Nibble: Tasty CT Food News and Events for November 1-20th

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.

Grano Arso, in Chester and Highclere Castle Gin out of Essex, in partnership with the namesake estate in England and location of the beloved series Downton Abbey, have come together to create the ultimate moment of luxury. From November 1 - January 1, diners have the opportunity to delight in, perhaps, the most lavish cocktail ever made. This $99 cocktail is not meant to empty your pockets, although the pleasure itself might be worth the moment, but in fact, go to a wonderful cause, the Channel 3 Kids Camp.

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. Each pie is hand-baked with love using the finest ingredients from local farms, as well whole grain organic flour milled onsite on Kneads’ New American Stone Mill. Every purchase helps support Wakeman Town Farm’s educational programs.

Back 40 Farm has launched a Virtual Farm Stand. Share in the bounty of fall with dry beans, peanuts, teas and more - now available through our virtual farm stand! All products are grown with love at Back 40 Farm. Pick Up Locations at Back 40 Farm in Depot CT or Back 40 Mercantile in Old Greenwich. ORDER HERE.

Join The Charles for a Game Dinner Wednesday, November 11, 6:30 PM. Enjoy Wild Boar Rillettes, Sunday “After Huntin’ Sauce”, Pharaoh Quail Preseé, “osso bucco” ++ $100 per person | includes tax + gratuity. Call to reserve your spot: 860.785.8499

New England Food Truck Fest on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 12 PM EST – 5 PM EST at The North Stonington Agricultural Fair, Inc. Come & get it! Our food trucks will be lined up & ready. While listening to live music, you can enjoy 12-18 food trucks with a different variety of great foods!

AMG Catering has a whole bunch of great Holiday Cooking Classes. HOLIDAY BRUNCH, HOLIDAY APPETIZERS, HOLIDAY SIDE DISHES+ Check their web site for details.

Craftbird Food Truck will be serving up delicious eats at Brewery Legitimus on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 4 PM EST – 8 PM EST. Fried Chicken, Mac and Cheese bites and Beer! What could go better together than that?

Hartford Restaurant Group’s Que Whiskey Kitchen is stepping up for the second year in a row to host a drive-through FoodShare Turkey Drive on Nov. 12.  They will hold the drive from 2 to 7 p.m., at its parking lot to help FoodShare, the largest anti-hunger organization in the Greater Hartford area, with donations that will go  directly to Southington’s Bread For Life community kitchen. In the spirit of the season, donors will also be on the receiving end of some giving.  In appreciation for the support that day, Que Whiskey Restaurant will give donors $10 in ”Que Cash” which can be used at the restaurant