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contents DECEMBER 2018 vol. 71 | issue 12

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16 EDITOR’S LETTER 18 PRESIDENT’S LETTER

25 FUN, FESTIVE & FABULOUS IDEAS TO CELEBRATE THE SEASON

22 FROM THE FOUNDERS

Of Trees, Tradition and Trouble by d onna mof f ly

27 STATUS REPORT

From fab party playlists to decorative surprises, local style-setters offer fun (and funny) inspiration for a holiday to be remembered.

BUZZ 100-mile marathoner Charlotte Dequeker; Natalie Pray and the Queen SHOP Holiday looks from Marc Cain; Peserico; Michelle Farmer HOME Adding a touch of pomegranate flair to your interior décor GO Ireland escape DO Greg Loomis: packing a punch at the Greenwich YMCA EAT Chef Prasad

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PARTY PEOPLE

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Here’s our annual roundup of some of the most stylish looks to hit the party circuit this year.

How sweet it is: Hosting a gingerbread house party

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DECEMBER 2018 / CRISTIN MARANDINO

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y birthday falls perilously close to Christmas. Three days prior to be exact. People often take pity on me, assuming that the day gets lost in the hubbub of the holidays. I tell them to save their pity for those New Year’s babies. That’s a tough day. I, on the other hand, get the benefit of everyone being in a festive mood and ready to celebrate.

I love Christmas in all of its garland-wrapped, gold-gilded glory. Those who complain about it coming earlier and earlier each year confuse me. I go out of my way to make the season last as long as possible. The tree goes up the day after Thanksgiving; presents get wrapped as early as possible (they might as well work double duty, gift and décor); every party RSVP is a yes. So I consider the fact that we get to work on our holiday issue months in advance of Christmas a perk of the job.

This year writer Riann Smith taps the stylish and festive minds of Greenwich

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tastemakers for tips and traditions that add glitz, heart and even humor to the season (“25 Fun, Festive & Fabulous Ideas to Celebrate the Season,” page 68). And on this list, there’s some naughty thrown in with the nice. My favorite? No. 15. You’ll understand when you get there.

Also in this issue, Market Editor Megan Gagnon turns her tasteful eye to the Greenwich social scene for our annual fashion roundup, commenting on what makes the looks work so well (“Party People,” page 76).

And in a town that has as many benefits as we do, there’s certainly a lot to work with. You’re a philanthropic and fashionable bunch.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to get a jump start on Christmas 2019. It’ll be here before you know it. And I can’t wait.

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Enter Alyssa, who in early October rang up Greenwich Water Club owner Rick Kral “determined to get things done” to make our lights shine. Together they reached out to twenty-five community leaders of organizations, property owners and businesses.

Many jumped on board within minutes of receiving the ask; Joe Tranfo, Terry Betteridge and Scott Mitchell were among the first to respond. The Greenwich Board of Realtors, the Greenwich Chamber, Scott Frantz, Peter Malkin and the Greenwich Tree Conservancy also contributed.

Nearly everyone who was asked to step up, did. Within days, the $75,000 needed was raised. Volunteer Linda Sigler offered her time to make sure the lights went up properly. JoAnn Messina of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy worked with the town Parks & Tree Division. While behind the scenes, realtor James Ritman and Emily Newcamp of First Bank of Greenwich worked to make the project flourish. And these big-hearted folks are just the tip of the lights iceberg—there are now thirty-seven contributors. Now that’s village spirit. G

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t takes a village to carry on a beloved tradition. It also takes tenacity. When Greenwich Avenue was heading towards darkness this holiday season, Alyssa Keleshian Bonomo, President of K Investments, stepped up to spearhead the effort to keep the Avenue aglow with the festive lights we all love.

For more than three decades—perhaps longer, but my memory dims—the lights have lit up the night for shoppers. In the ’80s under the direction of Sid Willis and Chuck Zoubek at the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce, the lights program was implemented and grew. But over the years, so too did the complexity of keeping it going.

The time, expense and effort required to manage the program snowballed. Holiday lights are strung on more than 100 trees, which require special harnesses and electrical connections. Every few years there is an additional investment required to replace equipment; and trees need to be pruned to accommodate the lights while maintaining their health. All of this must be done in compliance with town codes and public safety, as well as minimal disruption to businesses and traffic. What began as a small Chamber of Commerce endeavor became a larger effort and its own 501c3. And for the last three years, funds’ solicitation and light raising was managed by Greenwich Green & Clean, with Mary Hull and her team. But last summer the board voted to focus on its core mission of environmental and beautification efforts in town. The baton had to be passed.

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Just then a sailing buddy walked through the door, took one look and said: “Oh my God, a gaff-rigged Christmas tree!”

t’s December and time to burst into song, perhaps starting with “O Tannenbaum”—a German folk song turned carol dating back to the sixteenth century when the fir tree was a symbol of constancy and faithfulness. Don’t know why, since the story had something to do with an unfaithful maiden. But if it’s your family tradition, you’ve certainly been faithful about putting one up in a corner of the living room; and along with that annual effort come some priceless memories.

I won’t forget the year in my teens when my mother got sick of decorating our Christmas tree with the same old ornaments, so she and I sprayed it with white foam and hung it with big red velvet poinsettias. Simple and sensational, what? Not so, said my furious father and brothers, who sulked every time they walked by the thing.

When Jack and I moved to Riverside, we took to buying balled trees we could plant in our backyard later. Of course, with all that dirt around its roots, the tree weighed a ton; but usually we managed to lower it into a big metal washtub. Except the time we dropped it in at such an angle that it got stuck in there sort of sideways and we couldn’t straighten greenwichmag.com

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it out. But Jack had a brainstorm. Since we had a drop-beam ceiling in the family room, he tied a rope around the top of the tree, led it through a big hook he’d drilled into one of the beams overhead and figured, if he stood in the dining room, he could pull it upright.

Just then a sailing buddy we had invited for dinner walked through the door, took one look and said: “Oh my God, a gaff-rigged Christmas tree!”

As for all those presents underneath, we had friends who came downstairs one Christmas morning to find wrappings and cards all over the place. Their two young children had opened every single package; never mind who sent it or who it was for. And when our son Jonathan was two, he ran into the family room in his Dr. Dentons and threw himself bodily into the mountain of gifts under the tree. Jack’s mother visiting from Philadelphia was not amused at this display of unfettered enthusiasm, but I could totally identify. It would be like paddling in a pool full of Champagne.

And the decorations: There was the year that the kids and I baked gingerbread men with raisin buttons and cinnamon drop eyes and hung them all over the tree with a little red

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founder’s letter ribbon on each hook. But the next morning, all that was left was a bunch of heads. Our golden retriever Charlie had eaten every one of them up to their necks, cleverly leaving the ribbons and hooks untouched.

Then there were those progressive dinner parties on Meadow Road every New Year’s Eve—the best part being when we Meadowlarks performed “afterglow” skits. Once Jack and I turned off the lights at the Hornadys’ house and did a flashlight routine to “Dancing in the Dark.”

But the gents (in black tie) performed the most daring stunt of all. It was a contest. They’d run from the kitchen into the living room and slide on their knees across the polished wood floor to see who could come closest to the Christmas tree without knocking it down.

Long ago I gave up buying Christmas trees auctioned off at the Junior League Enchanted Forest, choosing to make a donation instead. The first reason is that one year, a man convinced me that the tree I wanted would be perfect to bring holiday cheer to his poor sick mother, so I stopped bidding on it and let him have it. Later a friend told me that the guy didn’t have a poor sick mother and “my” tree was sitting proudly in his foyer.

But capping that incident was the year I wanted to buy two little three-foot trees—one for my front hall, the other for daughter Audrey’s honeymoon apartment. It was Sunday afternoon closing deadline and every time I’d write my name on one of the silent auction forms, some

kid would rush over and sign his mother’s name after mine. I finally cornered the lady and said, “Look, I can’t be two places at once. Which tree do you want? Then leave the other alone.” She mused for a while, very deliberately, then made her choice. I went home with only one tree—but guess who I saw pull away from the front entrance of the Old Greenwich Civic Center in a pickup truck full of a dozen trees? Yup. She was a decorator from New York.

But Christmas trees also bring out the best in people. Our editor Cristin Marandino remembers the time their tree fell over; and hearing a knock at the door, her mother conned the FedEx man into helping them put it up again. “It was a huge tree, too,” Cristin observes.

I’m forever grateful to the friends and neighbors who brought us their Christmas trees after the holidays to make a twinkling border outside the tent erected in our back yard for our daughter’s winter wedding.

