Westport - July/August 2023

10 EDITOR’S LETTER

Past, Present and Future! by samantha

yanks

Martha Stewart returns to Westport for Positive Directions and discusses her buzzed-about Sports Illustrated cover, the anniversary of “Entertaining” and successful living.

by samantha yanks

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It’s been nearly two decades since we introduced our Best of the Gold Coast issue. And the excitement never wanes. Lots of new faces and places grace this year’s list. We celebrate your top picks for where to dine, shop, primp, party and play. 74

BEST OF WESTPORT

Want to know who garnered the most votes in town? We present the tops in our own backyard. 74

THE NEW GUARD

Meet the gamechangers at the forefront of innovation in Westport.

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12 FOUNDER’S LETTER by donna moffly

17 STATUS REPORT BUZZ

Launch of KRXYOU; The trailblazing Westport Library; discover your latest summer read.

SHOP

New Face of Realtail; Amy Guzzi’s summer staples.

DO

The ultimate guide to your summer workout classes; The music lineup at AMP.

HOME

Interior Designer Christina Roughan’s home brings Tuscany to Weston; discover Lars Bolander’s outdoor furniture line; floral tabletop summer essentials.

EAT

above: A Touch of Tuscany in Weston.

Plus TOP DENTISTS IN

FAIRFIELD

Create both hot and warm lobster rolls this summer; a tour of the Westport Farmers’ Market; the perfect recipes for seasonal entertaining with Caroline Fey.

54 MONEY MATTERS

57 PEOPLE AND PLACES

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PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE!

Summertime in Westport, Weston and Wilton is that highly anticipated season we all await throughout the year. It’s a time when we are able to truly celebrate the best of our coastal towns, eat al fresco, spend languid days on the water, enjoy our homes en plein air, ride around with the tops down and spend time in town exploring all that is new and noteworthy, from retail to restaurants. Newness abounds with the opening of countless restaurants from NYC’s Tacombi and Emmy Squared to local additions from The Blonidinst and Zucca Gastrobar. Fresh retail hits Main Street with men’s shops Rhone and Bird Dog. Being at the helm of Westport, Weston & Wilton Magazine is a responsibility I take seriously, and with it the commitment to celebrate the future and respect the past, understanding the deep roots of the community while discovering the trailblazers ready to enact change and impact the future of our area.

Our feature on Martha Stewart allowed me, in my second interview with the icon (the first was in 2015), to talk about where her career truly began, right here in Westport! Stewart’s mom, Big Martha, lived in Weston until she was 94 years old, and Martha herself has deep roots here. She lived on her farmstead from 1971 to 2007. She is working on her 100th

book, a collection of essentials from gardening to cooking on Amazon called The World of Martha, three series on Roku now streaming on The Martha Stewart Channel — Martha Cooks, Martha Gardens and Martha Holidays, her Skechers x Martha Stewart Collection (designed to emulate a Day in the Life of Martha), a namesake wine in partnership with 19 Crimes called Martha’s Chard, and iHeartMedia has partnered with her to produce a new iHeartRadio original podcast. But what we really focus on is her return to Turkey Hill, where it all began, and raising funds for Positive Directions, a behavioral health organization providing a continuum of prevention, counseling and recovery support to adults and adolescents. Stewart’s continued commitment to successful living is seen in the Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai Hospital, which provides resources for older adults to enhance the public awareness of aging. And if anyone is redefining the concept of aging, it is Stewart herself who, at 81, is SI Swimsuit’s oldest cover star. With a whopping 60 billion impressions at publication, that truly shows the power of Martha, at any age!

samantha.yanks@moffly.com

1: With Lori Cochran-Dougall, Executive Director of the Westport Farmers’ Market at The Whelk.

2: With cover star Martha Stewart and Susan Magrino at Martha’s Former Turkey Hill property in support of Positive Directions.

3: With Andrew Mitchell-Namdar and CEO, North America, Akris Peter Herink and Catanna Berger at Near & Far Aid.

BY ASHLEY SKATOFF ARMSTRONG; THE OTHERS CONTRIBUTED

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OF WIND & WATER

… and boats. It’s serious summer now, so I thought I’d muse on what happens when you marry a sailor—which is plenty.

It started on our honeymoon when Jack chartered a sailboat with paid captain and first mate in the Virgin Islands—to see how I liked it. Never mind he had me doing laps around the deck to get my sea legs without stubbing my toes on those little brass cleats. I did like it. The captain was a real pro from Argentina, but his wife was a real bitch from the Bronx who kept yelling at him for forgetting the potatoes.

So we sailed on, eventually in our own thirty-foot Nonsuch Purple Tiger out of Riverside Yacht Club. (Our partner Alec Robertson went to Williams with its purple cow and Jack to Princeton with its tiger.)

Jack, an experienced deep-water sailor, was invited on plenty of Bermuda Races. I’d fly down and sit around with the ladies waiting for our boats to cross the line; but once I agreed to sail back on Newbold Smith’s Reindeer. It took six long days. Everyone was sick except Newbold, Jack and me. We thrashed around in the Gulf Stream forty-eight hours— raining like crazy above, super-hot below and me strapped to the gimbled stove in my bathing suit trying to keep us fed. Then it cleared and there we were, a little dot on an endless sea. One night on watch, Jack and I were savoring the peace of being alone under the stars, when suddenly bearing down on us came a monster from Mars—too high for a boat, too low for a plane. Turned out it was a blimp looking for a missing yacht. Tragically, later it made the back page of LIFE magazine going down in flames.

Marry a sailor and you never run out of stories. Helping Jack ferry a boat from Nova Scotia to Maine after a MarbleheadHalifax Race, I spent my entire time in the bow listening for fog horns, spotting lobster

pots and getting seasick. (Jonathan was born eight months later.) Meanwhile, Wooly Henry panicked over a fire in the galley and threw the oven overboard. Sure was tricky finding someone in Northeast Harbor to custom-make a new one before the owner showed up.

There were more serious happenings, too. In 1989 Jack was swept off Bob Hart’s ketch Athene in a Force Nine gale in the North Atlantic. The skipper was white knuckled at the wheel, when Jack, being dragged through the water by his lifeline, looked up at him and said: “Would you mind giving me a hand?” Ever the Philadelphia gentleman. But they lived through it, arriving safely at the world’s oldest yacht club in Cork, Ireland.

Then he made headlines in Greenwich Time when he went for a Sunday sail, fell off the boat and, with halyard wrapped around his ankle, was towed feet first toward Long Island with Purple Tiger on auto pilot clocking four knots. Blessedly, Jack managed to kick off a shoe, and the line released. We had to replace his hearing aids, glasses and wallet, but I didn’t have to replace a husband.

Thus, it made sense for me to take a course for first mates at the yacht club entitled “Suddenly Alone.” The question was: “What’s the first thing you do if your husband has a heart attack or falls overboard?” Whereupon somebody quipped: “Get help selling the boat!”

Well, maybe.

I married a sailor, so I bought Bonine and Topsiders. He married a singer and became a Grace Notes groupie. Supporting each other’s interests makes for better marriages.

But the day finally came when we had to drop the sails. It’s some consolation that Purple Tiger is now owned by a young family who just loves messing about in boats. And not too long ago she was spotted at anchor in Stonington, still bearing her funky name on her transom. W

“Jack and I were savoring...being alone under the stars, when suddenly bearing down on us came a monster from Mars.”

sophie edwards

Sophie I. Edwards is a freelance writer from Fairfield County interested in the intersection of interior design with fashion, travel and culture. She has an MSc in Migration Studies from the University of Oxford and a BA in Sociology and Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Sophie writes, edits and publishes weekly articles as a content writer for Fig Linens and Home in Westport. Her work has been featured in literary magazines such as Isis, and Love and Squalor

suzanne gannon

Suzanne Gannon is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in Town & Country, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Interior Design, the FT’s “How to Spend It,” Executive Traveler, Art & Antiques, Preservation, Town & Country Travel, Heritage, Delta Sky, Virginia Living, Beach, Purist, Westchester, Wine Business Monthly, and many Moffly publications, including atHome, Greenwich, Westport, Weston & Wilton, Fairfield Living, and New Canaan, Darien & Rowayton magazines

sara robbin

After working as a litigator in New York City, and then as a legal writing professor at Fordham Law School, Sara Robbins spends her time as a writing coach, conducting writing seminars at law firms, and assisting students with college, graduate school and private school essays. She has been published in Scary Mommy, Pop Sugar, Motherly, and the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor & Employment Law. She lives in Westport with her husband and their two children.

julia d’agostino pierce

Since 2008, Julia D’Agostino has had a camera in her hand. And from the early days of Flickr, she has been a fan of sharing her images. She currently works as a lifestyle and interiors photographer, recently reaching more often for her film camera to capture personal stills of life.

meghan o’brien

Meghan O’Brien is a brand specialist who enjoys helping individuals, businesses and brands craft their vision and passion into compelling stories. With a foundation in journalism and strategic communications, she has spent more than 15 years helping global brands find the sweet spot between marketing and storytelling. She resides in Westport with her husband, Terence, and their three young boys.

nancy berger

Nancy Berger has been a fashion-lifestyle marketer for more than 35 years. Prior to launching her marketing consultancy in 2017, she worked for luxury brands such as Calvin Klein and Valentino. She now calls downtown Westport her home, and can be seen daily walking her French bulldog, Jack, on Main Street.

Creating Conversations

With the launch of KR X YOU, KERRI ROSENTHAL puts the power of creativity in your hands!

by jill johnson mann

Wish you could channel Kerri Rosenthal’s talent and make your own personal artistic statement? Now you can, with Kerri Rosenthal’s new custom artwork program on kerrirosenthal.com: KR X YOU. Choose a bespoke KR painting as a background and use an array of customizable letters and symbols to superimpose your message. “We also have a KR X YOU workshop in our flagship store here in Westport,” explains Rosenthal, “where you can create on a computer and see examples of produced artwork.” Three weeks later your masterpiece will arrive at your doorstep, ready to grace your wall and become a conversation piece.

The Westport native, whose brand features fashion, home décor and art, is known for her signature Drippy Heart paintings. “I’ve always loved love,” says Rosenthal, “and when I started painting, I started to paint hearts but in a more abstract way. As I was looking at the heart, it felt too perfect and not at all reflective of love—messy love, imperfect love, the best kind of love. So, I started to mess with it and ended up with my first Drippy Heart.” KR X YOU features 15 different Drippy Hearts, from a solid slate heart to a big heart

packed with all tones of tiny blue and pink hearts. They have this strange power to fill the viewer’s own heart with joy.

There is also a “Painterly White Square” for the minimalist artists out there. One client chose that background and added the message “Love Story Beach House,” in a mix of pastel textured letters. The KR X YOU alphabet was developed from Rosenthal’s word series, and you can feel the love in each letter.

“I have a very robust original art commission business,” says Rosenthal, “but the cost is quite high, and that could leave out people with smaller budgets. We created this custom art program so that my commissions can be more accessible to all budgets.” Prices range from $850 to $3,600. Multiple frame options are available and sizes range from 15”x15” to 40”x60”.

Rosenthal launched her line in 2016 and the brand is now available in over 150 shops in the U.S. and Canada, including Bloomingdales, Anthropologie and Shopbop. The Kerri Rosenthal store in Westport is located at 181 Main Street.

Plans are in the works for more Kerri Rosenthal stores to open in key cities across the U.S.

above: Rosenthal in her flagship store in Westport. right: “Love Story Beach House” created by a client using the KR X YOU program.

FUTURE FORWARD

THE WESTPORT LIBRARY’S TRAILBLAZING RENOVATION CREATES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY

by jill johnson mann

residents have full access to the studios to record their podcasts and songs or train on the cameras and equipment in Verso’s Crew Call program.

“The broadcast studio looks like a slightly—and I emphasize slightly—scaled-down NBC control room,” says Library director Bill Harmer. Harmer came to Westport in 2015 from Chelsea District Library in Michigan, which, under his leadership, was named the Best Small Library in America by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2022 the Westport Library was named a 5-star library by the Library Journal Index—the only one in our state. “The renovation put us at the forefront of innovation for libraries nationwide,” says Harmer.

His pride is clear as he details what visitors can experience here:

rock bands Sunflower Bean and the Smithereens played to hundreds of people,” says Harmer. On July 13, guests will enjoy the annual star-studded BOOKED for the evening fundraiser; Emmy-winning actress Laura Linney will host.

Westport is a town high on wow factor. The Levitt Pavilion on a summer evening—wow. Compo Beach at Sunset—wow. The gallery of Hollywood stars on the Playhouse walls—wow. And as of its twentymillion-dollar renovation, the Westport Library—WOW.

Standing in the vast Trefz Forum, which transforms from innovative library work space to spectacular event venue like a Murphy bed popping into a wall, is like being transported in a futuristic movie. There is a stage, large LED screen, theater-quality sound and lighting, and state-of-the-art broadcast studios. Library board member Andrew Wilk isn’t easily wowed, but Verso Studios—another jewel of the Library’s transformation— dazzled the former Executive Producer of Live From Lincoln Center. “The technology rivals what I used for major PBS productions,” he says. Westport

“In the Trefz Forum we have hosted 400+ people for James Patterson at StoryFest, our annual literary festival. At our second VersoFest, which drew nearly 4,000 people,

“We have a Children’s Library, a Library of Things, a seed library, a teen library and an incredible reference section,” explains Harmer. “Verso Studios is a tremendous asset. To have an SSL Studio, a broadcast studio, and a post-production suite allows the imaginations of our community to run wild. Whatever they want to create, we have the tools. In April 2022 we launched our own independent record label, the first of its kind for a public library anywhere in the world.”

The library also capitalizes on the beauty of the nature around it. “The lower river-walk was transformed into a quiet sanctuary with books and river views,” explains Harmer. “Kids read and play in the reimagined children’s department with the river and Jesup Green as a backdrop. This summer kids can enjoy Camp Explore and our Summer Learning Clubs. We also have the summer courses for Verso University, our lifelong learning initiative.”

Beyond the innovative spaces, professional-grade equipment, programs for all ages and lovely views, there is another key ingredient in Harmer’s recipe for

the Library’s success. “I’ve worked in libraries for most of my adult life and have never been in a place, and in a town, that is so engaged, so excited to give back and so willing to try new things,” he says. “Our community members act as a sounding board, an idea factory.” Harmer wants everyone in Westport to get in on it: “There is so much wisdom in these walls, so much to discover.”

Harmer’s Perfect Day a t the Library

Harmer’s Perfect Day a t the Library

1. Check our events calendar. Chances are, something awesome is happening.

2. Grab a blueberry muffin and coffee in our café.

1 // Check our events calendar. Chances are, something awesome is happening.

2 // Grab a blueberry muffin and coffee in our café.

3. Borrow our kayak from the Library of Things and take it out on the Saugatuck River.

3// Borrow our kayak from the Library of Things and take it out on the Saugatuck River.

4. Spend some time in Verso Studios doing something creative.

4 // Spend some time in Verso Studios doing something creative.

5. Read a magazine in the Sheffer Gallery.

5 // Read a magazine in the Sheffer Gallery.

6. Buy some gifts at our store.

6 // Buy some gifts at our store.

7. Get a book recommendation from one of our unparalleled librarians and settle into a big comfy chair on our Riverwalk Level.

7// Get a book recommendation from one of our unparalleled librarians and settle into a big comfy chair on our Riverwalk Level.

8. Wrap up the day with an inspirational event in our Trefz Forum.

8 // Wrap up the day with an inspirational event in our Trefz Forum.

The renovation put us at the forefront of innovation for libraries nationwide.

Bill Harmer

above: The Westport Library is immersed in foliage on the Saugatuck, and houses everything from a variety of libraries to Verso studios.

above: Bill Harmer, Westport Library’s Executive Director

SUPER BLOOM

BY MEGAN TADY

Set at a renowned spa in Vermont, this heartfelt debut follows massage therapist Joan Johnston, who’s lost the love of her life. Steeped in grief over the accidental death of her boyfriend, Joan’s job and friendships are both in jeopardy, and she can’t seem to get back on the right track. Enter eccentric firebrand romance novelist Carmen Bronze, who presents Joan with an interesting offer. What ensues is a laugh-out-loud chain of events that will have you cheering for Joan the whole way through.

All Lit Up

by

BURST BY MARY OTIS

Viva has become adept at handling her mother Charlotte’s reckless and addictive personality. But when Viva decides to pursue her newfound passion for dance, her innate talent frees her from the confines of her past and pulls her further away from Charlotte. At the same time, Charlotte battles to make peace with her own history as a failed artist and the impact of her addiction. Ultimately, tragedy strikes, and Viva must choose between replicating her mother’s missteps or taking control of her future.

THE SENATOR’S WIFE BY LIV CONSTANTINE

THE SUNSET CROWD

BY KARIN TANABE

It’s 1970s Los Angeles and Evra Scott is the daughter of an Oscarwinning director and a Brazilian bombshell actress. By day, Evra helms Sunset on Sunset, the store worshiped by Hollywood’s young elite. By night, she’s on the arm of Hawaii’s hottest export, Kai de la Faire, the “it” screenwriter. Then there’s Theodora Leigh, a twenty-something Paramount assistant who’s leading lady material, but prefers to operate as a movie producer. Before long, Theodora’s drive ignites an intense quest for power in an industry that’s as glitzy as it is deceitful.

