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Sunday
07Feb2010

Osianna Taverna: A Lunch Oasis with Great Value

AuthorDeanna Foster | DateSunday, February 7, 2010 at 4:38PM

Going out for lunch carries specific expectations. If you’ve gone beyond the decision to just get a bite to eat, other desires come into play:  In addition to good food, you want a certain atmosphere, efficient service, and ideally, a reasonable price. A recent mid-day visit to Osianna Mediterranean Taverna in Fairfield satisfied all our requirements for a delightfully laid back lunch with excellent food that nourished, but didn’t stuff us, and proved to be an exceptional value.

An energetic buzz greeted us when we entered the restaurant

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Friday
15Jan2010

Health in a Hurry: Fast Food That's Good for You

AuthorLiz Rueven | DateFriday, January 15, 2010 at 2:51PM

Entering Health in Hurry in Fairfield is like entering a close friend's kitchen after she has prepared fragrant dishes for you all day. Owner, Sue Cadwell, greets customers while literally standing in the kitchen of her 275 Sq. foot storefront tucked away off the Post Road.  There is nothing but a short counter to separate you from the simmering pots and a couple of dedicated cooks chopping and packing healthful, mightily flavored dishes to go. Sue's philosophy is simple. She provides a welcome alternative to fast-food for busy people using organic, whole foods, seasonal produce and ethnic flavors from around the world. 

What she does in this tiny kitchen is remarkable, and even while working she is always ready to  pause and greet her customers with a welcoming smile and a hug.  She will ask if it is your first time there and gladly explain as much or as little as you would like to hear about each dish and its ingredients.  Food allergies? Food sensitivities? No problem. Sue caters to all dietary needs and to her loyal following. This may be a small, intimate operation, but Heath in a Hurry has a big heart and big intentions.

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Wednesday
13Jan2010

CTbites Lunch @ Wild Rice Recap

AuthorChristy Colasurdo | DateWednesday, January 13, 2010 at 4:37PM

Yesterday's CTbites reader-appreciation lunch event, in conjunction with SuzySaid, saw a terrific turnout. More than 60 readers reserved spots at Wild Rice in Fairfield, lured by the promise of good food and good company. As advertised, the bargain Bento boxes and sushi specials were tasty steals, most under $10. The wine at $2 a glass was a good deal, too. Colorful plates of fresh sushi, sashimi and spicy Asian specialties flew by, groups of girlfriends re-connected after the holidays and a fine time was had by all.

Rumor has it our editor is working on a lunch date in March at the Dressing Room in Westport. This will be modeled after our first reader-appreciation lunch in December at Café Lola, where the chef wowed guests with a custom-designed three-course French meal. Everyone felt like they were part of something unique to CTbites fans, and we're going to make sure to bring this feeling back in our next event. 

We'll keep you posted on our upcoming lunches, and we look forward to meeting you in person to learn about your favorite local haunts and places you’d like us to cover in the New Year.  See you soon!

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Monday
11Jan2010

Fairfield Cheese Company: Cheese 101 

AuthorStephanie Webster | DateMonday, January 11, 2010 at 9:13PM

Have you ever walked into a cheese shop, and been utterly confused by the array of choices in front of you? For those of you who just nodded your heads, let me introduce you to Fairfield Cheese Company. Their bright beautiful retail space, right next door to Harry's Wine and Liquors, serves as a canvas for carefully chosen specialty foods and an impeccable selection of artisinal and locally produced farmstead cheeses. When Laura Downey and Christopher Palumbo opened their doors in May of 2009, they did so with a purposeful dedication to demystifying the daunting process of buying cheese and introducing their customers to the range and craftsmanship of artisan cheeses. "Cheese stores can be intimidating. We wanted to take away the mystique….It's not rocket science" says Laura. 

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Monday
04Jan2010

Exclusive CTbites Lunch Event @ Wild Rice

AuthorStephanie Webster | DateMonday, January 4, 2010 at 11:31AM

CTbites & SuzySaid are teaming up for our 2nd reader appreciation lunch event.

On Tuesday, January 12th we will be heading over to Wild Rice for some good sushi and good company. Meet and greet your CTbites community over a bargain $9.50 Bento Box. 

 

Here's What You Need to Know

Where: Wild Rice (Fairfield)

When: Tuesday, January 12th.  Dine anytime between 11:30 AM and 3 PM.  

How: Call 203-255-1688 to make your reservation.  

