Thanks Sun WineFest. We had a ball!
A quick sampler of shots from this past weekend’s Sun WineFest at Mohegan Sun. It’s on my list for 2013 already. Great time, wines, beers, foods and more all served up in high style. I loved the celeb cooking performances; my favorite part is watching when they are not on camera. Hey these chefs get a lot of help!!! If you’ve never “done”...
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Connecticut Magazine’s 2012 Reader’s Choice Restaurants in Mystic Country.
Connecticut Magazine’s Readers Choice Restaurant Awards just came out in their January 2012 issue. Restaurants selected in Mystic Country are listed below. Congratulations all! Pick up a copy of the magazine (see issue cover left) to see what great company our area restaurants keep statewide. Best Overall Excellence: Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse, Uncasville; Still...
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Wine. Food. Celebrities. The Sun Winefest ’12 has it all.
A winefest barely needs explanation, it already sounds so tantalizingly good (if you like wine, and you probably wouldn’t be reading this if you didn’t). But there’s so much MORE than wine at this event that you have to be prepared–and go not only with a designated driver (or with plans to stay over), but a huge appetite! This year’s Sun WineFest...
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Mystic Restaurant Week + fun freebies in celebration of a VIP 70th.
October 28 kicks off a big week in Mystic. It’s Restaurant Week (great food at a great price) PLUS the town is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Charles W. Morgan, the world’s last remaining wooden whaling ship. Mystic’s VIP (should be VIS right?!) had an 80 year whaling career that ended in 1921 and she, with a man’s...
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Best of CONNECTICUT 2011. Congrats Mystic Country winners!
CONNECTICUT Magazine‘s eagerly awaited 2011 BEST OF issue just hit the stands. Here are the winners in Mystic Country. Congratulations to all: Food & Drink Cupcake: Bleu Squid in Olde Mistick Village, Mystic Breakfast with a View: Kitchen Little, Mystic New England Clam Chowder: S&P Oyster Co., Mystic Dairy Bar: Hank’s Dairy Bar, Plainfield Coffee...
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Congratulations Pangaea on a great big award!
Pangaea Wine Bar & Bistro in Putnam has just been awarded the 2011 Wine Spectator Magazine Award of Excellence; I don’t think I have to do much convincing to get you there if you do indeed love the libation! Congrats to this relative newcomer (9 months old) to Mystic Country for making such a splash in the world of wine. The award is an international...
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A Very Chocolate Valentine’s. Sweet!
Did someone say chocolate? A sure bet on Valentine’s Day, Mystic Country is flush with velvety richness this February 14. Check out these decadent chocolate events and activities plus places to buy the heaven sent treat! From a chocolate themed manicure (I know you are curious) to a Valentine’s Hike with chocolate reward, Mystic Country has you and...
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The Sun Wine Fest ’11 at Mohegan Sun
As wine events go this is a biggie. Running from Friday, January 28 through Sunday, January 30 at Mohegan Sun, The Sun Wine Fest ’11 will knock your wine tasting, food loving taste buds out of the park, ummm casino. In-the-know devotees of this annual event have already sold-out Friday’s Whiskey and Bourbon Tasting as well as Saturday’s Grand...
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Open a Door to a New Winter Adventure.
Mystic Country has cooked up a fun little guide featuring a wide variety of winter adventures in our area for kids to adults. No need for cabin fever to set in. Off the couch my friends and open a door to a mid-winter adventure in Mystic Country, Connecticut. Check it out HERE! Adventure doesn’t have to mean hiking in two feet of snow; it simply means something...
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CONNECTICUT Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Awards 2011. The Bests of Mystic Country.
CONNECTICUT Magazine’s January 2011 issues features the publication’s very popular 33rd Annual Readers Choice Restaurant Awards. Here are the winners in Mystic Country: Overall Excellence Still River Cafe, Eastford; also runner-up best statewide Brasserie Pip, Ivoryton S&P Oyster Co., Mystic Best New Restarant Restaurant L&E, Chester Bar...
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