But I saw the finest example of recycling just last January. I had asked Audrey to come to the house to help me dismantle the tree and put it on top of the car to take to the collection station at Tod’s Point.

“But why are you taking it to Tod’s Point?” she asked me. “I can feed it to my goats! They’d love it!” “You’re kidding,” I said in disbelief. “Baby and Gimpy would eat that thing?” “Down to the last needle,” she replied. “It might take them a few months, but they will.”

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in California last summer, from Squaw Valley to Auburn. To put things into perspective, running 100 miles is just shy of running four marathons—without stopping.

“Honestly, you don’t have to be superhuman,” she says. “You just have to be crazy enough to think

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YOU’RE FORTY-FIVE. HOW MUCH LONGER WILL YOU COMPETE IN ULTRAMARATHONS? Forever! There was a seventy-three-year-old man who ran the western states. I want to be that person.

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between fifty and seventy miles a week. And yes, while training, she eats anything she wants. “I’m French and I love to eat.” (Not to mention that her husband, Raphael, is the executive pastry chef for Valbella’s three restaurants.) However, it’s her approach to eating that’s unique.

“I really am in tune with my body.

If you listen to your body, it will tell you what you need to eat to be nourished.”

In last summer’s ultra, runners ascended more than 18,000 feet and descended 23,000 feet, combining running with hiking and climbing.

Of the 369 runners that started, seventy dropped out. Charlotte finished 146th with a time of 25.53.37. Her next marathon is on Orcas Island, Washington, in February.

Her participation in both races benefit the Global Lyme Alliance, a charity close to her heart because her youngest son, seventeen-year-old Titouan, has had Lyme disease three times. She has set up a fundraising page that will remain active until March. To date, she’s raised more than $6,500.

“It’s important to me that each mile counts for something. Running is solitary. Running an ultra is like life in a day, with ups and downs and my mind asking me over and over ‘What the hell are you doing here when you could be home sleeping?’

Running for a charity is an added incentive for me to keep going.”

And when she finally does cross the finish line? “It’s the most exhilarating experience and I am the happiest person on the planet.”

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The frightened couple was referred to the Pediatric Congenital Heart Program team at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone. Though Zoe’s exact condition would not be revealed until birth, surgery seemed inevitable—but the team at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital put Alex and Scott at ease. However, when Zoe arrived at 36 weeks, 5 pounds and fighting, she was diagnosed with an interrupted aortic arch, a condition impacting just 1.5 percent of the 1 percent of children with congenital heart disease. Even rarer was her particular abnormality, a severe aortic coarctation, or narrowing.

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In the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, a specially built window, inset with medieval glass fragments, features the names of Greenwich residents Natalie and Malcolm Pray. Natalie, Malcolm’s widow, is a board member of the American Fund for Westminster Abbey and was in “on the ground floor” of the creation of the galleries. She raised $1.5 million toward the $31.6 million cost to transform the primitive thirteenth-century site, where monks once prayed, into the new galleries.

In June she attended the Royal family opening, when the Queen had her first view. Afterward the monarch met with Natalie and other major donors on the floor of the Abbey. “She was wearing white pristine gloves, and gave me a gentle hand. I dipped into a curtsy and said, ‘Your Majesty.’ She had the loveliest smile, so sweet and sincere.”

Natalie, a native of Queensland, Australia, returned from the Royal limelight to preside over the Queen’s ninety-second birthday celebration as president of the Greenwich Branch of the English-Speaking Union.

“These projects are a pleasure and close to my heart,” she says, “and also close to my culture. These smaller Anglo-American organizations don’t have big corporate support; therefore, I do what I can to have an impact.” —AWS

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Formal frocks and party dresses are available alongside everyday staples, in addition to unique accessories and fine jewelry (Farmer started out as a jewelry designer). Here, Farmer talks about her newest store and the magic that is finding a one-of-a-kind look.

How will Greenwich be different from your other stores?

For the first time, we are creating and curating a true fall/winter collection. All of our other stores are located either in resort destinations or are super seasonal, so it’s exciting to be able to add in a new vibe with luxe cashmeres, silk velvet and other gorgeous textures.

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As for its location, a Greenwich Avenue address seemed a perfect fit for Peruffo, who chose our town as it “very much reflects the environment in which the company is located; surrounded by greenery, very quiet and residential, but just as close to the big cities like Milan or New York.”

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How did you get started with boxing?

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What are some misconceptions about the sport?

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What’s next for boxing at the Y?

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“Now I won’t be split between multiple restaurants,” says Chirnomula. “Chef Prasad is my kitchen and living room.”

Chef Prasad is located in the same iconic Main Street building as his former INDIA restaurant, which had to be rebranded when the corporation dissolved. Patrons are invited to sink into cushioned bench seats and bistro chairs for a leisurely experience. There’s an ample wraparound bar and lounge in addition to a patio for outdoor dining. »

old blue hues and tree of life symbols adorn Chef Prasad Chirnomula’s eponymous new restaurant in New Canaan. Chirnomula, a James Beard honoree and Fairfield County fixture since 1999, is best known for his former Thali, Oaxaca Kitchen and INDIA outposts. After a successful run in towns from Westport to West Hartford, he closed down five restaurants by the end of 2017. The coorperation had became too large and “more seats were available than the demand.” For Chirnomula, it was time to “slow down, refocus and do something smaller.”

The Redding-based chef chose New Canaan for this impressive relaunch, after fielding numerous calls from locals who missed his

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eat Chef Prasad boasts a selection of classic fare and inventive twists like “Itaco,” appetizers served on a corn tortilla. Vegan and gluten-free dishes are coded on the menu, and for those wanting an extra kick, the hotness factor ranges from “H” to “HHH.” The staff is friendly, welcoming and attentive.

Tempted by the concept, my husband and I started with spicy shrimp and spicy cauliflower tacos to share. The shrimp was seasoned with red chili, cloves and cinnamon and paired with a lovely fruit, paneer and boondi salsa. He appreciated how the taco “compartmentalized the flavors,” while I simply enjoyed the novelty.

We also sampled cauliflower Manchurian, and I preferred its fried florets in a sweet spicy chili to the healthier cumin-flavored taco.

The chaat, typically eaten as a snack food in India, was outstanding. Served cold, a blend of tamarind, raisins and date chutney perfectly sweetened the roasted eggplant to balance the spice of our other appetizers.

From Delhi to Kolkata to London, the menu lists the place each entrée originated.

Chirnomula pays tribute to his mother—who instilled in him his love of cooking—by referencing “My Mom’s” recipe for Fish Curry and Chicken Andhra. In addition to Fish Curry, we felt compelled to try the ever-popular Chicken Tikka Masala and Lamb Vindaloo.

Succombing to sentimentality, we tasted the Fish Curry first, a market price item with seasonal fish. It featured halibut and had the consistency of a stew. The fish was simmered in a delectable tamarind and shishito pepper sauce that would make any mother proud.

Less creamy with more elevated flavors than the conventional version (and in a color that won’t stain your plate), the Chicken Tikka Masala will please both purists and tourists. In the vindaloo, the lamb was tender and flavorful with the right notes of cinnamon and cloves.

Each entrée was served in its own small copper hammered pot, adding to the charm. The pots did double duty as dipping stations for our naan.

We chose half portions of Dal Makhni and Saag Paneer for sides. We savored the “thrice

cooked” black lentils in a creamy tomato and garlic ginger sauce, and the Saag Paneer is not to be missed. It was cleverly puréed into a light, creamy spinach mixture with chunks of paneer cheese. Both are available in vegetarian entrées and also come in full portions.

Appropriately billed as a “chef to table” experience, Chirnomula frequently left the kitchen to greet repeat customers and meet new ones.

Noting the amount of food on our table, he commented how “every meal is a banquet.”

Appetizers range from $4.50 to $12, while entrées go from $14 to $29. In addition to dinner six nights a week, Chef Prasad features a Friday lunch buffet. Check out the Saturday and Sunday brunch buffets, if you crave mimosas with your samosas. G

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or the past three Novembers, the home of Patty Hopper has been filled with the unmistakable smell of the holidays as she creates over forty gingerbread lighthouses from scratch. Never a professional baker, Patty started making the houses for fun when her sister-in-law Mandy Hopper asked for help at the Junior League of Greenwich’s Gingerbread Village

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decorating event with a uniquely nautical spin. Soon she found herself elbow deep in dough, creating forty lighthouses for the inaugural evening. It was a resounding success and the tradition continues (though RYC now works with a local bakery to recreate Patty’s lighthouses). If you’d like to get in on the festivities Patty offers up her tips for creative and tasty holiday fun.

