Nibble: Tasty CT Food News & Events for August 22-September 15

AMG Catering has just released their Fall Cooking Class schedule. You will eat what you make, so bring your appetite! Great cooking isn’t about recipes—it’s about techniques. In our classes you’ll work together with other students in a fun, hands-on environment led by our professional chef instructors. From Basic Cooking Techniques 101 to an Oktoberfest cooking class, they have something for everyone. View the full list of classes and sign up here.

Make the most of the rest of the sunny season + get those good vibes going with @bartacolife's summer bucket list: 1. Enjoy a tray of #bartacosecret lobster tacos on the patio at bartaco. 2.Catch some rays at the pool or beach in the bartaco swim collection—grab a pair before they’re gone for the season at bartaco.com/shop. 3. Say cheers with a bartaco summer cocktail—the seasonal caipirinha and smoke on the water are back + perfect for summer sipping. bartaco is extending an exclusive 10% off all swim collection to CT Bites followers now through the end of August using code [ctbites] at checkout!

Back by popular demand, come celebrate the end of summer at our third annual Knobloch Family Farmhouse Lobster & Clam Bake at The Stamford Museum & Nature Center on Friday September 9th, 6:30-9:30 pm! Enjoy a delightful feast with friends and family on the Fedele Family Farmhouse Plaza. This special supper supports the bedrock educational programming and operations of the SM&NC. $140 per person. www.stamfordmuseum.org

On Aug 26 Aquila’s Nest Vineyard is hosting a Pig Roast Dine in White Chef Dinner in the Vines. $150pp Details here.

Strega in Milford is hosting a Terre Stregate Wine Dinner August 29th 6pm. Make a reservation online.

Pierogi Palooza is going down on August 28th from 3-7pm with @polishplatect. Raffles, yard games, new pierogi fillings, live music, beer and wine!

The Place 2 Be, Connecticut’s beloved all-day brunch restaurant, reopens its downtown Hartford location today after being closed for 5 months due to an external fire and smoke damage. The refresh includes all the favorites patrons love in the interior space and on the menu.

Olde Mistick Village, the iconic shopping and dining experience with a colonial village atmosphere, will be hosting its 15th Annual Garlic Festival on Sept. 17 and 18. This award-winning food festival is dedicated to all things garlic. To celebrate the abundant fall harvest, farmers from the region will present an amazing variety of garlic for sale. They will also be selling fresh produce, jams, preserves, syrups, honey, herbs, baked goods, and more.

Love all things lobster? So does MAX CHEF TO FARM. Join them on Sunday, August 28th at @rosedalefarms as we end the summer with a feast from the sea! 🦞 Grab your family and friends and join us for an afternoon of live music, fresh seafood, and wine from @rosedalefarms 🥂 This is your last chance to get fresh summer seafood at the farm! Purchase your tickets today

Shipwright’s Daughter in Mystic now has a pop-up cafe called Scrimshaw Coffee offering espresso and light lunch fare in the heart of Historic Downtown Mystic, CT.

Have you heard? The folks from Grano Arso just opened Gargano Pasta & Italian Market in Saybrook, an Italian marketplace & cafe featuring house -made pasta & artisanal products. Food to go and dine in options available.

El Pollo Guapo, a fast-casual rotisserie chicken restaurant with three Hartford County locations, will move its original Wethersfield restaurant to a new storefront to 1044 Main Street in Newington in early September.

COMING SOON

Lachat Farm offers: The Wonderful World of Honey Bees - Honey Bees 102

Exciting and fun opportunity for 3rd, 4th, 5th graders to join the Bee Friends - Bee Club to observe and learn about the wonderful and amazing world of honey bees. This program is similar to the previous Honey Bees 101 in Spring 2022. However, some of the information and activities will change to relate to honey bees activity due to the change of season and weather. Those who participated in the Spring program are welcome to join us again! Tuesdays, Sept 6-Oct 18, 4:00-6:00pm (no class Oct 4) Cost: $180 per person

NOTE: There is a possibility that a bus will bring children from Weston school campus to the farm with the parent pick up at the end of the program at the farm. Please let us know if you are interested in this bus option, if it is available.

The Taste of Fairfield is coming back on Sunday, October 2nd, from 12pm - 4pm at Delamar Southport, 275 Old Post Road, Southport, CT. Over 25+ restaurants, wineries, craft brewers and others will take part to serve their signature cuisine and curated cocktails and beverages to foodies and attendees in the area in the back lot of the Delamar Southport / Artisan Restaurant! There will be live music, raffles and much more!