GONE TONIGHT

BY SARAH PEKKANEN

Since the day Catherine was born, she’s believed her mother, Ruth, to be quiet, hardworking, and devoted. Only now that Catherine is ready to leave home and follow her own path, Ruth doesn’t want that to happen and, as her desire to keep her past a secret and her daughter in check exposes cracks in her carefully-curated exterior, Catherine and Ruth engage in a devious dance. Where is the impending danger coming from? Is Ruth at her breaking point? Does Catherine have a darkness within? Or is there an outside threat? Your heart will race until the final page.

THESE STILL BLACK WATERS

BY CHRISTINA MCDONALD

On the heels of a vicious home assault, Neve Maguire and her daughter revisit Black Lake, her childhood summer home, with the intention of starting fresh. Until a woman’s body is discovered floating in the lake behind her house and Detective Jess Lambert realizes that Neve is hiding something. Of course, Jess has a few skeletons in her own closet, and when a second woman’s body is uncovered, Jess and Neve must confront the unthinkable. The secrets of Black Lake are waiting — and will bubble to the surface.

Based in Washington, D.C. after the tragic deaths of their spouses, philanthropist Sloane Chase and Senator Whit Montgomery fall in love. As the newlyweds navigate the world of White House dinners and political conventions, Sloane is preparing for a longneeded hip replacement and decides that a home health aide will offer the support she needs. Athena Karras seem like just the woman for the job. Yet Athena may not be so perfect after all. Intriguing from start to finish, this book digs deep into the private lives of D.C. influencers and sets forth the principle that when you have it all, you have everything to lose.

With summer upon us, BEACH READING SEASON is in full swing. From blazing thrillers and captivating debuts to a tale of survival and reinvention, these six novels are not to be missed.

emily liebert

emily liebert

Emily Liebert is the USAToday bestselling author of seven novels and a NewYork Times bestselling celebrity ghostwriter. Her books are available worldwide.

Music to Our Ears

Nothing says summer like a waterfront concert. GET READY TO DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY AT THE HARTFORD HEALTHCARE AMPHITHEATER

If you haven’t taken in a show at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, you’re missing out. The waterfront venue opened in 2021 after a $25-million renovation. The stunning outdoor arena seats 5,700. Rain in the forecast? No worries. A tensile membrane roof made of fiberglass and Teflon covers 92 percent of the audience, while still allowing for that summer concert al fresco vibe. And if you’re looking for the white-glove treatment, luxury suites are available complete with VIP parking, entrances and lounge. Here’s what’s in store for the summer. hartfordhealthcareamp.com

JUL AUG

1 SAT

3 DOORS DOWN AWAY FROM THE SUN ANNIVERSARY TOUR WITH CANDLEBOX

5 WED

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS WITH NICK LOWE AND LOS STRAITJACKETS

7&8 FRI/SAT

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND WITH ZIGGY MARLEY

14 FRI

THE REVIVALISTS & THE HEAD AND THE HEART WITH JAIME WYATT

15 SAT DIRTY HEADS ISLAND GLOW

16 SUN CONNECTICUT PIZZA & BREW FEST

19 WED COUNTING CROWS: BANSHEE SEASON TOUR WITH DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL

21 FRI BILLY STRINGS

31 MON

1 TUE LINDSEY STIRLING: WALK OFF THE EARTH TOUR

4 FRI DARIUS RUCKER: STARTING FIRES TOUR

5 SAT SUMMER BLOCK PARTY PRESENTS JODECI & SWV

9 WED JELLY ROLL: BACKROAD BAPTISM TOUR 2023

13 SUN GOO GOO DOLLS: THE BIG NIGHT OUT TOUR

15 TUE GOV’T MULE’S DARK SIDE OF THE MULE WITH JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EVE

18 FRI BRIT FLOYD

19 SAT

THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS: WET HOT ALL-AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR

20 SUN GHOST RE-IMPERATOUR U.S.A. WITH AMON AMARTH

24 THUR

THE PIXIES AND MODEST MOUSE WITH CAT POWER

29 TUE JAMES TAYLOR & HIS ALL-STAR BAND

30 WED

ROD STEWART WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHEAP TRICK

THE SUMMER SHRED

Your Guide to the Best Summer Workouts

WHETHER YOUR AMBITION IS TO HAVE THE ULTIMATE BEACH BODY OR TO MAXIMIZE OVERALL WELLNESS, A BALANCED FITNESS REGIMEN IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS.

by nancy berger

MWH – Melissa Wood Health

No gym required! If you prefer to exercise in the comfort of your home, then you are going to love MWH. The online-only program combines yoga, Pilates, barre and even dance in an a la carte, full-body regimen. Melissa’s teaching style is joyful and inspirational, leaving you feeling connected to mind, body and soul. I recommend the 30-Day Kickstart program, which guides you through a daily progression of all her most-loved classes, resulting in a more mindful and fit you.

melissawoodhealth.com

@melissawoodhealth

Club Sweat

Female- and Westportfounded in 2022, Club Sweat is the workout craze taking cardio enthusiasts by storm. Elliptical training is a low-impact and highly effective way to promote overall fitness and weight loss…less pressure on the joints and a high calorie burn. Don’t confuse this class with that often-boring, elliptical gym experience. Heart-pumping music, fun choreography and a true sense of community set it apart. If a deep "sweat" and toned physique is what you crave, this is the endurance challenge for you. 623 Post Road E., Westport club-sweat.com

Sea Kayak Connecticut

Experience nature while getting fit. While Sea Kayak, located on the Saugatuck River, rents traditional kayaks and stand-up paddle boards, I highly recommend pedal boarding or pedal kayaking…think stairclimber workout on water. The credentialed staff will show you how to use your selected vessel before you embark on a serene, yet physical journey that will strengthen and tone. Zen out on your own or experience it with friends and/or family. Rental hours: Sun.Wed., 9 a.m.6 p.m., Thu. - Sat., 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. 575 Riverside Avenue, Westport seakayakct.com

Eric Johnson –Group Fitness Classes

On most Saturdays, celebrity trainer Eric Johnson hosts a soughtafter pop-up fitness class. Unlike other onesize-fits-all workouts, his Choose Your Own Adventure sessions include a variety of mobility, strength and conditioning exercises curated based on everyone’s unique fitness level. Each class is led by Eric and always includes another coach to ensure maximum success. His mantra is simple, “exercise is effort-based; you get what you put out.” To experience this unique class, email or DM him for details.

eric@homagefitness.com @ericmjohnson

Restore Hyper Wellness

The most important part of any workout routine is recovery. Not only does it help with muscle repair, but it minimizes soreness and replenishes energy. One of my favorite recovery tools is full-body cryotherapy. It elevates mood, promotes healing, improves long-term performance, helps defy the signs of aging, and yes, burns calories. Safe for every day, this ancient cold-therapy practice is an essential part of getting fit. Combine it with other services, like infrared sauna or red light therapy, for the ultimate blast of wellness.

877 Post Road E., Westport restore.com

above: Restore's Whole Body Cryotherapy.

above: Melissa WoodTepperberg.

above: Club Sweat instructor, Chloe Dukesherer. above: Sea Kayak Pedal Board on the Saugatuck River.

above: Eric Johnson's Pop-Up Class in action.

Through Her Lens

TheseFineWalls, curated by LISA ERYN SILVERMAN, brings limited edition photographs to Westport collectors

by samantha yanks

Are you on the hunt for stunning, limited-edition photographs to elevate the aesthetic of your home or office? Look no further than TheseFineWalls, the brainchild of Lisa Eryn Silverman. Founded in 2014, TheseFineWalls quickly established itself as an online haven for interior designers, architects and collectors seeking to acquire and admire breathtaking photographs. Silverman, a former fashion-photography producer, recognized the untapped potential of the private portfolios of the world's top photographers, which often remained hidden from public view. With TheseFineWalls, Silverman set out to transform editorial-style images into fine art, ideal for display in a variety of interior settings. In this Q&A, we'll delve deeper into the inspiration behind TheseFineWalls and explore Silverman's vision for the future of the company.

left: Lisa showcasing Rebecca Bahthory’s Volaticious and Ulrich Knoblauch’s Prints. right: Entryway designed by Marina Hanisch Interiors elegantly displays “Call Me” by Dina Broadhurst.

Tell us a bit about what TheseFineWalls specializes in as an online gallery?

TheseFineWalls is an online art gallery that offers a unique collection of limited-edition photographs. Each work on our site has been hand selected by me and is a work that I feel can stand alone on its own as a statement piece. Our customers know when they visit our site, they can find something for almost any interior without the hassle of sorting through hundreds of prints. Each and every order is custom made and produced on demand which gives us the ability to tailor orders to our customers' unique needs, offering a truly bespoke experience!

About how many photographers are in your roster right now?

We currently have twelve emerging and established photographers from around the world on our site, including myself! Additionally, I have relationships with many

artists and art dealers which we are able to access on behalf of our customers, and I am constantly discovering new talent! Who are some of your noteworthy photographers at the moment?

I feel passionately about all of the artists on our site, I can’t choose favorites! They all have such a strong and complementary style.

What types of works are you seeing your clients seeking currently?

Black-and-white prints are having a moment, and I am so happy to offer great works from so many of our photographers. Dina Broadhurst’s prints are always great for customers who are seeking an oversized statement piece.

You specialize in not only the curation of the artists but the experience in terms of picking pieces that suit your home. How does this virtual process work?

Usually, customers will reach out to us and ask for help selecting a print(s) for a specific space in their home. We want our customers to purchase items that they will love for years to come, so it is important to know what prints they are attracted to and get a sense of their unique style when providing a recommendation. We with the request photos of the space and relevant dimensions. This information gets packaged together and informs our suggestion of works. We provide customers photoshopped images of our prints in their space whenever possible so that they can visualize how it will all come together!

Your business has expanded we love discovering that your bespoke services are now available in Westport. Tell us a bit about how that came about? I want our customers to buy what they love and for that to work in their space, so it has always been important to me to offer custom options. The simple addition of a border can change how any given print presents, and I love working with customers to get this right for them every time! Our printer/ framer is located in the tri-state area, which makes shipping to Westport painless. We are able to offer hand delivery for oversized works instead of engaging a third-party crating and shipping company. This makes for easy delivery without any worries about shipping damages. Westport is hot right now, and we have customers

purchasing beautiful homes that we have enjoyed taking a part in!

As you look at the road ahead for the business where are you seeing the most growth?

So much has changed since I first launched my business, it is hard to predict the future! I love that TheseFineWalls is nimble and able to constantly assess opportunities to grow and evolve. We have many exciting things in the pipeline for both customers and for the trade that I can’t wait to launch. As a mom to three young boys who will soon all be in school, I am also very excited to focus on the creative again and bring some more of my own works to the site!

above:“Scarlett,” by Jamie Nelson, takes center stage in this room designed by Melanie Morris Interiors. right: Williams and Hirakawa’s “White Sand No.2” stands out on its own.

left:JWS interiors makes a strong first impression in this foyer featuring Dina Broadhurst’s “Purple Reign.” below: A custom, special edition Midnight Dancer by Lisa Eryn is perfectly suited for this stair landing.

IN BLOOM!

Terrain Peachy Floral Cake Plate Handmade in South Africa; $88. Terrain, Westport; shopterrain.com

Micael Michaud Lavender Napkin Rings, Set of 4; $158. Anthropologie, Westport; anthropologie.com

Bel Mondo Blue Hydrangea Napkin Set; $44. Bel Mondo, Westport; shopbelmondo.com

OKA Set of Four Rattan Square Placemats; $44. OKA, Westport; oka.com

Home, Westport; figlinensandhome.com

Sophie Edwards Interior design expert, Sophie Edwards shares the perfect floral pieces for spring.

Mary Jurek Ginkgo White Metal Leaf Platter; $60. Simple Elegance Home and Gifts, Westport; simpleelegance homeandgifts.com

Signature Style

One of the world’s most influential interior designers, LARS BOLANDER brings the indoors, outdoors

by sophie edwards

Lars Bolander’s Post Road shop is filled to the brim with sophisticated and unique Gustavian furnishings. His designs have been featured in House Beautiful, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, English House & Garden, and the Wall Street Journal

As the weather warms, we can’t take our eyes off the acclaimed designer’s luxe Louis XV outdoor teak furniture line. The collection is fashioned of natural, light-colored teak with a outdoor finish. Louis XV includes timeless pieces such as outdoor tables, seating and folding chairs.

The furniture is minimalist yet distinguished, with stylish details and functional design. One of our favorite pieces is the Outdoor LXV Couch, a long and elegant sofa with a carved top, detailed legs and delicate floral hatching to let just the right amount of sunlight through (pictured right). Upholstered cushions are available for each chair and sofa and all pieces can be oil finished for a more matte look. Lars Bolander’s furniture is built to last, so you’ll have gorgeous pieces for years to come. It’s wonderful to see his style brought outdoors.

The upcoming season at the Lars Bolander Westport boutique will celebrate all things home decor! The event will include Lars Bolander’s furniture, a JUDY ROSS pop-up featuring the designer’s hand-embroidered pillows as well as a JEWELRY POP-UP (details coming). GRATSI WINE will be providing sustainably produced drinks. Stay tuned for updates on the appearance of a VW Van outfitted in CASTEL FABRICS and WALLPAPERS

See you there!

Located at Lars Bolander CT 1300 Post Road East

above: Lars Bolander's Outdoor Louise XV Couch with a natural teak finish, $5,547

above: Lars Bolander Store in Westport; below: Cotton tent in Lars Bolander store

above: Lars Bolander Store in Westport

TRANSPORTED TO TUSCANY

NESTLED IN WESTON, CHRISTINA ROUGHAN'S TERRAZZZA IS IDEAL FOR SUMMER ENTERTAINING

by s uzanne gannon // photography by jane beiles

Interior designer Chris Roughan remembers vividly the rush of memory she felt at the moment she peered through a window in the root cellar on this property. It evoked the soulful quality of another place elsewhere in the world that had made an indelible impression: the little Tuscan town of Castellina in Chianti, where she had spent time over the years at the villa of a college pal.

All these years later, in 2010, on her tour of this 200-year-old house and the four acres that surrounded it, the cellar-window reverie sealed the deal. Roughan and her husband bought the property, which had a history all its own. The house had been built by Silliman Godfrey, a descendant of one of the families who in 1757 founded Norfield Parish, which would ultimately be consolidated into the town now known as Weston.

above: Roughan’s decoration favors the patina of the place, including stone walls and weathered boards and beams. For defense against annoyances of the natural variety, she added weather-resistant drapes and mosquito netting.

“It was so natural,” she says, recalling the similarities between this overgrown and somewhat forlorn spot once at the center of a thriving Colonial economy—with a blacksmith shop that had provided roadside assistance and a toll booth where merchants on the trade route to Redding were taxed—and the vineyard-and-cypress-ornamented outdoor spaces where she had enjoyed bisteca over an open flame or a chilly negroni in a tumbler. An idea had taken root.

Though it was unlikely that all these years later, in her own New England idyll, she’d uncover bronze tools used by the Etruscans, she was intrigued by the remnants of the past: sturdy stone and mortar walls, rustic beams and a weathered barn of boards milled from chestnut trees that had predated or survived the devastating blight of the early 20th century. These features became the armature of her exterior design. She replaced errant nails and rotting lumber, and preserved the roof with varnish. Then she

added electricity but not heat.

As one does in the Tuscan countryside, Roughan extends the usefulness of her outdoor quarters through three whole seasons. A lover of lilies, she indulges in the color and perfume of big bloomers like stargazers and casa blancas. She throws a soirée at which guests don caftans and enjoy cocktails and canapés, the house special being a vodka gimlet with homegrown mint and caramelized bacon on a skewer. With an apron and shears, she forages for interesting plants and flowers, and then makes arrangements, an activity she finds transportive.

“I just love how I feel when I’m out there,” says the designer whose enduring counsel to clients is that their home should be a reflection of the unique individual they are.

Whether in Tuscany or New England, honoring the unique beauty of a place is her constant.

above: On a backdrop of modern essentials known for their practicality and furnished from Holly Hunt and Restoration Hardware, she showcased choice pieces found in her travels—a carved side chair from a Paris flea, a Salterini patio set from an epic estate sale, a set of Black Forest antlers she found on eBay.

DOUGLAS WRIGHT Douglas C. Wright Architects JASON & KATIE MAINE Maine Design

JOSH GREENE Josh Greene Design

MELISSA REAVIS Hollander Design

HOW DO YOU ROLL?

WARM OR COLD, LOBSTER ROLLS RULE!

Whether you like your lobster roll warm with drawn butter on a toasted brioche bun or chilled with mayonnaise and herbs on a hot dog roll might not be just a matter of taste. Where you’re from—or where you first sampled this summer classic—likely has a lot of do with how you “roll.”

In Connecticut, lobster rolls are served warm. Die-hard fans of this style think it so superior to its cold Maine counterpart that they call that a lobster salad roll. It’s a pretty accurate moniker: in Maine, lobster rolls are served cold with mayonnaise, often with celery and fresh herbs atop some bibb lettuce nestled in the bun.

While many people consider the Maine style to be the definitive lobster roll, it’s far more likely that lobster served on buttered bread was first served warm, not cold, having been cooked in an age prior to refrigeration. Torn between trying the OG local version or the chilled Maine variety? Enjoy them both! Perhaps indulge in the warm style in cool weather and the cold kind when it’s hot outside. Better yet, combine the two. This lobster lover likes nothing better on a sizzling summer’s day than cold lobster in a hot and toasted buttered bun.