HOME SWEET HOME GET A JUMP-START Several bakeries offer an array of preassembled, ready-to-decorate gingerbread houses. Check with Black Forest Pastry (blackforestpastryshop .com), Sweet Lisa’s Exquisite Cakes (sweetlisas.com) or your local supermarket. (They also sell the icing.)

STOCK UP ON CANDY Patty suggests checking out Candy Warehouse (candywarehouse .com) and Amazon (amazon.com) for unique candies like chocolate seashells, gummy red lobsters and black licorice Scottie dogs, and staples like red and green M&Ms, holiday-colored Nerd ropes and gummy candies that can be cut to form shapes like wreathes.

OFFER OPTIONS Provide a variety of options other than the Christmas theme, like pastel Necco wafers or blue and white candies.

GET CREATIVE Buy coconut and marshmallows to be used as snow, shredded wheat for roofing, pretzels for fences and upside-down ice cream cones to cover with icing for trees.

FORGET THE MESS Use a setting and linens you’re comfortable getting chock-full of icing, or go with plastic. If you get icing on your rugs and chairs, let it dry overnight and it can usually be scraped off stain-free.

READY TO TACKLE A CUSTOM GINGERBREAD HOUSE? The keys to success are good dough and icing recipes. Patty’s favorite is courtesy the book The Gingerbread Architect (out of print but available at Greenwich Library).

PATTY’S PRO TIPS

• For a beach-themed home, toss Cheerios in the blender until they look like sand.

• Melt Jolly Ranchers to create faux stained-glass windows.

• Make houses with a removable roof so that a battery-operated light can be put inside.

PLAN AHEAD Creating a house doesn’t have to be an all-day endeavor. Dough can be premade and sheets of gingerbread baked then stored in a cool dry location like a wine cellar for days before your assembly.

NO TIME TO PULL TOGETHER A PARTY? Attend Cocktails for a Cause benefitting The Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education, December 4, 7 p.m. at Darien Country Club featuring cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and preassembled gingerbread houses to decorate. For tickets visit thecenter-ct.org G

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1 Ellen Davis, Dr. Sylvia Formenti, Dr. Orli Etingin, Yonni Wattenmaker 2 Christine Tobak, Jody Lazlo 3 Liz Sandler, Mary Jeffery 4 Jennifer Hammond, Amy Leibner, Wendy Dulman 5 Debra O’Shea, Courtney Olsen, Jane Canning 6 Lisa Walsh, Valerie GonzalezMolina 7 Stephanie Tessler, Amy Brief, Carol Kushnick, Nancy Schwartz, Michelle Litt 8 Ellen Davis, Stacey Levine 9 Sonal Gibson, Sonja Parsell, Jennie Adams, Anna Janas

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1 Olivia Walker, Mikael Lemieux, Brad Walker, Erica Riccardi 2 Jill and John Coyle 3 Mary Young, Koby Langley, Retired Major Mary Jennings Hegar, Giovanna Miller 4 Jeremy Gaynor 5 Guests enjoying dinner 6 Alessandra Messineo Long, Elizabeth Boutry, Stephanie Cowie, Sue Bodson 7 Taryn Angelos, Francesca Breheney, Giovanna Miller, Donna Brydson, Jill Stamos, Aundrea Amine, Linda Chase Jenkins

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1 Elmar Schmidt, owner of Fred Astaire of Greenwich Dance Studio, Afton Fraser, Billy Blanks Jr. 2 Stacy French, Clemens Lengenfelder, Leslea Snyder 3 Joanna Lee, Ralph Penny 4 Lisa Coplit, Clemens Lengenfelder 5 Abilis staff with the Dancing Stars of Greenwich dancers 6 Abilis CEO Amy Montimurro with celebrity judges Billy Blanks Jr., Paulina Porizkova and Brendan Fraser

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he nineteenth annual Greenwich Land Trust Go Wild! family field day was wildly successful, with more than 1,400 attendees coming from far and wide to enjoy the beautiful fall day at the Greenwich Polo fields in Conyers Farm. Families enjoyed rides on enormous hot air balloons soaring above the expansive sixty-two acre preserve below. Guests big and small were entertained by country games, a rock-climbing wall, bungee trampolines, an inflatable maze, crafts tables, as well as live music and delicious food-truck fare. Proceeds from Go Wild! support Greenwich Land Trust’s efforts to protect the natural resources, historical character and scenic beauty of Greenwich through open space preservation and environmental education. gltrust.org »

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1 Jeb Fiorita, Karen Hopp, Lori Leibowitz, Sharlene Melnikoff, Eric Hopp 2 Sue Delepine, Anne Martine Cook, Sue Donaghy, Karen Hopp, Marianne Riess, Heather Sahrbeck, Chace Wierdsma, Erin Dodds 3 Campbell, Hunter, Chelsea and Margo Clark 4 Lisa Quackenbush, Bridget Queally, Chace Wierdsma, Sue and Lou Sabini 5 Clarissa Moore, Daniel and Marie Cosgrove, Janet John 6 Remy Cook, Tina Mathias 7 Kim and Alexa Augustine, Sue Sabini, Julie Burke 8 Gary and Sharie Stern, Andrew and Danielle Earls 9 Shelby Katz, Dawn Israel, Heather Sahrbeck 10 Bobbi Eggers, Maria Sabito

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The bride’s brother Brendan Bozorgmir officiated at the ceremony at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where the reception followed.

The bride, daughter of Amir and Angela Bozorgmir of Greenwich, graduated from Greenwich Academy, the University of Southern California and the London School of Economics. Nicole is a documentary film producer in Brooklyn.

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Monsignor Clement J. Connolly officiated at the ceremony at the bride’s family home in Greenwich. After a lovely dinner full of touching toasts, everyone danced the night away on a translucent glass floor over the swimming pool.

The bride, daughter of Susanna and Raymond Henze of Greenwich, graduated from Greenwich Academy and Williams College. Megan works for Ratio Advisors in New York City.

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“One fun thing we do at our house is “Feliz Navidad!” I am from California and my husband is from Texas, and during the holidays we miss good old TEX-MEX because it reminds us of home.

I set a colorful table with fruit, candles and “SOUTH OF THE BORDER” plates and linens.

I make homemade guac, queso, and margaritas for the adults and tacos with all of the fixings.

My family loves the casual vibe, and the departure from the traditional Christmas color scheme and menu.”

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“Use travel as inspiration for holiday décor. This year I’m doing my house in deep plums and rich reds, inspired by the MAASAI tribe from a fall trip to TANZANIA. I am weaving elements through beaded napkin rings, feather centerpieces, fringed table runners and throw pillows. Don’t be afraid to mix the exotic with the traditional.

It tells a personal story that gets your guests talking.”

SUZANNE EASON, INTERIOR DESIGNER, PLUMRIDGEHOUSE.COM

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TAKE A DIP

“We rented the TIPSEA TRAILER for a Christmas party last December. It absolutely made the party.

It arrived right on time, and was beautifully decorated with fresh evergreens and lights. We thought people would pop outside for some fresh air and a cocktail and then head back inside, but instead people congregated outside because the trailer created such a festive and fun vibe.”

“I was raised in Switzerland and love having families over for fondue and raclette. It feels warm and cozy, like we’re in a Swiss chalet. There are so many delicious toppings you can add to the cheese, from paprika to cornichons and pickled onions. A fun way to end the meal is with chocolate fondue…the kids love dipping in pineapple, apples and berries.”

CYNTHIA EVER, PHOTOGRAPHER, CLEVERPHOTOS.COM

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GET A LITTLE RISQUÉ

“We have been getting more and more requests for naughty gingerbread houses. Our motto is ‘business up front, party in the back!’ It’s a really fun showstopper at adult holiday parties. Just prop it against the wall during the day, and the kids will never know what’s in there!”

LISA MARONIAN, OWNER, SWEETLISAS.COM

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“Holiday makeup this year is all about the glow. Our most popular products are liquid highlighters that have a dewy, luminizing effect over makeup. If you want to go golden, try the Mary-Dew Manizer, or use the Bonnie-Dew Manizer for a champagne shimmer. Dot a bit on your brow bone, the center of your eyelid to really make eyes pop, or your Cupid’s bow for subtle shine that looks pretty at holiday parties.”

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“Our holiday version of the MOSCOW MULE is a favorite at OG SOCIAL. Stop in for specials all through December or shake up your own at home. In a shaker, pour .5 oz lime juice and 2 oz of sage vodka. You can make your own sage vodka by combining 24 oz of potato vodka with 1oz of whole sage leaves in a sealed container at room temperature for three days.

