Stamford’s Mike’s Organic market and farm-to-home delivery service recently announced that their Market will now also be open every Sunday from 9am-2pm. With that, they’ve also announced a series of Sunday Funday activations they are hosting to celebrate. The activities range and include knife sharpening, charcuterie tastings, sheep shearings, ice cream & more!
WURST HAUS is officially open in West Hartford. Go get yourself some German eats!
Ahead of the highly anticipated 2021 travel season, Foxwoods Resort Casino is excited to announce plans to welcome Mystic Market Kitchen & Eatery, one of Connecticut’s most popular and beloved gourmet eatery destinations, to the resort this summer.
Join Chef Leticia Schwartz for a hands on virtual cooking class celebrating Cinco de Maio! Learn to cook: Salmon with Pumpkin Sunflower Sauce and Molten Brigadeiro Cake. Deets: Tuesday May 4th, 5:30 to 7Pm EST on Google Meet. $37 per person. Pre-registration is required. In partnership with Aquila's Nest Vineyards wine.
Join Townhouse Greenwich and Frank Family Vineyards on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 6:30pm, for what is sure to be a wonderfully delicious and fun evening! To book call 203.622.4223.
Chef Tyler Anderson & Millwright’s have opened the pre-sale for their limited run of Titanic, April 16th through May 9th, the maiden voyage of their newest dining experience. Join them on the RMS Titanic as we honor her history with an authentic Titanic first-class dinner, mystery, and celebrate the traditions of yesteryear. Passage will be very exclusive, as the journey ends May 9th. Get your tickets now or be left ashore! Friday & Saturday Pricing $85 per person: Sunday Pricing $75 per person
Ordinary Bar is back with temporary business hours until they fully reopen. New hours are 4pm - 11p Thursday, Friday, Saturdays. Kitchen is open until 10:15 with Bar last call at 10:30pm. Make a rez! Special Note: Entrance is back to 990 Chapel Street. Enter foyer and Ring for admittance.
Bar Rosso is hosting a five course wine pairing dinner featuring all wines by Orin Swift on Friday April 16th, $75pp.
L’Escale in Greenwich hosts Maison Louis Jadot Burgundy Wine Dinner on Thursday, April 22nd 6:30PM. $175 pp Call to reserve your spot at 203.661.4600.
The SoNo Collection will be enticing diners and local residents alike with their excitingDine and Delightpromotion through the end of February. A $20 Reward Card will be given to guests when they spend a total $50 or more, Simply take a photo of your receipt including restaurant info and date of purchase, upload, and complete a few easy steps—that’s it! This promotion is applied to all takeout, delivery, and dine-in options from sought-after restaurants including Nordstrom’s Bazille, Pinstripes, Pokélicious, Romanacci Express, SoNo Ramen, Uncle Seven and more – each serving up some seriously insta-worthy meals.
Join Union Kitchen & Wurst Haus for their UK Hunter's Dinner. A little bit of Student Prince Cafe and Fort Restaurant is coming to WeHA with the help of Wurst Haus West Hartford - We'll be celebrating Game Month ALL FEBRUARY LONG with our Hunter's Dinner on February 18th! See the menu & purchase your tickets at unionkitchenct.com
The newly opened sweetgreen in Greenwich has made it a bit easier for those of us further north to grab a salad. Beginning February 10, Monday - Friday, Mike's Organic will serve as a sweetgreen outpost. It's as simple as downloading the sweetgreen app and selecting "sg Mike's Organic" as a pickup location. Order by 11 a.m. for bowl pickup between 12:15 and 12:30.
Join Dom’s Cheese Shop for a Valentine Cheese and Wine Tasting virtual event! Fri, Feb. 12, featuring French cheeses and carefully selected wines to accompany. Register, pick up your cheese and wine, cozy up at home and get on the zoom! Single tickets includes a cheese plate and 2 bottles of wine, couple’s ticket includes cheese plate for 2 and 2 bottles of wine. Head to “events” on their website.
Sport Hill Farm’s CSA is open for registration. Sign up ASAP to support your local farmer and receive a full season of fresh gorgeous produce, meat, bread, + gluten free and vegan options.
