$200 GIVEAWAY!!! New Haven Restaurant Week Returns Nov 5-10 Giveaway Restaurant Week New Haven Stephanie Webster October 31, 2023 ‼️ $200 DATE NIGHT GIVEAWAY ‼️ New Haven Restaurant Week (Nov 5-10) is celebrating 15 Years!WINNER receives $100 gift card to @villaluluct + $100 gift card to the @shubertnewhaven (winner can pick whatever show they want to see and dates) TO ENTER GIVEAWAY👉FOLLOW @infonewhaven & @ctbites on Instagram👉LIKE this giveaway on Instagram and TAG at least one friend in the comments. The more people you tag, the more likely you are to WIN. BONUS LOVE FOR SHARING THIS POST!👉Winner announced November 7thNew Haven’s longest-running foodie event, New Haven Restaurant Week, returns November 5-10 marking the 15th anniversary.The fall edition of New Haven Restaurant Week features 25 of the City’s most popular restaurants- 14 will offer $25 lunch specials, with all participating locations offering pre fixe dinner experiences for $45 or $55 per person.Off the plate, New Haven Restaurant Week gives back. Since 2009, more than $55,000 has been raised for the Connecticut Foodshare, an organization that works year-round to combat hunger and food insecurity across the state. This year participating restaurants have donated $5,000. Read More
And The Winner of The Taco Daddy Cocktail Naming Contest Is... Features Contest Giveaway Stephanie Webster February 22, 2020 The Taco Daddy team has crowned a winner for their Cocktail Naming Contest. It was tough. There were some solid names from people all over CT, but we are pleased to announce that...The winner of the Taco Daddy Cocktail Naming Contest with her winning name "Let The Beet Drop" is Nicole Thornton. Congrats Nicole!A huge thank you to all those who participated, and we will be back soon with another Cocktail Naming Contest soon Read More
Taco Daddy Cocktail Naming Contest: WIN FREE DINNER FOR 2 @ Taco Daddy! Features Contest Cocktails Giveaway Stephanie Webster January 19, 2020 Game on! We're back with another cocktail naming contest. WIN FREE DINNER FOR TWO AT the uber-fun taco mecca, TACO DADDY in Stamford. Here's How...Review the ingredients list below.Get creative! Enter YOUR original Cocktail Name in the comments section under this post. If your Cocktail name is selected, it will be featured on their cocktail menu & you will receive a FREE DINNER FOR 2 at Taco Daddy. Read More
GIVEAWAY: WIN Lidia Bastianich's Autographed Book, "My American Dream" Features Contest Giveaway CTbites Team December 19, 2019 Happy Holiday! CTbites is GIVING AWAY a signed copy of Lidia Bastianich’s new book, “My American Dream” for one lucky boy or girl who has been good in 2019. TO ENTER: Comment below and tell us why YOU NEED THIS BOOK. Winners must be CTbites newsletter subscribers. You can subscribe here. CTbites was recently invited to a special media tour of the This Old House. The incredible Lidia Bastianich was in attendance on behalf of Clarke Kitchen Appliances in Norwalk (where she films her show, Lidia’s Kitchen)…the company who outfitted the Idea House’s kitchen with Sub-Zero and Wolf Appliances.That day, Lidia was kind enough to sign a copy of her book for one of our readers. May the biggest Bastianich fan win. Good luck! Read More
And The Winner of the Bar Sugo Cocktail Naming Contest Is... Features News Giveaway Stephanie Webster April 02, 2019 Congratulations to Jen Kozak who came up with the winning name for the Bar Sugo Cocktail Naming Contest: Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica. This hilarious reference to “The Office” can now be found at Bar Sugo in Norwalk, alongside some damn fine Italian food. Stay tuned for our next cocktails naming contest… Read More