Lauren Braun Costello, a native New Yorker and now Westport local, is a classically trained chef, author, expert food stylist, and the force behind It’s Lauren, of Course! She has helped countless people become better cooks with her 100 days of cooking live on Instagram. Lauren can be found in her sunny kitchen cooking, of course, or @itslaurenofcourse

Left: Warm lobster and brioche roll, drawn butter, French fries and dill pickles. Right: Cold lobster salad and potato bun with coleslaw and kettle potato chips.

Costello Teaches Us How to Roll It Up!

Connecticut Lobster Roll

Warm, buttered lobster on a toasted brioche bun

1 pound cooked lobster meat

4 tablespoons butter

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

1-2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning

kosher salt to taste

4 brioche buns, toasted and buttered

Place the butter in a large sauté pan and set over medium heat. Once melted, add the lobster meat, and toss well to coat. Stir in the lemon juice, parsley, and Old Bay. Season to taste with kosher salt. Divide the warm lobster among the toasted and buttered buns. Serve immediately.

Maine Lobster Roll

Chilled lobster salad with mayonnaise and herbs on a hot dog roll

1 pound cooked lobster meat, chilled

¼ cup finely diced celery (optional)

3-4 tablespoons mayonnaise

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

2 teaspoons chopped fresh chives

1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning

kosher salt and ground white pepper to taste

4 Bibb lettuce leaves (optional)

4 hot dog buns, toasted and buttered

In a large mixing bowl, combine the lobster meat, optional celery, mayonnaise, lemon juice, chives and Old Bay. Toss well to coat. Season to taste with kosher salt and ground white pepper. Place an optional lettuce leaf on each toasted and buttered hot dog bun. Top with the lobster salad and serve immediately.

Lauren’s Top 3 Lob Roll Tips // Build It Better

Toasted and Buttered Bun

No matter the type of roll, always serve it on a toasted and buttered bun, not only for superior flavor but to prevent the roll from becoming soggy.

LOB ROLL CALL

Lauren's List: The ultimate local haunts to dine-in as well as the places to pick up readymade rolls.

Best Dine-In

La Plage and Boathouse Restaurant at Saugatuck Rowing Club in Westport; Baldanza at the Schoolhouse in Wilton

Best Takeout & Catering

LobsterCraft in Fairfield; Knot Norm’s in Norwalk

Best Dock & Dine

Match Burger Lobster and Lobster Shack in Westport; Rowayton Seafood in Rowayton

Best Build Your Own

Lobster meat from Fjord Fish Market and Superior Seafood in Westport; Nordic Fish in Fairfield

Large Pieces of Meat

The smaller the lobster, typically the sweeter the flesh, yes, but serve the tail and claw in large chunks for the most decadent appearance and best bites.

Old-School Old Bay

A sprinkling of Old Bay seasoning offers that je-ne-sais-quoi flavor to any lobster roll, hot or cold. Leave it out and you’ll know something is missing.

Best Bang for Your Buck

Ready-made rolls and meat by the pound at Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk

above: Lobster Roll to-Go from Knot Norm's

CONNECTING COMMUNITY

SEASON SEVENTEEN OF THE WESTPORT FARMERS MARKET IS OPEN, DIRECTOR LORI COCHRAN-DOUGALL GUIDES US THROUGH ITS FAMED VENDORS

by suzanne gannon // photogrphy by garvin burke

westportmag.com

Top row: ANCHOR TENANTS: Like Bloomingdale’s and Nordstrom at the SoNo Collection, Fort Hill and Riverbank occupy opposing mega-stalls. Bottom row left: Pierluigi Mazzella, whose micro-bakery, Fatto a Mano, is introducing Westport to traditional Italian bread and pastry. Bottom row right: On Thursdays, the community-centric market is a draw for visitors shopping for produce and provisions.

At 11:00 a.m. on a recent Thursday morning, a parking valet could have made a killing at the lot outside the Westport Farmers’ Market on Imperial Avenue. Inside a perimeter of bare-boned, DIY tents, a scrappy colony of 30-plus farmers and vendors universally dedicated to the virtuous production of leafy greens and root vegetables, cheeses, meats, fish and bread—and honey, eggs, and flowers, too—had sprouted. And locavores, seduced by the benefits of organic sustenance, were gathering.

After opening for business in 2006 in the parking lot of the Westport Country Playhouse under the nurturing gaze of actor Paul Newman and chef Michel Nischan, WFM, as it’s known, drifted into a dark period of infighting and financial malfeasance before crossing paths, 13 years ago, with seasonal-food zealot Lori Cochran-Dougall. After 17 years in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where she had chaired the board of the Jackson Hole Farmers Market, Cochran-Dougall had transplanted herself and her family to Westport. But commuting to New York as a corporate marketing consultant proved alienating for the Roanoke, Virginia, native who grew up in a family that canned its own apple sauce and ground its own peanut butter—and made weekly pilgrimages to one of the country’s longest continually operating farmers’ markets, where neighbors not only enjoyed the peaches and green beans they grew but also each others’ company.

“In a supermarket, there’s no personal touch—everything is cold, including the metal cart,” says Cochran-Dougall, who recalls tearing into a homemade baguette and a block of cheese with her brother while sliding around in the backseat of the car after a trip to the market. “There were no Little Debbies in our house.”

Craving the connection of bonafide community, and encouraged by an intuitive husband, she put her C-suite ambitions on pause and volunteered her dazzling knack for organization and strategy. On the spot, she was promoted to become a $10-perhour staffer, and within a few months, was hired as executive director. With a 30-page PowerPoint deck and lots of plastic, she revived the operation just as a soft and steady summer rain puts the bounce back into a wilted tomato plant.

She inaugurated the winter season at Gilbertie’s organic greenhouse; fortified relationships with nonprofits (Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Gillespie Center, Homes for the Brave); lured restaurants like Alma and Boxcar Cantina into preparing food in real time using local onions, garlic, and herbs; partnered with nearby

Top left: Baked goods by the Stylish Spoon. Their chocolate doughnut dipped in chocolate with star sprinkles is a favorites with kids. At the WFM, the use of food coloring, pre-made fillers, trans fats, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, high-fructose corn syrup, and GMO ingredients, including flour and corn meal, is prohibited.

Above: At Ox Hollow Farm, candy-red rhubarb is plentiful, and t-bones, ham steaks, spatchcocks, and kabobs are on offer for $12 to $30 per pound. Left: During the winter the Farmer's Market moves to Gilbertie's and shopppers are greeted with the folky sign. Below: Family-run, Fort Hill Farm, has a large variety of fresh vegetables, herbs and seasonal items.

Above: Bees Knees ice pops are made in Kent, CT from all natural ingredients that are locally sourced. The pops are peanut, soy, and dairy free.

schools in robust educational programming, and indoctrinated a rigorous system for vetting and nurturing her sellers. Ultimately, Cochran-Dougall, also a WFM board member, had incubated a nonprofit engine of agricommerce recognized by the American Farmland Trust.

At the heart of the endeavor is her belief that one should know where their food grows and also her conviction that the livelihood of a community depends on the viability of its farmer economy.

“I have been graced to earn their respect,” she says, with reverence for the sacrifice of farmers whose afternoon appearance at an outdoor market is but a small fraction of the hours they spend planting crops and caring for livestock. “They educate me, which empowers me, and gives me a voice to represent them.”

On her weekly walkabout, Cochran-Dougall patrols the outdoor mall with the intensity of a basketball coach pacing the sideline during March Madness. She champions new members such as Pierluigi Mazzella, whose micro-bakery, Fatto a Mano, is introducing Westport to traditional Italian bread and pastry one focaccia at a time. She reminds her cheery Staples High School interns where the trash bags are kept, catches up with chocolatier Fritz Knipschildt, an Oprah fave who’s fancying some rhubarb’s he’s spied and greets ladies who come for lunch from New Haven every week. She also instructs, with firm kindness, the purveyors of pressed juices to post their ingredients and sources.

Yet the lush and earthy goodness at the center of the enterprise—bouquets of jumbo basil wrapped in craft paper by Two Guys From Woodbridge; Muddy Feet Flower Farm’s perky poppies available for $3 a stem; “beetoa” salad (beets, quinoa,

pistachios, capers, cow-feta) from the food-punning proprietors of Herbaceous Catering; Lavender Hills Farm’s smoked-paprika-andgarlic chevre—never escapes her.

Admiring the bunch of dainty, Instagram-ready carrots she just purchased from Fort Hill Farm, a WFM mainstay, Cochran-Dougall says, “These, for instance, won’t make it past tomorrow at my house.”

Left: The patient queue at Seacoast Mushrooms suggests that the frilly maitakes and pink oysters—with their exquisitely crenulated underbellies—contain the secret to euphoria.

3 WFM Seller's Facts

Farmer's plants must must be grown on the seller’s property or derived from animals raised on the seller’s/farmer’s property, which must be located within a 140-mile radius of Westport.

Prepared food must be made from scratch by the seller and feature at least one locally grown ingredient and be labeled accordingly.

Meat products must be local and/or organic, derived from humanely slaughtered animals, free of antibiotics, hormones and GMOs, and clearly labeled.

Left:

Orange Crush

For $40, buyers of this chic and roomy tote get a bag to swagger with.

As official Friends of the Market, they:

• Offset the market fees vendors pay.

• Enable farmers and artisans to keep more of their Thursday take.

• Can easily accommodate all the provisions needed for a dinner party.

Above: Muddy Feet

Flower Farm brings fresh blooms to Westport weekly. Left: Meet the growers, purveyors and farmers at the market.

above: Senior interns from Staples High School sell the tote bag at the market.

Above: The $40 Friend Of The Market Bag is available at westportfarmersmarket.com

Above: Locally sourced produce is at the ready for buyers

Riverbank Farm promoting their Italian globe eggplants with colorful handlettered signs.

for the evening

A Benefit for The Westport Library

BOOKED for the evening is thrilled to welcome actress and humanitarian Laura Linney as its guest of honor for 2023. The award-winning theatre, film, and television actress will be appearing in the Library’s Trefz Forum on Thursday evening, July 13.

Now in its 24th year, BOOKED for the evening is the Library’s signature fundraising event, honoring an individual whose work reflects the purpose of the Library: to nurture a love of learning and to enhance our understanding of the world.

Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets for the event — all proceeds support the programs and services of The Westport Library — and particularly to our wonderful and generous sponsors:

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A Recipe For Summer

An Al Fresco Fête With CAROLINE FEY, Westport’s Chef and Hostess Extraordinaire

julia d’agastino

While the winter holidays may be about polished glitz and glam, the summer is all about relaxed elegance. A simple sparkle to match the golden hour of a stunning sunset. A memorable night with friends built on spontaneity and the ambition to seize the season.

Chef Caroline Fey’s philosophy for cooking, and entertaining in general, is elevated recipes for everyday living, and she feels this never rings truer than in the summertime. Summer is nature’s chime for friends and family to gather and bask in the opportunity to slow down and unwind.

“Getting together should be as fun and breezy as an evening spent at Compo Beach,” notes Fey. “My favorite gatherings are the ones that feel special because of their approachable intimacy — and they shouldn’t be hard to pull together. I find inspiration in everything around me and bring

these elements into the events I plan.”

Fey recently organized a summer gettogether with some of my closest girlfriends at her home in Westport. She decided early evening was best, so she planned a menu inspired by some of her favorite locally sourced rosés, featuring small bites that celebrated the flavors of the summer and paired well with the wine.

One place she found inspiration was the Westport Farmers Market. For her menu she wanted to ensure there was a range of flavors and textures, and the market puts the season’s spoils on display. Having a crudité board is a really easy way to bring color and flavors to the table. While she loves making dips, to keep things simple, she often makes her favorite Green Goddess recipe, but source others from the farmers at the market or Whole Foods.

Another aspect to her menu planning is

left: Cacio e pepe deviled eggs with balsamic pearls and basil. middle: Caroline putting the finishing touches on hors d'oeuvres. right: Nectarine and burrata crostini with pistachio pesto and calabrian chili honey, on a platter from Bespoke Designs.

SUMMER RECIPES

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ROSÉ ALL DAY!

Six Picks To Sip

finding different and unexpected ways to serve traditional favorites. A unique twist on the classic wedge salad is simply serving it on a skewer — it was a hit with the ladies because it was so easy to eat. When creating her garlic butter lobster roll sliders, she realized that the adding the crunch of a potato chip inside the slider helped to elevate it in a unique way.

The Grapevine is her favorite local wine store, and it has a great, approachable selection of rosés, many of which are uniquely sourced and reasonably priced. They’re always adding something new on their shelves, which keeps it fun and interesting.

And finally, she designs her table. Her friend Shari Leibowitz at Bespoke Designs has curated a great selection of fun, outdoor pieces perfect for poolside parties, like these beautiful, scalloped melamine platters that have a dome to keep pesky bugs away. But the best part of setting an event together that feels welcoming is pulling platters you’ve collected over the years.

Meet the Maker

Westport-based Caroline Fey is a classically trained chef who grew up in Westchester County and Park City, Utah. She spent years working in restaurants before starting her own business in 2010 called The City Kitchen in San Francisco. Through The City Kitchen, Caroline taught cooking classes, catered events and consulted with food-tech companies. During the pandemic, she started a meal delivery business in Marin County, feeding hundreds of families each week. In 2021, Caroline and her husband decided to move to Westport with their two small boys. She currently teaches cooking classes and hosts events at Wakeman Town Farm, and continues to do consulting for culinary brands and food-tech companies.

To Book, Visit: Website: carolinefey.com Instagram: @carolinefey

Green Goddess Dip

Makes about 2 cups

Green Goddess salad dressing originated in 1923 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. It was named after a hit play at the time called The Green Goddess. While the salad dressing is fantastic, the bright green, herby flavors are perfect in a dip as well, and brighten up any crudité board. Feel free to use whatever herbs you have on hand; thyme and cilantro work well here, too.

Ingredients:

1 cup packed basil leaves

½ cup packed parsley leaves

2 tablespoons tarragon leaves, roughly chopped

2 tablespoons dill fronds, roughly chopped

1 large garlic clove

¾ teaspoons salt

½ teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon packed lemon zest

1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

¼ teaspoon anchovy paste (optional)

1 small shallot, coarsely chopped

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 medium ripe avocado, pitted

½ cup (4 oz) sour cream

¼ cup mayonnaise

Preparation:

Put all the ingredients into a blender and process until smooth.

above: Grilled shrimp with romesco sauce, inspired by her time living in Spain.

below: These berry trifles with vanilla bean crème fraîche and shortbread cookies are the perfect five minute dessert.

Thibaud Boudignon Rose De Loire 2022

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Petit Ours Rosé Matthieu Barret 2022

Nectarine & Burrata Crostini with Pistachio Pesto & Calabrian Chili Honey

Makes about 40 crostini

I love the combination of sweet fruit and salty cheese on crostini, and these do not disappoint. The pistachio pesto is so good you can put it on just about anything. If you’re in a pinch make these crostini with store-bought pesto and they will still be delicious. Don’t skip the Calabrian chili honey drizzle though; it brightens up the crostini and adds a little bit of sweet heat. My favorite Calabrian chili paste is from Trader Joe’s and it’s fermented. If you don’t love spicy food, add a little bit of the paste because it’s pretty hot, or just use honey alone.

Ingredients:

Crostini:

1 day old baguette, thinly sliced into about 40 pieces

Olive oil

Kosher salt

Pepper

Pistachio Pesto:

2 cups fresh basil leaves (without large stems)

¼ cup roughly chopped pistachios

1 large garlic clove

¼ teaspoon kosher salt

½ cup extra virgin olive oil

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Toppings:

3 firm nectarines, thinly sliced

3 balls burrata, drained on paper towels before being torn into small pieces

½ cup good honey

1 teaspoon (or less) Calabrian chili paste

Basil sprigs

Preparation:

Crostini:

Preheat the oven to 350° F. Place the baguette slices on a lined baking sheet and drizzle generously with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake until crisp and golden at the edges, 10 to 14 minutes. Cool.

Pistachio Pesto:

Put the basil, pistachios, garlic and salt in a food processor and process until finely chopped. While the machine is running, slowly add the olive oil until the mixture is smooth. Add the cheese and pulse a few times, until it is just incorporated. Use right away, or store in the refrigerator for up to a week. You can freeze the pesto as well.

To Serve:

Mix the honey with the Calabrian chili paste and set aside. Place the crostini on a serving tray. Spread about a teaspoon of pesto onto each crostini. Top with a piece of the burrata and a slice of nectarine. Drizzle with honey and garnish with fresh basil leaves.

Summer Berry Trifles With Shortbread & Whipped Crème Fraîche

Makes 6 small trifles in mason jars, little vases, or juice glasses

Making these incredibly simple little trifles in cute jars or glasses makes them feel special. If you don’t want to buy a vanilla bean just to make the whipped crème fraiche, you can purchase Vermont Creamery vanilla bean crème fraiche, which easily takes care of the issue. It’s sold at Whole Foods. You can also use vanilla bean paste, which can be sourced at Williams-Sonoma.

Ingredients:

1 8oz. container crème fraiche

2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar

1 vanilla bean, seeds removed or 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract

1 package shortbread cookies, roughly smashed with a rolling pin

2 cups of your favorite summer berries - I used raspberries and blackberries but any combo will do

Preparation:

Mix the crème fraiche, confectioners’ sugar & vanilla together in a bowl and whisk until the texture of loose whipped cream.

Add a spoonful of the whipped crème fraiche to the bottom of mini trifle dishes or mason jars. Next, add a few berries and sprinkle of shortbread cookies. Top with a spoonful of the whipped crème fraîche. Repeat, top with a shortbread cookie piece and a berry and serve.