CTBeer has just released a new 4 way CT collab beer with big dipper ice cream and labonne's markets to produce an ice cream flavored milk stout. Learn more at ctbeer.com.
Washington Prime Sono is offering Game Dinner Specials all week long from Monday, February 1st through Sunday February 7th. Book your reservation! Think…Bison Ribeye Tartare, Wild Boar Meatballs, Rabbit Agnolotti, Saddleloin of Venison.
Join Stamford Downtown’s Flinders Lane Kitchen & Bar for a week of Australian dishes to celebrate Australia Day with a delicious menu created by chef Brad Stewart. Grab your Classic Aussie Meat Pies, Mini Sausage Rolls, Passionfruit Pavlova & Lamington with jam & freshly whipped cream. Yum.
Enjoy a virtual evening on Friday January 29th, 8pm with Craft Beer & Comedy from the Couch - Presented by Comedy Craft Beer & CTBeer.com. Reservations can be made here.
Celebrate le Bánh Patisserie’s FIRST birthday with a Bánh Decorating Piñata Party on January 31st at 7pm. Cake decorating, games, prizes and more! Reserve your spot at lebanh.com.
Junzi Kitchen is celebrating Chinese New Year. Celebrate the Year of the Ox with delicious Chinese catering from Junzi. They will be doing individual Chinese New Year specials as well as catering for large groups. Email orders@junzi.us.
ROIA & Ordinary Bar in New Haven are hitting the “virtual” road again with a two class zoom combo Virtual Wine & Cocktail Pairing Classes. On January 15th, they will take guests to India, and then on January 29th, they will head to Spain. Sign up here.
Citizen Fried Chicken & Donuts is opening in West Hartford this month. Are we pumped? Hell yeah! More coming soon via CTbites.
Did you know…Marcia Selden Catering has packaged meals to go and many Gluten Free options. Check out the manu here.
Kids Winter Cake Decorating ClassonJanuary 17th, 10AM-12 PM w/ Shauna O'Reilly of SO Good Baked Goods. Each child, 8-13 yrs, will be provided with their own double-layer cake, supplies and utensils. They will then take home their finished cake to share with their family. $79 per child for any 2-hour session
New restaurant alert! The flaming llama “Japanese-Peruvian” food has opened in Hartford, and its tasty!
It’s official. It has now been scientifically proven that pizza does in fact bring unbridled joy and happiness upon all who partake. You can thank me for the revelation later. In the meantime get your asses over to BAR for their brand new seasonal pie, which might just knock your jingly socks and ugly Christmas sweater right off.
In what might be the best late-2020-collab since Bieber and Mendes’ “Monster,” BAR and Bears’ Smokehouse BBQ had a baby that you’ve got to try: Brisket Pizza featuring Bear’s BBQ brisket and Kansas City Sauce. White, mozzarella, Cheddar, Brisket, BBQ sauce, jalapeño, red onion and cilantro. Take a minute to read that again and focus on every ingredient. I’m sorry, but it is just down right sexy. Not any one ingredient overpowers the next, but all shine through like a little dance in your mouth. Wash it down with BAR’s own Highland Outlaw and your holiday has been made.
Camacho Garage has officially launched a takeout program from its Westville restaurant! The takeout menu (food and drinks) is available here. Orders can be placed by calling the restaurant: 203.691.1969.
bartaco launched a new #bartacosecret taco, the seared chorizo taco. From 12/8-1/18, indulge in mexican style chorizo, cut into strips and seared on the plancha until crispy then topped with a bright + creamy avocado salsa for just $2.75. As always, the #bartacosecret taco is available for take-out at order.bartaco.com or the bartaco app. ALSO…bartaco New Haven launched DELIVERY!
Join Washington Prime - SoNo on Thursday, December 31st, 5 -10 PM for their annual Prohibition New Year's Eve Celebration. While we can stay open for the stroke of midnight, we will be hosting a dinner to help ring in the New Year's earlier in the night before we send you off to celebrate the ball drop. 2 Seatings; 3-Course Menu + complimentary glass of champagne; Roaring 20's swing music! pp $75; Reservations are required.
