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Picador Opens in New Canaan: Tapas
The culinary landscape of New Canaan now includes the vibrant cuisine of the Iberian Peninsula with the opening of Picador, the second restaurant of owner Alan Basaran. Located on Elm Street in the...
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GIVEAWAY: Chocolate, Dessert & Wine Lover's "Tasting" Fundraiser
CTbites is giving away a pair of tickets to The Chocolate, Dessert & Wine Lovers Event. Post your favorite local dessert below by Feb 5th to be entered to WIN! The Chocolate, Dessert & Wine...
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Westport Farmers' Mkt Cabbage Recipe Contest Winner
With 15 entries and some stiff competition, the judges Nancy Roper and Bill Taibe ate their way through traditional and not so traditional cabbage dishes. After careful consideration and much...
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KLAFF’S Gets Cookin’ Winter Chef Series 2013
Throughout the month of February, Klaffs Norwalk and Danbury’s beautiful home design stores will welcome some of Fairfield County’s talented chefs into their kitchen showrooms. To highlight this...
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15 Restaurants Hold "Fairfield Fortnight” Cocktail Crawl
Fifteen restaurants in Fairfield County have announced that they will be participating in “The Fairfield Fortnight” cocktail crawl throughout the area from Friday February 1 through Saturday February...
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Harvest Wine Bar & Restaurant Opens This Week in Greenwich
Harvest Wine Bar & Restaurant, the latest venture of the Sigueza brothers, Vicente and Kleber, owners of Scena Restaurant in Darien, Cava Wine Bar & Restaurant in New Canaan and 55 Degrees in...
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Plan B's Chef John Shares 8 Tips for Making Great Chili
Chef John Brennan of Plan B in Milford knows a LOT about making Chili. This is why when it came time to plan my Super Bowl party, I turned to him for advice. Chef John's 8 simple tips will turn your...
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New Haven Meatball House
As a part of our ongoing effort to cover more of the state, we will be publishing more frequent, shorter posts on some of our favorite spots in New Haven, Hartford and beyond. If you have a place you...
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Friday Froth: Here and There
Holding my eyeball in my head at an altitude of 36,000 feet was a new experience. I was excited to get out to Utah during ski and Sundance season, yes, but the best part was having finally kicked the...
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Invites: Passover Cooking Class @ Tabouli Grill
Join Chef/Owner Judith Roll for a 2 hour Pre- Passover "behinds the scenes" cooking class and lunch at Tabouli Grill in Southport on Wednesday February 13 from 10 am-12pm.Learn how to make traditional...
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Cocktail Naming Contest: Win Dinner for 2 @ South End
WIN a FREE Dinner for two @ SOUTH END in New Canaan. Here's How... This is your chance to name South End's new signature cocktail. All you need to do is come up with a catchy name for the drink...
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Community Table in Washington CT
In the Litchfield County town of Washington, the two-year old Community Table and its team led by Executive Chef Joel Viehland, stands at the center of a tight network of farmers, foragers and...
View ArticleScenes from Chowdafest 2013 & Winners Are Announced!
Chowdafest 2013 rocked the Webster Bank Arena yesterday with 30 restaurants serving up chowders, soups & bisques to over 3000 eager eaters. Guests held their ballots tightly in hand as they sampled...
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Interview & Recipe with Slow Cooker Author Dina Cheney
Dina Cheney is a Connecticut-based food writer and author of Year-Round Slow Cooker, published in 2013 by The Taunton Press. I recently chatted with her about her latest book, what makes Connecticut a...
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Sun Winefest Recap: One Woman's Search for the Best Bottles
It was the calm before the storm. As I strolled into the SunWineFest before the doors opened to the public, the ballroom appeared almost peaceful. Exhibitors casually erected their stands and freely...
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THE SUNDAY SAUCE: a.k.a.- Family Meal @ LeFarm
This just in from Le Farm: In the restaurant business, "Family Meal" is the staff's meal right before service starts. It's when we all gather together around a big table...just like many families do...
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Kids Review: Greenleaf Organic Bakery & Café in Wilton
This article first ran on Sunday Diners, a kid's guide to the best diners and breakfast joints in Fairfield County, Connecticut and beyond. Written by 4th Grader Alex (with a bit of help from his dad)....
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Family Style Sunday Dinners at Norwalk's Strada 18
South Norwalk's Strada 18 restaurant has kicked-off a series of "Family Style Sunday Dinners." These successive winter Sundays will feature pre-determined menus served "family-style"with a set price...
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Tutto Pasta in Fairfield: Fresh Pasta & More Made Daily
When Harry’s Liquor Store and the Fairfield Cheese Shop decided to tear down the wall they shared between them, customers could wander back and forth, tasting wine and snacking on crackers and cheese....
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Friday Froth: Face Heater
The holidays are over, football is over, it's still cold, and meteorologists are gesticulating like Kermit the frog introducing the next act. It's time for strong drink.The boys at Lagunitas Brewing in...
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