Stamford Museum and Nature Center Hosts Winter Farm to Table Supper Feb 27th
The Stamford Museum and Nature Center will be hosting its Winter Farm to Table Supper on Saturday, February 27 at 6 pm and will feature Executive Chef Scott Miller, creator of Max’s Chef to Farm...
View ArticleNew Tapas Restaurant ZARAGOZA Coming to New Milford
Zaragoza, a new tapas and craft cocktail bar, is scheduled to open at 31 Bank Street in New Milford in the spring of 2016. Zaragoza represents the next adventure by Newtown resident Artie Praino, who...
View ArticleMatt Storch To Open Vietnamese Restaurant in Black Rock, Bridgeport
This just in! Matt Storch and his partners at The Noodle Group LLC have purchased the old Home on The Range location at 2992 Fairfield Avenue in the Black Rock neighborhood of Bridgeport. Storch says...
View ArticleEOS - Contemporized Greek Cuisine in Romantic Setting
Eos Restaurant opened in 2008 by Nikki and Jimmy Glekas and his mother Dina Glekas Loukrezis with the goal of serving contemporary Greek cuisine. Chef Minas Sotirakopoulos recently joined the EOS...
View ArticleSavor, a Celebration of Wine, Food and Spirits in Hartford
On April 7th, Savor, a celebration of wine, food and spirits will converge on the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Savor will kick off its second year with a brand new event: Savor the...
View ArticleWinter 2016 Stamford Downtown Restaurant Weeks Start Feb 22nd
Oh it's on! Stamford Restaurant Weeks are back starting February 22nd. This is your chance to get out there and dine at some great local restaurants you've been meaning to try. The best part...there...
View ArticleNibble: CT Food Events & Happenings for February 22-30
Chefs Craig Hutchinson and Alex Lischynsky have started [oink] pop-up dinners to showcase local, seasonal ingredients. Main Street Grill in Watertown will be the next setting on Sunday February 28....
View ArticleBehind the Scenes - Sneak Peek at Gates' Re-Opening
When is Gates opening? How many of us have been asked, and have asked others, that question? Good news…the anticipated re-opening is almost here and CTbites was invited by the new owners to sample...
View ArticleThe Spread's Chef Carlos Baez’s Chicken Mole Recipe from "Beat Bobby Flay"
On Thursday February 11, local chef Carlos Baez of The Spread threw down against celebrity chef Bobby Flay. After besting another Long Island chef in the first round, he and Flay went head-to-head to...
View ArticleJitter Bus Coffee Truck: Now Rolling in New Haven
I happen to think you can’t have enough coffee options. Helping me test this hypothesis is the city of New Haven, and newcomer, Jitter Bus Coffee. Unlike its bricks and mortar competitors, Jitter Bus...
View ArticleTaberna Restaurants to Donate a Portion of Profits to CT Food Bank
Taberna Restaurants in Fairfield and in Bridgeport have announced that they will donate a portion of the profits from both locations on February 25 and March 24, 2016 to the Connecticut Food Bank....
View ArticleParker Mansion in Westport Opens: Burger Review
Parker Mansion opened recently in the Saugatuck section of Westport and I received several emails telling me I needed to visit and try their burger. With the weather more aligned with a good burger...
View ArticleBehind The Bar: "Healthy" Cocktail Recipes from Mixologist Adam Patrick
Alcohol is a poison. Well, that escalated quickly. But, let’s face it, it’s delicious, we like drinking it, and as long as we are responsible, in its consumption, there’s nothing wrong with a little...
View ArticleClarke Feeds Every Foodie's Fantasy of the Ultimate Kitchen (sponsored post)
Clarke, New England's Official Sub-Zero & Wolf Showroom and Test Kitchen, has just unveiled a stunning new kitchen to replace the iconic English Country kitchen that has wowed homeowners for more...
View ArticleRoad Trip: Virtual Reality w/ MIAbites at South Beach Wine + Food Festival
Here's what's happening at our site in Miami, MIAbites.com. We may still be in the grips of Winter here in Connecticut, but many passionate food obsessed are joining the over 60, 000 who attend the...
View ArticleNibble: CT Food Events & Happenings for Feb 29th-March 7th
There’s still a chance to check out Danbury restaurant week! It lasts until February 29. Stamford restaurant week continues! Through March 6, approximately 30 of the city’s most popular restaurants...
View ArticleThe Winter Tasting Menu at Community Table
Community Table’s Executive Chef Marcel Davidsen has crafted a transcendent winter menu that is an appropriately hearty take on the restaurant’s sustainably-driven roots. The menu has always borne a...
View ArticlePearl at Longshore Splashes Onto The Westport Restaurant Scene
After a great deal of anticipation, the newest restaurant to grace The Inn at Longshore, Pearl, opened its doors last Monday. The restaurant’s cosmopolitan appearance isn’t what one might expect in a...
View ArticleAda’s Kitchen + Coffee (The Old Ada’s Variety Store) Opens in Riverside,...
Occupying the old Riverside post office, Ada’s Variety Store was a local favorite. For many generations Ada was lovingly referred to as the old lady who sold penny candy to neighborhood kids; she was a...
View ArticleVespa Pastry Chef Susanne Berne's Recipe for Fudgy Brownies
CTbites was introduced to Pastry Chef Susanne Berne at the Community Plates fundraising event in Stamford several months ago and were incredibly impressed with her delectable desserts. After a visit to...
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