Did ya know Marcia Selden Catering has totally adorable over the top tasty and fun Holiday Gift Boxes for ALL your holiday gift giving needs & they ship nationwide. Whether you need an “Elegant Holiday Box,” Christmas Box,” “Kids Hot Chocolate Box,” or a little boozier “Christmas Cheer” box, they have you covered.
Eric D. Lehman and Amy Nawrocki, authors of A History of Connecticut Food: A Proud Tradition of Puddings, Clambakes & Steamed Cheeseburgers, share mouthwatering stories behind our most cherished local dishes! Tune in and get schooled on Tuesday,
Eric D. Lehman and Amy Nawrocki, authors of A History of Connecticut Food: A Proud Tradition of Puddings, Clambakes & Steamed Cheeseburgers, share mouthwatering stories behind our most cherished local dishes! Tune in and get schooled on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 12 PM. “Conversations at Noon: The History of Connecticut Food: Our Delicious Origins."
Join Le Banh Patisserie for an “O Christmas Tree Cake Decorating Zoom Class’ complete with full Kit. kids and adults alike will have fun to express their artistic skills on this edible canvas and learn how to make flannel style cake. Kit includes red and black chocolate mint cake, mint buttercream , green, red, and yellow “paint”, palette knife, piping bags and a cake board. Also included is a 2 ½ hour instructional Zoom class where you’re able to learn how to decorate this cake from Chef Kim Wood.
Join the Holiday Fun at The 1754 House in Woodbury CT on December 19-20th, 11:30am-4pm. Celebrate the holidays with "make your own reindeer food, holiday cupcake decorating, christmas cookie decorating, marshmallow snowmen and more!
Tap-a-Tree Maple Sugaring Registration Now Open at Ambler Farm: Learn the science and history of maple sugaring by being a hands-on part of the process. While we are not able to hold our traditional informational workshops this season due to state regulations, we will provide virtual resources and a Zoom call to answer your questions.
Westport History Museum is running a GINGERBREAD making contest!! Get out the frosting and the gumdrops and enter your gingerbread version of the Bradley-Wheeler House, Westport Museum’s headquarters—or a Westport historic building of your choice. Entrants may also do a gingerbread version of their own home too. Prizes vary by category. Winners will announced on December 12th at 2 pm by Santa Clause at the Museum’s outdoor Winter Market. REGISTER HERE! Voting is open to the public.
Chef Avi from Roia New Haven has launched a Fall Virtual Cooking Series, comprised of three classes!.This cooking series will focus on teaching/improving your cooking skills and techniques. We will be locally sourcing our ingredients including some from our friends at Muddy Roots Farm.
Nana’s Bakery & Pizza opens in Mystic with a full scale bakery and pizza shop offering scratch made baked goods from organic local naturally leavened dough, pastries, hot sourdough donuts, coffee and more. Part of the 85th Day Food Community which includes Oyster Club, Engine Room, and Grass & Bone.
Join Hops On The Hill, a 100% “farm to glass” brewery in South Glastonbury, CT for Cigar Day, Food Trucks, & Live Music Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 1 PM EST – 6 PM. Hosted by Puros Cigar Shop, Skyscraper Sandwich Truck and Hops on the Hill. Puros Cigar Shop will be selling cigars at the brewery. Come sit back and relax with a cigar, beer, and food from Skyscraper Sandwich Truck and Cannoli Truck. Enjoy LIVE music by The Degenerates Acoustic from 2-6pm. Social distancing guidelines will be in place. Bring Your Own Lawn Chair.
Take a break from politics and order a pie! https://wakemantownfarmstore.square.site/s/shop. Wakeman Town Farm is hosting its first-annual Holiday Pie Sale in conjunction with our friends at Kneads Bakery in Westport.
Last week we took a road trip to Barcelona Wine Bar in West Hartford to meet Executive Chef Jason Toledo who recently joined the team there from the Boston locations. Barcelona Wine Bar, which first appeared on the scene in 1995, has been a go-to for tapas and wine lovers ever since. Known for their rustic Mediterranean and South American inspired influences, regulars seek out the restaurant’s signature dishes as a source of comfort and consistency. (I cannot, for example, not order the spinach and Chickpea Cazuela and the Gambas al Ajillo - ordered with extra bread to soak up the divine garlicky juices). While we all have our go-to comfort foods, discovering new items is an equally thrilling part of the experience.
