Community Plates Needs Food Runners!
Community Plates is a non-profit organization that has employed one simple idea to address the complex issue of hunger, and in just a handful of months, made a huge impact in our community. Community...
View ArticleBONDA & Blackbird Vineyards Wine Dinner Sept 26th
Wednesday, September 26th @ 7pm, join BONDA Restaurant and Blackbird Vineyards Proprietor, Michael Polenske, for an evening featuring four courses and five wines produced by the talented people at...
View ArticleWIN Free Tix to The Greenwich Food & Wine Festival!
Wanna win FREE TICKETS to the GREENWICH FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL? We are giving away 10 FREE TICKETS! Like our Facebook page in the next 10 days, or if you're already a part of our Facebook community,...
View ArticleFirst-Ever BrewFest Coming To Mohegan Sun October 6-7
Beer lovers rejoice, as Mohegan Sun hosts a spectacular beer tasting event on October 6th & 7th. The Summer may be winding down but at Mohegan Sun the fun times remain, especially when the first...
View ArticleAnother New Restaurant in Westport via Westport Daily Voice
Photo Credit: Vanessa Inzitari This just in from The Westport Daily Voice... The owner of Cuvée, an upscale Zagat-rated restaurant and lounge in West Hartford, is set to open a new eatery with a...
View ArticleRidgefield Chef Swap: Bernard Boisseau & Jeff Taibe
Chefs Bernard Bouissou of Bernard's Restaurant, and Chef Jeff Taibe of Southwest Café will join forces in the kitchen for two, five-course wine dinners in October. Southwest Café owner Barbara Nevins...
View ArticleWAFU Asian Bistro Opens in Southport
If you Google or Bing the word "Wafu" it translates to "Japanese-style," but when I asked Elaine Chen, the proprietor of the new WAFU Asian Bistro in Southport, her definition was "peace and harmony."...
View Article50+ Healthy Winter Squash Recipes via Jeanette's Healthy Living
This week, local blogger, Jeanette's Healthy Living paid tribute to the season with a roundup of great recipes featuring Winter Squash. Growing winter squash can be done well into the winter, thus...
View ArticleRhubarb Kitchen: Cooking School, British Style, in Darien
As if on cue, the day I attended class at the Rhubarb Kitchen, a cooking school with an emphasis on all things British, the sun disappeared and the weather turned appropriately overcast and drizzly. A...
View ArticleSupport Community Plates on October 9th @ The Fall Ball
You've heard us talking about Community Plates and the great work they do every day by rescuing good food that would otherwise be thrown away by delivering it to hunger relief agencies in Fairfield...
View ArticleSunday Talks & Tastings @ Yale Peabody Museum
The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History will host Talks and Tastings, three events in conjunction with the current exhibition Big Food: Health, Culture and the Evolution of Eating. These events,...
View ArticleAmuse Bouche: Food News for September 28
Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit (1790 Post Road East, Westport) Thursday, October 25th 7-8pm hosts a Whiskey & Bitters Happy Hour Class. Mix and match a variety of different bitters with two...
View ArticleWestport & Weston Restaurant Week 2012 Starts Sept. 30th
It's a fine time to eat out in Westport & Weston as Westport & Weston Restaurant Week returns September 30th through October 5th. Prix fixed menus include 3 courses for either lunch or dinner....
View ArticleFoodie Fest Unites Foodies in Westport Oct 26-28
CTbites in collaboration with the Westport Downtown Merchants Association is excited to present the first Downtown Westport Foodie Fest the weekend of October 26, 27, 28! All Foodie Fest events are...
View ArticleSouth End: A Modern Tavern Opens in New Canaan
In early July CTbites previewed the opening of South End, the newest addition to the New Canaan restaurant scene. Nearly two months of frenzied activity has confirmed the local appreciation that the...
View ArticleNew Haven Land Trust 30th Anniversary Gala
Will Allen, Founder and CEO of Growing Power and author of The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities, is going to be giving the keynote address on local food at The New...
View ArticleAmuse Bouche: Food News for October 5Th
Do you know about Green & Tonic, the provider of nutrient rich, plant based food & juices in Greenwich CT? You can sample some of their signature dishes at the 2012 Harvest Fest at the Stone...
View ArticleValencia Luncheria Pig Roast & Art of the Cocktail Seminar Oct 24
Valencia Luncheria, Classic & Vintage Artisinal Spirits & Harry's Wine & Liquor Market are joining forces to bring you: A Venezuelan Pig Roast on the Beach & Cocktail Seminar on...
View ArticleChef Experience Auction to Support Community Plates
In support of Fall Ball 2012, these four generous Fairfield County area chefs have donated four unique food experiences to benefit Community Plates march toward ending American food insecurity....
View ArticleLe Roue Elayne at Cobb's Mill Inn in Weston
Elizabeth Fuller is the Playwright for the Off Broadway play "Me & Jezebel." She is also the author of ten published books and Op-Ed contributor to New York Times. Good news! Cobb’s Mill Inn is...
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