethel will be hosting a series of farm dinners this summer in collaboration with local chefs and farms. Farm dinners will be...
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Save the Date: Taste of Fairfield October 9, 2016
Fairfield is home to so many terrific restaurants and talented chefs. TownVibe and Fairfield Magazine have announced plans to celebrate Fairfield’s dynamic food scene by organizing Taste of Fairfield...
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Mezón Tapas Bar and Restaurant in Danbury – From the Heart, From the Home
Even though it’s one of the largest cities in Connecticut, Danbury was once regarded as a restaurant wasteland. The downtown eateries catered to a family demographic who sought a reasonably priced menu...
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Rose’s Berry Farm Blueberry Streusel Recipe + Westport Farmers’ Market
Farmers and gardeners in the Northeast sometimes lament the inability to grow plants in acidic soil. A low pH in soil affects a plant’s ability to absorb nutrients. But there is one genus of plants...
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Foraging with Chef Bun Lai of Miya’s Sushi in New Haven
To Forage: The word forage means to use wander or search for food or provisions. So when I was invited to James Beard nominated and passionate foraging chef, Bun Lai’s farm in upstate Connecticut for...
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Community Table & Kent Falls Brewing Co. Host Beer Dinner July 26
Community Table & Kent Falls Brewing Co. are teaming up for a special evening of food and beer on July 26. Executive Chef Marcell Davidsen has collaborated with Barry and Derek at Kent Falls...
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Sneak Peek at Boothbay Lobster Company in Stamford, Something Wicked Fresh...
Every start-up dream begins with two words: what if? Once upon a time, David Galin and his buddy George Craig fantasized opening their own unique restaurant. But they were young and fate was very...
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Nibble: CT Food Events & Happenings for Week of July 24-31
A new farmer's market opens in the heart of Sono. The market, known as "Common Ground," runs from 11am-3pm on Saturdays through the end of October. There will also be a table of free books for...
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Millwright's Restaurant to Host Two CT Chef Events
(Photo courtesy of BSC Photo) Help celebrate Millwright's Restaurant and Tavern's fourth anniversary with two outstanding culinary events in July. Located in Simsbury CT, Chef/Owner Tyler Anderson...
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El Segundo Opening in Downtown Sono: The Spread Team + Global Street Food
The Spread was the first: hip, smart, happening. Contemporary Sono. El Segundo, by definition, will be The Second. This time: Street. Urban. Old World Global. “We’ll have street food from each...
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CTbites Invites: Happy Hour on the River at Vespa for $39
Third in the Summer 2016 Happy Hour series presented by CTbites, happens on Tuesday August 9th 5:30-7:30 at the gorgeous outdoor patio of Vespa in National Hall. Overlooking the Saugatuck River and...
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Best Warm Lobster Rolls in Connecticut: 2016 Updated Edition
Enough of the Lobster Salad roll vs. Warm Lobster roll debate. After all, when dining on whole steamed lobster, only a land lubber would first chill the meat, lather it in mayo, and sprinkle on some...
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Zucchini Fritters Recipe & Edible Flowers via The Westport Farmers' Market
Edible flowers are all the rage, and squash blossoms are perhaps one of the most familiar of culinary botanicals. Though tremendously popular today, serving the flowers of plants in the Cucurbit family...
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Nibble: CT Food Events & Happenings for Week of August 1-7
Litchfield County is hosting its first food truck festival on August 6 and 7. In addition to celebrating the mobile cuisine, there will be vendors, crafters, antique dealers, and more. It will take...
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Citarella Greenwich - Fresh from the Dock to your Table
“I’ll meet you at the front gate at 5am.” This email, which I received from Joe Gurrera, the owner of Citarella, required setting the alarm for 3:30am, grabbing two cups of coffee and driving the hour...
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Friday Froth: New Belgium Beer Is Now Available In Connecticut!
New Belgium Brewing Company of Fort Collins, Colorado, is now a month into making their beer available in Connecticut for the first time. Thanks to an extremely effective initial round of distribution,...
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