Category: Food & Beverage

Look Who’s Doing It Local!

I’m very happy to introduce you to Fred from Woods End Deli at 900 Wood Avenue as a new sponsor and helping keep DoingItLocal.com FREE to you!  Woods End Deli is another gem I’ve passed by many times without stopping in.  A client wanted to meet with me and she suggested having lunch here.  It was like the “Who’s Who in Bridgeport”!  So many notables in one place!  It was also a lot like the TV show Cheers, all the staff knew each persons name!

 Most importantly  the food is ohhh soo good!  Everything so fresh.  I’m relatively new to Woods End Deli and look forward to learning more.  They will be posting their daily specials helping us eat FRESHER than that big box sub sandwich chain!

Beer Tasting In Fairfield Friday Night!

Beer Tasting–6pm to 8pmPremier Wine and Spirits 525 Tunxis Hill Rd, Fairfield

Tonight’s tasting features Lagunitas Lucky 13, An Imperial Red Ale, A malty but well balanced red ale with a nice hoppiness that stick up to the malty sweetness. Our second beer is Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale, An IPA with is brewed with freshly harvested hops from New Zealand, giving this beer rich herbal and floral characteristics.

Beer tasting in Fairfield tonight 6pm to 8pm

Beer tasting in Fairfield TODAY!  6pm to 8pm–Premier Wine and Spirits 525 Tunxis Hill Rd, Fairfield

Come beat the sweltering heat with some excellent beers for tonight’s tasting! Samuel Adams Porch Rocker is a traditional German lager mixed with a tart lemonade for a very crisp, refreshing treat on a hot summer day! Our second beer is Full Sail Session Lager, an all malt Pre-Prohibition style lager that is highly flavorful as well as refreshing. Named World’s Best Premium Lager at the World Beer Awards!

Wine Tasting In Fairfield Today!

Wine Tasting In Fairfield Today!  1pm to 6pm at Premier Wine and Spirits 525 Tunxis Hill Rd, Fairfield
Cold weather?  Dreary day?  How about a wine tasting?  Stop by Premier Wine and Spirits and check out our selections for this week  They include:

Villa Cornaro Pinot Grigio, Veneto, Italy

$8.99

This noble wine is made from a careful selection of the best Pinot Grigio grapes harvested in the Grave del Piave area give us this Pinto Grigio of exquisite and delicate exotic fruit sensations.  A Pinot Grigio with character!

Domaine Houchart Cotes du Provence Rose’, France

$13.99

This Rose’ is consistently the best selling Rose’ every season! An explosion of berries backed by great minerality. Lively and fresh.

Chateau Bellevue Bordeaux

$9.99

This blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc displays rich berry fruit, earth and a hint of spice complemented by a long smooth finish.  This is a fantastic value for BBQ and parties! Easy to drink and food friendly!

Tamaya Malbec/Cabernet/Syrah Reserva – Chile

$11.99

Bright and lively ruby red. The nose shows small liquorish berries , stony and balsamic notes with well integrated oak. Smooth and round at the palate.

Beer tasting in Fairfield today!

Beer tasting in Fairfield today!   6pm to 8pm   Premier Wine and Spirits 525 Tunxis Hill Rd, Fairfield

Tonight’s tasting will feauture two beers which are excellent for enjoying this Memorial Day weekend. Cisco Whale’s Tale is an English Pale Ale with a nice bready, fruity character perfect for enjoying with a burger. Samuel Adams Porch Rocker is a traditional German lager mixed with a tart lemonade for a very crisp, refreshing treat on a hot summer day!

Wine Tasting In Fairfield Today 1pm to 6pm

Wine Tasting In Fairfield Today 1pm to 6pm at Premier Wine and Spirits 525 Tunxis Hill Rd, Fairfield

Jolie Blanc –Loire Valley, France

$9.99

 This wonderful wine is mostly Melon, a hugely popular grape in the Loire valley because of it’s freshness. Combined with Chardonnay, for it’s roundness and Sauvignon Blanc with it’s powerful aromas, Jolie Blanc is the perfect warm-weather sipper!

Astica Torrontes – Argentina

$6.99

  We LOVE this terrific white from Cuyo in Argentina! Clean, crisp, refreshing and a great value, Torrontes is the perfect match for BBQ’s, seafood and spicy dishes.

Terra Vega Chardonnay _ Chile

$10.99

Terra Vega Chardonnay is fresh and fruity with flavors of melon, and tropical fruit. Ideal with chicken, seafood and a variety of salads…and it’s Kosher too!

Piazzo Barbera – Piedmonte

$9.99

Piedmonte may be famous for its Nebbiolo-based wines, Barolo and Barbaresco, but the inhabitants of this region in Northwest Italy don’t drink these big, tannic wines on an everyday basis. When it comes to a weekday dinner’s accompaniment, they usually turn to Barbera. With this in mind, it’s no surprise that this fruity and acidic wine has a reputation for food friendliness that extends beyond Italy. Just like the Italians, we can’t drink big wines every night either.

Wine Tasting in Fairfiled Today!

Great wines for Mother’s Day dinner!   Wine Tasting  these from 1pm to 6pm at Premier Wine and Spirits 525 Tunxis Hill Rd, Fairfield (203) 345-9088

Mionetto il Ugo

$12.99

  Inspired by a cocktail originating from Alto Adige which has become increasingly popular, “il” UGO! is an aperitif made from a harmonious combination of elderflower aromas and the crisp, fruity notes of our semi-sparkling wine.

 Beach House Pinot Grigio

$9.99

Bright pale gold with deliciously inviting fleshy peach gusto, fresh citrus zeal and succulent pineapple appeal and a riveting fresh finish.

Beach House Chardonnay

$9.99

 Perfect for any occasion, Beach House Chardonnay has flavors of ripe and juice sunny peach and pineapple lifted by a swirl of citrus that finishes with tangy lemon freshness.

EVIL Cabernet Sauvignon

$10.99

 Chris Ringland has done extensive work with some pretty serious Spanish labels already like Alto Moncayo.  Enter Evil, en Espanol.  Persistent, rounded, expressive red fruits, soft tannins and low acidity, this is ‘evil’ by intent.  The style of Aragona is more red berry fruit driven and slightly floral with brown spice notes. The palate is open, engaging and more honest.  As Chris Ringland has pointed out, ‘evil’ is ‘live’ backwards.

Mom can eat like a queen!

A quick impromptu survey today on DoingItLocal.com’s Facebook page indicated that mom’s are just looking to spend time with their kids and maybe be pampered a little or receive a handmade gift.  Not every mom will want to go out to dinner, especially if getting around is a challenge.

Seafood at Swanson’s Fish Market at 2439 Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield is the perfect answer!   An oven set at 375 degrees will have stuffed shrimp, clams casino and an awesome twice baked potato in twenty minutes!

I have certainly learned the big difference of FRESH seafood this week.  I always hated when my wife would cook seafood indoors, it would smell the house up for days.   But she purchased her fish at the supermarket.   This is NOT the case with Swanson Fish Market.  FRESH fish should smell like he sea, if it smell like fish it is NOT fresh!   I prepared the meal pictured to the right and then day later a tuna fish in the oven and it never smelled the house up.  What big difference!

Don’t forget to treat mom and you with fresh cocktail shrimp.  The freshness can’t be beat, the cocktail sauce is awesome!

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