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Master of Reinvention!

MARTHA STEWART returns to Westport for Positive Directions, and discusses her much-buzzed-about Sports Illustrated Cover, the anniversary of Entertaining and Successful Living.

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Samantha Yanks: It is wonderful to reunite with you in Westport. Why was coming back to Turkey Hill to support Positive Direction important to you?

Martha Stewart: My career basically started at Turkey Hill. That farm became very famous. My first book was written there. It’s kind of fun to revisit to see what the Bird Family has done with my beautiful, beloved property. To be able to raise money for a very worthwhile cause, (Positive Directions is a non profit behavioral health organization providing prevention, counseling and medication management) at the same time is lovely. So I’m doing good while I’m doing something good for myself, and it’s nice for me to see that property again. I drive by

it every so often while I’m going to Terrain or to someplace in Westport, but to see it firsthand behind the stone wall is very exciting and nice. Many of my friends are going to come because they’re very excited to see the evolution of that property also.

SY: In recent news (and it is all over the news), what inspired the Sports Illustrated cover?

MS: Sports Illustrated just told me that they have had 60 billion impressions, SIX-O billion impressions on that issue, and mostly my cover story! And they might even have to go back to print more copies. On the first day my cover sold more than all covers last year

on the first day alone. So that’s good. I mean, for Sports Illustrated, first, to ask me to do this was bold and they are also very creative. And they realized they had a very good sense about putting me on the cover. When they asked me, it was suggested to them by a friend of mine who’s a very well-known dermatologist. I’m working with him on a skincare line. So he suggested, oh, you know, Martha looks really great. And he said to use her in the issue; I don’t think he even said cover. I think he said use her in the issue. So the editor called, and I thought it was a good idea. I thought, this is something different for me, and who would’ve thunk it, but go for it. So that’s how it happened. It was not terribly complicated, but it was exciting.

portrait by celeste sloman

Whoever dreamed you’d be on the cover of Sports Illustrated? It never occurred to me in a million years. But guess what? How nice. It’s a nice thing. My Sports Illustrated cover shows other women that there are possibilities. There are possibilities all around us for whatever we want to do.

SY: One of the things you have touched on is being positive about the possibilities at any age. What would you say is your message is on that?

MS: I don’t use the word anti-aging because that’s sort of a silly word. There is no such thing as anti-aging. I use the phrase successful living. I think that’s a much more important phrase to use. Live well while you’re alive. And that’s my whole message really to everybody. Live well, make a beautiful home, have a fabulous garden if you can and a happy life. It takes a lot of education to live well. And that’s what my whole career has been about, is about educating the public how to live well.

SY: In terms of education and access, talk about what you have developed with Mount Sinai and what inspired that work?

MS: My mom lived in Weston, big Martha. Big Martha lived until she was about 94 years old. And she was the prime example of living well. She was vibrant, she was flexible, she was an educated woman who read many newspapers a day, she knew what was going on, and she drove her friends everywhere. She drove her Audi until probably a week before she died. She was an active, successful woman who lived her life, compared to so many people who give up or just flounder or just don’t know how to age gracefully. She had it all. She did a really great job of it and never lost her marbles as they say. She kept a very, very vibrant brain, which is what I’m hoping for everybody who visits my hospital at Mount Sinai. It was built because of my mom and it was dedicated to her. We had the dedication ceremony 15 years ago. We now have two centers for living. Both locations provide primary care for older adults as well as caregiver support.

SY: What are some current projects you are working on?

MS: I’m working on my 100th book, which is 100 of my favorite recipes in celebration of my hundredth book. So, I worked on that all day. This morning we were photographing

it, and I still have two more days this week of photography. We’re working very hard on that. We’re doing a huge news series for Roku Television on gardening, cooking, and entertaining. And that too is really devoted to educating the public in many different occupations for the homemaker.

SY: You are so well known for creating products that give consumers access to you. Tell us a bit about what you are currently creating?

MS: We have created thousands of different kinds of products over the years. Currently I’m working on a whole line of footwear with Skechers. They’re fun and they’re useful. These are affordable, in keeping with my whole philosophy of designing affordable, excellent, useful, beautiful, luxurious products. This is what I’ve been doing for a long, long time. I also am making a wine now that I really like doing, Martha’s Chard and Martha’s Lighter Chard, and hopefully a third wine will be coming to stores in the near future. That’s with Treasury Wine Estates and 19 Crimes. It’s an excellent wine for the price. I worked really hard on making it the kind of wine that I would want to drink. We’re also working on all kinds of home products, wonderful housewares as usual, and we’ve been doing that for a long time. But we have great sheets, towels, kitchen utensils, pots of pans, and gardening tools in the pipeline.

SY: Tell us about your podcast and how you pick the guests who are on. Who have you loved talking to? What do you love about that platform?

MS: Well first of all, you don’t have to have hair and makeup, and that’s really great. But in fact, I always try to look nice because we film it. So, we have a lot of videos and we film each interview. But I’m lucky because I have met so many fantastic people over the years, many of whom have great stories to tell. And I can even just call them up and say, you want to do the podcast? And most of them, I don’t think we’ve had anybody say no yet, realizing, of course, that my podcasts are very well listened to. There are hundreds of thousands of different podcasts available. But mine is striking a chord, I think, because it is personal. I’m approaching it from as personal a viewpoint as possible. These are friends, these are acquaintances, these are people I’ve worked with or had dealings with in one way or another. And it is just fun to be with them for about an hour to ask questions,

to get some insight into new subject matter for my listeners. We’ve been doing it for almost a year now, and it’s very exciting. We’ve talked to people from different walks of life. Like Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist who was fantastic. We had Andy Cohen last week, who was so much fun. We’ve had a lot of interior designers, including Steven Sills and Michael Smith, and so many more.

SY: You’re so well-known for giving people access to you, to your evolution and how you stay constantly relevant. Tell us how you made that possible?

MS: Social media made it easy, actually. It all started with my first book, Entertaining which was written at Turkey Hill in Westport. Then I wrote probably 15 more books in that particular location. And that opened up my world to a very vast audience. In combination with that, I had a TV show. My TV career first started off on PBS with specials, then CBS, then NBC, and then to Lifetime. We had an awful lot of different television shows, with thousands and thousands of hours of educational how-to, evergreen television. And that, again, introduced people to the world of good living. And then I started my magazine Martha Stewart Living, which was printed for 32 years.

SY: Let’s hear about the connection between you and Snoop Dogg.

MS: You know, he was on my show and we hit it off, and he made good brownies, and then we did the Justin Bieber roast, and then we had a show for three years, a really funny, funny, cooking talk show. He’s winning a big award in a couple of weeks. He’s getting the songwriter’s Hall of Fame induction, in New York City, and I’m going with Clive Davis to celebrate.

SY: And finally, of course, you’re coming back to Westport for Positive Directions. What are you most excited about during this visit?

MS: I love to come back to Westport. The Consign Mart I go to all the time with Jim Klinko, he and I also worked together for my TV special The Great American Tag Sale, and I always go to Oliver’s nursery, Terrain, and down Main Street and, of course, I have friends that I visit. So coming back to Turkey Hill is just like coming home.

Coming back to Turkey Hill is just like coming home.

Martha walking the grounds of her farm in Bedford, New York, with one of her Friesian horses.

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Best New Restaurant HAPPY MONKEY

Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's first restaurant in Connecticut is located in Greenwich, and it offers a worldly adventure for food lovers. Start with shared plates at the communal table, or pull up a seat at the handsome bar—this is a friendly and see-and-be-seen approach to dining out. Now, let's talk about food: The menu is the best of Latin flavors for today, such as Shrimp Ceviche in Agua Diablo, Warm White Asparagus in a jalapeño-coriander vinaigrette, crispy fish taco with chipotle mayo, pickled cabbage, apples and habenero with mint, and (for healthy appetities) perhaps the Black Sea Bass with crispy potatoes and red chili lime sauce or just a whole grilled lobster with smoked chile butter.

RESTAURANTS

Best Service + Steaks

Washington Prime

141 Washington St., Norwalk, 203-857-1314 washingtonprimect.com

Business Lunch + Seafood

The Restaurant at Rowayton Seafood 89 Rowayton Ave., Rowayton, 203-866-4488; rowaytonseafood.com

Creative Menu + Tapas

Barcelona Wine Bar

222 Summer St., Stamford, 203-348-4800 |

515 West Ave., Norwalk, 203-854-5600 |

4180 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-255-0800; see all locations at barcelonawinebar.com

Hotel Restaurant + Private Dining/Intimate Venue + Special Occasion/Date Night Tavern at GrayBarns 194 Perry Ave., Norwalk, 203-580-1900; tavernatgraybarns.com

New Restaurant

Happy Monkey 376 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 203-405-5787

happymonkeygreenwich.com

Outdoor Dining Table 104

299 Long Ridge Rd., Stamford, 203-388-8898; table104stamford.com

Pickup/Delivery Option Little Pub

531 East Putnam Ave., Cos Cob, 203-717-1147 | 26 Danbury Rd., Wilton, 203-762-1122 |

2133 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-612-4567; see all locations at littlepub.com

above: Ron Gallo and Jean-Georges below left: Tacos with arugula, asparagus, Mancheo cheese, dill and green olive dressing; crispy fish tacos with chipotle mayonnaise, pickled cabbage, apple and habanero with mint below right: Arroz con polo

Sushi

Nordic Fish

1499 Post Rd., Fairfield, 203-292-8400; nordicfishfairfield.com

REGIONAL SPECIALTIES

American Little Pub

531 East Putnam Ave., Cos Cob, 203-717-1147 |

26 Danbury Rd., Wilton, 203-762-1122 |

2133 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-612-4567; see all locations at littlepub.com

Asian Fusion

Mecha Noodle Bar

151 Bedford St., Stamford, 203-801-7577 | 116 Washington St., Norwalk, 203-295-8718 | 1215 Post Rd., Fairfield, 203-292-8222; see all locations at mechanoodlebar.com

Chinese

Little Kitchen

423 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-454-5540; littlekitchenwestport.com

French Chez Vous Bistro

188 Bedford St., Stamford, 203-504-8770; chezvousbistro.com

Greek

Greenwich Flavor by Myrna’s

148 Mason St., Greenwich, 203-869-1500; greenwichflavorbymyrnas.com

Indian Coromandel Cuisine of India

25 Old Kings Hwy. N., Darien, 631-837-2419 coromandeldarienct.com

Italian Café Silvium

371 Shippan Ave., Stamford, 203-324-1651; cafesilviumct.com

Japanese Sakura

680 Post Rd. E., Westport 203-222-0802; sakurarestaurant.com

Shola Kebab, chunks of lamb gently spiced with cardamom and mace, grilled in a tandoor

Best Indian COROMANDEL

CUISINE OF INDIA

Coromandel Darien isn't one of those "if you know, you know" places—everyone knows it's a winner. Just ask our voters. The beautiful restaurant serves Indian favorites, from tikkas and tandooris to vindaloos and masalas with a fresh, upscale approach and makes a good impression that lasts.

PHOTO: CHEF GEORGE AT COROMANDEL

Mediterranean Layla’s Falafel

936 High Ridge Rd., Stamford, 203-461-8004 |

1535 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-955-1583  |

2088 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-384-0100; see all locations at laylasfalafel.com

Mexican La Taqueria

10 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 203-992-1199 |

1077 Boston Post Rd., 203-202-9399; taqueriact.com

Spanish

Barcelona Wine Bar

222 Summer St., Stamford, 203-348-4800 |

515 West Ave., Norwalk, 203-854-5600 |

4180 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-255-0800; see all locations at barcelonawinebar.com

Thai

Little Thai Kitchen

21 St. Roch Ave., Greenwich, 203-622-2972 |

4 West Ave., Darien, 203-662-0038; littlethaikitchen.com

CASUAL FOOD

Bagels

Upper Crust Bagel Co.

197 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich, 203-698-0079; uppercrustbagel.com

Bowls + Noodle Bar/Noodles

Mecha Noodle Bar

151 Bedford St., Stamford, 203-801-7577 |

116 Washington St., Norwalk, 203-295-8718 |

1215 Post Rd., Fairfield, 203-292-8222; see all locations at mechanoodlebar.com

Burritos

Valencia Luncheria

164 Main St., Norwalk, 203-846-8009; valencialuncheria.com

Best Mexican LA TAQUERIA

Everybody (and we think we mean this literally) loves Mexican food. High-end to street food, it's all good in its own way. But it also makes it a challenge to stand out among the competition, which is just what La Taqueria did. When asked to choose a favorite, our voters were loud and clear: La Taqueria. Chef and owner Dennis Lake found the sweet spot, offering Mexican food in a casual space that feels more like you've happened upon a local haunt. Part of the secret must be in the food, such as (prepare yourself) the Grilled Chicken Burrito, with rice, beans, guacamole, lettuce, pico and rajas, salsa crema and cheese all bundled up in a chewy flour tortilla (go ahead, grab a napkin). As for tacos, choose from Beef Picadillo with Cojita cheese, cilantro and onion, or beerbattered Cod with Chipotle crema, red cabbage and cilantro. We suggest eating in, but this friendly place even delivers.

Best Mediterranean LAYLA'S FALAFEL

Some days you find yourself running around completing errands and knocking to-do's off the endless list when you suddenly realize that you are starving—and you need food now. That's when you take our voters' advice and head over to Layla's. Drop in just as you are and have your choice of filling and flavorful meals. You can build your favorite bowl, with rice or salad, maybe some falafel or chicken shawarma, certainly hummus and any of a dozen toppings, such as pickled cucumbers and tahini. They also offer platters, so you don't have to make any decisions—just a plate of, say a chicken kabob, and french fries, falafel, hummus, pita and baklava. There's even plenty for vegetarians and meatlovers alike to find delicious. Both are likely to agree on the tabbouleh salad, if not the marinated lamb. Whether you go for a plate, skewer or wrap, you can be sure of one thing: You won't leave hungry. Actually, it will be your most satisfying stop of the day.

left: Your favorites—stuffed grape leaves, cheese pies, beet salad and more—ready to go

Tortilla chips with fresh-made guacamole and a fleet of salsas

Chef Lake flanked by the crew at La Taqueria

PHOTO: LA TAQUERIA BY MARILYN ROOS PHOTOGRAPHY: LAYAL'S FALAFEL BY GARVIN BURKE

Best Ice Cream GOFER ICE CREAM

Ice cream and summertime are perfect partners. They just go together. Now, how you want your ice cream is up for debate. Some like soft serve, some a classic scoop, and some prefer their ice cream smashed deliciously between two giant cookies. We're not playing favorites; they're all good choices. Our voters also agreed that the best place to pick up this treat is at Gofer Ice Cream, which offers lots of choices— including smoothies and slushes. Enjoy this sweet way to beat the heat.

Stack of Oreo and chocolatechip flying disks with vanilla ice cream, a "Blue Goo" soft ice cream twist, and a double scoop of Salted Caramel and Oreo and Chocolate Chunk

PHOTO: KYLE NORTON

Best Burger LITTLE PUB

Little Pub has a bit of magic. Walking in from a busy day and all its worries and urgent matters and the bright summer sun, you suddenly decompress. It's like a time portal. Inside, it's all handhewn beams and ironwork, inviting you to put down your day and relax, like nothing else matters. It's just you, your friends around the table, and that glorious, juicy burger in front of you. Yes, there are endless comfortfood options on the menu (including amazing salads), but our voters zeroed in on the burgers, and for good reason. We're drawn to the "Three Hands," which is a burger topped with melted cheddar cheese, crispy fried onions, creamy mac-n-cheese and red hot buffalo sauce. It tells you a lot about the place, like you can be yourself and put your concerns aside. Just be you and have a good time. They even have live music on certain nights. Oh, and vegetarians, yes, there is a veggie burger that holds it own with roasted peppers, jack cheese and a zippy cilantro-chipotle aioli. Enjoy your escape.

Best Pizza

COLONY GRILL

Date night, kids in tow, gathering of old high-school buddies, girls' night out—it all just works at Colony Grill. It's that kind of spot, in that it works for everybody who wants to ease up and enjoy a good bite. It seems that our voters agree. They exhaulted the place to the top, and we're guessing it's because the thin-crust pies are irresistible. Yes, you can order a classic cheese with hot oil or the famous salad pizza, which is best when you really can't decide if you want pizza or salad (you get both). We're also intrigued by the Breakfast Pie, made to order with bacon or sausage, egg and cheese. We know this place knows what it's doing—it's been around since 1935, rooted in appealing to the bar crowd (pizza in this hand, beer in that one). Now, its classic pizza appeals to everyone, and draws crowds in lower-, mid-, and upper-Fairfield County. Standing out among the many pizza places is no easy feat, but to do so for decades? That is impressive, and Colony wins people over year after year.

