Chowdafest is right around the corner on October 1st from 11am-3pm.  Every year, event director Jim Keenan scourers all over New England in search of the best chowder, soup and bisque to invite to this annual competition.  “Each year we try to increase the level of competition as Chowdafest is a competition between the best” Keenan said.  “When you win Chowdafest, you've earned it.” he added.

Chowdafest limits participation to just 40 restaurants and they compete in one of five categories.  “You can't compare a classic New England clam chowder to a lobster bisque or to a chicken tortilla soup so categories are needed” Keenan says.  The competition categories include “classic” New England clam chowder, “traditional” chowder reserved just for clear broth Rhode Island and tomato based Manhattan clam chowders, “creative” chowders, “soup & bisque” and a new “vegetarian” category.  “We've always had vegetarian entrees before but we decided they needed their own category this year which really helps foodies who aren't fans of seafood” Keenan noted.

In case you hadn't heard, Batali Joins Celebrity Chef Participants Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli and Adam Richman at the Greenwich Wine + Food Festival September 22-23. 

Saturday is the heart of the 2017 Greenwich Wine + Food Festival, celebrating food, beverage and music.  The Grand Tasting tent is the center of the Festival, with tastings and demonstrations from more than 150+ of the area’s finest food, wine, spirits experts, in addition to the Bud & Burger, Empire City Casino and South of the Border Fiesta tents.  Guests can also enjoy sommelier, mixologist and brew master presentations, celebrity book signings, Q&A sessions with top culinary experts, a celebrity green room with live interviews.

Experience 5 chefs in 5 designer kitchens...while helping to feed the hungry in our community. Tickets are now on sale for the 2nd annual Westport Kitchen Crawl.

Here's how the Kitchen Crawl works. Guests purchase a $55 ticket and proceed to 5 different Westport houses, where chefs from The Spread, Mecha Noodle Bar, Match Burger Lobster, Rothbard's & Cask Republic will be cooking just for you. Cooking demos and specially prepared bites will be enjoyed alongside wine and beer provided and paired by Stew's Wines... all in spectacular designer kitchens. This year, the chefs are bringing their mixologists so get ready for some killer cocktails. 

Tickets sold out quickly last year, so don't wait too long to Purchase Tickets to Kitchen Crawl here.

For years the Westport Farmers’ Market has converted a non-descript parking lot at 50 Imperial Avenue into a weekly shopping extravaganza featuring local food and farmers, children’s, activities, music, and more. On Thursday evening, September 14th, the WFM will further transform that same lot into a not-to-be-missed “Party in the Parking Lot!” Just wait till you see the list of chefs!