Shake well, pour into a copper mug with ginger beer and garnish with a cranberry skewer.”

JED SIMON, OWNER, OG SOCIAL CLUB, OGSOCIAL.COM

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JORDANA SHIPMAN, OWNER, THEBALM.COM

HOP ABOARD

“We never miss a chance to take the kids to the NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN for the HOLIDAY TRAIN SHOW. The artistry is incredible and the orchid displays are beautiful.

They also do bar-car nights for adults with cocktails, fire pits and live ice sculpture demos.”

KIM SALIB, ARTIST, KIMBERLYDAWN.COM; VISIT NYBG.ORG

“I’m one of those people who doesn’t think about Christmas until the day of, but one thing I look forward to all year is our Yankee Swap/White Elephant party. It’s like a Friendsgiving, where a group of us meets between Christmas and New Year’s at the same place every year to celebrate friendship and forget everything for a night.

We only have one rule: All gifts must be naughty and inappropriate. We laugh that some of the group’s children have been conceived thanks to the gifts from the Yankee Swap.”

GRAHAM VEYSEY, INTERIOR DESIGNER AND OWNER, GOODBONESDESIGN.COM

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“I make orange clove pomander balls, which are basically oranges studded with cloves that I arrange as a centerpiece. It looks so pretty and is an easy way to make your own holiday house fragrance. I also love the cider mulling spices from Williams Sonoma. You can use them with cider, which I do a lot around the holidays—I love hot cider made right—and honestly sometimes I just boil it with no intention of drinking it because the house smells so good when I do!”

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“Meeting friends for lunch at Elm Street Oyster House, between touring homes on the Greenwich Historical Society’s Antiquarius Holiday House Tour, is one of my favorite traditions. My husband, who wouldn’t miss the House Tour for the world, has the distinct privilege of being the only male present, surrounded by a coterie of vivacious and “no-topic-is-taboo” gal pals.

From the best design novelties seen on the house tour, to proffering the must-read books or Netflix of the season, the lively catch-up is a literary and social salon not to be missed.”

“Our motto is ‘why stop at New Year’s?’ We stretch the holiday season an extra week by celebrating Three Kings’ Day on January 6, which is commonly celebrated in Spain and South America. Following tradition, the kids leave their shoes out overnight, and we fill them with small gifts like chocolates and books; and we do a special ring cake. It gives us a chance to celebrate as a family one last time before the decorations come down.”

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“Sophisticated stocking stuffers are a popular hostess gift and nice to have on hand if you’re invited to a last-minute party. We help customers curate stockings around a favorite destination like Paris, and slip in items that remind you of the City of Light, such as French soaps, earrings, vintage postcards, our ‘monsieur and madame’ matching glasses, and Sugarfina champagne bears.

Popular foodie-themed stockings include olive oil, Belgian chocolate, chic napkins, coasters and a Cafe 47 gift card.”

LISA LORI, OWNER, THEPERFECTPROVENANCE.COM

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“Growing up on a Christmas tree farm, my mother always did a small tree in each of our rooms and only put on ornaments that pertained to us.

I added to that a little and have let my kids decorate their trees any way they want. Embrace the unexpected elements. I love the idea of a faux pink tree in a girls’ bedroom that you’d never put in the living room.

I’ve also been known to put a big inflatable Frosty in the backyard. My kids know I do elegant holiday décor for a living, so throwing in a Home Depot blow-up as a surprise is hilarious.”

FOCUS ON THE FUN

“For me, having fun during the holidays means freeing up time to spend with my family. I’m all about outsourcing the less enjoyable tasks. Hiring college kids to address holiday cards, string lights, wait in line at the post office and wrap gifts means I get to stay home and bake cookies with my kids and maybe sneak some extra eggnog!”

ANDRA NEWMAN, COFOUNDER, QUADJOBS.COM

MEG CRITCHELL, OWNER, MEGCRITCHELLEVENTS.COM

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“The Chambong [think champagne shot glass in the shape of, well, a bong] is hilarious and makes any holiday party a lot sillier. They look fun on the table and make a perfect take-home favor for a New Year’s Eve dinner.”

MEREDITH SHAMES

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SPRITZ IT UP

“Growing up, my mom and our neighbor would block off a day early in December just to make spritz cookies. Each would make the dough ahead of time, and spend the day pressing and decorating them. For a wedding gift, our neighbor gave me my own spritz cookie press so I could continue the tradition. It’s kind of a pain, but if you do it with a friend, it’s so much fun. We drink coffee, chitchat and wrap up extras for friends.”

BROOKE BREMER

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REMEMBER THE FASHION

“I have been hosting events for Joey Wölffer [fashion curator and co-owner of Wölffer Estate Vineyard] for many years, and my favorite ones are always those leading up to the holiday season.

Joey arrives in my driveway with her fabulous Styleliner Truck, which is a treasure trove on wheels. Friends love digging through her luxe, modern and vintage designs, including her own line of accessories that reflect her chic, globe-trotting style.

Hosting the Styleliner at home makes for a relaxed, festive, social shopping experience. The Wölffer wine doesn’t hurt either!”

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HIT A HIGH NOTE

FIND A STAPLE

“I’ve been doing a lot of monochromatic looks in jewel tones and black for the holidays.

Combining textures, like lace and leather, and ostrich feathers on silk has an elongating look and is so versatile. My favorite item right now is a fine-silk, all-fringe, cropped jacket in black. You can throw it over anything from an evening gown to jeans. I wore it to a party in the city with a lace embroidered sheer top with wide leg pants.”

6 Missy Elliott “Get Ur Freak On” 7 Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa “One Kiss” 8 Jessie J “Man with the Bag”

“All of my holiday parties last year were crazy-fun. The key is to mix in holiday dance songs with a core of fab party songs so it isn’t oversaturated. Here’s a set list that I’m sure I’ll rock this holiday that anyone can download on their iPhone.”

9 Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”

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14 Maroon 5 ft. SZA “What Lovers Do”

10 The Ronettes “Frosty the Snowman” 11 Prince “Erotic City” 12 Jackson 5 “Up On the House Top” 13 Florence + The Machine “Dog Days Are Over”

15 Drake “In My Feelings”

KATIE FONG, FASHION DESIGNER AND OWNER, KATIEFONG.COM

1 Kygo, Miguel “Remind Me to Forget”

16 Run DMC “Christmas in Hollis”

2 Mariah Carey “All I Want for Christmas Is You”

17 Mary J. Blige “Family Affair”

3 Jonas Blue Feat. Dakota “Fast Car” (Club Mix)

18 Kungs vs Cookin On 3 Burners “This Girl” (Remix)

4 The Notorious B.I.G. “Hypnotize”

19 Chuck Berry “Run Rudolph Run”

5 Brenda Lee “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”

20 50 Cent “Disco Inferno” »

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SING, SING A SONG

“We started a tradition of gathering friends to sing Christmas carols. My Jewish in-laws, old friends—no matter what denomination or even faith—these are old songs we all know bring us together. Kids get giddy and adults get nostalgic.

And the unity of one voice does something to the soul, even when half the room is offkey. Or maybe because they are!”

CLAIRE HAFT, COLUMNIST, GREENWICH SENTINEL

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LIGHT IT UP!

“I remind clients who host family for the holidays or for other reasons aren’t able to swing the ‘big vacation’ over Christmas and New Year’s that there are great options. Micro-trips are a big thing now, and are so underrated. Fortyeight hours at The White Hart inn in Salisbury, The Troutbeck in Amenia, New York, and Glenmere Mansion in the lower Hudson Valley are enough to give you that holiday getaway feeling without a huge time commitment.”

“We always make a night out of First Light in Old Greenwich on the first Saturday in December. It never fails to get us in the spirit.

There’s music, hot cocoa for the kids and wine tasting for the adults, sleigh rides, and other festive activities up and down the main drag. It has that small-town feel that reminds us to slow down, turn off our iPhones, and just enjoy the moment as a family.”

NICOLE ESKANDAR

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LEND A HAND

“I often find the “thanks” in Thanksgiving can get overshadowed by the “gimmes” of Christmas. Little Wings Foundation, a small nonprofit that I created almost a decade ago, very purposefully hosts a family volunteer day around the holiday season and one other time during the year. It’s an opportunity for us as adults to teach the younger generation what it means to give back, and in the process they can really get involved by packing meals into bags or sorting clothes for those in need. We end up having so much fun in the process, too!”