Frozen Yogurt

16 Handles

219 Bedford St., Stamford, 203-817-0707 |

1300 Post Rd., Fairfield, 203-292-9841; see all locations at 16handles.com

Hamburgers

Little Pub

531 East Putnam Ave., Cos Cob, 203-717-1147 |

26 Danbury Rd., Wilton, 203-762-1122 |

2133 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-612-4567; see all locations at littlepub.com

Hot Dogs

Super Duper Weenie

306 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-334-3647; superduperweenie.com

Ice Cream

Gofer Ice Cream

522 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich, 203-661-9080 |

551 East Putnam Ave., Cos Cob, 203-990-0094 | 869 High Ridge Rd., Stamford, 203-504-3105 |

2367 Summer St., Stamford, 203-355-0800 |

103 Main St., New Canaan, 203-594-1342 |

1020 Boston Post Rd., Darien, 203-202-2661 |

1240 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-292-3204 |

379 Danbury Rd., Wilton, 203-210-5546 |

407 Main St., Ridgefield, 203-244-5673;

see all locations at gofericecream.com

Pizza Colony Grill

172 Myrtle Ave., Stamford, 203-359-2184 | 515 West Ave., Norwalk 203-866-5252 | 1520 Post Rd., Fairfield, 203-259-1989; see all locations at colonygrill.com

Ribs/Barbecue

Hoodoo Brown BBQ

967 Ethan Alley Hwy., Ridgefield, 203-438-6033; hoodoobrownbbq.com

The Classic Bacon Cheeseburger has smoked bacon and your choice of cheese as well as a side of fries.

A classic Colony thincrust pizza is a favorite.

PHOTOS: BURGER AND PIZZA BY GARVIN BURKE

WINNING PICKS

above: Appetizing visual proof that The Granola Bar is more than granola—including, here, mussels, steak and fries, fettucini and arugula salad with mozzarella, tomato and pesto below left: Prime dry-aged beef pull-apart sliders with melted Vidalia onion, cheddar cheese, pickles and TGB sauce below right: Picture-perfect cappuccinos to go.

Best Cafe/Bistro THE GRANOLA BAR

The Granola Bar has a way of balancing food and fun as well as being a place to meet up with a friend and being a grab-and-go place. Here you can start your day with a fresh cup of cappuccino or maybe a Turmeric Latte or maybe a Berry Chia smoothie (strawberries, blueberries, banana, almond milk, flax and chia), any of which are a good pick. You can also grab a breakfast burrito (with eggs, quinoa, black beans, avocado, cheese and pico) or any number of such choices all day. It serves creative sandwiches, bowls, salads and toasts. Here, crowd-pleasing favorites are leveled-up.

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Best Diner OREM'S DINER

Sometimes you meet up with friends who simply don't agree on what kind of food they want. The only win here is a diner, which has tons of options—and our voters chose Orem's Diner as their favorite. It was one place lots of people agreed on. As for a plate piled with food, you have choices upon choices— wraps, sandwiches, bagels, and pancakes, omlettes, avocado toasts, and chicken souvlaki platter, jalapeño poppers and baked meatloaf. Get the idea? Just open the menu for a world of satisfying options, and watch the whole table agree that it was a good idea to come here.

Salads

Chopt

1271 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich, 203-409-5811 |

1081 High Ridge Rd., Stamford, 475-477-9110 | see all locations at choptsalad.com

SPOTS

Breakfast Harborview Market 218 Harborview Ave., Bridgeport, 203-367-7336; harborviewmarket.com

Brunch

Terrain Garden Café 561 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-226-2732;  shopterrain.com

Café/Bistro

The Granola Bar 41 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 203-883-5220; 700 Canal St., Stamford, 203-883-0304; 1020 Post Rd., Darien, 475-328-0994; 275 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-557-0945; 1876 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-692-4311; thegranolabar.com

Coffee Shop

Coffee for Good

48 Maple Ave., Greenwich, 203-979-4898; coffeeforgood.org

Deli

A & S Italian Fine Foods

2079 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-576-1600; asfinefoods.com

Diner

Orem’s Diner 167 Danbury Rd., Wilton, 203-762-7370; oremsdiner.com

Food Truck

The Tasty Yolk storefront: 2992 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, 203-545-9311; thetastyyolk.com

Health/Organic Food

The Stand Vegan Café 85 Mill Plain Rd., Fairfield, 203-873-0414; thestandvegancafe.com

top: Swiss cheeseburger with sweet potato fries, cole slaw and a cobb salad bottom: Finish off the meal with a sweet treat, like a lemon cake or a classic cheese cake—or maybe both, and share at the table.

PHOTOS: GARVIN BURKE

Juice Bar

Green & Tonic

7 Strickland Rd., Cos Cob, 203-869-1376 |

21 Forest St., New Canaan, 203-594-1851 |

17 Jesup Rd., Westport, 203-557-6392 |

665 Commerce Dr., Fairfield, 203-345-0995; see all locations at greenandtonic.com

Lunch Spot

Little Pub

531 East Putnam Ave., Cos Cob, 203-717-1147  |

26 Danbury Rd., Wilton, 203-762-1122 |

2133 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-612-4567; see all locations at littlepub.com

Vegetarian

The Lime

168 Main St., Norwalk, 203-846-9240; limerestaurant.com

MARKETS + MORE

Bakery + Cakes/Cup Cakes

DiMare Pastry Shop

1243 East Putnam Ave., Riverside, 203-637-4781 |

12 Largo Dr. S., Stamford, 203-967-2253; dimarepastry.com

Butcher

A & S Italian Fine Foods

2079 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-576-1600; asfinefoods.com

Caterer

Marcia Selden Catering & Events

65 Research Dr., Stamford, 203-353-8000; marciaselden.com

Desserts BE Chocolat

75 Hillside Rd., Fairfield, 203-292-5981; bechocolat.com

Best Desserts BE CHOCOLAT

Belgian chocolate. We thought that might get your attention. But there's more: Beligan chocolate handcrafted in small batches by a talented chocolatier, Chef Benoit. Our Best Of voters told us about their favorite place, BE Chocolat. Not only are the options in dark, milk and white chocolate delicious, but they're also beautiful. Benoit's artistry is on full display with the special collections, such as LOVE, a chocolate heart-shaped shell filled with an assortment of chocolate hearts. With special consideration to pairings, such as beer, BE Chocolat has fun. Consider the Chocolate Tasting and Pairing Class for six to twenty people, where you learn about creating and tasting the complexities of chocolate. Or perhaps you want to try the Chocolate Making Class. Or simply just stop by. The adorable shop is located in a quiet, leafy corner of Greenfield Hills. The next time your sweet tooth tries to get your attention, listen.

Grab-and-go fresh juices

Best Juice Bar GREEN & TONIC

There's vegetarian, then there's plant-based kitchen. That's Green & Tonic. At this cafe, with eat-in or take-out options, you can chose from a selection of prepared options, including soups, salads, bowls and sandwiches. If we might suggest one, consider the Curry Chickpea wrap in collard greens—more filling than you might guess. Otherwise, if you want to take control, you can build your own acai bowl, choosing from such toppings as shredded coconut, granola, and chia seeds. If you're in the mood to hand over the driver's seat, try a smoothie bowl from the menu; perhaps the Coco Haze with a mix of coconut, banana, granola and cacao. They also have an impressive selection of fresh juices, like the Green Monster, with cucumber, celery, green apple, kale, ginger, romaine, spinach, lemon, parsley and spirulina. Fresh and healthy. Perhaps a side of Kelp Noodles?

below left: Belgian Waffle with pearl sugar, chocolate praline, vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce and whipped cream below right: Fleets of assorted artisan chocolates, handmade by Chocolatier Chef Benoit

PHOTO: GREEN & TONIC CONTRIBUTED; BE CHOCOLAT BY GARVIN BURKE

Best Caterer MARCIA SELDEN CATERING & EVENTS

Call it creative. Call it dramatic. Call it romantic. Just don't forget to include calling it absolutely delicious. When Marcia Selden is given her full power of expression, her catering is a many splendored feast for the senses. Everything looks beautiful. Feels luxurious. Smells like a hint of heaven. Tastes like bliss. Sounds like one of the best events of one's life, right? The events have a way of exceeding every expection, yet remaining on point; that is, if it's over the top, it's somehow not too much. The party is permission to escape the every day. Gathered with your nearest and dearest or hosting an event to make a big impression, you can trust that Marcia Selden and her talented team will roll up their sleeves and bring the magic. The number of votes for Best Of suggest our readers don't want to see behindthe-scenes to understand how she does it. They just want to enjoy the performance.

WINNING

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Between birthdays and weddings, you have other sweet treats at DiMare's. BREAD

Satisfy that sweet tooth and grumbling tummy with sweet breads. DiMare has a lovely selection to choose from, including corn, cranberry, datenut, blueberry, banana, zucchini, pumpkin and, we're throwing it in there for fun, pound cake (which, technically is cake but acts like a sweet bread). Just slice and serve with your favorite drink.

STRUDEL

Not sure what to order? We bet it's been a while since you ordered strudel. DiMare has memorable flavors, like apple horseshoe, apple, peach crumb, blueberry cheese, pineapple cheese and cherry cheese.

CROSTATA

These are not your regular mouthwatering pies, they're fruit-packed Italian dreams. You choose: raspberry, apricot or plum.

above: An astonishing and definitely once-in-a-lifetime celebration dream designed by Marcia Selden Catering & Events. This one, lush with flowers, included a surprise performance by Cyndi Lauper below: Zucchini ribbons and soup like you've never seen

PHOTO: TABLE BY MICHAEL JURICK; ZUCCHINI RIBBONS BY NEIL LANDINO; SOUP BY JULIE BIDWEL

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Best Gourmet To Go AUX DÉLICES

Life's busy, and there's always something on the daily agenda. Cooking may have to fall to the bottom of the list sometimes, and that's a good thing. That's when locals head to Aux Délices, where it's easy to find something delicious and satisfying. The cafe has plenty of gourmet salads, soups, sandwiches, bowls and more to grab and go. Also, though, it offers specialty foods that can be delivered right to your door. Just order what you want online, and either pick them up or have them sent. Cross that off your list!

Gourmet Grocery

Balducci’s

1050 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich, 203-637-7600 |

1385 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-254-5200; balduccis.com

Gourmet To Go

Aux Délices

25 Old Kings Hwy., Darien, 203-662-1136 |

3 West Elm St., Greenwich, 203-622-6644 |

1075 East Putname Ave., Riverside, 203-698-1066 |

1035 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-557-9600; auxdelicesfoods.com

Grocery Pickup/ Delivery Option

Whole Foods

150 Ledge Rd., Darien, 203-662-0577 |

399 Post Rd. W., Westport 203-227-6858 |

350 Grasmere Ave., Fairfield, 203-319-9544; see all locations at wholefoodsmarket.com

Liquor Store + Wine Shop

Total Wine & More 380 Main St., Norwalk, 203-840-0007; see all locations at totalwine.com

Organic Food Market

Trader Joe’s

400 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-226-8966 |

2258 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-330-8301; see all locations at traderjoes.com

Seafood Market

Fjord Fish Market

158 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich, 203-661-5006 |

22 East Ave., New Canaan, 203-966-2200 |

1015 Boston Post Rd., Darien, 203-202-9473 | 1835 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-255-9331; see all locations at fjordfishmarket.com

above: Many mouthwatering choices of gourmet salads, like the chicken Ceasar, as well as sandwiches and bowls in the grab-and-go section of the cafe below: Tempting chocolate chip and sugar cookies

PHOTOS: GARVIN BURKE

Best Margaritas + Restaurant Bar

bartaco

Sometimes you're thirsty, but other times you really just need a refreshment that will whisk you away to an island retreat. Find it at bartaco, where the bartending wizards fill your glass with sunny-day, beach-loving favorites, like a classic and crisp margarita with a perfectly salted rim and spritz of fresh lime.

Best Wine Bar + Wine List

BARCELONA WINE BAR

Barcelona Wine Bar is one of those places that everyone can agree on. It has something for everyone's appetite, but it also just has a welcoming way of putting one and all at ease—like a mini vacation. And when on vacation, live like a local. Here, that means ordering the table at least one charcuterie and cheese and plenty of tapas (say, Pulpo, artichoke purée and salsa verde or fava beans, mint, leeks, crispy Serrano, smoked Maldón). Also, be sure to make a selection or two from the very impressive wine list. The options are endless, so whether your favorite type is a Sauvignon Blanc or a Pinot Noir or even a dry Sherry, you can narrow down to a few varieties to sip. If you can't decide, you can't lose with the sangria, of course. Order the table a pitcher, perhaps the Rioja wine, elderflower, citrus-infused dark rum and guava nectar. Who wouldn't agree to that?

BAR BOASTS

Beer Selection + Pub

Little Pub

531 East Putnam Ave., Cos Cob, 203-717-1147 |

26 Danbury Rd., Wilton, 203-762-1122 |

2133 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-612-4567; see all locations at littlepub.com

Margaritas + Restaurant Bar

bartaco

222 Summer St., Stamford, 203-323-8226 |

20 Wilton Rd., Westport, 203-222-8226; see all locations at bartaco.com

Martinis

Washington Prime

141 Washington St., Norwalk, 203-857-1314 washingtonprimect.com

Microbrewery

Two Roads Brewing 1700 Stratford Ave., Stratford; tworoadsbrewing.com

Mobile Bar

The Vintage Horse thevintagehorses.com

Outdoor Bar 314 Beer Garden 314 Wilton Ave., Norwalk, 203-857-1516; 314beergarden.com

Sports Bar

The Blind Rhino

15 N. Main St., South Norwalk, 203-956-7243 | 3425 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, 203-362-5001; theblindrhino.com

Wine Bar + Wine List Barcelona Wine Bar

222 Summer St., Stamford 203-348-4800 | 515 West Ave., Norwalk, 203-854-5600 | 4180 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield, 203-255-0800; see all locations at barcelonawinebar.com

PHOTOS: BAR TACO AND BARCELONA WINE BAR BY TOM MCGOVERN

FASHION

Accessories + Teen Fashion

Apricot Lane

1499 Post Rd., Fairfield, 203-292-9888; apricotlaneboutique.com

Consignment

Olive My Stuff

39 Sanford St., Fairfield; olivemystuff.com

Department Store Nordstrom at the The SoNo Collection

100 N. Water St., South Norwalk, 203-642-2634; nordstrom.com and thesonocollection.com

Designer Boutique

Helen Ainson 1078 Post Rd., Darien, 203-655-9841; helenainson.com

Event Dresses/Bridal Gowns/ Bridesmaid Dresses

Marietta C. Designs 436 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich; mariettac.com

Event Dresses/Bridal Gowns/Bridesmaid Dresses

MARIETTA C. DESIGNS

Marietta C. Designs boutique is an unofficial tradition among generations of best-dressed locals. The shop also wins over newcomers quickly and easily. Whether you're looking to shine at the cocktail party or ready to make an entrance in a formal gown at the annual gala, you'll find a style that flatters. If you're not sure what to wear for girls' night out or your weekend away, enjoy looking at this stylish destination.

above: Marietta Contadino, the owner of Marietta C. Designs, offers ready-to-wear and custom-made special-occasion women’s wear, from cocktail outfits to gowns for brides and bridesmaids.

Eyewear

Warby Parker

344 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 475-275-9684 |

122 Heights Rd., Ste. 218, Darien; 88-492-7297 |

The SoNo Collection, 100 N. Water St., South Norwalk, 203-648-9689; warbyparker.com and thesonocollection.com

Jeans

B Chic

78 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, 203-210-7037; IG: @bchicct

Lingerie + Swimwear

Soleil Toile

44 Elm St., New Canaan, 203-966-2887 |

14 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-454-8688; soleiltoile.com

Luxe Leisurewear + Men’s Fashion + Men’s Shoes + Women’s Fashion

Mitchells/Richards

359 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 203-622-0551 | 670 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-227-5165; richards.mitchellstores.com and shop.mitchellstores.com

New Shop

The Two Oh Three 107 Post Rd., Fairfield, thetwoohthree.com

Women’s Shoes

Shoes ‘N’ More

251 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 203-629-2323 | 1074-1076 Post Rd., Darien, 203-202-7702 |

121 Elm St., New Canaan, 203-972-8484 |

120 Elm St., New Canaan, 203-920-1960 |

275 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-227-4224; see all locations at shoesnmore.com

Best Lingerie + Swimwear SOLEIL TOILE

Winning best lingerie and best swimwear lights up our imagination about a summer of great getaways and blissful weekends at home. Choose your poolside/beachside outfit, from bikinis and one-pieces, to a huge range of cover-ups (dresses, jumpsuits, shorts, pareos), sunhats and more. Get ready to soak in the sun and let the compliments flow. As for lingerie, complement your sun-kissed skin with lingerie that looks as good as it feels. You'll find all the top designers in this local, well-informed boutique.

above: The best-selling Tom bra from the Marie Jo Collection in the fashionable color nuage blue

Luxe Leisurewear + Men’s Fashion + Men’s Shoes + Women’s Fashion MITCHELLS/RICHARDS

Are we suprised that our Best Of voters recognized the pillars of high fashion in Fairfield County? Not in the least. Everyone turns to Mitchells in Westport and Richards in Greenwich for the absolute best designer clothes and shoes for any day of the week and any occasion. Not only do these family-owned sister stores offer high-style designs, but they also offer unmatched personal assistance. You'll find plenty of choices—Tom Ford, Valentino, Bottega Veneta, Chloe, and dozens more—and expert help making your finai selections. Expect to be pampered all along the way.

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ESPADRILLES

When you're not sure what to wear, an espadrille can come in very handy. Today's choices range from your classic look to metallic braids to an equestrian influence to a coastal vibe with scallop edge in Latte. If you're really undecided, there's even a clear strap that will work with nearly anything and a Raffia Straw fringe that is as beachy as possible.

PLATFORM

Level up in the crowd without having to wear heels this summer. Pick up a platform shoe with options like the Raised Bit Comfort Slide in biscotto or the eye-catching Satin Cord Wedge with Studs in champagne.