With 18 locations in nine states, Barcelona prides itself on celebrating each chef’s individual talents, allowing for certain dishes to be exclusive to each restaurant. Each location, while unique, has a familiar and welcoming atmosphere.
CALLING ALL FOODIES! The Town of Fairfield, CT presents FAIRFIELD EATS 2020, OCT. 19 – NOV. 1. In lieu of a traditional Restaurant Week, Fairfield introduces a two-week special promotion encouraging people to patronize local restaurants by either dining in or taking out! View PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS. SPECIALS INCLUDE: Prix Fixe Menus, Family Meal Discounts, Take-Out Options & Chance to Win a $50 Gift Certificate
elm restaurant in New Canaan is now offering fabulousBRANCHBOX boxed dinners to go. These seasonally prepared meal boxes delivered to your door as an affordable & accessible alternative to our new reality. Orders must be placed by 4pm for same day delivery. Boxes include full meals for two for $48 and include entrée like carnitas, roasted whole chicken, salmon fillets, and taco tuesday.
On October 28, The Charles is bringing Oktober Fest to Old Wethersfield! Join us on the lawn for local beers, traditional German food, raffles, and more! Tickets are limited, call to reserve yours today: 860.785.8499
On October 31st Parkville Market will be hosting their first official Harvest Festival! The Market, home to 18 unique restaurants and three bars, will have both indoor and outdoor dining available along with fun fall activities taking place throughout the day. The schedule of events includes:- Live Music 3-6PM-Balloon Animals 11-2PM-Outdoor pop-ups of local Hartford vendors-Safe Trick or treat opportunities for kids inside the market-Specialty beverages for both adults and children-Halloween Themed Trivia 7-9PM
“If you don't like outstanding music, fresh chef cultivated sandwiches, farm and forest hand-picked produce, local artisanal product, NYC vibes, an incredibly friendly staff, and whole animal butchery then DEFINITELY do not go to Chef Emily Mingrone and Shane McGowan’s new Provisions On State,” says Chef Jes Bengston.
Emily and Shane, owners of the award-winning “restaurant of the year” Tavern on State, in New Haven, decided to expand the brand and recently opened this sister spot just down the street from the restaurant, bringing an old school nose to tail butchery and a small grocery store to the East Rock neighborhood. As I took the two steps down into the store front ( like so New York I was like omg) I was immediately over taken with a vibe and energy that can only be created by this tag team duo who met by working together in a local restaurant in 2018, opened a restaurant in 2019, and now this. The store is so small I could lay eyes on all 4 walls at the same time but it took me 3 circles to absorb all the curated culinary greatness going on in here.
Milestone Restaurant in Redding will be hosting a social-distance-friendly Oktoberfest celebration Sunday, October 11 from 2PM - 8PM. Guests can enjoy beer, brats, pretzels, and live music featuring Fuzz Sangiovani & Friends. Live music begins at 4PM. Reservations are required. Visit milestonect.com to make your reservation.
Fairfield Cheese Company takes you to school via Zoom on October 15, 7-8:30 PM in their class “Unlocking the Mysteries of Raw Milk Cheese.” Sign up here.
WeHartford’s Picnic in the Park series was such a success that they have extended it through October with 3 more picnics. The October series will be held on three Saturdays from 1-4pm (Oct. 10, 17, and 24th) and this time around thanks to a generous donation from Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the series will work with all minority-owned restaurants, including Mofongo, Banh Meee, Stella's African Eatery, and Capital Icecream. Each restaurant has curated a one-time-only picnic basket for their event date.
Casa Villa’s (866 East Main Street, Stamford) has new Taco Tuesday offering! The Mexican restaurant on Stamford’s East Side has introduced a special ALL YOU CAN EAT taco menu! The promotion gives you an opportunity to select from 10 of their amazing tacos – as many as you want! – for just $15. If you want to add a margarita, sangria or beer it’s just $20!