LINDLEY PLESS, OWNER, PLESS PRODUCTIONS; FOUNDER, LITTLEWINGSFOUNDATION.ORG

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BRING IN THE BLOOMS

“Alternative color palettes are definitely in for the holidays this year. Navy is an on-trend neutral that dresses up well for seasonal gatherings.

Icy whites, some soft greens, and mixed metallics like platinum and bronze, make for an effortlessly cool winter dining table.”

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Party Mix One spring gala, four ways to do formal wear.

Terri Paulson, Dawn Israel, Jill Schecter and Eva Pecorin show off everything from solid colors in unexpected cuts (and cutouts) to gowns with stripes and ruffles made for twirling.

RED ALERT

TAKE NOTICE; THIS POWER COLOR IS STILL HOT

Sam Wilson lets his ladies in red have their moment.

Jackie Ekholm’s gold embroidery plays well with her matching locks, while Amanda Wilson and Ashley Clauss demonstrate the power of a good statement earring to take your look to the next level.

True Love Julia Nikonovaite and Olga Litvinenko coordinate more than their fitted silhouettes and fluttering sleeves.

The perfect pair, in lipstick red and ballet slipper pink, show how complementary the color combination can be.

Red CarpetWorthy Dr. Elsa Raskin, here with husband Dr. Keith Raskin, stuns in a gown reminiscent of Jennifer Lawrence’s debut in Calvin Klein at her first Oscars appearance.

Much like the starlet’s show-stealing moment, Dr. Raskin’s A-list choice proves that a pop of color and a perfect fit ensure you a spot on the best-dressed list.

Crimson Tide You can always count on Dan and Izabella O’Brien to bring some glamour to your event. And for Izabella, the perfection is in the planning.

From the gorgeous shade on her dress and lips to the furtrimmed clutch and stacked bangles, she’s serving up an A+ look from head to toe.

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Scarlet Fever

Tropical Mix

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The Beach Ball is always a great excuse to show off your summer best.

In island florals and shades of coral and papaya, Therese Harte, Sarah Sippel, Missy Perucci and Elizabeth Dank are the embodiment of the season.

BRIGHT STUFF

LIGHT UP THE ROOM IN COLORS THAT POP

Orange Crush Your daily dose of vitamin C, brought to you by Gabriela Dias and Stacy Danow and their refreshing clementine-hued frocks

Pink Ladies Sachiko Goodman and Teru Clavel never shy away from color, and we love the way they injected personality into each of their looks: Sachiko with her can’t-miss fascinator and Teru with her mod colorblocking.

Tangerine Dream Abby Ritman cleverly opted for a pattern of violet blooms on this shoulder-baring dress, but her real trick was finding a color that would expertly match the setting sun over Tod’s Point.

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STONE BOLD

RICH JEWEL TONES MAKE A SOPHISTICATED STATEMENT

Katie Flaherty’s aqua gown was a wise choice, as was the bejeweled plunging neckline and its sweetly placed bow.

Deep End Kimberly Johnson and Brooke Bremer incorporate both bold color and pattern into their evening looks. In her Pucci-esque gown, Kimberly makes the case for purple shades, while Brooke’s floral appliques add dimension to her wine-hued palette.

Purple Reign In a color fit for a queen and a fit that’s beyond flattering, Dr. Kim Nichols becomes instant step-and-repeat royalty.

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Winter’s Garden An abstract floral pattern and quilted texture add depth to the emerald and sapphire shades on Sarah Wayland’s high-low look.

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Something Blue

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Precious Gems Jewels of the Jungle was the theme for this year’s Bruce Museum gala and these ladies nailed it. Mackenzie Buttenmuller, Katie Fong Biglin (in her own design), Shelly Lawrence, Andrea Del Bello and Anna Besedina show off the beauty of a mix of shades straight from the jewelry case, especially when punctuated by dramatic black. Finishing their looks with serious sparklers from Manfredi only made them shine even brighter.

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Evening Standard

Elizabeth Vukelj and Eric Servatius are channeling old Hollywood glamour in their classic black tie ensembles.

The combination of an expertly tailored tux and a lace-trimmed sheath with a bold red lip is timeless.

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Bird Call

Erin and Taylor Glasebrook show us how to have fun with accessories; she with her feathery, tropical flower hair piece and he with his velvet smoking slippers. greenwichmag.com

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David West wins style points with his leopard-spotted bow tie, while wife Amy works her own version of a bow—a modern twist that keeps her oneshoulder gown fresh.

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Classically Cool

BACK IN BLACK

TRIED AND TRUE, WITH SOMETHING NEW

Hip Hugger Take note of Francia Estevez, here with husband, John, and her winning style trick: everything— and especially your go-to black dress—looks better with an oversized pearl Gucci belt.

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Fit & Flare Step aside, Hagen Freihoff, it’s all about Jenny Lundell here.

With a mermaid silhouette in dark lace and subtle sparkle, she easily steals the spotlight.

Editor’s Eye Thank you, Avril Graham, for reminding us that black and midnight blue are a gorgeous pair (and that pockets are the best addition to any evening dress.)

GARDEN PARTY FLORAL PRINTS ARE ALWAYS A FRESH CHOICE

Bead It

Blue Crush We love the unexpected indigo shade on Ashley Dodgen-McCormick’s palm-patterned dress, especially next to Todd Scallen’s blue-on-blue look. The open sleeves and graduated hem make it the ideal dress for a summer night out.

Power Suit Barbara Zichichi (here with husband Fabrizio), where do we begin? The sweet petal pink floral print? The gorgeous cut of that jacket? Those pants?

Don’t make us pick a favorite.

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Oscar de la Renta loves a leaf motif and Nichole Reynolds, here with Steve Girden, loves a good Oscar gown. Somehow she always finds the perfect one for every occasion.

Fab Four

BIG PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY/KYLE NORTON (JUNGLE LOVE); BOB CAPAZZO (FAB FOUR); ASTRID STAWIARZ/GETTY IMAGES (SURFER GIRL)

Easy, breezy, beautiful girls at our Best of Greenwich event.

Marley Tackray, Maia Sapanski, Jill Tobin and Nancy Daniels give us a master class in maxi dressing.

Island Glam Moody colors are a welcome contrast to the exotic blooms on Wendy Stapleton’s showstopper.

A belted waist flatters, while a tiered skirt adds to the fun-factor.

Tropical Trio This crew is all smiles at the Bruce Museum gala— Peter Sutton and Richard Glasebrook both dapper in their formal best and Lucy Glasebrook beaming in her vacation-ready printed dress.

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DOUBLE VISION TWINNING AND WINNING, WITH TWICE THE STYLE POINTS

Howard Levy and Kevin Sneddon recognize that when the color and print look this good, you stock up and make the look your go-to for both workdays and party nights.

Fancy Feet Designers like Amy Vischio and Eric Cohler know that accessories matter—and sometimes make the outfit (or room). Amy’s ponyhair zebra striped heels and Eric’s Louboutin bee-emblazoned slippers make their ensembles sing.

Top This Tuxedo 2.0 Romona Norton is convincing us that the lady tux is a very smart move, especially with such feminine details like flared cuffs and a ruffle front shirt.

Sorry, Jeff Norton.

She wore it better.

Hate having to hide a gorgeous evening look under a heavy coat? Take cues from Stephanie Trotta and Jordan Rhodes and opt for a furry shrug or cropped jacket instead.

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Stylish Set

Going Green

As former Vogue editors, Valerie McCauley and Meredith Melling are expected to bring their fashion A game wherever they go. In an effortlessly cool mix of stripes and satin for Valerie and leopard print pants for Meredith, they did not disappoint.

If we had that fabulous emerald Chanel bag, we’d coordinate all of our outfits with it too. As for adding blue to the mix, the pops in Cecilia Lieberman’s tweed pair well with Scott Mitchell’s pinstripes.

WINNING COMBINATION BIG PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY/BOB CAPAZZO (GOING GREEN, STYLISH SET, WELL SUITED); ASTRID STAWIARZ/GETTY IMAGES (GOOD AS GOLD)

COMPLEMENTARY COUPLINGS LOOK BETTER TOGETHER

Good as Gold

Well Suited

Chris and Carina Crain are a handsome couple, and we like to imagine that they coordinated this whole look from the necktie to the gown to Carina’s cropped locks.

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Another event, another chance for the Mitchell men (with the help of Gary Mendell) to model the ways in which menswear can be fun. Everything from Jack’s knit tie and plaid coat combo, to Andrew’s gray corduroy to Bill’s windowpane print will have you rethinking your next suit selection. G

a career well done Chef Christian Petroni is well known on the Fairfield County culinary scene. But he’s quickly becoming a household name in kitchens across the country.