SLIDES

The Birkenstock Arizona EVA—the signature pool sandal—is sedate in white and poppy in Popcorn yellow.

above: Head-to-toe designer fashions: Bontoni tan suede lace-up dress shoes for men and micro-textured cashmere and silk sportcoat, also Bontoni. For her, Carolina Herrera dress and Bottega Veneta Teen Jodie Woven Leather Bags

The shoes of summer are anything but meaningless flings at Shoes 'n'

JEWELRY

Designer Jewelry

Betteridge

239 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 203-869-0124; betteridge.com

Estate Jewelry

R. Hollander Master Goldsmith

154 Bedford St., Stamford, 203-363-2200; ringart.com

Everyday Jewelry

JL Rocks

292 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-454-4541 |

5 Riverside Ln., Greenwich, 203-990-0043; jlrocks.com

Fine Jewelry

Lux Bond & Green

136 Main St., Westport, 203-227-1300; lbgreen.com

Selection of Local Designers

R. Hollander Master Goldsmith

154 Bedford St., Stamford, 203-363-2200; ringart.com

Special Occasion Jewelry

Shreve, Crump & Low

125 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 203-622-6205; shrevecrumpandlow.com

Watches

Manfredi Jewels

121 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 866-610-0705 | 72 Elm St., New Canaan, 203-966-8705; manfredijewels.com

Wedding/Engagement Rings

Henry C. Reid Jewelers 1591 Post Rd., Fairfield, 203-255-0447; hcreidjewelers.com

Rock Stars

Our readers know the power of jewelry. Sometimes an outfit is complete with a chic set of simple gold earrings, while other times the fun part of a look is layering on statementmaking pieces. Here are a few local shops with selections that impressed our voters. Pick from established houses and classic style or from emerging designers pushing new trends.

R. HOLLANDER MASTER GOLDSMITH

winner of best selection of local designers jewelry

Handmade by Russ Hollander: Platinum Art Deco style Chandelier earrings, set with thirty-six 7.08ct F color Pear shaped & two 3.01ct TW natural diamonds with two 12.8mm South Sea pearls $77,900

HENRY C. REID JEWELERS

winner of best wedding/ engagement rings

Horizontally set emerald-cut diamond eternity band, from $6,560. Horizontally set oval diamond eternity band, from $10,850. Round diamond eternity band, from $10,780. Vertically set oval diamond eternity band, from $14,590. Vertically set emerald-cut diamond eternity band, from $9,735. All rings are available in different stone sizes.

R. HOLLANDER MASTER GOLDSMITH

winner of best estate jewelry

Handmade 18kt yellow gold, black enamel and natural seed pearl fibula Circa 1890. $3,770

SHREVE,

Platinum pear-shape diamond drop earrings featuring two GIA-certified pear-shape diamonds that have a combined weight of 20.48 carats with a color and clarity of I VS2. The earrings are surrounded by a halo of ninety-seven round brilliant-cut diamonds.

Price upon request

Rings of diamonds, 14K gold, enamel and moonstone, $475-$800

JL ROCKS winner of best everyday jewelry

OMEGA Seamaster-Diver 300M Co-Axial Master Chronometer, $7,700; CHOPARD Alpine-Eagle Small, $15,200

MANFREDI JEWELS winner of best watches

CRUMP & LOW winner of best special occasion jewelry

Pear Shaped Diamond Engagemnet Ring $34,500

LUX BOND & GREEN winner of best fine jewelry

HOME

Antiques/Vintage Store

Modern Day Auctions

100 N. Water St., Norwalk, 203-400-6000; moderndayauctions.com

Appliances

Aitoro

401 Westport Ave., Norwalk, 203-847-2471; store.aitoro.com

Closet/Organization

California Closets

565 Westport Ave., Norwalk, 203-924-8444; californiaclosets.com

Decor

The Post 1799 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-292-5700; thepostct.com

Furniture

Serena & Lily 35 Elm St., Westport, 203-635-8000; serenaandlily.com

Garden Center

Designs by Lee

129 Interlaken Rd., Stamford, 203-322-2206; designsbylee.com

Hardware + Paint + Windows/ Doors

Ring’s End 181 West Ave., Darien, 203-655-2525; see all locations at ringsend.com

Home Tech

Fairfield Integrated Systems 1212 E. Putnam Ave., Riverside, 203-614-9365; fairfieldis.io

Kitchen + Bath

BENDER

235 Westport Ave., Norwalk, 203-663-0272; see all showroom locations at benderplumbing.com

Best Closet Organization CALIFORNIA CLOSETS

What is real luxury? It's in the way you feel. Having an organized space is an essential element to feeling calm, comfortable and confident. The trustworthy way of moving from cluttered chaos to streamlined storage is California Closets. Our voters recognize that the custom-designed spaces bring order to their carefully curated collection of clothes, shoes, bags and the many accessories. Aside from being able to build outfits with ease, an organized closet also protects your investments—no snags, no wrinkles, no dust, no fading. It includes layout, lighting and overall look of the system, too, whether that's pure white and minimalist or something with lots of ornate, layered details. The team works with you, including a consultation, 3D digital model to review, custom creation and professional installation. You might like it so much in your bedroom that you'll look at your home office, mudroom or family room to see if they, too, need to be transformed for the better.

above: Everything's in its place with a California Closets system, because designers work with each client to determine what they need and what their style is—such as this white cubby system with glass cabinet doors.

Lighting

Chloe Winston Lighting Design

68 Water St., Norwalk, 203-957-8686; chloewinstonlighting.com

Linens

The Linen Shop

21 Elm St., New Canaan 203-972-0433; thelineshopct.com

Outdoor Furniture

Patio.com

428 West Putnam Ave., Greenwich, 203-869-3084 |

919 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-222-1620; see all locations at patio.com

Pool Design

Shoreline

393 West Ave., Stamford, 203-967-1203; shorelinepools.com

Rugs

Redi-Cut Carpets & Rugs

1620 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-349-6686; redicarpets.com

Stone Gault Stone

11 Ferry Ln. W., Westport, 203-227-5181; gaultstone.com

above:

Best Lighting CHLOE WINSTON LIGHTING DESIGN

Never underestimate the power of good lighting. Your favorite room is properly illuminated. Dark reading corners are suddenly aglow with a table lamp. The busy kitchen, always packed with your family looking to grab a bite of whatever you're cooking, is better because of brilliant task lighting. The entry? It has a gentle ceiling light to welcome guests. Our readers agreed by sending in vote after vote for Chloe Winston Lighting Design. We should add "again," because this popular shop wins year after year. You might say people have seen the light about lighting options. They turn to designer and upscale options in the showroom to imagine the possibilities at home. Plus, there's plenty of interior design help to make sure you have selections that will work. You'll know that you made the right choice when you feel good in your space—and you now have more than one favorite room.

At its heart, lighting is about making sure everything in a room is lit properly—but even in this room, awash in natural light, the woven hanging lights add an essential design element to the overall look.

Best Color + Styling Salon

THE COLOR CAFE

Sometimes you need a whole new look. Maybe it's a crisp bob or long and lush layers; other times it might be an entirely different color with touches of sunny highlights. Whatever you're envisioning for your hair this summer, The Color Café is ready to reveal the new you. With nine years in Greenwich and a very happy year one in Norwalk, the salons have won over our voters. Just tell your stylist and color specialist what you're looking for and wait for the big, gorgeous reveal.

Best Day Spa

THE SPA AT THE J HOUSE

Everything can be just fine, and yet we still feel like something could be a little better. Our voters find it at The Spa at the J House. It has all of the treatments that turn your day around, from Hydra facials to IV Hydration Services. Of course, it also has many massage options. May we suggest the Stress Relief Massage with pure essential oils or, perhaps, Deep Tissue Lymphatic Flush? Get your glow back with a Quenching Aloe Wrap, which comes with a scalp, neck and foot massage. There's many, many more. The team works with you on your wellness and beauty goals. The spa thinks of every detail, from the luxury skincare ingredients to the full experience, such as the music. They play MusiCure, therapeutic sounscapes by Danish composer Niels Eje.

PAMPERING

Blow Out/Updo

Noelle Spa

1100 High Ridge Rd., Stamford, 203-322-3445; noelle.com

Color + Women’s Styling/ Salon

The Color Café

23 Benedict Pl., Greenwich, 203-769-1929 |

Color Cafe North, 456 Main Ave., Norwalk, 203-642-4163; colorcafestudio.com

Cosmetic Spa

Greenwich Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Spa

100 Melrose Ave., Greenwich | 1200 High Ridge Rd., Stamford 203-954-9293

greenwichcosmeticsurgery.com

Day Spa

J House

1114 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich, 203-698-6980

jhousegreenwich.com

Eyebrow/Eyelash Services

Aileen Barcia Lash Studio 131 Kings Hwy. N., Westport; abprobeauty.com

Facial

Maria Nicole Aesthetics

1011 Hope St., Stamford, 203-570-5238; marianicoleaesthetics.com

Makeup Application

ultimathule

37 Saugatuck Ave., Westport, 203-454-2249; ultimathulesalon.com

left: Spa Manager Danielle Claycomb guides guests through the options at The Spa at the J House—a tranquil luxury spa offering exceptional massages, facials and mind body treatments with a staff of diverse and experienced therapists.

right: Perfect blond waves with summer-loving highlights

Makeup Boutique

bluemercury

254 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 203-863-0005 |

120 Main St., New Canaan, 203-972-7100 |

1015 Boston Post Rd., Darien, 203-656-9660 |

57 Main St., Westport, 203-222-9222 |

62 Main St., Westport, 203-227-6900; see all locations at bluemercury.com

Mani/Pedi

Posh Spa & Nail

195 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 203-900-1099 |

1077 Boston Post Rd., Darien, 203-309-5454 |

401 Post Rd. W., Westport, 203-222-8830; poshct.com

Massage Massage Mavens 203-340-2518; massagemavems.com

Men’s Styling/Salon

Westport Cut & Shave

235 Post Rd., Westport, 203-557-8500; westportcutshave.com

Spray Tan

Bronzed by Coy

231 Post Rd., Westport, 203-908-0184; bronzedbycoy.com

Waxing/Hair Removal

The Waxing Spot

211 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich, 203-340-9590 | 420 Post Rd. W., Westport, 203-228-5118; thewaxingspot.com

FITNESS + GEAR

Activewear

Athleta

350 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 203-625-0129 |

103-107 Main St., Westport, 203-454-0001; see all locations at athleta.gap.com

Best Private Fitness Training + Virtual/ Live Stream Fitness

THE U

Upper Deck Fitness is now The U: think U-turn on your fitness level. You get private and group athletic training, nutrition and cooking coaching and massage services. It's head-to-toe results. You don't have to go to the gym to feel and see the difference; the classes come to you—with live interactive classes or on-demand video workouts. You get coaching to guide your sessions and form, so your hard work and commitment pay off. For the thirty-plus live classes weekly, a coach beams into your workout space and, through video, provides feedback and motivation. It starts with a custom routine and free trial.

right: Interested in working with a coach to improve your progress? The U clients can work out at the gym or get training with a virtual coach. Those virtual sessions can either be live, with in-time feedback and support, or with on-demand streaming. Of course, a mix of both also works.

Barre

The Bar Method

800 Post Rd., Darien, 203-2020-7975 |

85 Mill Plain Rd., Fairfield, 203-259-8825; barmethod.com

Bicycle Shop

Danny’s Cycles

1492 High Ridge Rd., Stamford, 203-883-8488 | 1950 Boston Post Rd., Darien, 203-355-0002; see all locations at dannyscycles.com

Crossfit + Fitness Studio + Gym

Carozza Fitness

316 Courtland Ave., Stamford, 203-561-0493; carozzafitness.com

Dance Fitness

Conservatory of Dance

152 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, 475-263-4870; conservatory-of-dance.com

Golf Equipment

Sterling

1349 Newfield Ave., Stamford, 203-461-9090; sterlingfarmsgc.com

Indoor Cycling

Life Cycle

135 Bedford St., Stamford, 203-978-3510; lifecyclect.com

Pilates

Black Rock Pilates

2889 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, 203-335-1987; blackrockpilates.com

Private Fitness Training + Virtual/Live Stream Fitness

The U

225 High Ridge Rd., Stamford, 203-309-6231; morethanjustagym.com

Yoga

Connecticut Power Yoga

1372 Summer St., Stamford, 203-539-1852; ctpoweryoga.com

FAMILY LIFE

Art Classes

Make-modern

1985 Boston Post Rd., Darien, 203-655-1985; make-modern.com

Children’s/Baby Décor

Wiggles & Giggles

37 Tokeneke Rd., Darien, 203-309-5109; wigglesandgigglesshop.com

Children’s Clothes

The Piccolina Shop

82 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 203-900-7001; thepiccolinashop.com

Youth Fitness Training

Chelsea Piers Connecticut 1 Blachley Rd., Stamford, 203-989-1000; sports.chelseapiers.com

Children’s Haircuts

Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids 1568 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-557-8700; sharkeyscutsforkids.com

Children’s Music Lessons

Suzuki Music Schools

246 Post Road E., Westport, 203-227-9474; suzukischools.org

Children’s Parties

Hands On Pottery

15 Tokeneke Rd., Darien, 203-656-3995 |

1700 Post Rd., Fairfield, 203-319-1273; hopct.com

College Prep Courses

Carnegie Prep 203-352-3500; carnegieprep.com

Family-Friendly Restaurant

Colony Grill

172 Murtle Ave., Stamford, 203-359-2184 |

515 West Ave., Norwalk 203-866-5252 |

1520 Post Rd., Fairfield, 203-259-1989; see all locations at colonygrill.com

Nanny/Babysitting Services

Wee Care Nanny 203-359-8410; weecarenanny.com

Toy Store

Awesome Toys and Gifts

970 High Ridge Rd., Stamford | 429 Post Rd. E., Westport, 424-293-7663; awesometoys.com

DAILY ESSENTIALS

Auto Shop

Fairfield Automotive Service

2149 Post Rd., Fairfield, 203-259-6500; fairfieldauto.net

Bookstore

Westport Book Shop 23 Jesup Rd., Westport, 203-349-5141; westportbooksalesventures.org

Car Wash

Splash Car Wash

see all locations at splashcarwashes.com

CBD Store

Franny’s Farmacy

940 Post Rd. E. (inside The Collective West), Westport, 203-349-5588; frannysfarmacy.com/cbd-westport

Dry Cleaners

Fabricare Cleaners

264 Heights Rd., Darien, 203-655-3381 |

5 Holmes St., Norwalk, 203-229-0001 |

2130 Post Rd., Fairfield, 203-256-2725 | pickup service in Fairfield County, 203-229-0001; fabricarecleaners.net

Event Space

Darien Community Association 274 Middlesex Rd., Darien, 203-655-9050; darienca.org

Event Space/Wedding

Reception Venue

The Inn at Longshore 260 Compo Rd. S., Westport, 203-226-3316; innatlongshore.com

Fine Art Gallery

The Flinn Gallery 101 West Putnam Ave., Greenwich, 203-622-7947; flinngallery.com

Florist

Fresh Flower Bar

1301 Bronson Rd., Fairfield, 203-800-3830; freshflowerbar.com

Gift Shop

Splurge 39 Lewis St., Greenwich, 203-869-7600; splurgegifts.com

Livery Service Rudy's Executive Transportation 800-243-7839; rudylimo.com

Local Hotel

Delamar Southport 275 Old Post Rd., Southport, 203-259-2800; delamar.com/southport

Pet Groomer/Pet Spa

All Fur Paws

209 Bruce Park Ave., Greenwich, 203-542-5181; allfurpawsct.com

Pet Supplies/Clothing

EARTH ANIMAL

Your beloved pets might not know better, but you do. So, at Earth Animal find the wholesome pet food, treats and pet supplies that they'll love—and you can feel good about. For example, consider the No-Hide Chews that are healthy and digestible, while also taking care of your fur-baby's teeth and gums. But that's just the start. This beautiful shop is also filled with bunches of good choices and well-informed staff to help you make selections. Let's put it this way, if Fido wanted to bury his treasure anywhere but the backyard, he'd go here. It's filled with pet treasures. Yes, they also carry plenty of toys and other accessories, so he can pick out something new.

Pet Supplies/Clothing

Earth Animal

925 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-222-7173; earthanimal.com

Portrait Photographer

Karen Morneau karenmorneausphotography .com

Wedding Photographer Melani Lust melanilustphotography.com

Shoe Repair

Westfair Shoe Repair 1783 Post Rd. E., Westport, 203-259-5587

Stationery/Formal Invitations

Bespoke Designs 8 Sconset Sq., Westport,

203-557-6777; bespokedesigns.com

Storage Facility

Westy Self Storage 80 Brownhouse Rd., Stamford, 203-961-8000 | 50 Keeler Ave., Norwalk, 203-899-1234 | 65 Danbury Rd., Wilton 203-762-7600 | 2070 Kings Hwy., Fairfield, 203-256-2777; see all locations at westy.com

Tailor

Ted the Tailor 2 Church St., Greenwich, 203-869-5699

Veterinarian

Cannondale Animal Clinic 481 Danbury Rd., Wilton, 203-834-8855; cannondaleanimalclinic.com

above: Earth Animal is dedicated to healthy, real food for your pets. The staff scrutinizes the ingredients in the brands that they carry, including their own, so pets eat well.