Plus: Goody bag with local coupons is included

What we're eating:

Classic Maki Lunch $8
Sushi Entrees $8.50-13.50
Bento Boxes $9.50

Plus...Wine is only $2/glass.
Sponsored by SuzySaid.com and CTBites.com

Wild Rice 1612 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-255-1688

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Thursday
17Dec2009

Shopping Guide: Green Foodie Finds for the Holidays

AuthorAnaliese Paik | DateThursday, December 17, 2009 at 8:59AM

Analiese Paik, Founder of the Fairfield Green Food Guide is constantly scouring the farm stands and markets of Fairfield County for great green foodie finds. She has come up with a list of wonderful local products just right for the holidays. Happy shopping!  

Holy smoke!: The Willie Bird whole smoked turkey, formerly available exclusively through Williams-Sonoma’s catalog, is now available at Palmer’s Market in Darien. You can thank Richard the butcher for bringing in this famous all-natural, vegetarian fed bird from Sonoma, CA to grace your holiday table. Save yourself the shipping and head to Palmer’s Market at 264 Heights Road in Darien, just off exit 10 on I95 across from the Noroton Heights train station. They also have fresh Long Island duck!

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Wednesday
09Dec2009

The CT Bites Suzysaid Lunch Recap

AuthorStephanie Webster | DateWednesday, December 9, 2009 at 9:44AM

Yesterday a group of CT Bites and Suzysaid readers enjoyed their first in a series of lunch events, this one at Cafe Lola in Fairfield. The dining room was abuzz with satisfied diners who, for a mere $15, savored a wonderful 3 course meal in the warmth and elegance of owners Ivanina & Henri's Donneaux French bistro.  

We arrived early to check out the scene.  In the kitchen, Chef Henri had things under control and was beginning to prep his first plate of Ratatouille. Ivanina (who manages the restaurant and creates their excellent wine list) was greeting guests and making sure things were running smoothly. And they were! I sat down with two of our CT Bites contributors, Sarah Green and Jenny Vynerib and began strategizing the meal. 

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Tuesday
08Dec2009

Raw Vegan Food Done Right: Catch a Healthy Habit Cafe

AuthorLiz Rueven | DateTuesday, December 8, 2009 at 7:41PM

Here in Fairfield County, there are a number of interesting vegetarian cafes, restaurants and markets that focus on mostly organic, mostly vegetarian ingredients and healthy eating. The most recent addition is Catch a Healthy Habit Cafe, just past the Community movie theatre in Fairfield.  In the ever burgeoning foodie scene that is sprouting in Fairfield, this one is unique and specific in its orientation and intention.  Be assured that everyone who ventures (and I mean adventures) into this cool spot is in for an unusual experience.

CATCH A HEALTHY HABIT is a raw, vegan cafe.  HUH?  No need to be stumped.

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Wednesday
02Dec2009

Winter Essentials: Chocolat Chaud from "The Pantry"

AuthorStephanie Webster | DateWednesday, December 2, 2009 at 9:48AM

I happened upon this cold weather remedy whole browsing the aisles of Fairfield's The Pantry (yes, I do this for fun). Always eager to find a more perfect solution to the post snowball fight chill, (and also bit of chocolate addict), I have sampled a lot of hot cocoa in my day.  I quickly realized that "The Pantry's" Chocolat Chaud is not to be wasted on the little ones. At the very least, have a sip before you pass the warm steaming cup over, or heck, just make yourself a mug.  This decadent rich treat is made with Valrhona Cocoa from France, and sugar…that's all. It is perfect in its simplicity, and lacking all those strange ingredients you can't pronounce. This little brown bag is exactly what you want in your pantry for the holidays.

The instructions on the bag tell you to mix 8 ox of milk along with 1/4 cup of hot chocolate mix, and then simmer to about 170 degrees. If you have an expresso machine, we preferred the results from the steaming wand. Either way, the cocoa integrates better into the liquid after the milk has been heated up a little. This will prevent those nasty clumps.

Drink it neat or topped with a little whipped cream. Enjoy!

The Pantry  1580 Post Rd, Fairfield. 203.259.0400

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Thursday
26Nov2009

Meet the Yeastie Boys @ Billy's Bakery in Fairfield

AuthorMarcy Shinbaum | DateThursday, November 26, 2009 at 5:00PM

Those of us that live in the town of Fairfield have followed Billy’s Bakery from its tiny rustic beginnings to its current bright retail space like a pig snorting out truffles.  We stop in and wander around wondering what doughy treats we will pick up, but really, we know exactly what we want before even stepping out of the car.  The reason we wander is because it gives us an excuse to meander over to the sample basket and spread soft churned butter on slices of fresh baked bread.  I’m not embarrassed to admit that on more than one occasion that sampling has been my lunch.