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Bringing on the heat at Fortina’s opening in Stamford’s Harbor Point

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hristian Petroni strides over to a table at Scopa restaurant carrying a wooden board topped with a big Italian sandwich.

“Someone ordered an Italian hero?” he asks with a grin and a woman nods. “Perfect, cuz I’m right heeeere!” he says, doing a little shuffle in front of her table. The couple he’s waiting on start laughing. So do Giada De Laurentiis, Bobby Flay and everyone on the Food Network set watching this scene filmed at an Italian restaurant in Venice, California. Christian’s always cracking jokes. His ease in front of the camera mixed with his crazy talent for cooking Italian-American food led him to win Food Network Star’s fourteenth season last summer, when he and Jess Tom became the first joint winners of the show.

This was not his first time on television by any stretch, having won Chopped, judged on Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay, and also appearing on The Kitchen. In the five years since the charismatic chef opened Fortina restaurant in Armonk at age twenty-eight with his friends and partners Rob Krauss and John Nealon, he’s gone on to expand and open four more restaurants, become a Food Network star—and a father. As he talks about the holidays, his next TV stint and a major food fest he and his partners are planning, he’s showing no signs of slowing the pace. In fact, his path to success so far seems to match one of his catchphrases, “Andiamo!”

the frying pan, he admits. Though his mother was an excellent cook, she wasn’t his only influence. While other kids watched Sesame Street, he was glued to cooking shows. “I wasn’t the type of kid or young, aspiring chef who hung at the apron strings in the kitchen,” Christian says. “I was into Great Chefs. TV was a big inspiration.”

Though he went to culinary school briefly,

he learned most of his craft from family and working at local restaurants. His talent led him to become a young executive chef of Barcelona in Greenwich, where he met his future partners, Rob and John. Not yet thirty years old, they dreamed of opening not one bold Italian restaurant but several, he recalls, looking back on their start as restaurateurs. “Listen, maybe

Food Network Star winners Christian Petroni and Jess Tom

CHEF IN THE MAKING

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Growing up in the Bronx, Christian’s love for food developed naturally, as he was surrounded by family and constant dinners of home-cooked Italian. Almost every day his mother would make what he calls working man’s pasta—spaghetti or rigatoni with red sauce, a little chili and parmesan—and now it’s on the menu as pastasciutto.

“Meatballs were like my alarm clock,” he said on Food Network Star. “The smell of my mother’s meatballs would go out of the kitchen, up the stairs and into my nose.” He couldn’t resist heading downstairs and sneaking a few balls from greenwichmag.com

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we were a bit full of ourselves, right?” he says, laughing. “But we always hoped this would happen because this was the goal. We always wanted to open a bunch of restaurants. We put our minds and hearts and everything else we had into it.”

Today there are Fortinas in Armonk, Rye Brook, Stamford, Brooklyn and Yonkers (where the mayor recently declared a day in his honor— October 24 is officially Christian Petroni Day).

Though the locations share the same menu, some innovations make each one distinct. For instance, the rooftop of Fortina in Harbor Point, Stamford has its own identity in the warmer months as the Pizza Surf Club, with a tiki bar and menu of tacos as well as pizza slices, homemade Italian ices, spiked popsicles and whatever else the guys come up with. In Brooklyn, they started a reservation-only buffet of sorts called the

Polenta Table, where the polenta is served directly on a cleaned (and sanitized) wood table and then topped with all kinds of wood-fired veggies, meatballs and other meats. Guests scoop this feast onto their plates, like the polenta potluck dinners of his childhood.

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Though running restaurants is his priority, Christian’s also primed for more airtime.

“Right now I really want to focus on our five Fortinas, but you never know…we’re talking creatively and hopefully something will come of it,” he says, referencing his discussions with Food Network about a program. Christian’s star quality was already showing when he won Season 4 of Chopped. “It’s something that I never expected to do and I’m really enjoying it,” he says of his recent time in the limelight.

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“I went into every challenge with an open mind and an open heart and cooked to the best of my abilities. It’s not the easiest thing to stand in front on a panel and be judged. But it was really fulfilling to get in that kitchen to cook every day and be creative. A lot of fun.”

The fun continues with a show he filmed for the holidays as a judge on the Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge, which involved critiquing fellow chefs’ takes on the all-American feast.

Which are his favorite sides and traditions?

“I’m a mashed potato fanatic, an aficionado of sorts. My mother makes them fantastically,” he says. “Sometimes I like to cook them in the style of the late, great Joël Robuchon, which is equal parts potato and butter. Always delicious, very light,” he says with a laugh. For the Thanksgiv-

There’s no doubt that Christian is comfortable in front of television cameras, but hustling in the kitchen will always be his first love.

ing show, he’ll go head-to-head with another chef in a turkey-carving competition; and in one episode he judges five chefs’ attempts to reinvent sides. He admits that, for him, simpler dishes are sometimes best: “Growing up my mother always made two stuffings, mostly because of me and my cousin Warren. One stuffing was very fancy with whatever bread she used, raisins and sausage, this and that and all these great herbs, and it was really beautiful. The other was Stove Top. And that was my favorite. It’s a guilty pleasure.”

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eats what we eat, and that’s very important to us. Whatever we’re cooking that night is what he has for dinner,” he says. “When we were doing baby food, I was getting beautiful squash from Sport Hill Farm [in Easton] and other local produce and pureeing it. Now that he’s old enough for big-boy food, he pretty much eats everything.” After a busy season of filming out of state, Christian cherishes time at home in Westchester with his wife, Sherry, and Beau, cooking them scrambled eggs every morning.

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in the past, from a free pig roast customer-appreciation party to a Drag Queen Bingo night, but this one is bigger. It’s called Parmapalooza.

He explains, “It’s a parmesan-themed food festival that Fortina is going to be spearheading in the spring. There’s not many details we’re ready to share at the moment but it’s going to be big, a collaboration like no one has ever seen in Westchester and Fairfield counties.” He’s been lining up vendors and presenters, announcing them on Instagram, and chances are good that the event will draw people from farther afield, especially the Bronx. During the filming of his Food Network Star pilot, Chef Sunny Anderson encouraged Christian to “bring it home for the Bronx.” And he’s still doing that. His response: “I’m gonna rep, I’m gonna rep hard.” G

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ART & ANTIQUES ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-0198. Tues.-Sun., noon5 p.m.; Fri., until 8 p.m.

AMY SIMON FINE ART, 1869 Post Rd. East, Westport, 259-1500. Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.5:30 p.m., or by appt.

BRUCE MUSEUM, 1 Museum Dr., 869-0376. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m.

Free for members, $8 general admission.

CANFIN GALLERY, 39 Main St.,Tarrytown, NY, 914-332-4554. Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appt.

Paintings and sculptures by established and emerging contemporary artists from around the world.

CAVALIER GALLERIES, 405 Greenwich Ave., 8693664. Mon.-Sat., 10:30 a.m.6 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m. and by appt. A showcase of a select group of established and emerging artists who represent the finest in modern painting, sculpture and photography.

CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING, 299 West Ave., Norwalk, 899-7999. Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., noon5 p.m.

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum

CLAY ART CENTER, 40 Beech St., Port Chester, NY, 914-937-2047. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appt.

Fri. 1-22, Clay Holiday: Annual Holiday Sale.

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk kicks off the holiday season the day after Thanksgiving with a new exhibition entitled, A Magical Christmas Eve at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum. The exhibit is inspired by Prince Albert’s introduction of the Christmas tree during Queen Victoria’s reign in the 1850s. Come see the mansion in all its holiday décor glory. Tours are being held through Sunday, January 6, at noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. General admission $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for children and young adults, ages 8-18. The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is a National Historic Landmark. »

DISCOVERY MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport, 3723521. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m.

Permanent exhibits include Energy Exhibit, Sound and Light Galleries, Preschool Power, Sports Science and Solar Legos.

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FAIRFIELD MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER, 370 Beach Rd., Fairfield, 259-1598. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-4 p.m.

FLINN GALLERY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7947.

Mon.-Wed., Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m.

GERTRUDE G. WHITE GALLERY, YWCA, 259 E. Putnam Ave., 869-6501.

Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Art Society of Old Greenwich annual group holiday exhibit will be on display through December, with a reception on Fri. 7, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with live music, food and drinks.

GREENWICH ARTS COUNCIL, 299 Greenwich Ave., 862-6750. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-4 p.m. The Bendheim Gallery hosts major exhibitions every six weeks; visit greenwicharts.org to learn about upcoming exhibits.

GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 39 Strickland Rd., 869-6899. Wed.-Sun., noon4 p.m.