Reader's Picks

PHOTO: GARVIN BURKE

2023 TOWN W INNERS ’ LIST

FOOD + DRINK DINING

Best Service (TIE) DeTapas detapasrestaurant.com

Spotted Horse spottedhorsect.com

Business Lunch Allium facebook.com/alliumeats

Creative Menu Kawa Ni kawaniwestport.com

Hotel Restaurant La Plage laplagewestport.com

Outdoor Dining bartaco bartaco.com

Pickup/Delivery Option Little Pub littlepub.com

Private Dining/ Intimate Venue Baldanza baldanzarestaurants.com

Seafood The Whelk thewhelkwestport.com

Special Occasion/ Date Night

Gabriele’s gabrielesofwestportct.com

Steaks Gabriele’s gabrielesofwestportct.com

Sushi OKO okokitchen.com

Tapas DeTapas detapasrestaurant.com

REGIONAL SPECIALTIES

American Little Barn littlebarnct.com

Asian/Asian Fusion Kawa Ni kawaniwestport.com

Chinese Little Kitchen littlekitchenwestport.com

French Rive Bistro rivebistro.com

Greek Layla’s laylasfalafel.com

Indian The Naan thenaanct.com

Italian Romanacci romanacci.com

Japanese Sakura sakurarestaurant.com

Mediterranean Layla’s laylasfalafel.com

Mexican bartaco bartaco.com

Spanish Basso bassobistrocafe.com

Thai Rainbow Thai rainbowthaict.com

CASUAL FOOD Bagels Pop Up Bagels popupbagels.com

Bowls Little Beet thelittlebeet.com

Burritos Mexica mexicawestport.com

Reader's Picks

Best Creative Menu + Asian/Asian Fusion + Noodle Bar/Noodles KAWA NI

Special Occasion/Date Night + Steaks + Wine List + Martinis GABRIELE’S

above: Spicymiso with noodles, tofu, egg and nori.

above: Gabriele’s Italian Steakhouse creates a memorable experience for any and all special occasions.

Frozen Yogurt Sunny Daes sunnydaesicecream.com

Hamburgers Little Pub littlepub.com

Hot Dogs Heibeck’s heibecksstand.com

Ice Cream/Gelato Gofer gofericecream.com

Noodle Bar/Noodles Kawa Ni kawaniwestport.com

Pizza Joe’s Pizza joespizzaitalian.com

Ribs/Barbeque Walrus Alley walrusalley.com

Salads Spotted Horse spottedhorsect.com

DROP-IN SPOTS

Breakfast Granola Bar thegranolabar.com

Brunch Terrain shopterrain.com

Café/Bistro Terrain shopterrain.com

Coffee Shop (independent) Tusk & Cup tuskandcup.com

Deli Gaetano’s gaetanosdelis.com

Diner Orem’s Diner oremsdiner.com

Health/Organic Food Organic Market organicmarketct.com

Reader's Picks

Juice Bar Green & Tonic greenandtonic.com

Lunch Spot Little Pub littlepub.com

Vegetarian/Health Green & Tonic greenandtonic.com

MARKETS & CATERING

Bakery

The Painted Cookie paintedcookie.com

Butcher Shop Saugatuck Provisions saugatuckprovisions.com

Cakes/Cup Cakes The Cake Box ctcakebox.com

Caterer AMG amgcatering.com

Desserts/Chocolates

The Painted Cookie paintedcookie.com

Gourmet Grocery Balducci’s balduccis.com

Gourmet To Go Balducci’s balduccis.com

Grocery Pickup/Delivery Option

Whole Foods wholefoodsmarket.com

Liquor Store

The Fine Wine thefinewinecompanyofwestport.com

Organic Food Market Westport Farmers’ Market westportfarmersmarket.com

Seafood Market Fjord fjordfishmarket.com

Wine Shop

The Fine Wine thefinewinecompanyofwestport.com

Best Coffee Shop (Independent)

CUP

Best Cakes/Cup Cakes THE

above: Tusk & Cup offers a traditional Italian cafe experience with their coffee steeped in Italian tradition.

above: The Cake Box makes all their products by scratch with the finest ingredients and every item made is available gluten free.

BAR BOASTS

Beer Selection Little Pub littlepub.com

Margaritas bartaco bartaco.com

Martinis Gabriele’s gabrielesofwestportct.com

Outdoor Bar Little Pub littlepub.com

Pub Little Pub littlepub.com

Restaurant Bar bartaco bartaco.com

Sports Bar Little Pub littlepub.com

Wine Bar Harvest harvestwinebar.com

Wine List Gabriele’s gabrielesofwestportct.com

SHOP + STYLE FASHION

Accessories She La La shelala.com

Consignment Roundabout roundaboutcouture.com

Department Store Mitchells mitchells.mitchellstores.com

Designer Boutique Mitchells mitchells.mitchellstores.com

Event Dresses/Bridal Gowns/Bridesmaid

Dresses Anthropologie anthropologie.com

Eyewear Specs specsforyou.com

Jeans B Chic instagram.com/bchicct/

Lingerie Soleil Toile soleiltoile.com

Luxe Leisurewear Mitchells mitchells.mitchellstores.com

Men’s Fashion Mitchells mitchells.mitchellstores.com

Men’s Shoes Mitchells mitchells.mitchellstores.com

New Shop OKA oka.com

Swimwear Soleil Toile soleiltoile.com

Teen Fashion B Chic instagram.com/bchicct/

Women’s Fashion Mitchells mitchells.mitchellstores.com

Women’s Shoes Shoes ‘N’ More shoesnmore.com

JEWELRY

Designer Jewelry Mitchells mitchells.mitchellstores.com

Estate Jewelry Noya Jewelry noyajewelrydesign.com

Everyday Jewelry JL Rocks jlrocks.com

Fine Jewelry

Lux Bond & Green lbgreen.com

Selection of Local Designers JL Rocks jlrocks.com

Reader's Picks

Special Occasion Jewelry Lux Bond & Green lbgreen.com

Watches Lux Bond & Green lbgreen.com

Wedding/Engagement Rings Lux Bond & Green lbgreen.com

HOME Antiques/Vintage Bungalow bungalowdecor.com

Closet/Organization House of PRIM houseofprim.com

Décor The Post thepostct.com

Furniture Serena & Lily serenaandlily.com

Garden Center Terrain shopterrain.com

Hardware Ring’s End ringsend.com

Home Tech Untangled theuntangledlife.com

Kitchen + Bath Kohler kohler.com

Lighting L’Antiquaire lantiquaire.net

Linens Serena & Lily serenaandlily.com

Outdoor Furniture Terrain shopterrain.com

above: OKA’s talented artisans from all over the world prioritize beauty, comfort and style while choosing items with integrity.

Best New Shop OKA

Paint Ring’s End ringsend.com

Pool Design Hoffman hoffmanlandscapes.com

Rugs Redi-Cut redicarpets.com

Stone Gault gaultstone.com

Windows/Doors Ring’s End ringsend.com

SERVICES + TO-DO’S PAMPERING

Blow Out/Updo Artistex artistexsalon.com

Color Artistex artistexsalon.com

Cosmetic Spa Wisdom & Youth wisdomandyouthllc.com

Day Spa

Dream Spa & Salon dreamdayspa.com

Eyebrow/Eyelash Services European Wax Center Facial Artistex artistexsalon.com

Makeup Application Ultimathule

Makeup Shop Bluemercury bluemercury.com

Mani/Pedi Posh poshct.com

Massage Artistex artistexsalon.com

Reader's Picks

Men’s Styling/Salon Westport Cut & Shave westportcutshave.com

Spray Tan Artistex artistexsalon.com

Waxing/Hair Removal The Waxing Spot thewaxingspot.com

Women’s Styling/Salon Artistex Salon & Spa artistexsalon.com

FITNESS

Activewear/Running Shoes Fleet Feet Westport fleetfeet.com

Barre The Pilates Barre pilatesbarrecore.com

Bicycle Shop Cycle Dynamics cycledynamics.com

Crossfit CrossFit Westport crossfitwestport.com

Dance Fitness Conservatory of Dance conservatory-of-dance.com

Fitness Studio Burn Boot Camp burnbootcamp.com

Gym Burn Boot Camp burnbootcamp.com

Indoor Cycling SoulCycle soul-cycle.com

Pilates Club Pilates clubpilates.com

Private Fitness Training Performance performanceoptimalhealth. com

Best Men’s Styling/Salon WESTPORT CUT & SHAVE

westportmag.com

Best Paint + Windows/Doors

RING’S END

above: Westport Cut & Shave offers a modern yet traditional vibe, creating a welcoming environment for all.

above: Paint and Design Center Ring’s End presents the perfect palette of paints to refresh your home.

Virtual Fitness

Kaia Yoga Center kaiayoga.com

Yoga Kaia Yoga Center kaiayoga.com

FAMILY LIFE

Art Classes

MoCA Westport mocawestport.org

Children’s/Baby Décor She La La shelala.com

Children’s Clothes Around the Rosy aroundtherosy.com

Children’s/Youth Fitness Wilton YMCA Gymnastics Center wiltonymca.org

Children’s Haircuts Sharkey’s sharkeyscutsforkids.com

Children’s Music Lessons Suzuki Music School suzukischools.org

Children’s Parties Happy Hands Wilton hhpottery.com

College Prep Courses New England Education Consultants needucationconsultants.com

Family Friendly Restaurant Little Pub littlepub.com

Toy Store Awesome Toys and Gifts awesometoys.com

DAILY ESSENTIALS

Auto Repair Shop

Westport Auto Craft westportautocraft.net

Bookstore Westport Book Shop westportbooksaleventures.org

Car Wash Splash locations.splashcarwashes. com/westport

Best Fine Art Gallery

Reader's Picks

SORELLE GALLERY

CBD Store Franny’s frannysfarmacy.com

Dry Cleaning Minute Man Cleaners minutemencleaners.com

Event Space MoCA Westport mocawestport.org

Event Space/Wedding Reception Venue The Inn at Longshore innatlongshore.com

Fine Art Gallery Sorelle Gallery sorellegallery.com

Florist Compo Farm compofarmflowers.com

Gift Shop

Classically Cate classicallycateboutique.com

Driver Service Teddy’s Transportation teddyslimo.com

Pet Groomer/Pet Spa Schuloff schulhofanimalhospital.com/ grooming.php

Pet Supplies/Clothing Earth Animal earthanimal.com

Shoe Repair Westfair

Stationery/Formal Invitations Paper Source papersource.com Storage Westy westy.com

Tailor Mitchells mitchells.mitchellstores.com

Veterinarian Cannondale cannondaleanimalclinic.com

above: Women owned business, Sorelle Gallery, helps clients confidently curate their own spaces while also giving back by planting one tree for every artwork sold.

NEW

THE GUARD

Meet the GAME CHANGERS at the Forefront of Innovation in Westport

Something is stirring in Westport. As a wave of New Yorkers relocated to our town during (and since) the pandemic, we have gained more than traffic; we have gained a group of game changers whose brainchildren are making an impact locally and globally, and giving Westport the electric vibe of the city that never sleeps—only in a semi-sleepy town with a beach. Read on to meet some of our impressive new residents.

NO STONE UNTURNED

Philanthropic Phenoms

When did you move to Westport?

Sandra: In late 2020, as part of the mass exodus out of the city.

Becca: I also moved here in 2020 from NYC.

Michelle: I am the only one who did not move during the pandemic. We actually moved out to Westport in 2016.

Alexandra: I moved in the summer of 2021, partly because of Covid, and partly because I found out I was pregnant with identical twin girls and my family would be doubling in size!

Why did you choose Westport?

Michelle: My husband was recruited by a cardiology practice in Fairfield and we took the leap of moving here sans kids.

Sandra: My family chose Westport because Michelle was here!

Becca: We started looking to leave the city and fell in love with Westport—the beach, the community, everything about it!

Alexandra: Is there another option?! From

the beach to the beautiful, historic homes— it’s such a special place and unlike any other suburb.

Tell us about No Stone Unturned. No Stone Unturned was founded to plan luxury shopping events in Fairfield County for charity. All participating brands commit at least 15% of sales to the selected charity. Our goal is to become the Fairfield County version of “Super Saturday” in the Hamptons.

When did you launch your organization and why?

We launched in June 2022. Our purpose was to bring awareness to lesser known and often local causes and charities. We also wanted to offer women a more fun and intimate shopping experience with friends. Online shopping is great but so impersonal. Our customers love a great excuse to shop while giving back to the community.

Tell us about recent events: Our first event took place in June 2022 at a private residence and benefitted the Partnership to End Human Trafficking, a safe house for human trafficking survivors in Bridgeport. Our second event took place on Mother’s Day in Westport at Swoon art gallery and Penfield Collective in Sconset Square.

How can people get involved?

If you are interested in planning an event, please reach out to us! If you are a local brand, retailer or charity we would love to connect!

What do you love about Westport?

The laid-back casual vibe and easygoing energy. It’s the perfect beach town with incredible restaurants, an outdoor music venue and the most gorgeous scenery. It’s also a community where people care about each other, our town and the world.

Luxury shopping outing with friends and a feel-good mission? No Stone Unturned is the remedy to the solitary, materialistic woes of online spending sprees.

Sandra Rose, Michelle Pollack, Becca Zipkin, Alexandra @no.stone.unturned.ct

DOTTIE

Arvia Few— Founder/CEO and Certified Matchmaker

www.thedottieclub.com

@arviafew  @thedottieclub

Podcast: Dottie’s Houseer

Cupid’s Boss Lady

Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match… Young Black people can find cultural and biased algorithms especially frustrating.

Arvia Few is here to make connections that shouldn’t be left to chance.

When and why did you move to Westport?

We moved here in June of 2021. My husband runs a clean tech company in Connecticut. It was important that we were in a town that had culture, arts, a community and a direct commute to the city.

When and why did you launch Dottie?

DOTTIE was founded to create space for young Black people to connect socially and romantically. The pandemic, online dating apps rooted in bias, and evolving cultural norms have amplified the challenge for connection. In 2021, I became a certified matchmaker and founded DOTTIE. The state of Black families, marriages and opportunities for wealth creation is at a critical crossroads, and I am determined to be part of the solution!

Tell us about Dottie. DOTTIE, named after my mother and grandmother, is a concierge matchmaking service and private social club for Black people in their 20s and 30s. Every member is vetted by our membership committee. We rely on wordof-mouth referrals and have amassed a waitlist of over 900 people and have members in every major U.S. city.

Do you have an anecdote about a great match?

Recently we matched two amazing individuals who lived less than two miles apart, attended the same study-abroad program at the same time, moved in similar circles, and had never met. We set them up on a blind date and the rest is history.

Are you commuting or working from Westport?

I work from home, which is great! It’s easy to connect with clients via Zoom. I occasionally travel to meet clients in person and I travel for our curated events.

How has that transition been?

Amazing. We are truly grateful because our daughter works in NYC and our son, who recently graduated from Duke, will also be in NYC. We never imagined we would be close to our children once they graduated from college.

What do you love about Westport?

Westport is an incredibly open and inclusive community where we have encountered goodhearted individuals, engaging conversations and enjoyable moments (especially beach sunsets).

Holding & Heart

Matt

TRINITY PLACE HOLDINGS

Matt Messinger— President, CEO and Director

When and why did you move to Westport?

Summer 2016, initially as a weekend house purchase. We had loved the area since attending a wedding here years ago. We liked it so much that we quickly changed schools and made Westport our primary residence—this was a big change

for me given that I’d spent nearly my entire life in NYC and had only recently gotten a driver’s license!

Tell us about Trinity Place Holdings. We have been transforming a former retail company into a public real estate investment,

asset management and holding company. We’ve just completed development of Jolie: 77 Greenwich, arguably the best quality, new luxury condo building currently selling in lower Manhattan. We also developed and recently opened a new public elementary school in partnership with the City and State of NY.

Tell us about your philanthropic work. Most of it is focused on the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), whose board I have chaired for several years. I visited frequently with my two children when they were younger, and became interested in the groundbreaking outreach the Museum was doing: partnering with homeless shelters to reach the most forgotten and vulnerable kids with CMOM’s programming, reconnecting kids with their non violent incarcerated parents, and partnering with world-class institutions. As the museum and its mission have outgrown its current building, my experience has proven useful. We are repurposing a landmarked Carrera and Hastings former church on Central Park West, which will be an amazing sustainability story in itself.

What do you love about Westport?

I love last-minute runs along the water, and still get a kick out of seeing a fox run across our property or an egret or eagle flying overhead (as do my dogs!).

I love Walrus Alley, The Little Barn and Gold’s Deli. As a former competitive junior chess player, I love that there’s a chess club at the library. I am learning about and enjoying the long tradition of the arts in Westport. Raising kids in and around Westport is pretty great, too!

Messinger is a business and real estate wiz who knows the real magic is in giving back.

CAILINI COASTAL

Meg Young, Founder & Creative Director

cailinicoastal.com @cailinicoastal

Home Design Innovator

Meg Young conceptualized Cailini Coastal while living in Southern California. The aesthetic feels like Newport, RI, meets Newport, CA, with a unique flair that is Meg’s alone—but now can be yours too, here in Westport, CT.

When and why did you move to Westport?

We moved in August 2022.

My husband and I both grew up in the New York area.  We lived in Southern California for a combined 18 years and moved to raise our daughters closer to our families.

When did you open Cailini Coastal and why?

CC launched at the height of the pandemic from my garage. As a lover of the coastal design aesthetic, I saw an opportunity for something new online. The industry is dominated by a couple of mainstream stores, and all of my peers in California had homes that all looked like each other. I sought to create a destination that offered premium and beautiful pieces that are unique.

Wedding Wiz

This is not your mother’s bridal chain…Stylish, playful and daring brides—look no further than Lovely Bride for the dress of your dreams.

