How To Stock Your Pantry for Spring Entertaining via Marcia Selden
Spring is finally here, and that means open doors, bare feet and friends dropping in to say, hi! If you want to make sure you're never be caught off guard, make sure you keep a few of these essential...
View ArticleColony Grill To Open in Norwalk CT @ New Waypointe Site
Colony Grill Development, LLC has reached a lease agreement with CP IV Waypointe BP I, LLC to open a Colony Grill within the newly-constructed Waypointe development, located at 515 West Avenue in...
View ArticleFriday Froth: Back To The Land With Kent Falls Brewery
The drinking population, increasingly located in cities as we carve through the invisible gelatin of time's future, has been separated from the earth. Beer taps in brick buildings reflect the light of...
View ArticleWeekly Nibble: Stamford Rooftop Bars; Mystic Food Truck Rally; Brews & BBQ;...
Stamford’s Harbor Point now boasts “Sign of the Whale,” a roof top beer garden with views of Long Island Sound. Visit them on weekdays for happy hour from 4-7pm. During that time, try $4 drafts, $5...
View ArticleHoodoo Brown BBQ Opening May 15 - Outrageous BBQ in Ridgefield
For our readers that have longed for real Texas BBQ, the wait is about to end when Hoodoo Brown BBQ opens for dinner in Ridgefield next Friday, May 15th. CTbites was invited for a sneak peek to meet...
View ArticleSupport Celiac Disease Awareness Month by Eating @ These Great Local...
May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month. To support Celiac Disease Awareness Month, several local restaurants we frequent and who take measures to serve us safe gluten free food are partnering with...
View ArticleConnecticut podcast host Ken Tuccio debuts "Beers At The Beach" at Calf...
Tickets on sale today for... Welcome to Connecticut podcast host Ken Tuccio will debut "Beers At The Beach" at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk. The event will be held at Ripka's Beach Cafe, and is...
View ArticleMichel Nischan: Connecticut’s Humanitarian Chef
As we go to print on this article, chef, CEO and humanitarian Michel Nischan is in Chicago receiving another James Beard Award, as Humanitarian of the Year. This honor has been bestowed on few,...
View ArticleWeekly Nibble: Lots of BBQ, Happy Hours, "Beers at the Beach," Farmer's...
Strada 18 in conjunction with Nicholas Roberts and Northeast Wine Brokers invite you to a casual wine dinner featuring the wines of Halter Ranch. It takes place on Tuesday May 19 at 7pm and costs $50...
View ArticleMillwright’s at the Farm with Guest Collaborators Bill Taibe & New England...
What happens when you combine two of Connecticut's James Beard nominated chefs, a Connecticut Brewery, a community farm, and a good cause? Millwright's at the Farm, of course! This charity dinner...
View ArticleThe Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook: Author Signings w/ CTbites' Contributor...
Head's up about The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook, a beautiful new cookbook co-authored by CTbites' contributor Christy Colasurdo, which launches on June 1. The book, a celebration of local food and...
View ArticleThe Beer Garden @ Shippan Landing Re-Opens May 21 For The Summer Season in...
Imian Partners will open The Beer Garden at Shippan Landing for its second season on May 21st. Imian first introduced the pop-up beer garden concept two summers ago with The Beer Garden at Harbor...
View ArticleSoNo Eats! Dining Deals in Downtown SoNo May 31-June 5
SoNo is a dining destination with a variety of culinary flavors to satisfy any appetite. Whether you are seeking delicious ethnic food or new American flavors, SoNo has the taste for your palate....
View ArticleThe New Fleisher's Westport (Formerly Craft Butchery) Celebrates New Chapter
This past Saturday Fleisher's Westport (formerly Saugatuck Craft Butchery) hosted friends, family and customers old and new to celebrate the next chapter in craft butchery. With a delectable spread...
View ArticleCamille's Wood Fired Pizza in Tolland
A three hour drive to Boston is best broken up by lunch, preferably pizza, and always with a good friend. This is how I found myself at Camille’s Wood Fired Pizza in Tolland with someone as obsessed...
View ArticleThis Week @ Westport Farmers' Market: Chef Cecily Gans of Staples High School...
Cecily Gans is a culinary teacher at Staples High School. What makes her stand out is her commitment to teaching the kids the value of using local ingredients. Cecily spearheads our Gillespie Center...
View Article5-Course Pasta Tasting at Bar Sugo: Decadent & Delicious
Several years ago I sampled Chef Pat Pascarella’s Pasta Bolognese and it was one of the best Bolognese I had ever tasted. Since that time, Pascarella opened Bar Sugo on Wall Street in Norwalk and I...
View ArticleGIVEAWAY! Win 2 FREE TIX to Ninety9Bottles Craft Beer Festival
Ninety9Bottles Craft Beer Festival is back for it's 2nd Annual Festival where Festival goers will enjoy a variety of brews while overlooking beautiful Norwalk Harbor up atop the hill at Oyster Shell...
View ArticleTwo Roads’ Second Annual Road Jam Concert: Soul Rebels, Food Truck & Beer!
Stratford, CT's Two Roads Brewing Company will be celebrating their 2nd annual Road Jam concert on the grounds of their 100 year-old brewery building and it promises to be just as fun as last year...
View ArticleZuppardi's Pizza Truck Now Rolling in Connecticut
It was four years ago this month when I first met a Zuppardi's sausage pie. They say you never forget your first, which I then ensured by writing about it for Serious Eats. So imagine my surprise when...
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