Oscar Party Menu Planning via Marcia Selden Catering
And the Oscar Goes to… The Oscar’s are right around the corner, a night of glamour, drama and of course food. This is the perfect night to glam up the house and invite friends over for a dinner...
View ArticleRare Beer Night @ Half Full Brewery in Stamford: Catch it Monthly
Rare beers aren't often new beers. This works just fine in the case of a year old bomber of Imperial Stout Trooper, or the '08 Schneider Weisse Aventinus I had at a recent beer festival. It's not so...
View ArticleThe Ginger Man Hosts 2nd Annual Great Wall of Stouts
The Gingerman in South Norwalk is hosting their second annual Wall of Stouts running from March 10th - March 16th. They will be taking over 26 of their lines just like last year's event to pull some...
View ArticleThe Weekly Nibble: Upcoming Food News & Events
Friday February 28, Frate’s in Darien will hold a complimentary in store wine tasting from 4-7. Also on Friday, join Chef Tom Devine at Two Steps Downtown Grille in Danbury for a night of Mardi Gras!...
View ArticleFriday Froth: The Good Earth
Someone - I don't recall who, and I'm forced to paraphrase here - once said the amazing thing about books is that a writer who may be hundreds of miles away or hundreds of years dead can speak...
View ArticleSustainable Food & Farm Expo, Sunday, March 9
Hundreds of guests eager to sample local, artisan and organic food, attend tasting workshops, and learn about homesteading are expected to flock to Audubon Greenwich’s Sustainable Food & Farm Expo...
View ArticleGraham Elliot's Primary Food & Drink Opens in Greenwich: Outstanding &...
Primary Food & Drink, the newest member of Master Chef Graham Elliot’s expanding restaurant group, opened in Greenwich this past December under the direction of Executive Chef and Managing Partner...
View ArticleFerguson Library's A Novel Affair is a Foodie's Delight
The Ferguson Library’s major fundraiser, A Novel Affair, will transform the library (at Bedford and Broad Street, Stamford) into an elegant venue Thursday, April 10 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. The event,...
View ArticleDa Pietro's Chef Pietro Scotti Talks About 25 Years in Westport
Chef Pietro Scotti…on 25 years in Westport! On the day after Michel Nischan sadly announced the closing of The Dressing Room, I was sitting in the cozy dining room off the kitchen of Chef Pietro...
View ArticleBodega Hits The Road w/ The Bodega Food Truck Catering
Bodega Taco Bar continues to make its mark on Fairfield County with the addition of the Bodega Food Truck hittin’ the road this month. The rolling vibrant green mobile might as well be named the party...
View ArticleThe Weekly Nibble: Upcoming Food News & Events
Stew Leonard’s will welcome local cookbook author Dina Cheney to sign copies of her new cookbook, Meatless All Day: Recipes for Inspired Vegetarian Meals, on Saturday, March 8 from 12-2. Dina Cheney...
View ArticleNominate CTbites for SAVEUR "Best Food Blog" Award
Do you like what we do at CTbites? Do you want to make us happy? NOMINATE CTbites for SAVEUR's Best Food Blog Awards. It only takes 30 seconds. Vote for CTbites HERE. Deadline is March 14th. Why...
View ArticleParallel Post To Host 2nd Annual Farm-To-Trumbull Events
Parallel Post will again host the first of four Farm-To-Trumbull dining experiences on Wednesday, April 2, at 7:00 p.m. Following on the success of last year’s event, Farm-To-Trumbull will be an...
View ArticleFriday Froth: Viva La Michelada
Call it a "bloody beer," and I will have you flensed. An associate from Oklahoma calls them that, and his entire recipe consists of V8 and Gas Station Lite, like some sort of godless swine. I call it...
View ArticleBarrique Bistro & Wine Bar: Top Notch French with a Twist in Stamford
It’s the corner where downtown Stamford’s sidewalk café scene began. Bedford and Spring streets. Barrique has the best location in downtown Stamford, in a quaint stone building a few steps from the...
View ArticleAnd The Winner of the Baró Cocktail Contest Is....
Our cocktail throw down winner has been decided. Baró New World Cantina in Fairfield made their decision last night and have selected the following name for this great spring cocktail. The winning...
View ArticleBonnat & Pralus Venezuelan Chocolate Tasting Re-Cap
Spending Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart is fantastic, tasting and learning about great chocolates with your sweetheart is even better. While many were eating at restaurants, enjoying romantic...
View ArticleSign Up for Sport Hill & Stone Gardens Farms CSA's w/ Easy Pickup @ Wakeman...
Wakeman Farm CSA Pickups Thursday or Friday? Just pick your day! Wakeman is offering not one - but TWO - CSAs to provide you with fresh-picked produce all season long. One is from Sport Hill Farm...
View ArticleNyHaven in New Haven: A New Nordic Pop-Up
NyHaven, a one-time pop-up new Nordic dinner in New Haven on March 3, blew away a couple dozen diners lucky enough to purchase seats to the 15-course dining experience showcasing some of the most...
View ArticleOutstanding In The Field Tix Go On Sale March 20th
Mark your calendars. On Wednesday, March 20th, the first day of spring, tickets will go on sale for the 2014 season of Outstanding In The Field. On September 4th Bill Taibe of The Whelk & le Farm...
View Article