J. RUSSELL JINISHIAN GALLERY, 1657 Post Rd., Fairfield, 259-8753. Tues.Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. A large selection of original Marine and Sporting Art by Arguimbau, Blossom, Demers, Kramer, McGurl, Mecray, Mizerek, Prosek, Shilstone, Stobart and Thompson.

KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, Rte. 22 at Jay St., Katonah, NY, 914-232-9555.

Tues.-Fri. and Sun., 1-5 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

KENISE BARNES FINE ART, 1955 Palmer Ave., Larchmont, NY, 914-834-8077. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., or by appt. Visit kbfa.com for show information.

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Brett Raphael’s celebrated production with guest stars from American Ballet Theatre & New York City Ballet!

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Palace Theatre 61 Atlantic Street, Stamford

Meet-and-greet with the guest stars after each performance!

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Flinn Gallery This month the Flinn Gallery will be hosting a new exhibition, Forces of Nature. The show opens on Thursday, December 13 with an opening reception at 6 p.m. Works by Amy Talluto, Elena Lyakir and Rebecca Hutchinson will be on display. Forces of Nature is curated by Laura Schroeder and Claudia Schipper. The gallery is located on the second floor of Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue.

LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM, 295 West Ave., Norwalk, 838-9799. Wed.-Sun., noon-4 p.m. Visit lockwoodmathewsmansion .com for program information.

LOFT ARTISTS ASSOCIATION, 575 Pacific St., Stamford, 247-2027 or loftartists.com. Fri., 6-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.

MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. Daily, 10 a.m.5 p.m.

MICHAEL FLORIO GALLERY, 135 Mason Street, 858-5743.

Specializing in established and emerging contemporary artists, marine art and curiosities. Open most days by chance or by appointment, Michaelflorio.com.

NEUBERGER MUSEUM OF ART, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, NY, 914-251-6100.

Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN, Bronx River Pkwy. and Fordham Rd., 718-8178616. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.6 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.7 p.m. Sat. 1-Jan. 21, 2019,

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Holiday Train Show: Marvel at model trains zipping around New York landmark replicas —the Brooklyn Bridge, Yankee Stadium and the Statue of Liberty—under thousands of twinkling lights. Stroll the spectacular grounds, and enjoy hands-on holiday fun for the entire family and holiday shopping. Advanced reservations are strongly recommended.

PELHAM ART CENTER, 155 Fifth Ave., Pelham, NY, 914-738-2525 ext. 113.

Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. noon-4 p.m.

ROWAYTON ARTS CENTER, 145 Rowayton Ave., Rowayton, 866-2744. Tues.-Sat., noon5 p.m.; Sun., 1-4 p.m.

SAMUEL OWEN GALLERY, 382 Greenwich Ave.,

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YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, 1111 Chapel St., New Haven, 432-0611.

Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs., until 8 p.m.; Sun., 1-6 p.m. Permanent collection includes African art, American decorative art, American paintings and sculpture, ancient art, Asian art, coins and medals, and modern and contemporary art.

CONCERTS, FILM & THEATER ARENA AT HARBOR YARD, 600 Main St., Bridgeport, 345-2300.

For shows and times, visit websterbankarena.com.

AVON THEATRE FILM CENTER, 272 Bedford St., Stamford, 661-0321. Visit avontheatre.org for special events and guest speakers.

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Clay Art Center This year shop local and give handmade! The Clay Art Center’s annual holiday sale and studio tour features fine, functional pottery and ceramic sculpture by local and nationally recognized artists. The sale runs from through Saturday, December 22. The center is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 40 Beech Street in Port Chester. »

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Mon.-Sat., 10:30 a.m.6 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.3 p.m. The gallery is committed to exhibiting the work of emerging to mid-career artists, as well as strong secondary market works.

SILVERMINE ARTS CENTER, 1037 Silvermine Rd., New Canaan, 966-9700. Wed.-Sat., noon-5 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m.

SM HOME GALLERY, 70 Arch Street, Greenwich, 629-8121, Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment.

Featuring award-winning regional and national contemporary artists. Visit sandramorganinteriors.com for exhibit information.

STAMFORD ART ASSOCIATION, 39 Franklin St., Stamford, 325-1139.

Thurs.-Fri., 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-3 p.m.

Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

THOMAS J. WALSH GALLERY, Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Rd., Fairfield, 254-4000, ext. 2969. Tues.Sat., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m.

WESTPORT ARTS CENTER, 51 Riverside Ave., Westport, 226-7070. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-4 p.m.

UCONN STAMFORD ART GALLERY, One University Pl., Stamford, 251-8400.

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YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven, 432-2800. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., noon5 p.m. Permanent collection on view.

BEDFORD CHAMBER CONCERTS, St. Matthew’s Church, Bedford, NY. Wed. 12, Vivaldi, 8 p.m. Tickets $45. For information and reservations, visit bedfordchamberconcerts.org, or call 914-522-5150.

CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC & THE ARTS, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah, NY, 914-232-5035. Sat. 16, Santa Claus Visits the Rosen House. Also at Caramoor, Holiday Tea Musicales throughout December; visit www.caramoor.org for more info.

CURTAIN CALL, The Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave., Stamford, 3298207. Visit curtaincallinc.com for dates and show times.

DOWNTOWN CABARET THEATRE, 263 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport, 576-1636.

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FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY, on StageOne, 70 Sanford St., Fairfield, 259-1036. Visit fairfieldtheatre.org for dates, shows and times.

GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE, 6 Main St., East Haddam, 860-873-8668.

Sat. 1-30, A Connecticut Christmas Carol.

GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 6227900. Friends Friday Films: Fri. 7, A Quiet Passion; Fri. 14, Maudie; Fri. 21, Christmas, all films start at 8 p.m.

JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER, 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville, NY, 914773-7663. Visit website for titles and times burnsfilmcenter.org.

LONG WHARF THEATRE, 222 Sargent Dr., New Haven, 787-4282. Tues. 7 p.m.; Wed. 2 and 7 p.m.; Thurs.-Fri. 8 p.m.; Sat. 3 and 8 p.m.; Sun. 2 and 7 p.m. For show information visit longwharf.com.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, 438-9269.

For shows and times visit ridgefieldplayhouse.org RIDGEFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Ridgefield High School, 700 N. Salem Rd., Ridgefield, 438-3889.

Sat. 2, 8 p.m.

RIDGEFIELD THEATER BARN, 37 Halpin Ln., Ridgefield, 914-431-9850.

Thurs. 6-16, It’s A Wonderful Life Radio Show: A charming, family-friendly recreation of a radio broadcast with radio announcers, commercials and live sound effects.

SHUBERT THEATER, 247 College St., New Haven, 800-228-6622. On stage in December; Twas a Girls Night Before Christmas; New Haven Ballet presents The Nutcracker; The Wizard of Oz; First Night of Funny; visit shubert.com for show times.

STAMFORD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford, 325-4466. Visit stamfordcenterforthearts.org for more shows, dates and times.

STAMFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford, 325-1407.

Sat. 8 p.m.; Sun. 3 p.m.

Visit stamfordsymphony.org for location and tickets.

WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, 25 Powers Ct., Westport, 227-4177.

The Nutcracker; The Pianist of Willesden Lane, call for dates and time.

LECTURES, TOURS & WORKSHOPS ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-0198. Tues.-Sun. noon5 p.m.; Fri. until 8 p.m. Fri. 7, First Fridays: A Contemporary Cocktail Hour, 7-9 p.m.; visit aldrichart.org for more information.

AUDUBON GREENWICH, 613 Riversville Rd., 869-5272.

Sun. 2, first Sunday bird walk at Greenwich Point, 9 a.m.; visit greenwich.audubon.org for more events.

AUX DÉLICES, 23 Acosta St., Stamford, 326-4540, ext. 108.

Visit auxdelicesfoods.com for cooking parties.

BRUCE MUSEUM, 1 Museum Dr., 869-0376. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m.

Docent, audio, school and group tours available.

CLAY ART CENTER, 40 Beech St., Port Chester, NY, 914-937-2047. Clay Art Center’s mission is to offer a stimulating space for studio practice, exhibition and educational opportunities to better serve the community.

FAIRFIELD MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER, 370 Beach Rd., Fairfield, 2591598. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-

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Open Arts Alliance Calling all thespians….can you belt out a tune or have ever dreamed of being Daddy Warbucks? Well then head on over to the Annie auditions being held at Round Hill Community Center December 12-14 at 7 p.m.

4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-4 p.m.

Visit fairfieldhistory.org for tours.

