Nibble: Tasty CT Food Events for July 13-26

Havana Nights are coming to The Spread SoNo on Thursdays!  Join them for a Cuban dinner for two in the courtyard for only $70.  Start with your choice of a pitcher of mojitos, a pitcher of red or rosé sangria, or bottle of house wine!  From there you choose 2 appetizers, an entree for 2 with 2 sides, and finish off with dessert for 2.  Book your reservations online or call ahead to reserve your spot.

ZA Pizza in Stratford announces its “Debut Re-do!”  Created by life-long friends and now business partners, ZA Pizza is rooted in pizzaiola pedigree and created for how people are eating today - fresh, from scratch, at home, and on-the-go.  The ZA begins with a non-GMO King Arthur Flour 2-day fermentation dough baked in a brick deck oven, producing a light, crisp, thin-crust pizza. Imported San Marzano tomatoes, whole milk mozzarella, and fresh produce and toppings are the blueprint for ZA’a mouthwatering pizza. Build your own, or enjoy a house special ZA (12” and 16”).  ZA Pizza is open for lunch and dinner Monday-Saturday.

The New England Chowdafest is proud to announce they will be holding another “Clambake to Go” effort on Sunday July 26th!  Each clambake includes a meaty and banded 1.5 lb lobster, clams, mussels, sausage, potatoes, and corn on the cob.  “Clambakes To Go” can only be picked up in Westport CT at The Westport Hub on Sunday July 26 during available pick-up times chosen by the customer.   Dinners are still just $42 each and only available online at www.ClambakeToGo.com up until the cutoff date of Thursday July 23.

The Millwright’s Market is coming soon!  In the weeks ahead, you’ll be able to head to their loft space for quality pre-prepared foods, wine, raw produce, pastas, meats, cheeses, dairy, and some artisan goods for Simsbury and surrounding communities to enjoy. If you are a producer or know of one who'd have interest in distributing through the market, please reach out to Tyler@millwrightsrestaurant.com.

Every Wednesday, tune into CTbites INSTAGRAM LIVE at 8pm as they "COOK THE BOOK" with live recipe demos from cookbook author Anna Francese Gass and a weekly guest chef.  The Connecticut Chefs Recipes for Restaurant Relief E-Cookbook in on sale now with 100% of the proceeds go towards the creation of pantry boxes to feed out of work restaurant staff. 

Hey now! $25 Lobster Dinner Every Night in July at Oar & Oak (lobster, butter, salad, truffle fries) Call to reserve yours!!!! 203-362-5942  (7365 Main St. - Ste. 17- Stratford, CT 06614)

Manna Toast in Westport, CT is teaming up with Remarkable Theatre for drive-in movie nights.  When Remarkable Theatres shows a movie, you can head over for a discounted dinner to bring to the event.  $20 gets you one meal-sized toast (choose from Meatless Meatball, Burrata, Roasted Squash, or Reuben) which also comes with Kale or Arugula Salad, Rosemary, Kettle Corn and a delicious Arogya iced tea!

Chinese fast-casual concept junzi kitchen is launching a whole new menu with updated recipes at all locations just in time for summertime.  There are two new main items in the launch.  First is the Chilled Chicken Salad inspired by Bang Bang Chicken, a Sichuan sesame and chili oil type of chicken.  The second is Chilled Noodles, which junzi is launching it with three types of sauces — spicy sesame, furu sesame, and yuzu soy.  There are plenty of other creative menu additions to choose from!  The new menu is available for pick-up and contactless delivery on https://junzi.menu/ For more information, visit www.junzi.kitchen or follow junzi on social @junzikitchen.  

Congratulations to Hartford Baking Company!  They have opened the third location of their bakery-cafe in Glastonbury, at 400 Hebron Ave.  Fans will be happy- the new Glastonbury store offers the same menu of coffee and tea drinks, breakfast and lunch sandwiches, artisan breads and pastries as its other locations.  The Glastonbury location is open from 7am-3 pm 6 days a week (closed sunday).

Unfortunately, in light of the pandemic and Covid-19 restrictions, West Hartford favorite Park & Oak Restaurant + Bar has decided to close their doors permanently.  “We want to thank our dedicated employees for all of their hard work,” said owners Robert and David. “We would also like to thank our loyal patrons who we have loved serving over the past four years.”

Tavern on State is now open for indoor & outdoor dining! The current hours are Wednesday—Friday from 4pm-10pm and Saturday 11am-10pm.  All items are available for dine-in or takeout. Call 475-202-6883 to place your order.

Tavern on State has another announcement… Provisions on State is coming soon to New Haven, CT!  Co-owner/chef Emily Mingrone and co-owner Shane McGowan started selling meats, prepared foods and even toilet paper, in addition to the Tavern takeout menu, in the early days of the shutdown.  Originally they had planned to open a second restaurant three doors down from the tavern, but that experience and the desire to provide for their neighborhood encouraged them to switch gears.  Provisions on State plans to provide both customers and other restaurants with different cuts of meat, burger blends and more.  They hope to open by September 1.

On July 31st, CTbites has partnered with MOCA Westport to a present world-accomplished quartet performing in a beautiful outdoor setting, with dinner served by the Oar & Oak food truck alongside cocktails and dessert from Baked & Sauced. All social distancing guidelines will be followed; attendees are asked to bring their own seating and will be spaced six feet apart.

In partnership with CT Bites, food will be available for purchase by Oar & Oak and drinks will be available by Baked and Sauced, or you can bring your own.

Carbone’s Kitchen (Bloomfield) and Carbone’s Prime (Rocky Hill) have re-launched Happy Hour at both locations!  Offered Tuesday-Saturday from 3-4:30pm, dine-in guests can enjoy it in the lounge areas. Carbone’s Kitchen Happy Hour menu includes food specials like Crispy Calamari, Polenta Fries, Antipasto Salad, Skillet-Baked Meatballs, Mini “Philly” Cheesesteak, Summer Bruschetta, a small house pizza, and more (prices range $6-$14).  The drink specials are specialty cocktails and martinis ($6), wine by the glass ($6) and draft beer ($5).  Meanwhile, the Carbone’s Prime Happy Hour menu includes Oysters, Shrimp Cocktail, Antipasto, Crispy Calamari, slice of Cheese Pizza, Lobster Mac & Cheese, Mussels, Tenderloin Meatball, and more (prices range $2-$10) as well as call mixed drinks ($5), wine by the glass ($5), beers ($4-$5), and martinis and specialty cocktails ($6-$7).