Reheated: This Week's Top Food News [weekend edition]

Amy Kundrat

Reheated is a twice-weekly round-up of bite-sized food news in Connecticut and beyond. 

 

In Connecticut...

 

Cellar XV in Ridgefield is celebrating their 8th anniversary with a benefit wine tasting of over 70 wines for $10 this Saturday with food from Bernards and 109 Cheese. Info RidgefieldCTblog.com

Danbury's Irish Festival is this weekend. Info DanburyIrishFestival.com

Meat & Music @ Westport's 3rd annual Blues, Views & BBQ Festival, featuring bands, bbq & cooking events this weekend. Info CTbites.

Tonight just over the border, No Reservations: An evening with Anthony Bourdain. Info SymphonyHall.org.  

"A Best of CT Weekend" @ Jones Family Farm this weekend with CT Magazine. Info JonesFamilyFarm.com. 

"A modern revival of a neighborhood butcher, " the Meat House is now open in Newtown. Info TheMeatHouse.com

Don't miss many ways to celebrate Oktoberfest across Connecticut. Info CTbites.

Foodparc may be the Asian answer to Eataly. Via NYTimes.com

 

....and beyond.

 

A tasty Oktoberfest beer round-up over on Serious Eats. Via SeriousEats.com.

Gourmet magazine is reborn as an iPad app. Via Eater.com

A pilot program stocks fresh food at select Walgreens locations in NYC. Via NYtimes/DinersJournal

What does a million dollars of meat look like? Via OzerskyTV

Is Foursquare ruining the experience of eating out? Via Gizmodo.com

In case you missed it, here is that "epic meltdown" on Top Chef Just Desserts. Via Eater.com

GQ's Top 25 cocktail bars in the U.S. Via GQ.com