GARDEN BOTANICAL CENTER, 130 Bible St., 869-9242 or gecgreenwich.org. Sat. 8, Hawaiian Holiday Breakfast with Santa, 9-11:30 a.m..; Wed. 12, Holiday Winter White Holiday Centerpiece Workshop, 10 a.m.; for more classes visit gecgreenwich.org.

GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7900.

The library offers a variety of programs: Blood Pressure Screenings, Drop-In Computer

Lab, Chess Club, Volunteer Tax Assistance, Foreign Affairs Book Discussion Group; for dates and times visit greenwichlibrary.org.

KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, 26 Bedford Rd., Chappaqua, NY, 914-232-9555. Guided tours are Tuesday through Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, 977-6521. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

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environment through living exhibits, marine science, and environmental education, visit maritimeaquarium.org for classes and times.

NEUBERGER MUSEUM OF ART, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, NY, 914-2516100. No family Saturday in December.

NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER, 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, 966-9577. Visit newcanaannature.org to learn about monthly Friday Family Fun Night.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, 438-5795. Fri. 14, 15, 16, The Nutcracker.

Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa’s Village Santa and his live reindeer are coming back to town for the tenth annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa’s Village at “the North Pole on North Street,” at Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses from November 23 to Monday, December 24. Children, adults, corporate groups and even pets can have their photo taken with Santa.

ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-4519. Tues.-Sun. noon-5 p.m.; Fri. until 8 p.m.

Sat. 15, Family Workshops, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

AUDUBON GREENWICH, 613 Riversville Rd., 869-5272.

Sun. 2, bundle up for the first Sunday walk at Tod’s Point, 9 a.m.

AUX DÉLICES, 23 Acosta St., Stamford, 326-4540 ext. 108.

Sun. 2, After-School Snacks; Sun. 9, Holiday Baking, for ages 8 and up; all classes 4-6 p.m.

BEARDSLEY ZOO, 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, 394-6565, open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. One of Connecticut’s top family attractions. See more than 300 animals representing primarily North and South American species and learn about their endangered and threatened species, which include the Amur (Siberian) tiger, Andean condor, Ocelot, Red wolf, Maned wolf, Giant Anteater and

Golden lion tamarin. Then grab a bite at the Peacock Café and take a ride on the carousel.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH, 4 Horseneck Lane, 869-3224. Visit bgcg .org for events and programs at the club.

BRUCE MUSEUM, 1 Museum Dr., 869-0376. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. Sun. 2, First Sunday Science at the Seaside Center, 1:30-4 p.m.

DISCOVERY MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport, 372-3521. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m.

The Discovery Museum’s 20,000-square-foot facility includes changing and permanent interactive exhibit galleries, a 124-seat planetarium, Challenger Learning Center, an 80-seat auditorium and five multipurpose classrooms where hands-on science classes are conducted for schools, groups and the general public. discoverymuseum.org.

DOWNTOWN CABARET THEATRE, 263 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport, 576-1636.

Sat. 1-29, The Christmas Elf 2.

EARTHPLACE, 10 Woodside Lane, Westport, 227-7253.

The mission of Earthplace is to build a passion within the community for nature and the environment through education, experience and action, earthplace.org.

FAIRFIELD MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER, 370 Beach Rd., Fairfield, 259-1598. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-4 p.m.

GARDEN EDUCATION CENTER, 130 Bible St., 869-9242. Visit gecgreenich.org for youth programs.

GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 39 Strickland St., 869-6899. Sat. 8, Annual Marionette performance, 1 and 3 p.m. For more information about the show call 869-6899, ext. 10.

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GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7900. The library offers many programs for children: Wee Ones, Tales for Tots, Baby Lapsit, Mother Goose Story Time, call or visit greenwichlibrary.org for dates and times.

IMAX THEATER AT MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. Visit website for films and times; also being shown: Hollywood films on IMAX, maritimeaquarium.org.

KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, Rte. 22 at Jay St., Katonah, NY, 914-232-9555.

Tues.-Fri. and Sun. 1-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Picture This! Saturday Story Time, select Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.

MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. Daily 10 a.m.5 p.m. The aquarium inspires people of all ages to appreciate and protect the Long Island Sound ecosystem and the global

STAMFORD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford, 325-4466. Sat. 15 and 16, The Nutcracker; Sat., 1 and 5 p.m.; Sun., 1 and 5 p.m.

STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, 977-6521 or stamfordmuseum.org.

Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

STEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN, 303 West Ave., Mathews Park, Norwalk, 899-0606. Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Ongoing exhibits: Energy Lab, Tot Town, build it!, colorcoaster, light gallery, Ongoing events: Storytelling Yoga, Zelda the Zany Owl, Game On!, Ceramic Studio, Creative Dramatics, Open Studio, Dash’s Puppet Show, Sing-a-long, Mutt-igrees, Toddler Tales, Resource Center Roads! Story Time; visit steppingstonesmuseum .org for daily classes and times.

WESTPORT ARTS CENTER, 51 Riverside Ave., Westport, 222-7070. Visit westportartscenter.org to sign up for workshops.

WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, 25 Powers Ct., Westport, 227-4177. Sat. 1 and Sun. 2, The Nutcracker, 1 and 4 p.m. G

advertisers index ARTS & ANTIQUES Drew Klotz Kinetic Sculpture . . . . . . . . . 103

AUTOMOTIVE Cadillac of Greenwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

BUILDING & HOME IMPROVEMENT Charles Hilton Architects . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Grand Entrance Gates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

BUSINESS & FINANCE Cummings & Lockwood LLC . . . . . . . . . . 12

DECORATING & HOME FURNISHINGS The Perfect Provenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

ENTERTAINMENT 95.9, The Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Anything Goes with Kim Berns . . . . . . . 108 Connecticut Ballet Presents The Nutcracker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Fairfield University Quick Center for the Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Junior League of Greenwich Presents Illusions Broadway Magic Show with Joshy K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

EVENTS 5th Annual Greenwich Restaurant Week . . 45 10th Annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa's Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Best of the Gold Coast 2019 . . . . . . . . . . 50 Best of the Gold Coast Online Store . . . . . 97 The Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling & Education Invites You to Our Annual Gingerbread Houses & Cocktails For A Cause . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Moffly Media's 2019 Event Lineup . . . . . 105

FASHION Eres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Henry's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cover 3 Marc Cain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Richards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,3 Roundabout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

FOOD, CATERING & LODGING Alba's Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Marcia Selden Catering & Events . . . . . . . 63 Private Staff Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Westfair Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Greenwich Pediatric Dental Group . . . . . . 47 Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 31 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 The Nathaniel Witherell . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 NicholsMD of Greenwich . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Park Avenue Vein Laser Center . . . . . . . . 14 Rye Vein Laser Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Yale New Haven Health/ Greenwich Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Yale New Haven Health/ Northeast Medical Group . . . . . . . . . . 37

JEWELRY ASHA by Ashley McCormick . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5 Betteridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, Cover 4 David Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Hermès . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Manfredi Jewels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Rolex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cover 4 Steven Fox Jewelry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Zwikker & Zacher, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

LANDSCAPING. NURSERY & FLORISTS Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Winston Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

NONPROFIT Breast Cancer Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Planned Parenthood of Southern New England . . . . . . . . . . . 108

PHOTOGRAPHY Bob Capazzo Photography . . . . . . . . . . 108

REAL ESTATE Coldwell Banker Global Luxury . . . . . . . . 20 Coldwell Banker Global Luxury/ Tamar Lurie Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 David Ogilvy & Associates . . . . . . . . Cover 2 Houlihan Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 William Raveis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11

William Raveis/ Janet Milligan Associates . . . . . . . . . 15 William Raveis/The Metalios Group . . . . . 39

TRANSPORTATION John Dent, Inc. Parking Productions . . . . . 63 Rudy's Executive Transportation . . . . . . . 61

HEALTH & BEAUTY

MISCELLANEOUS

Cosmetic Surgery Associates of New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Big Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Fabricare Cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Greenwich Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 HomeCare by Fabricare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Westy Self Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Greenwich Dental Group/David A. Zadik, DDS & Steven Altman, DMD, FAGD . . . . 14 Greenwich Medical Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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postscript photo gr aph by el aine greene

SILENT NIGHT? E llie Brown seems a tad overwhelmed by her cousins, Colin, Alexander and Griffin Greene. Or as grandmother Elaine Greene says of the tot’s expression: “Sometimes these boys are more than a girl can take.” Her title for the holiday photo gone awry? Peace on Earth, of course. Here’s wishing you all a perfect holiday, filled with just enough imperfection to make it memorable. G

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