Cocktail Naming Contest! Name This Bar Sugo Cocktail & WIN $100 Gift Card Features Cocktails Contest Giveaway Stephanie Webster March 07, 2019 WIN a $100 gift card for Bar Sugo!! Here's how...It's time for another cocktail throw down! Bar Sugo’s Mixologist Seth Hiravi has decided to trust the fate of their new signature cocktail to the naming skills of our CTbites readers. If your cocktail name is selected, you will win a $100 gift card for Bar Sugo (cocktails included). Here are the ingredients for the cocktail in need of a name: Read More
WIN 20 Person Chipotle Catering Event FREE! (sponsored post) Features Giveaway CTbites Team November 14, 2018 Wanna throw a holiday party, but short on cash? Enter to WIN a 20 Person Chipotle Catering Event… FREE! To Enter: 1. Comment below w/ your email 2. You must be a CTbites newsletter subscriber. Subscribe here.Take all the guesswork out of your next holiday party. Chipotle provides everything you need for a full catering spread for six to 200 people. Why is this so incredibly great? Read on… Read More
WIN 2 TICKETS TO GREENWICH WINE + FOOD'S Master Chef Dinner ($650 value) Features Giveaway Stephanie Webster September 08, 2018 WIN 2 TICKETS TO GREENWICH WINE + FOOD'S Opening Night Master Chef Wine Dinner (worth $650!) honoring famed restauranteur Alex Guarnaschelli with special guests Scott Conant & Adam Richman, Friday 9/21/18 7:00PM – 10:30PM. TO ENTER: 1) Subscribe to the CTbites Newsletter 2) Enter your full name and email address below Read More
Cocktail Naming Contest: WIN FREE Dinner at The Spread & Launch CTbites' NEW Podcast! Features Cocktails Podcast Giveaway Bar Stephanie Webster April 28, 2018 Game on! We're back with another cocktail naming contest. WIN a FREE Dinner for 2 @ The Spread. Here's How...CTbites and Ken Tuccio are launching a brand new PODCAST on May 17th, and The Spread is launching patio season. In honor of this big night, The Spread has asked CTbites readers to come up with a name for their new summer sipper to be served at this event. The cocktails ingredients are below. If your Cocktail name is selected, it will be featured at our Podcast Launch party May 17th & you will receive a FREE DINNER FOR TWO @ The Spread. Here are the ingredients:Post your submission below (include email). May the best namer win!! Good luck. Read More
Giveaway! WIN FREE TIX to East Coast Brew Festival June 16th Features Events Giveaway Stephanie Webster March 28, 2018 GoodWorks Entertainment presents their second annual craft beer festival. From the same people that brought you Flavour Beer Festival, get ready for EAST COAST BREW FESTIVAL. ECBF will take place on Saturday, June 16, 2018 from 2 PM until 5 PM at The Warehouse at Fairfield Theatre Company (70 Sanford Street in Fairfield, Connecticut).CTbites is GIVING AWAY 2 FREE TICKETS to East Coast Brew Festival. To win, tell us WHY YOU NEED TO GO in the comments section below, and make sure you are a CTbites Newsletter Subscriber! Read More
WIN FREE TIX to Ruth Reichl & Sam Kass at Westport Public Library + Q&A With Moshe (Creator of FLEX Experiences) Features Events Giveaway Fairfield County Foodie March 10, 2018 Wanna WIN FREE TIX to meet culinary luminaries Ruth Reichl & Sam Kass at The Westport Public Library? We are giving away 1 ticket to enjoy celebrity lunch with Sam Kass, former Obama White House Chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition ($150) and 2 tickets ($75) to hear a Q&A with gourmet guru Ruth Reichl. The former editor of Gourmet Magazine and best selling foodie author. TO WIN: Comment below and tell us why you need to attend these events.Find out more about the creator of Westport Library;'s new FLEX experiences in the Q&A With Moshe Aeylon below.. Read More