I recently decided to stop into the bakery with a fresh eye, contemplating whether or not this local shrine was good enough to warrant a road trip from the far corners of Fairfield County.  

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Wednesday
25Nov2009

CT Bites Lunch Event @ Cafe Lola: Free Gifts!

AuthorStephanie Webster | DateWednesday, November 25, 2009 at 9:00PM

On Tuesday December 8th & Wednesday Dec 9th 2009, CT Bites and Suzysaid invite you to an exclusive lunch event at Cafe Lola in Fairfield. This $15 prix fixe lunch includes a fabulous goody bag with products and coupons from local vendors, and a 3 course meal. Menu is below.

Reserve your spot now by calling 203-292 8014, and mention CT Bites.  Lunch is available from 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM.

Read the Cafe Lola review on CT Bites.

 

$15 Prix Fixe Menu

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Wednesday
04Nov2009

Pizzeria Molto in Fairfield is Molto Bene

AuthorDeanna Foster | DateWednesday, November 4, 2009 at 1:53PM

Deciding where to go for lunch has always been a highly situational dilemma for me. The right place can depend on my mood, the purpose – are we going just for fun or is there work to be done, the number of people involved and the occasion, if any. Too often, my stable of choices has seemed just one horse short of a winner.  Recently, however, I had two excellent lunches at Pizzeria Molto in Fairfield, one for work and one for pleasure; the food and the atmosphere were just right on both occasions.  

Molto occupies a large, corner space in the Brick Walk Promenade and despite its size it is immediately warm and inviting. The front of the room holds an assortment of tables with café chairs; then leads to an expansive space lined by a row of booths on one side and a lengthy bar with red leather studded bar stools on the other. The vibe is reminiscent of a French Brasserie, where you’d be greeted with a hearty “Bonjour”, but the menu and the food definitely shout “Mangia”.

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Monday
19Oct2009

Wine Chat: Wine Pairings for Fall Flavors

AuthorCharlie Tarzian | DateMonday, October 19, 2009 at 8:20PM

Fall is here.  And beyond the obvious weather changes: frost alerts, foliage color and the end to most farmers’ markets, there are other exciting changes in the lives of wine enthusiasts: Fall marks the start of the red wine drinking season!

Sure we drink red wine in the Summer, but enthusiasm for the darker reds is tempered by the weather, and the kind of red wine experiences that appear easily from a slight chill in the air can at best be forced in the heat of outdoor dining.  

But as the leaves start falling and people begin to spend more time indoors, out comes the Le Creuset for stews, Emile Henry for roasts, the cast iron skillets for, well, that restaurant style pan seared rib eye. We all know that wine is made for food – and Fall food is made for red wine.  

So, here, in an inaugural ditty on wine in CT Bites, we wanted to share with you not only our unfettered enthusiasm (break out the mandolines – we’re talking the kitchen variety not featured instrument in Rod Stewart’s Maggie) for the high season of food and wine with some recommendations about what to try and buy across the next few months leading up to Winter. (See our local resource guide with recommendations below.)

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Thursday
08Oct2009

Cozy French Bistro Fare @ Cafe Lola in Fairfield

AuthorStephanie Webster | DateThursday, October 8, 2009 at 7:55AM

While I was admiring the outdoor seating with it’s Paris cafe chairs and flower boxes brimming with red geraniums, The restaurant with it’s quaint buttercup yellow exterior turned out to be Café Lola, the self professed “love-child” of owners Henri and Ivanina Donneaux. The couple dreamed of a casual, cozy bistro with French comfort food, inspired by their love of Paris and Provence. This wonderful Fairfield cafe is right on the mark. And the Croque Madame is out of this world...

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Monday
05Oct2009

Viva Barcelona

AuthorJulie Hollenberg | DateMonday, October 5, 2009 at 10:15AM

The downtown Stamford fun quotient rose dramatically with the early-summer addition of a Fairfield County stalwart -- Barcelona Wine Bar and Restaurant.  Having enjoyed many festive, delicious meals (and pitchers of sangria) over the years at Barcelona in both SONO and Greenwich, I wondered if the new Stamford location would compare favorably, or if the restaurant’s sixth outlet would start to feel too much like a chain.  

I needn’t have worried. Barcelona in Stamford has a bustling urban bistro vibe all its own, and its energy and warmth spill out onto lower Summer Street thanks to a large, open sidewalk dining area. Handwritten chalkboard menus, warm wood floors and well-trained staff will make this the perfect setting for comfortable eating all year round. 

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