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Rainbow Thai Opens in Westport
Yes, Virginia, there IS a great Thai food to be found in Fairfield County. The new RAINBOW THAI at 5 Bridge Street in Westport is just what Virginia (and all the rest of us who feared that a great,...
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Top Spots for Chocolate in Connecticut [updated]
For the traditional Valentines Day present, it's nearly impossible to beat the universal appeal of chocolate. And for those of us who could care less about the Hallmark holiday, consider this a great...
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Farmer's Cow Dairy Farm Tours for 2013
The Farmer’s Cow announces its full schedule of farm tours for 2013 beginning April through October. During these tours, visitors will be able to walk the farms, meet the farmers and the cows that make...
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Winesday: Don't Forget About The Glass
Wednesdays are my favorite day of the week! I know that I have the New York Times Dining Section and a new episode of Top Chef to look forward to. Now there’s one more reason to love them: our new...
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CTbites 2013 Burger Round-Up Needs Your Help
CTbites is gathering candidates for the 2013 Best Burger Round Up and we need your help. What restaurants do you think are deserving of a spot on our Third Annual List of BEST BURGERS? Post the names...
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CTbites Invites Recap: Passover Cooking w/ Tabouli Grill
With the snow piled so high in front on the Post Road, it could have been easy to miss Tabouli Grill in Southport… but I was determined to join a spirited group for CTbites Invites Passover Cooking,...
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Champagne: Nicholas Roberts Fine Wines Says "It's Not Just For Valentine's Day"
Flat screen TV: check. Afternoon game on: check. Matching jerseys: check. Champagne. Check? If football conjures up images of greasy chicken wings, beer, and people shouting at the television,...
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Nola Oyster Bar Opens Tonight in SONO
With very little fanfare, Nola Oyster Bar will open its doors this weekend in SONO in the space formerly occupied by Wasabi Chi on the corner of Main and Washington. As CTbites announced a few weeks...
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Invites: Celebrate CT! An Evening of Craft Beer & BBQ @ Bar Q
Join Bob Le Rose (of Bobby Q's) and CTbites for an evening celebrating "CT's Own!" Enjoy Craft beers from local CT breweries and 4 course dinner of CT BBQ as only BarQ can prepare it on Tuesday 2/26...
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Krust Pizza & Bourbon Bar in Middletown
We are excited to begin bringing you even more content from across the state of Connecticut, welcoming new voices into our mix, and experimenting with the occassional shorter, more tactical posts. To...
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The Winner of the Cocktail Naming Contest Is...
The wait is over. South End Restaurant has reviewed the 75 creative entries in the Cocktail Naming Contest, and a winner has been named: Mighty Aphrodite is the winning cocktail name and will be...
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8 To The Bar Snack Bars: Raising the "Bar" in CT
Finally, A healthy nutty snack that is doesn’t taste overpoweringly of high fructose corn syrup! I’m talking about the new 8 To The Bar snack bar that a pair of Connecticut cousins have recently...
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2013 James Beard Foundation Awards Semifinalists: Chefs Bill Taibe & Bun Lai
Congratulations to Chefs Bill Taibe and Bun Lai on their nominations for Best Chef: Northeast for the 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards Semifinalists. For the complete list visit:...
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Bar Rosso Wild Game Dinner on March 6
Bar Rosso in Stamford will host their first annual Wild Game Dinner on March 6, 2013. Cost is $120 per person. To reserve a table, email info@barrossoct.com or call 203.288.8640. Game Dinner Menu:...
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Winesday: Best Wines from the Mohegan Sun Winefest
There’s a lot to wine about at the Mohegan Sun Wine Fest. I watched in horror as my printer spewed out 16 pages of wines that would be featured over the course of the weekend. The annual event is an...
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Discover Bethel Restaurant Week Starts February 24
Discover Bethel Restaurant Week is Back! Visit Bethel from February 24 - March 2, 2013 for the town's second annual Restaurant Week. Several Bethel restaurants will be offering special discounts and...
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CTbites' Canned Film Festival: Food Movie Favorites
The Awards Season is in full swing! The Golden Globes, Sundance Film Festival are already old news…the Grammy’s just scored record ratings and now the anticipation builds for the “motherlode” of all...
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Amuse Bouche: Food News for February 22nd
"They feel kind of a personal connection to the restaurant; they feel they know something that maybe not everybody else does." The Salt looks at why restaurants and diners both like secret menus. Share...
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Friday Froth: Beers to Sample While Waiting for Spring
Between typing, I'm looking at surging whitecaps. The water glints with the stray sparkle of sunshine, but mostly it's the blue color of anodized chrome, evening off to a shallow green. It's cold, and...
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Celebrate National Margarita Day w/ Fresh Orange Margaritas
Yep...today is National Margarita Day, and in honor of said "holiday," we suggest you celebrate with this delicious recipe for Fresh Orange Margaritas c/o local blogger, The Parsley Thief. I consider...
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