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Martha Stewart Responds To Critics After Iceberg Backlash Martha Stewart Responds To Critics After Iceberg Backlash
Martha Stewart Responds To Critics After Iceberg Backlash Martha Stewart clapped back at critics for enjoying a cocktail with a real piece of an iceberg "plucked" from the waters while on a cruise off the east coast of Greenland. “End of the first zodiac cruise from @swanhelleniccruises into a very beautiful fjord on the east coast of greenland. We actually captured a small iceberg for our cocktails tonight," Stewart, age 82, a longtime New Yorker who currently calls the Northern Westchester County hamlet of Katonah home, posted to Instagram on Tuesday, Aug. 29. View this post on Instagram A post sh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Popular NYC Seafood Restaurant Coming To CT Popular NYC Seafood Restaurant Coming To CT
Popular NYC Seafood Restaurant Coming To CT A popular New York City seafood restaurant is set to expand to Fairfield County bringing along its philosophy of using only sustainable seafood. Seamore's, also known for its craft cocktail and family-friendly atmosphere will open in Darien on Friday, June 9 in the Darien Commons. Restaurateur Jay Wainwright has partnered with local chef Shannon Sturz to curate a menu that reflects local flavors and supports the local fisheries, said Michelle Calarco, a spokeswoman for the restaurant group. The 3,400-square-foot restaurant features an expansive bar, a patio for outdoor dining, and a c…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Visitors 'Really Impressed' By New Wood-Fired Pizza Place In Willimantic Visitors 'Really Impressed' By New Wood-Fired Pizza Place In Willimantic
Visitors 'Really Impressed' By New Wood-Fired Pizza Place In Willimantic Visitors are already singing praises of a new wood-fired pizza place in eastern Connecticut that prides itself on using fresh local ingredients.  Windham County's Trigo Wood-Fired Pizza, located in Willimantic at 744 Main St., is an all-new "Harvest-to-Hearth" restaurant that held a grand opening celebration on Friday, Feb. 17, and has already seen plenty of patrons.  The celebration included a ribbon-cutting ceremony and also featured speeches from Connecticut Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Windham Mayor Tom DiVivo, Mansfield Mayor Toni Moran, and other restaurant owners in the area.  The…

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by Ben Crnic
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New CT Restaurant Quickly Creates Buzz New CT Restaurant Quickly Creates Buzz
New CT Restaurant Quickly Creates Buzz A new Fairfield County seafood restaurant is offering diners a different take on how they eat their seafood by serving up boils of all different flavors and heat levels. Norwalk's RHK Seafood Boil & Bar, located in SONO near the water, features locally sourced seafood that includes a boil menu that allows diners to select their seafood dies and customize the seasonings and heat levels. A special addition to the boil that each mixture of spices is mixed in a bag and then unveiled with diners so they received the full aroma of the mixtures they select. Shaking basket.Yelp But the res…

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by Kathy Reakes
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This Popular CT Seafood Restaurant Draws Diners From Near, Far This Popular CT Seafood Restaurant Draws Diners From Near, Far
This Popular CT Seafood Restaurant Draws Diners From Near, Far Love a little crab thrown in with some truffle fries, and a great salmon? Oh, wait, and maybe a tasty slider?  Then you'll want to head to The Crab Shell in Stamford. Even during COVID-19 pandemic times, fans of the restaurant on the water from both near and far, can't seem to say enough good things about the longtime restaurant.  The restaurant says it doesn't fool around when it comes to its patrons' health and follow all Connecticut regulations and CDC guidelines, in addition to modified table layout to operate at 50 percent reduced capacity indoors and ensuring a minimum of …

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Food Trucks & Co., A Brick-And-Mortar Restaurant With Street-Style Eats, To Serve Cocktails Food Trucks & Co., A Brick-And-Mortar Restaurant With Street-Style Eats, To Serve Cocktails
Food Trucks & Co., A Brick-And-Mortar Restaurant With Street-Style Eats, To Serve Cocktails Food Trucks & Company, an Ansonia brick-and-mortar restaurant opened this September by a food truck owner who wanted to settle down, plans to sling area-brewed beers and craft cocktails to customers dining in, picking up and ordering delivery in the near future. "We had been on the road with our trucks [Food Trucks & Co and Bloom Kitchen & Co] for about a year testing the menus and listening to what our customers wanted," said Sedyra Nieves, the restaurant's social media manager and owner Ernie Nieves' daughter. "We’ve taken these menus and created a great variety that we feel co…

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by Christina Coulter