Giveaway!! WIN FREE Tickets to Whiskey Social on March 24th Features Giveaway Events Stephanie Webster February 12, 2018 GoodWorks Entertainment presents their third tasting event: WHISKEY SOCIAL. WHISKEY SOCIAL will take place on Saturday, March 24, 2018 from 3 PM until 6 PM at The Warehouse at Fairfield Theatre Company (70 Sanford Street in Fairfield, Connecticut). CTbites is GIVING AWAY 2 FREE TICKETS to Whiskey Social. To win, tell us why you NEED to go in the comments section below, and make sure you are a CTbites Newsletter Subscriber! Socialites will be able to relish in the exclusivity of sampling from an internationally curated selection of 150+ types of whisky, rye, scotch, bourbon, aged rum, and mezcal. Ordinary New Haven’s mixologist, Tim Cabral, will be in the room crafting samplers of his distinguished cocktails. With the purchase of a ticket, socialites will be invited to savor an array of delicious local fare including a mac and cheese bar, meat and cheese station and dessert bar by Garelick and Herbs of Southport as well as famed pulled pork sliders by Custom Meats of Fairfield. The tunes of a live band will carry throughout the social while couches provide lounge and whiskey barrels scatter the floor for the perfect festive setting. Read More
WIN FREE Tickets to Alton Brown Live Eat Your Science at Palace Theater Features Giveaway Events Stephanie Webster October 02, 2017 We are very pleased to be able to offer our CTBites readers three pairs of FREE TICKETS to Alton Brown Live Eat Your Science at Palace Theater on October 29th. TO WIN a pair of tickets, Tell us why YOU NEED TO SEE THIS SHOW in the comments section below. You also must be a CTBITES NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER to enter giveaway. (Subscribe here)Alton Brown is the creator and host of the Food Network television show Good Eats (14 seasons), host of the mini-series Feasting on Asphalt and Feasting on Waves, and host and main commentator on Iron Chef America, Cutthroat Kitchen and Camp Cutthroat. Brown is a best-selling author of several books on food and cooking. “Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science” (www.altonbrownlive.com), the follow-up to the smash “Edible Inevitable” tour, hits the road again. Fans can expect all-new everything including songs, multimedia presentations, talk-show antics, and bigger and better potentially dangerous food demonstrations. Read More
Donut Crazy Flavor Contest! YOU Create the Next Donut Crazy Doughnut +WIN BIG Features Giveaway Homepage Stephanie Webster June 01, 2017 Do you sit around at night dreaming of the perfect Donut Crazy fantasy flavor? This is your chance to make it a reality!Donut Crazy and CTbites are giving YOU the chance to create the most wildly delicious donut flavor combo you can think of. The winner will take home more than just bragging rights.If your Donut Crazy flavor is selected as the winner, you will win a FREE DOZEN DOUGHNUTS every month for a year + DONUT CRAZY WILL SELL FOR A LIMITED TIME, YOUR VERY OWN SIGNATURE DOUGHNUT!!SHARE YOUR DONUT CRAZY FLAVOR COMBO BELOW. (Make sure you include your email address) Read More
WIN FREE TIX to Anthony Bourdain @ Foxwoods Resort Giveaway CTbites Team September 21, 2016 Oh yeah! Anthony Bourdain's "The Hunger" is coming to Foxwoods October 8th and we've got 4 pairs of tickets to give away! WIN FREE TIX to see Anthony Bourdain! To win, tell us why you NEED to go to see the man, the myth...the legend. Chef, author, and raconteur Anthony Bourdain is best known for traveling the globe on his stomach, on his TV show Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. He has established himself as a professional gadfly, bête noir, advocate, social critic, and pork enthusiast, recognized for his caustic sense of humor worldwide. He is as unsparing of those things he hates as he is evangelical about his passions. The Hunger serves audiences an all new live show featuring an unyielding, brutally honest monologue reflecting on diverse culture, street cuisine and his travels to lesser-known locations around the world, followed by an open Q&A session. Currently filming the hit CNN original series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown (season seven premiered Sunday, April 24; 9pm ET/PT), Bourdain will bring audiences a menu loaded with lots of laughs, serious discussions and unapologetic irreverence. Read More
