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New Canaan Restaurant Week Starts August 24
After a successful premiere last year, New Canaan Restaurant Week is on tap to run from Friday, August 24th to Thursday, August 30th. Thirteen New Canaan restaurants will feature Restaurant Week prix...
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A Taste of Litchfield Hills 2012
The 27th Taste of The Litchfield Hills, New England's oldest food and wine festival, will be held August 25-26, 2012, at Harwinton Fairgrounds. Advanced general admission is $8 and does NOT include...
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Tour India with Thali's Prasad Chirnomula
Indian Master Chefs Prasad Chirnomula and Maneet Chauhan, along with Culinary Instructor Jody Eddy have meticulously planned a gastronomic and cultural journey to India, December 1 - 13, 2012. One way...
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Farm-to-Chef Gala to Celebrate CT Farms, September 9th
The Celebration of Connecticut Farms is the State’s oldest and largest farm-to-chef event. This year’s gala will also mark the 10th Anniversary of Connecticut Farmland Trust. Ashlawn Farm, the...
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Millstone Fall Workshops: Canning Tomatoes & Pickling
Millstone Farms has come up with a way to preserve our seasonal bounty. Summer tomatoes and other vegetables can be enjoyed all winter long with their fall workshops on Canning Tomatoes and Pickling....
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Noel Jones Joins Copper Beach Inn in Ivoryton
Highly regarded chef Noel Jones, who left ON20 in Hartford’s Polytechnic Club earlier this month, has resurfaced at Ivoryton’s historic Copper Beech Inn. Named Best Country Inn for 2009-2010 by...
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Friday Froth: Lesson Learned
Your average lemur makes a terrible manservant. Don't ever waste a summer trying. It takes them forever to drag a beer from one room to the next, and you'd think they have dexterous little hands, but...
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The Chelsea in Fairfield: A New Chip Off the Old Block
Instantly familiar, yet completely new, Fairfield’s six-week-young The Chelsea has already settled quite nicely into the dining scene. With an Unquowa Place address, a steady lunch and a boisterous...
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Stamford's New Boom Town: A Peek @ Harbor Point's Food Future
First there was Fairway. The legendary grocery market firmly planted a Food Flag at Harbor Point, back when the former industrial peninsula was just a cluster of earth movers, gutted factories and...
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5TH Annual Blues, Views & BBQ Festival + CTbites Chef Tent
Come on down to the 5th annual Blues, Views & BBQ Festival this weekend, September 1st and 2nd. This event celebrates food, music and family with an exciting line-up of bands, craft beer, barbecue...
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What's in Season: Peaches
This week I went to Bishop's Orchard in Guilford. Accompanied by my 9 month old, we "both" went peach picking for the first time. She plucked the leaves that we're tickling her face as I maneuvered...
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Come to the Greenwich 2012 Food + Wine Festival!
Join us for the Northeast’s premier culinary festival October 4-6! The Greenwich 2012 Food + Wine Festival is a three-day event that benefits the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp and will include live...
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Food 411: Name The Restaurant That Served This...
Where did we eat this festival of meat? (Winner will receive CTbites swag)
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September is Hunger Action Month: Here's How to Help
Connecticut Food Bank, in conjunction with Feeding America, marks national Hunger Action Month each September when we, along with our partners in the fight against hunger, mobilize everyone everywhere...
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Canning & Sauce Making @ Westport's Wakeman Town Farm
Ahh...harvest time. So many veggies, so little time before they spoil. Wondering what to do with that bumper crop of gorgeous organic tomatoes and gigantic squash from the garden? Don’t let them go...
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Friday Froth: Outside and Inside
It can all seem so simple, these twenty two moving parts. Eleven on eleven, they violently mesh, or they fly apart. Some people look at this whole and perceive only a lumpen, tangled jumble. From...
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Author of "An Everlasting Meal" Tamar Adler to Speak at The Aldrich
Tamar Adler, a former editor at Harper’s Magazine and former cook at Chez Panisse and Prune will visit The Aldrich on Sunday, September 9 at 3 pm. Tickets are $10 each or free for members. Adler has...
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Saffron Indian Cuisine: An Unexpected Gem in Norwalk
To quote a great Donovan song from the '60's, "I'm just mad about Saffron." Now the true meaning behind those lyrics is intended for another type of blog all together -I'll just stick with the...
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SoNo Marketplace Opening Soon in Norwalk
The SoNo MarketPlace is springing to life at 314 Wilson Avenue in South Norwalk and will change how Fairfield County views food markets. The MarketPlace is the brainchild of John Palino, the New Yorker...
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Terra Sole: Ridgefield's Hidden Gem
Tucked behind one of Fairfield County’s most charming Main Streets, Terra Sole in Ridgefield beckons. If the weather cooperates, a 70-seat outdoor patio is your best bet. A steady weekday lunch crowd...
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