DoingItLocal

[SlideDeck id=’494′ width=’100%’ height=’370px’] TEN Asian Bistro in Westfield Trumbull Mall hosted a Lunar New Year celebration at their grand opening on January 22, featuring cultural exhibitions and a gourmet Asian buffet for nearly 800 visitors. James Chau and Master Chef Eric Xie celebrated the opening of their new restaurant by hosting an Asian Pacific cultural festival to welcome in the “Year of the Dragon.”   Chef Xie was pleased to introduce his cooking to so many visitors, saying he looked forward to showing them some of the specialties TEN Asian Bistro offers, and to sharing his passion for fine Asian dining with them.

State Representative Tony Hwang served as master of ceremonies, and introduced four Asian Pacific cultural groups to an enthusiastic crowd gathered outside the Bistro in the Lord & Taylor courtyard.  Leading off the celebration was a traditional Lion Dance, a part of the Chinese celebration to usher in the New Year.   The acrobatic and entertaining dance display began a diverse array of artistic performances.  This was followed by a dynamic display of martial arts skills by the Julong Wu Shu Martial Arts School, then six dazzling minutes of sheer energy and motion by the UConn Bhangra Punjabi Dancers.  The performances ended with a lovely demonstration of the art of Polynesian hula dance by Tiare’ Kahana.

Rep Hwang said, “It was personally meaningful for me to organize this celebration and share with our community and neighbors the traditions of festival, feast and fellowship that greet the Lunar New Year.  I take great pride in recognizing the contributions of Asian Pacific Americans in our community – and in presenting entertainment we hope helped our guests enjoy a bit of Asian Pacific tradition and culture

Owner/Chef Eric Xie explained that Ten Asian Bistro is a high fusion restaurant, that is they focus on high quality Asian bistro and sushi. The quality is very high but the pricing I found to be moderate. I ordered the Filet Mignon with shrimp and my daughter ordered lobster with shrimp, both considered high priced items at most restaurants. Each dish was a modest $21, they did not skimp on portion size. The four of us all walked away with doggie bags to enjoy the next day. My son is a sushi connoisseur and he

was in heaven. We all agreed we can’t wait to return for another great meal.

Bryan Gaus, Seninor General Manager at Trumbull Westfield Mall said this is the type of sit down style restaurant customers have been asking for. He said this is Westfield’s vision for future restaurants on the property.

Ten Asian Bistro is locate next the Lord & Taylor store in the Westfield Trumbull Mall.

Shortly after 2:30pm Monday firefighters responded to a vacant apartment on the 3rd floor at 375 Brooks Street.  Assistant Fire Chief Manuel Firpi told us firefighters opened up the wall to extinguish the fire.  They laid town tarps to minimize water damage to the apartments below.  There were no injuries and the occupants will be able to return to their homes once the fire inspector approves it.

At 3:30pm Monday police received a call of a shooting at Green Homes Building 5. Green Homes is a large tenant complex on Highland Avenue.  The man was shot  multiple times twice in the left leg, once in the right leg that had a entrance and exit wound.  We are told he was shot in stairwell on the fourth floor.  Police are collecting evidence at apartment 525 when I left the scene and are just beginning their investigation.

Police were called to 216 Brooks Street on Friday. Blood spatter indicated a homicide inside the vacant building and the autopsy confirmed the victim died of blunt force trauma. The victim has not been identified. We will update the information as soon as it becomes available. Police are asking that anyone with information to call Detective Division at 203-581-5201. All calls will be confidential.

The driver of a single car accident on Black Rock Turnpike escaped his car in a fiery crash very early Monday morning approximately around 1am.  The crash happened near the water treatment plant at the reservoir just before Hemlock Drive.  EMTs from American Medical Response were already on scene treating the driver.  Initial reports indicated there might be another victim involved in the crash.  Assistant Fire Chief Scott Bisson told us that they used thermal image cameras to look for heat signatures against the snowy background to confirm there were no other parties involved.   The DEEP and Aquarion were called to the scene for spilled gasoline at the reservoir.   The driver was sent to St. Vincent’s Medical Center for evaluation.  The fire department departed the scene at 3:45am.

 

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Bridgeport–At 2:15am Police received a call of a large street fight with possible shots fired At Murphy’s Law at 239 Fairfield Avenue.   The crowd had pretty much dissipated when police arrived, but they did confirm there was a shooting after talking to witnesses. The witness gave a brief clothing description.    Police dispatched officers to Bridgeport Hospital and St. Vincent’s emergency rooms. Within ten minutes the victim arrived by private vehicle, he was shot in the leg. A short time later a man matching the description showed up at St. Vincent’s Emergency Room and he was arrested.

A short time later around 4am another shooting took place at 36 Belmont Ave another man was shot in the abdomen.  Brandon Jordan, 27, of 1147 Pembroke St. was taken to Bridgeport Hospital where he is in serious but stable condition.  The victim knew the shooter and police expect to make an arrest.

Shortly after 9:30 pm Friday nigh firefighters received a call for a house fire at 78 Cambridge Street.  A police officer arrived on the scene first and confirmed to firefighters that the homeowner evacuated the home and the house was empty of occupants.  Assistant Fire Chief George Gomola told us that they still did a primary search and found and rescued the homeowner’s cat which suffered no ill effects.  The homeowner was taken to the hospital just as a precaution.   Gomola said the fire was confined to the first floor of the home but some fire did extend behind the walls and the cedar shingles.  No firefighters were injured battling the blaze.

Firefighters were very busy Friday afternoon. Shortly after 2:15pm firefighters were called to761 for a car that crashed into a garage.  The driver told us the accelerator got stuck.  She took out the iron railings on the porch and then hit the garage causing structural damage; The building inspector was called to the scene.  About two minutes later firefighters were called to two blocks away to the intersection of Grand Street and James Street for a car that jumped the curb, hit a chained linked fence and into a house.  The car did not make entry into the home.  The driver was unconscious when police arrived, was briefly in custody and then sent to the hospital, the extent of his injuries or what caused the crash are unknown.