This just in from CB5 Restaruant Group...

In true cb5 fashion, the global restaurant development group that’s been creating cutting edge, high concept places for eating and drinking and whatever, is making a bold move over the next few weeks. Their goth-meets-Mex restaurant Lolita, located in the Byram neighborhood of Greenwich, CT, will undergo a transcontinental transformation, morphing into a French Brasserie. But, not just any brasserie. The new spot will be named ROUGE Brasserie & Oyster Bar and will be a throwback to cb5’s original claim to bistro fame dating back to 2003.

“Curd is the word on October 13th,” says Brian Civitello, founder of Mystic Cheese Company and event co-host.  

On Sunday, October 13, the Coventry Regional Farmers’ Market is sponsoring a three-hour Cheese Festival to coincide with its weekly market, held 11am to 2pm, at the Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South Street in Coventry, Connecticut.

You can find the schedule of events below... For more information, visit http://ctcheese.com/

It's time to announce the winners of Marcia Selden Ultimate Dinner Party Contest. These 3 women need to don their aprons and get ready to throw down with the help of some of the finest caterers on the East Coast. 

Here are the winning submissions and email addresses. Look for your name below!

Our third winner is a Freshman at Staples High School in Westport. We wish them all good luck on October 16th!

krystle920@yahoo.com "My ultimate dinner party was held in Palawan, an island in the Philippines that was voted world's best island by Travel and Leisure magazine this year. From our resort in El Nido, we took a private boat to a secluded island surrounded by turquoise waters framed by the setting sun. Even from afar, we saw the blazing torches, beckoning us to come closer and seek sanctuary. We were to dine under the stars!" 

eppdarien@aol.com I always host for all holiday celebrations. I am from a family of 8, everyone is married and there are 23 grandchildren on my side of the family alone! I love hosting and would not have it any other way! I make many of the dishes that my parents used to serve when they were alive and hosted the family celebrations. However, my dream dinner party would be to host my family and not have to get stuck in the kitchen cooking.

hbukzin@aol.com author of http://smallchefbigworld.blogspot.com "My ultimate dinner party is definitely going to have to include some lamb. Marinated in garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, fresh thyme, rosemary and oregano. Then throw it on the grille for 7 minutes and get really nice grille marks and a medium rare center. So yummy and juicy."

Chef Joel Viehland of Washington, CT's Community Table & Chef Tyler Anderson of Millwright's in Simsbury will be teaming up and trading kitchens over the next two months. 

Chef Joel Viehland  will be presenting his wildly local cuisine at Millwright's on Oct. 15 @ 6 p.m. Likewise, Millwright's will be hosting a dinner at Community Table in the same style on Nov. 11th. Both events will include 6 courses and a selection of wines to accompany.

These are two of the most talemted chefs working in CT and these dinners should be outstanding.  

Call to reserve your seat. $90 plus tax & gratuity.

The big day is soon upon us, and readers and fellow bloggers have been asking us who is appearing in the CTbites Blogger Lounge @ The Greenwich Wine & Food Festival on Saturday, October 5th. Below you will find the list of bloggers and the amazing Guest Chefs who will be sitting down and speaking with CTbites and the blogging community ALL DAY LONG! If you are a CTbites reader, and did not win one of the 10 Free Tickets we gave away, feel free to swing by the Blogger Lounge. We will try to get you in based on space. 

Bloggers

OmnomCT, Food Dudes, Fairfieldista, The-e-List, Small Bites (Westchester), Bon Vivant, Tina Rupp Photography, CheapEats (NYC), Dee Cuisine, Hamlet Hub, Mister Belly, New Haven Living, Burgers & Brews Food Reviews, CT Girl About Town, For Love of Carrots, Home Place Blog, Flora's Table / Clicks & Corks, Pappa Don't Preach, Fairfield Countess, NYCFoodiefinder, Gina Zammit, Fork n Plate (NYC), Red Wine Please, Sprinkles & Booze, Sweet Jenny's, Fine Cooking Magazine.

CTbites Blogger Lounge Chef Talk Schedule

Chef Geoff Lazlo --The Whelk 12:00 PM  

Chef Michael Lucente -- Barcelona Restaurant 12:30 PM  

Chef Prasad Chirnomula -- Thali 1:00 PM   

Chef Rui Correia -- Douro 1:30 PM   

Chef Arik Bensimon -- le Farm 2:00 PM  

Chef Michael Psilakis -- MP Taverna 2:30 PM  

Adam Patrick--Mixologist --Walrus & Carpenter 3:00 PM 

Chef Cliff Crooks -- BLT Steak 3:30 PM  

Gretchen Thomas  -- Wine & Spirits Director--Barcelona/ Bartaco 4:00 PM  

Laurie Forster -- The Wine Coach & Stand Up Sommelier 4:30 PM

It's down to the Final Voting for CT's Nature's Plate Award. It's time to pick your favorite and get voting! 

The finalists for Connecticut, in alphabetical order, are:

G-Zen Restaurant, Branford

leFarm, Westport

SeaGrass Grill, Branford

Six Main, Chester

ZINC, New Haven

The Nature Conservancy is asking foodies in Connecticut, and across the country to nominate their favorite green restaurants for Nature’s Plate, a second annual people’s choice contest to find each area’s top green restaurant.  Whether you're a vegan, vegetarian, or a meat-eater, it's a good bet the healthiest and tastiest food on your table came from nature. To vote, visit: www.nature.org/naturesplateCT.

The Next Food Network Star, one of Food Network’s hugely successful culinary reality series is currently casting for season 10 and they are holding an open casting call in NYC on October 7th.

They are looking for those with a captivating personality who believe they’re at the top of the culinary game and want to inspire a Food Network audience through their passion for food and cooking. If you are a chef or culinary professional who might be interested in becoming the host of his or her own cooking show please find the details of the casting event below:

Join CTbites for a quick trip to Greece and Italy on TUESDAY 10/8 7:00- 9:00 pm for a special CTbites progressive dinner at family owned, Osianna Mediterranean Taverna and Quattro Pazzi for $65, ALL INCLUSIVE of wine, tax and tips! Ticket Info Here. 

Gino and Maria are your hosts, as you begin the evening with a glass of Prosecco at Osianna, www.osianna.com , for an authentic Mediterranean Spread selection of Tzatziki yogurt, cucumber, garlic, Ktipiti hot peppers, feta cheese, Melitzanosalata eggplant caviar, hot peppers, Dolmathes grape leaves, grilled pita, and Mocroccan olives.

Escorted by your CTbites host, you leisurely will stroll just around the corner to Quattro Pazzi, www.quattropazzi.com , where a choice of beet and goat cheese salad or Caesar salad awaits, followed by three of Quattro's bestselling fresh pastas: FETTUCINI MITTY with scallops, shrimp, chopped lump crab meat in a pink sauce, CAVATELLI MARCO POLO: Chicken, sun dried tomatoes, broccoli, garlic oil and, RIGATONI BUTERA: Hot sausage, Peas, pink sauce, topped with ricotta...and your choice of glass of red or white wine.