Fairfield County - Christopher Noland

Greats & Dates
AROUND TOWN
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Fairfield County
Restaurant Openings
L’escale’s Frederic Kieffer
has returned as executive
chef and partner. In conjunction with the waterfront
restaurant’s new menu
created by Chef Kieffer,
L’escale is opening a fruits
de mer station. (500 Steamboat Rd., Greenwich, CT,
203-661-4600)
Project on Food Network
that follows people who
are opening food service
businesses. The show filmed
MELT mobile truck on
March 29. Look for it at Veterans Park on Atlantic
Street. (203-609-1422,
meltmobilect.com)
Estia’s American restaurant
opened for breakfast and
lunch in April and opens
for dinner in May, serving
farm-fresh Mexican-American
fare. After 5 p.m. the cafélike spot becomes an
intimate restaurant. (1020
Post Rd., Darien, CT, estias
american.com)
Sophisticated comfort food
has hit the streets of Stamford, CT. Entrepreneur
Darlene Anderson and chef
Diana Hall are the brains
behind the gourmet grilled
cheese of MELT mobile
truck. They will be a part of
Bobby Flay’s new reality
show called The Food
Named after P.T. Barnum, a
circus showman who spent
his last days in Bridgeport,
CT, Barnum Publick House
is the newest addition to a
growing Bridgeport dining scene. The tavern
opened in March. (1020
Broad St., Bridgeport, CT,
203-690-1044)
At press time Green & Tonic
was set to open this spring
in Darien and Cos Cob, CT.
The raw vegan/vegetarian
menu includes cold-pressed
juices, smoothies and prepared foods. (1098 Boston
Post Rd., Darien, CT; 7
Strickland Rd., Cos Cob, CT,
203-964-8101)
Your Best Garden
Susan Cohen, The New York
Botanical Garden coordinator and private
landscape architect, gives her advice on
what you should be doing right now in
your garden.
HER ADVICE: Add color to your garden
where it counts: close up. Placing generous pots of flowers in a sitting area near
the house provides just as much visual
pleasure as a large, colorful border of
flowers in the distance.
EXPERT:
STYLE WATCH
CHRISTOPHER NOLAND
SALON RECENTLY LAUNCHED
A NEW LINE TO SHAMPOO,
CONDITION AND POLISH YOUR
HAIR. (124 GREENWICH AVE.,
GREENWICH, CT, 203-622-4247)
20
Find Oliphant Design’s
colorful beads at She La
La, New Canaan, CT,
Spree, Darien, CT, and
Plumed Serpent,
Westport, CT. Mnemba
Alligator, $250
REVITALIZED: The former HoJo
was unveiled as the new J-Hotel
and Eleven14 Kitchen this spring.
Brenwood Hospitality Group
and cb5 Restaurant Group
spearheaded the development, which resulted
in an 86-room contemporary hotel and eclectic
restaurant that gives a sneak peek into the
kitchen and serves a seasonal American — yet
globally inspired — menu. (1114 East Putnam
Ave., Greenwich, CT, 203-698-6980)
NEW AT
Exit
5
“I decided I wanted to create
my own swimwear line that had
snaps for little girls since I saw
a need in the marketplace.”
–Kimberly Goodwin, Snapping Turtle Kids, available
at Krik-It Kids of Wilton, CT, or online at chicchild.com.
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