Nothing says election night like pizza in the newsroom.
–CP
Archive for 2010
Kings of Pastry coming to the Avon
ABOVE: Kings of Pastry theatrical trailer.
11/1/2010
I have a soft spot for the French — they do things with butter and pastry cream that often defy culinary imagination — which is why I’ve been dying to see the new documentary Kings of Pastry which was only showing at the Film Forum.
Fortunately, it’s coming to the Avon in Stamford this month.
The Avon Theatre, Alliance Française of Greenwich and Versailles Bistro/Pâtisserie present Kings of Pastry Nov. 30th with a post-film Q&A with co-directors D. A. Pennbaker (The War Room) and Chris Hegedus as well as Chef Jean-Pierre Bagnato of Versailles.
Oh yeah, and there will be pastries too.
FROM THE NYT REVIEW:
“The filmmakers follow Mr. Pfeiffer and two other chefs during the weeks and months of preparation for the judging, held once every four years. Sweets ranging from delicate cookies to ruinously extravagant sculptures are made, tasted, thrown out and made again. There is unintentional pastry-chef humor — “There’s no law about nougatine”; “Your table is a mess, horreur” — and, once the competition begins, nerve-racking suspense and bittersweet resolution. You’ll be surprised by how devastating the collapse of a chocolate tower can be.”
DETAILS:
Avon Theatre Film Center, 272 Bedford Street, Stamford
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m.
Non-members: $15
–CP
I need a cow’s head
10/28/2010
I know a dude who needs a cow’s head…kind of a long story.
After calling probably a dozen places and even trying an Advocate reporter whose father own’s a cattle ranch, we haven’t been able to come up with one.
Any ideas? I am looking forward to the tacos.
–CP
Taste of Italy: Tony C has a message for you
TASTE OF ITALY: ITALIAN CENTER, 1620 NEWFIELD AVE., STAMFORD
10/27/2010
Tony Cardillo wants you to come to the Italian Center tonight at 7 for the “Taste of Italy” event. It’s always smart to do what Tony says.
Plus, he’s right; you get to try regional specialties from all the area Italian clubs, including the crab and lobster sauce from the Minturnese Social Club (my personal favorite).
–CP
An LBC endorsement: Jackie’s to Go club sandwich
JACKIES TO GO DELI AND GRILLE: 27 RYAN STREET, STAMFOD
10/27/2010
Jackies is just a neighborhood deli, popular among tradesmen and locals in Springdale, tucked behind Twin Rinks. Nothing special, really.
But I love the club sandwich for all of it’s ordinariness…mostly because of the copious amount of mayo.
I’m usually at Enzo’s for lunch when working at The Advocate, but you gotta switch it up sometimes.
–CP
LBC: Another Dunkin Donuts? NIMBY.
10/20/2010
Word on the street is an application for a new a Dunkin Donuts has been filed for a lot on West Broad and Mill River streets formerly occupied by a fence-installation company.
The thing about Dunkin Donuts is that, well, it kinda sucks. The coffee’s bad and so are the donuts.
Please don’t put Stamford’s 12th DD franchise next door to my apartment building.
Stamford’s Planning Board will take up the matter on October 21, and I hope this proposal gets nixed. Traffic is already heavy on this stretch of West Broad, which connects the much of the West Side and Hubbard Heights with downtown. With only one forward travel lane at the intersection, which is often backed up going either way during peak hours, this could be a nightmare.
I’d hate to see a situation, like with the Donut Delight on Hope, where caffeine-seeking patrons are backing up traffic trying to turn into the parking lot.
The truth is the lot is positioned so awkwardly in relationship to the intersection that I’m not sure what could possibly work here. Certainly not a Dunkin Donuts.
–CP
Chili cook-off contestants throw down on Saturday
10/19/2010
Everybody likes chili, right?
Head over to the 2010 Pro-Am Charity Chili Cook-Off this weekend and vote for the best chili in Stamford.
The annual event held at the Unitarian Universalist Society in Stamford (20 Forest St.), runs from 12-3 on Saturday and this year will feature more entries from amateur chefs going head to head with local restaurants.
Proceeds benefit the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County.
–CP
