Nibble: Tasty CT Food News & Events For October 25-November 5

CALLING ALL FOODIES! The Town of Fairfield, CT presents FAIRFIELD EATS 2020 thru 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 fabulous BRANCHBOX 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

Camacho Garage will be celebrating Dia del Muerto (Day of the Dead) with a special playlist for guests after 8pm, and all-day cocktail specials including a Prickly Pear Caipirinha ($12) and Michelada ($7).

Shell & Bones Oyster Bar and Grill has launched its new Fall cocktail menu, including: Lavender ’75 - Uncle Val’s Gin, Lavender Hop Syrup, Bubbles; Monteverde - Cruzan “Shell and Bones” Single Barrel Rum, Averna, Pineapple Shrub, Lime, Egg White; King Juliens Pisco Sour - Barsol Pisco, Tamarind, Lime, Egg White and a Fall Spiced Mint Julep - Maker's Mark Bourbon, Fall Spice Syrup, Fever Tree Ginger

November marks 10 years for MIKRO DEPOT and to commemorate they have a week long celebration starting on November 1st. No better way to kick off than with our friends @counterweightbrewingco with some awesome beers including two casks! With purchase of a Counterweight Beer you will also receive a limited Mikro 10 Year Anniversary Glass *while supplies last*

On Nov. 6, The Wood-n-Tap Restaurants will be celebrating National Nacho Day with its “build your own” take-out, pick-up “Build Your Own Nacho Kits” featuring all you need from to make this tasty app. Cost the party-sized kit, also perfect for at-home football game viewing, is $23.99 and includes chips, hand-grated cheese, diced tomatoes, jalapenos, black beans, shredded lettuce, sour cream and house-made salsa.

Chinese fast-casual concept junzi kitchen (www.junzi.kitchen) is launching a Cantonese BBQ Chicken Rice Bowl featuring roasted yams for the fall menu, paying homage to Cantonese cooking and in hopes of furthering junzi's idea of bringing regional Chinese flavors through unfussy, healthy, and comforting home food.

Friday Night Dinner is on at the Harugari German-American Club on Friday Oct 30th from 6:30pm – 8:00pm. Bratwurst, Kaese Spaetzle (German Mac’n Cheese) and sauerkraut, GROWLERS ++RESERVATION! CALL STAN POKORA at 203-843-2244.

Newbrook Kitchen, from Oct. 28- 31 is offering FREE individually pre packaged sample cups of SUNSCOOP's 6 incredible vegan ice creams (one per customer).  SUNSCOOP is a vegan, allergen friendly, plant based non dairy frozen dessert. It is nut free, gluten free, soy free, and refined sugar free, BUT so creamy and so delicious.They are also offering a discount when purchasing a 6 pack of pints (one of each flavor).

OCT 30 5 PM– NOV 1 AT 5 PM, Halloween Weekend Food Drive at the MartLund Cemetery benefitting the Windsor Locks Food Pantry: COVID-19 has made this year very hard on a lot of families. While we are all having a good time Halloween weekend, let's take some time to feed those who need it most.

Looking Ahead

The Virtual Greenwich Holiday Stroll features 24 days of short videos highlighting local retail stores and restaurants throughout downtown Greenwich, Village of Old Greenwich, Byram, Glenville, Cos Cob, and Riverside.  Over 100 merchants are anticipated to participate.  All merchants will be sharing their holiday merchandise, gift ideas, festive wares, services, signatures dishes, celebratory cocktails, and more through fun and engaging videos broadcast on Greenwich Holiday Stroll multi-media and digital platforms and on Greenwichmag.com, December 1 - 24.