GIVEAWAY!! Win Tix To Exclusive Greenwich Wine & Food Festival Dinners & Events Festival Giveaway CTbites Team September 10, 2014 Would you like to win FREE TICKETS to the GREENWICH FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL? We've got some seriously sought after tickets to the following events that we are jusy dying to give away.... 2 Tickets to Gala Tickets ($325 value. Friday evening) 2 Tickets to On Stage Box Seat Dinner with Red Rooster ($475 value. Saturday evening) 2 Tickets to Oysters & Wine ($125 value. Thursday evening) TO WIN: Like our Facebook page in the next 12 days, or if you're already a part of our Facebook community, just COMMENT on ANY FACEBOOK POST in the next 12 days & mention The Greenwich Wine & Food Festival. We will randomly select 3 winners on September 22nd. Read More
Giveaway!! Win Tix to Sun WineFest’s Grand Tasting @ Mohegan Sun Giveaway Emma Jane-Doody Stetson January 08, 2013 Imagine 1,000 wines available for tasting. Celebrity chef demonstrations. Gourmet food from signature restaurants. A grape stomp. It seems unbelievable that all of these events could unfold under one roof, but they do at the Mohegan Sun WineFest! Now you can be a part of it. CTBites.com is giving away a pair of passes to the Sun WineFest’s Grand Tasting to one lucky reader. Win access to the SOLD OUT Grand Tasting event Saturday January 26th from 12:00-5:00pm, where you can sample wines, watch events on the main stage, and enjoy delicious food. To enter: Post a comment ANYWHERE on CTbites.com before January 21st (and menton the Sun Winefest). The more you post, the more likely you are to win. We will randomly select a winner on January 22nd. Read More
The CTbites and 109 Cheese & Wine Road Trip Giveaway Restaurant Cheese Giveaway Ridgefield Road Trip CTbites Team July 24, 2012 From the coast of Maine, to the island of Nantucket, to the beaches of Long Island ... who doesn’t love a great summer road trip? As we downshift into the slower and warmer final weeks of summer, CTbites wants to know, what are some of your favorite road trip destinations? Comment on this post sharing one or more of your favorite summer road trip destinations for a chance to win a picnic basket from 109 Cheese and Wine filled with cheese, wine and charcuterie from the Ridgefield wine shop. Read More
Beach Burger’s "Create Your Own" Burger & Milk Shake Contest Ingredients Giveaway Jeff "jfood" Schlesinger May 02, 2012 CTbites and Beach Burger of Norwalk are proud to announce the 2012 “Create-a-Burger & Milkshake” Contest. CTbites readers will have the unique opportunity to design 2 new items on Beach Burger’s menu: The signature "2012 CTbites Hamburger & CTbites Milk Shake. The winning combos in each category will be included on the Beach Burger menu, and the two winners will be treated to four combo burgers and any 4 milkshakes from the Beach Burger. The rules are pretty simple… 1. Choose the toppings that you believe would make the ultimate combination using Beach Burger’s all natural beef patty OR 2. Design a new combination milk shake 3. Post your burger and/or milk shake combos below. Read More
Giveaway! Win Dinner for 2 at elm Restaurant Giveaway Jeff "jfood" Schlesinger April 10, 2012 For those of you who missed this exciting CTbites Giveaway at the bottom of our review of opening night at elm Restaurant in New Canaan: One lucky CTbites readers will win a complimentary dinner for two guests (excluding gratuity and alcohol) at elm Restaurant exclusively from CTbites! Just follow these simple steps: STEP 1: First “Like” the elm Restaurant Facebook Page. STEP 2: “Like” or “Comment” on our elm Restaurant review posted on the CTbites Facebook Page. Contest end at midnight this Friday April 20th, 2012 Read More