Celebrating Southport
Southport wears its wealth casually. Less famous than neighbor Westport, the Fairfield enclave nonetheless entices with intriguing shops and galleries; the allowing-you-to-exhale Delamar Southport…
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Celebrating Uncommon Delights
Moonstruck
To this day, when I bite into a mooncake, I taste and feel the magic of the Moon Festivals I celebrated as a student…
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‘Liberating the bunny’: A medical chancellor celebrates literature and history as a way to heal
At first, you might not think that Dr. Edward Halperin, chancellor of New York Medical College, would have much in common with Jacqueline Kennedy…
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A taste of Fairfield – and beyond
Yamini Lal will be the first to tell you, accompanied by a hearty laugh, that there are “two interests I have.” While she’s a…
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‘Pearls of luxury’
Written by Seymour Topping I confess to a lust for Beluga caviar — the choicest of pickled sturgeon roe, or eggs. On those rare…
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The not-so-secret life of bees
“My fascination with honey goes back to its floral sources,” says Carla Marina Marchese, founding owner of Red Bee Honey in Weston. “It’s akin…
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Eat right, or else…
David L. Katz is one doctor who practices what he preaches. The founder of the True Health Initiative — who addressed the American Heart…
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The marriage of nutritious and delicious – Cuisinicity
Talking with Catherine Katz — founding creator of the website Cuisinicity — is like sipping Champagne. She bubbles. She sparkles. She’s French. Need we…
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A grape life
Sommelier Luis Suarez — a district manager for Jackson Family Wines — owes his livelihood to a winemaking accident. In the mid-1970s, San Francisco…
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Jam on it
From the moment we first heard about Eleanor’s Best, we were intrigued. A blurb on the Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce’s website not…
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Taking flight at Grace Farms
Don’t judge yourself too harshly if you’ve never heard of the American kestrel falcon. The smallest raptor in North America, the kestrel has been…
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Growing The Granola Bar
What started as a homemade granola hobby has grown into two busy restaurants in Fairfield County. Julie Mountain and Dana Noorily launched a new…
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Setting the scene
They’re not just in June anymore. No, weddings are celebrated throughout the year. And Burkelman, the Cold Spring home design and accessories destination, has…
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A Taste of Greece
The Mediterranean diet — which draws mainly on fresh fruits and vegetables, legumes, fish, unprocessed cereals, olive oil, yogurt and cheese — has long…
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Slice of history
Gary Bimonte’s favorite holidays are Memorial Day and Fourth of July. They allow the Wallingford, Conn., resident the opportunity to make a barbecue or…
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Farm as life
So how does a woman who worked for an orthopedist in Bridgeport wind up with a farm in Easton and go, as she says,…
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Brant’s sweet tooth
Care for a little à la mode with your pie, Mr. Brant? Or perhaps we can top it with a little whipped cream? Art…
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Frederic Kieffer’s culinary odyssey
Though he was raised just west of Paris, chef Frederic Kieffer’s favorite holiday is a classic American one. “Thanksgiving represents the harvest,” he says….
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Curses! Harry Frazee’s Larchmont home hits the market
Did a lovely Queen Anne home in Larchmont ignite the most famous curse in sports and the birth of a baseball dynasty? The 5,554-square-foot…
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Party without the stress
Your young one’s 6th birthday is coming up in a couple months and she’s already informed you she’s moved past backyard parties with Uncle…
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