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Bastille Day Celebration Showcases French Brands
Brescome Barton, in collaboration with DORO Restaurant Group, hosted a Bastille Day celebration and farm dinner at Sub-Edge Farm in Farmington on July 14. Guests enjoyed tastes of French wine, beer and spirits, with spritz bars featuring Lillet and Grey Goose Essences, a cocktail bar with selections from Rémy Cointreau and Belle de Brillet, and wines including Château Pech-Latt Corbieres, Cave de Lugny Unoaked Chardonnay, Lucien Albrecht Cremant d’Alsace Brut and Whispering Angel The Beach Rosé. The DORO Restaurant Group team created fresh French-themed cuisine using produce from Sub-Edge Farm to pair with beverage choices, which guests enjoyed in tents set amid the farm’s grounds. The farm grows 10 acres of sustainable and organically farmed vegetables, fruits, flowers, and culinary herbs and humanely raises heritage breed pigs, pasture-raised broilers, laying hens and 100% grass-fed cows. It also takes part in a 100-share Community Supported Agriculture program.
Hartford Flavor Company Fêtes Cocktail Parlour Opening
Hartford Flavor Company celebrated the grand opening of its new Hartford Flavor Cocktail Parlour on 54 Pratt Street in Hartford with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception on July 11. The Hartford Flavor Company team, including Co-owners Lelaneia and Tom Dubay, were joined by Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam and Julio Concepcione, Executive Director, Metro Hartford Alliance. Located on Hartford’s historic Pratt Street, the Parlour offers guests unique cocktails featuring Hartford Flavor Company’s Wild Moon Liqueurs line and its organic vodkas in a 150-seat venue, which features a full cocktail bar, formal dining room, private dining room, board game lounge and tasting bar. The venue offers a farm-to-table menu incorporating food from Sub-Edge Farm, Cato Corner Farm, Three Sisters Farms, Mystic Cheese Company, Seacoast Mushrooms and Oui Charcuterie. The interior design concept is inspired by the Roman goddess Diana, often depicted as a huntress, who is associated with wild animals, fertility, and the moon and incorporates styles from various time periods, including 1930s art deco and classic Roman elements with some touches of the 1970s. All Hartford Flavor Company products are distributed throughout Connecticut by Brescome Barton.
Sunshine and warm temperatures continue into the weekend
The quiet and comfortable weather pattern we've been enjoying will continue into the weekend. Lots of sunshine, warm temperatures and low humidity can be expected for any outdoor plans you may have. A weak disturbance passing through the northeast tomorrow may help to produce an isolated shower or storm. Most...
Stevia Leaf Extract Benefits: Lyme Disease Natural Treatment Guide Released
The newly published piece responds to new research from the University of New Haven that suggests Stevia may offer a more efficient treatment than traditional antibiotics in neutralizing Lyme disease. Conventional medications, the article explains, do not always lead to a full recovery, leading researchers to test natural alternatives. More...
The Real McCoy Rum Showcased in West Hartford
Brescome Barton hosted a Caribbean Rum Dinner at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in West Hartford featuring The Real McCoy Rum on July 12. Teams from Brescome Barton and The Real McCoy Rum were on-site to educate guests on The Real McCoy Rum line during the five-course dinner prepared by Chef Headley Wilson paired with infused tastes of The Real McCoy Rum and cocktails by Stephanie Cohen, Brand Ambassador, The Real McCoy Rum. The award-winning suite of The Real McCoy Rum, distributed in Connecticut by Brescome Barton, is small-batch and artisan-crafted 100% unadulterated Barbados rum. Its 3, 5 and 12 Year aged premium rums are named after Bill McCoy, the pioneer rumrunner of the Prohibition era. Stonington resident Bailey Pryor, a six-time Emmy award-winning documentary producer, was inspired to start The Real McCoy Rum while producing a film about McCoy for PBS.
New Teacher Tour Brings Grad Full Circle
Step by step on Grand Avenue Friday morning, Shaylah McQueen-Lee walked towards her near future as a K‑2 teacher at Benjamin Jepson School — marking her return to the New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) district after graduating from Hillhouse more than a decade ago as both valedictorian and a teen mom.
Nonprofit helps Hartford students prepare for new school year
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Students in Hartford head back to school next week. Friday morning, they got to stock up on needed supplies, and much more, at the 4th annual Back to School Extravaganza. Hundreds lined up before the extravaganza even started. It’s proof that this event at Dunkin Park gets bigger every year. “More […]
Ukrainian Independence Day marked with ceremony for third year in West Haven
PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer, holding sunflowers, stands with members of the Ukrainian American community, including advocacy Chair Ann Salemme of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Branch 108 of New Haven, third from left, and West Haven Fair Rent Commission Chairman Steven R. Mullins, fourth from left, in front of City Hall on Friday, Aug. 23, in observance of Ukrainian Independence Day. (City Photo/Michael P. Walsh)
Parents in Oxford react to delayed start of school
OXFORD, Connecticut — An unexpected extension to summer for students in Oxford is throwing a wrench in parents’ plans. Next Wednesday was supposed to mark the first day of school for students in Oxford, but due to unsafe road conditions and minimal bus routes that date has been postponed.
Gwyneth Paltrow And Her Husband Brad Falchuk Wear Matching White Shirts While Dropping Of His Son At College
It’s that time of year when kids are heading off to college and celebrity parents are popping up on campuses! The latest stars to drop off their college-bound child were Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband, Brad Falchuk. The couple was spotted on M...
Two more senior administrators leave Bristol school system; Former communications director sues
With classes starting in only a week and an interim leader in charge, the second-in-command of Bristol’s school system is resigning. Deputy Superintendent Michael Dietter announced Wednesday that he is leaving, months after Superintendent Kate Carbone left her job heading the school district where state educators are investigating allegations of testing “irregularities” at an elementary ...
Local farm in Bethlehem doing their part to help victims impacted by flooding
BETHLEHEM, CT (WFSB) - Communities are continuing to pitch in for those affected by Sunday’s historic floods. Local businesses and area residents joined together at March Farm in Bethlehem to do their part as well. The farm has held a concert series for four years with a local band...
'Give them hope': A pickleball program inside a CT prison helps incarcerated people find self-worth
Caesar Oneil and three other pickleball players are doing warm-up exercises in an echoey gym. They’re not at just any gym. They're playing on a court in Suffield, inside the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution, a maximum security prison, where they are incarcerated. Their coach, Angelo Rossetti, shows up a few...
Family makes renewed plea as Billy Smolinski missing person case marks 20 years
Saturday marks 20 years since Billy Smolinski went missing from his home on Holly Street in Waterbury. The date was Aug. 24, 2004. Decades later, some are still searching and they say areas of interest are some of the same areas impacted by recent flooding. It’s leading to a call...
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