Hoodoo Barbecue school returns!! Come learn from the Hoodoo Crew, as the Pit Crew takes you behind the scenes for a four hour barbecue school from 8am-12pm.
Cuban dinner for two for Havana Nights at The Spread Norwalk! Join us every Thursday night for a special menu curated by Chef Carlos Baez
Join Millwright’s sous chef, Jamie Bordonaro, for a very special pop-up dinner on Monday, October 12th at 5pm for a 4 course prix fixe dinner to celebrate the release of his cookbook ‘Pursuit of Passion'.’ The dinner will be held Outside at Millwright’s. Tickets are limited and are $85 per person, with a $30 wine pairing available. The dinner includes a copy of the cookbook. View the menu and get tickets online
Winfield Street Coffee is celebrating their 5-year anniversary with GIVEAWAYS!! They are giving away 5 super cool gift baskets.
On October 1st, Letizia’s Pizza is bringing back their “Gertie’s Pie of Hope",” a Mac & Cheese Pizza, sold throughout October with 100% of proceeds going to @makingstrides203, The American Cancer Society.
Looking for a fun outdoor, possibly boozy activity?Elm City Party Bike tours (@elmcitypartybike) is New England’s first pedaled sightseeing & party bike taking you on bar crawls and history tours in New Haven.
bartaco is now offering delivery of its fan favorites to New Haven. Delivery of taco packs, family packs, margarita mix, and many other popular items such as guacamole and chicken empanadas, will all be available for the first time to New Haven via Uber Eats and Door Dash from 11:30am – 9pm daily.
Vita Pasta Lab & Westport Continuing Education host a series of 5 Online Kids Cooking Classes for grades 6-12, starting Sept 23rd-October 23. . Learn Italian recipes that are hand-made, healthy and delicious + everyone enjoys a great meal afterwards. Sign up here.
RISE DOUGHNUTS pop-up with “pitmaster” Hugh Mangum of Mighty Quinn’s BBQ, has officially moved to The Schoolhouse at Cannondale in Wilton. Get his epic fritters and doughnuts every Sunday at 8AM till they sell out!
Connecticut is full of trailblazing women, particularly in the culinary world. Our ongoing column, “It’s A Woman’s World’ is devoted to CT female influencers who’ve forged their own paths, often in food-related fields long dominated by men.
Whether farming the land, bringing healthy food to the masses, feeding an entrepreneurial spirit or injecting feminism with food, these groundbreaking ladies have set a new definition of women’s work, creating new paths and setting examples for those who follow.
How'd they do it? Read on. This week, we feature Chef Ashley Griggs of Millwright’s Restaurant in Simsbury. Stay tuned to see who’s next. And feel free to send suggestions for your candidates to steph@ctbites.com.
Haruki Izakaya in South Norwalk is hosting a SUSHI POP-UP, collaboration with NY based @chefathome_ny on Wed. Sept. 22nd and 23rd 5-8pm. Call or DM for reservations.
South End Uncorked is hosting The Gotham Burger Social, a Smash Burger Pop Up on Sat., Sept. 26th in New Canaan. Aw yeah!! Call to make reservations. Partners include Martin's Potato Rolls & New York Valley Wagyu.
Shhhh….bartaco’s new #bartacosecret menu item through 10/3 is the ancho-braised beef taco is a tender ancho mezcal braised beef taco with deep spiced smoky flavor, topped with a crisp and sharp pickled red cabbage with mustard and coriander and garnished with cilantro and a lime wedge. Available for dine-in or take out at order.bartaco.com or via the bartaco app for only $3.75.
Milford Restaurant Week is September 20-26th with 17 participating restaurants. You can find the restaurant lineup along with the menus here.
Stew’s Wines Find!! Iconic Grammy® Award-winning, Oscar® nominated singer, songwriter, actress, producer and philanthropist, Mary J. Blige and Fantinel Winery today officially announced the launch of Sun Goddess Wines, an exclusive collection of limited-edition wines created in collaboration with the internationally prestigious winery. Sun Goddess Wines are a unique collection of bold, crisp, and rich wines that embody warmth, passion, energy, and a deeper connection to nature.