LOVELY BRIDE

Lanie

List, Founder/CEO

lovelybride.com lanielist.com @lovelybride @lanielist

When did you move to Westport?

We moved to Westport in July of 2020.

When and where did you open Lovely Bride?

We opened our first Lovely Bride shop in the West Village in 2010. Today we are 19 stores strong across major metro cities in the U.S. and one in London.

Tell us about Cailini Coastal.

It’s an e-commerce destination that offers luxury coastal home furnishings and décor. Over 100 items are exclusive to us, with many more in development. Our warehouse is in Norwalk and we’ll be opening our first store in early 2025 in CT!

What do you love about Westport?

The amazing public schools, the beach community, the great restaurants and downtown, access to the city. We’ve been fortunate to quickly meet kind, interesting people who share our values. The Westport area is simply beautiful—in all seasons!

Tell us about Lovely Bride. We call Lovely Bride an “exclusive, inclusive bride club.” We are welcoming, laid-back and fun, without being too casual. We have the most sought-after international designers that are not so “everywhere.” Fashionista called us “The cool girls’ bridal chain.”

What is in for brides this summer?

Brides are bringing the glamour lately! Very sexy silhouettes in luminous fabrics with lots of body-hugging draping. Lots of Vivienne Westwood inspiration.

Are you commuting to New York or working from Westport?

I’m lucky enough to have an office in downtown Westport so I can get out of the house. If I’m not working there, I’m traveling

to one of our locations. How has that transition been?

It has been slow but good. Our first choices weren’t always the best choices, but we are pivoting and finally settling in to what feels right for our family.

What do you love about Westport?

To me, Westport is the first coastal CT town far enough away from NYC that it can’t draught off what NYC has to offer. So Westport has its own ecosystem and I love that the most. Westport feels complete to me.

Play Pro

A sophisticated playspace that offers wine and WiFi for parents? Enough said…

When did you open the Wonder and why?

The first Wonder opened in Tribeca in 2019. Our mission is to bring more joy to familyhood. I just couldn’t plop down in some kids gym and sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider again. Parents deserve to have a space that is as appealing to them as it is to their kids. So that’s what we built! We now have locations in Westport, NYC and DC.

Tell us about The Wonder. We are a members club for families offering classes for kids and events for parents. Your kids can jump in a bounce house or take a class while you hang out with friends, send an email or have a glass of wine. And it looks like a place where you want to hang out, not haphazard primary colors and clowns.

What will be going on at The Wonder over the summer? Drop-off camp for 3’s, 4’s and 5’s! Your kids can walk the plank and search for pirate treasure, make magical mermaid potions (slime) or have a princess tea party. Also loads of special events: family movie night, food trucks, Go Fish tournaments, talks with experts…

THE WONDER

Sarah Robinson Founder/CEO

1200 Post Road East,Westport thewonder.fun @thewonder

When and why did you move to Westport?

We moved to Westport in May of 2020, deep in Covid.  We thought we would spend the summer at the beach and go back to the city. We had two kids and I was pregnant with my third. We are still here and now have four kids!

You have adult offerings? We have a new networking series, Wonder Women. Our first Wonder Woman is Lydia Fenet, author of Claim Your Confidence. Part of the magic of becoming a parent is discovering how much YOU are capable of. Who are you as a person and what do you want to achieve in addition to being a parent? No one talks about that. It’s always dumbed down to How to Change a Diaper 101.

What do you love about Westport?

Shake Shack and the beach!

BODILY

Tovah Haim— Founder & CEO itsbodily.com @itsbodily

Mother’s Big Helper

Mandy Moore, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, Hilaria Baldwin, Adriana Lima, Karolina Kurkova, Brooklyn Decker, Megan Trainor—these are just a few moms who have turned to Bodily for the products and support they need after childbirth.

When and why did you move to Westport?

I gave birth to my second child on the day the city shut down with Covid. Because of the unknowns of the virus, I was sent home just 24 hours after a C-section. After 15 years living in NYC, we picked up and left for Litchfield County, with our two-day old baby and toddler in tow, hopped Airbnbs for three years, and moved into a rental in Westport last summer. We just moved into

our permanent home in Greens Farms and are over the moon happy.

When did you open Bodily and why?

Bodily (launched in 2019) was born out of my own postpartum experience—a lack of essential information, subpar products and societal taboos surrounding birth recovery and breastfeeding. Returning to my start up just ten days after a C-section made my situation even more challenging. With 65% of women in the US being breadwinners/co-breadwinners, I made it Bodily’s mission to destigmatize and support the female physiological experience.

Tell us what Bodily offers. We design and produce awardwinning nursing and pumping bras, we make postpartum kits, postpartum underwear and offer support for pregnancy loss. While our focus currently is on (longneglected) maternal health, our solutions empower women to live confidently in their bodies through the stages.

What do you love about Westport?

We first eyed Westport because we wanted to be close to the water, to have proximity to the city and be in a kid-friendly location. But we fell in love because of the vibrant restaurant scene, city-like amenities, and cultured and internationalleaning community. While we never imagined leaving the city, we could not be happier to be here. I (half-) joke to my husband that I desperately need an “I Love Westport” T-shirt.

PR Guru

Lisette Sand-Freedman and Brad Zeifman are the powerhouse owners of SHADOW PR. To understand why top brands turn to them to turn on the world to their wares, read on.

SHADOW

Lisette Sand-Freedman, Chief Visionary Officer/Co-Founder & Brad Zeifman, Co-Founder weareshadow.com @weareshadow

You are a couple? Last we checked!

Do you have kids?

We have two but we employ 100 Gen Z-ers so it feels like more.

When and why did you move to Westport?

We will be here full-time as of July but have been coming on weekends since February. We chose Westport because we’re still going to be in the office every week. It’s close enough to make that happen while being far enough for us to regain some long-lost sanity.

When and where did you start your company?

We started SHADOW 16 years ago out of Lisette’s tiny apartment in Chelsea. We had no idea what was coming.

What do you do?

We connect brands with their desired audiences through creative marketing, social media, influencer relations and good ol’ fashioned PR.

What sets you apart?

Our heart. We are obsessed with the work, and mediocrity makes us cringe!

Some of your biggest clients?

We’ve repped most of Main Street USA, including currently American Eagle, Aerie & Unsubscribed; Express; and the Pottery Barn brands. We just created a Super Bowl commercial with e.l.f cosmetics and Jennifer Coolidge—yes, she’s everything you want her to be and more!

Are you commuting to the city?

We are, but Brad will be commuting more often—bless him and his endless battery. I’ll be working from the backyard, thank you very much.

What do you love about Westport?

We cannot get over how nice everyone is and, although it is quiet here, people still have a little hustle in them. It’s the perfect mix for us.

Spotlight on Smiles

TOP DENTISTS OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY 2023

When it comes to first impressions, a great smile goes a long way. That’s why finding the right dentist is important. Our 2023 Top Dentists guide features the leading practitioners in Fairfield County based on specialty. To find these elite Top Dentists, we turned to the experts at DataJoe,+ a leading software and research company specializing in data collection and verification. The firm conducted a voting process where dental professionals could vote for their peers and provide detailed evaluations. Final selections were made after careful examination of credentials and past records with state academies and dental boards.

Featuring more than 200 practitioners who are experts in their field, our directory has the perfect dentist to help you smile with confidence. »

DENTAL ANESTHESIOLOGY

ABRA DILISIO

Pediatric Dental Sedation

Specialists of Connecticut 37 North Avenue, Suite 103, Norwalk 203-817-2534 pdssct.com

ENDODONTICS

BRIAN AMOROSO 259 Stillson Road, Fairfield 203-333-3636 amorosoendo.com

ALEXANDRA BYRNE

5 Eversley Avenue, Suite 102, Norwalk 203-803-1849

TRISHA CHARLAND

Coastal Endodontics

148 East Avenue, Suite 2F, Norwalk 203-857-1284 coastalendoct.com

JOEL B. CHASEN

Advanced Endodontics of Connecticut

95 Armory Road, Suite 2, Stratford 203-377-1331 advancedendo-ct.com

EVAN D. CHRISTENSEN

Fairfield Shore

Endodontics

61 Sherman Street, Suite E, Fairfield 203-255-3636 fairfieldrct.com

JOSHUA L. DEMBSKY

Advanced Endodontics of Connecticut 95 Armory Road, Suite 2, Stratford 203-377-1331 advancedendo-ct.com

DAVID T. FONG

The Stein Dental Group 1081 Hope Street, Stamford 203-329-8444 thesteindentalgroup.com

ANDREA GENTILE-FIORI

Advanced Endodontics of Connecticut 95 Armory Road, Stratford 203-377-1331 advancedendo-ct.com

ANJANETTE W. GJERTSEN 10 Berkeley Street, Suite 4, Norwalk 203-899-1636 microendoct.com

AGNES HERCEG

Advanced Endodontics & Microsurgery of Stamford

44 Strawberry Hill Avenue, Suite 5, Stamford 203-324-9239 stamfordendo.com

CAROLYN KILBRIDE

Endodontic Associates of Norwalk 120 East Avenue, Suite 3E, Norwalk 203-635-6300 rootcanalnorwalk.com

PHILIP R. MASCIA

Greater Danbury Center for Endodontics 360 Federal Road, Brookfield 203-775-3344 danburyendo.com

DENNIS L. PIPHER

Endodontic Associates of Norwalk 120 East Avenue, Suite 3E, Norwalk 203-635-6300 ctrootcanal.com

YUMNA PIRACHA Dental Care of Stamford 1500 Summer Street, Stamford 203-625-1624 headaches-tmj.com

ALLEN J. ROSENTHAL Advanced Endodontics & Microsurgery of Stamford 44 Strawberry Hill Avenue, Suite 5, Stamford 203-324-9239 stamfordendo.com

IRENE WONG Fairfield Endodontics 999 Summer Street, Suite 301, Stamford 203-325-3636 fairfieldendo.com

JOSEPH A. ZERELLA Zerella Endodontics 21 Sherman Court, Fairfield 203-553-9700 zerellaendo.com

GENERAL DENTISTRY

STEVEN ALTMAN Greenwich Dental Group 18 Field Point Road, Greenwich 203-869-3984 greenwichdentalgroup .com

THOMAS ANZALONE Integrity Dental of Greenwich 235 Glenville Road, 2nd Floor, Greenwich 203-531-5595 integritydentalgreenwich .com

JAMES T. ARIS

Advanced Dentistry of Wilton 436 Danbury Road, Wilton 203-762-5100 drjamesaris.com

JEFFREY A. BABUSHKIN Cosmetic & Preventive Dentistry

888 White Plains Road, Suite 102, Trumbull 203-268-5881 cpdentistry.com

JANETTE A. BLACK

69 Sherman Street, Fairfield 203-255-1545 drscullyandblack.com

M. NICHOLAS BOCCAROSSA

Dental Associates of Connecticut 32 Church Hill Road, Suite 201, Newtown 203-426-5891 dentalassociates.us

JAMES T. BOWMAN

70 Strawberry Hill Avenue, Stamford 203-324-9506 jamestbowmandds.com

KENNETH N. BRODER 144 Morgan Street, Suite 5, Stamford 203-327-1167 drkenbroder.com

DIANA L. CARDONA

Aesthetic Dentistry of Fairfield 2600 Post Road, Southport 472-255-6983 adfct.com

BRIJESH CHANDWANI

493 Westport Avenue, Norwalk 203-842-8658 tmdtmj.com

CHRISTOPHER C. COGGUILLO

Coastal Dental Care of Milford 203 Cherry Street, Milford 203-874-0000 coastaldentalcareof milford.com

ALEJANDRA G. COSTANTINO-FINIASZ

The Stein Dental Group 1081 Hope Street, Stamford 203-329-8444 thesteindentalgroup.com

CHARLES A. CRAPE Center for Family Dental Health 435 New Haven Avenue, Milford 203-877-4511

PETER DANTINI

Dantini Dental of Stamford 12 Camp Avenue, Stamford 203-322-5397 dentistdds.com

VINCENT B. DEFINA

Devine Dental 4 Dearfield Drive, Suite 202, Greenwich 203-629-9009 dentistofgreenwich.com

SANTO A. DELALLO

122 West Norwalk Road, Norwalk 203-855-8877

BARBARA J. DEVINE

Devine Dental

4 Dearfield Drive, Suite 202, Greenwich 203-629-9009 dentistofgreenwich.com

MARK S. DEWAELE

208 South Avenue, New Canaan 203-966-5944 newcanaanctdental.com

JEANNINE DONAHUE

Fairfield Dental Arts

320 Post Road, Fairfield 845-363-4312 fairfielddentalarts.com

SASHA DREXLER

Sasha Drexler Dentistry

1305 Post Road, Suite 200, Fairfield 203-255-5999 sashadrexlerdentistry .com

YOLANI P. EDIRISINGHE

Family Dentistry of Milford

53 Cherry Street, Milford 203-878-1766 familydentistrymilford .com

ELIOT S. ESSENFELD

Vanlang & Essenfeld

Family Dentistry

53 Old Kings Highway North, Darien 203-655-8887 dariendentists.com

WILLIAM J. FESSLER 116 East Avenue, Norwalk 203-838-3939 wfesslerdds.com

ANTHONY T. FESTA New Canaan Dental Care 116 South Avenue, New Canaan 203-966-9696 newcanaandentalcare.com

SCOTT R. FISHER

4 Dearfield Drive, Suite 206, Greenwich 203-869-2929

CAMILLO L. FONTANA

Fontana Family Dental Care 1100 Kings Highway East, Suite 3A, Fairfield 203-333-4700 fontanafamilydentalcare .com

ADAM J. FREEMAN

Westport Dental Associates 329 Riverside Avenue, Westport 203-227-3709 westportdental.com

BRIAN A. FUSILLO Dental Associates of Connecticut

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680 Bridgeport Avenue, Shelton 203-380-0660 dentalassociates.us

TINA C. GAGE 2945 Main Street, Stratford 203-375-3068 tinacgagedmd.com

ROBERT GALELLA

Dental Associates of Connecticut 36 Padanaram Road, Danbury 203-748-5717 dentalassociates.us

MARILYN GENI Imperial Dental Associates 15 Imperial Avenue, Westport 203-227-2520 imperialdentalassociates .com

JEFFREY R. GENOVA Ridgefield Dental Care 38B Grove Street, Ridgefield 203-438-0458 ridgefielddentalcarepc .com

MICHAEL D. GENTILE 49 Lake Avenue, Suite 203, Greenwich 203-869-2090

TAHA GHOMI Dental Associates of Connecticut 36 Padanaram Road, Danbury 203-748-5717 dentalassociates.us

PAMELA A. GIBSON Southport Family Dental 3530 Post Road, Suite 301, Southport 203-255-5142 southportfamilydental .com

RISHI N. GOGATE Dearfield Family Dentistry 90 Dearfield Drive, Greenwich 203-717-1717 dearfielddentistry.com

DANIELLE D. GOODWIN Goodwin Dental 31 River Road, Suite 300, Cos Cob 203-869-2552 dgoodwindds.com

KRISTY L. GRETZULA Hawley Lane Dental 475 Hawley Lane, Suite 9, Stratford 203-377-9300 hawleylanedental.com

PAUL D. HARBOTTLE New Canaan Dentistry 162 East Avenue, New Canaan 203-972-0588 paulharbottle.com

MATTHEW HERBSTMAN Dental Associates of Connecticut 36 Padanaram Road, Danbury 203-748-5717 dentalassociates.us

STEPHANIE J. HOTCHKISS Greenwich Dental Group 18 Field Point Road, Greenwich 203-869-3984 dentalinformation.com

MATTHEW J. IWINSKI 45 Pine Street, Suite 1A, New Canaan 203-966-5606 matthewjiwinskidds.com

DANA C. JONES Ridgefield Perfect Smile Center 162 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 203-493-0556 danajonesdds.com

THOMAS J. KAHL Greater Danbury Community Health Center 70 Main Street, Danbury 203-739-8100 danburyhospital.org/finda-doctor/thomas-kahl

MASHA KOGAN

The Dental Center of Westport 175 Post Road West, Westport 203-227-8700 dentalcenterwestport .com

ALISON KUDISH Trumbull Dental Arts 160 Hawley Lane, Suite 101, Trumbull 203-377-0638 trumbulldentist.com

GEMMA G. KWOLEK Brush & Floss Dental Center 4949 North Main Street, Stratford 203-683-5253 stratfordctdentist.com

MARYANN E. LEHMANN Five Brook Street, Suite 1B, Darien 203-655-0021 maldds.com

MICHAEL LEVIN Levin Dental 1171 East Putnam Avenue, Suite 1D, Riverside 203-637-5252 doclevindds.com

JAN LINHART Linhart Dentistry 40 East Putnam Avenue, Cos Cob 203-661-2279 drlinhart.com

ZACHARY E. LINHART Linhart Dentistry 40 East Putnam Avenue, Cos Cob 203-661-2279 drlinhart.com

ALLISON LUBCHANSKY

Dental Wellness of Fairfield County 4697 Main Street, Bridgeport 203-374-1027 dentalwellnessfc.com

ANDREW M. MARCUS Goldberg & Marcus Dental Associates 1825 Barnum Avenue, Suite 303, Stratford 203-375-6090 goldbergmarcusdental.com

DANIELA MARINESCU 361 Bird Street, Bridgeport 203-330-6000

JACKQUELINE J. McLEAN McLean Smiles 23 Hoyt Street, Suite 2, Stamford 203-327-6717 mcleansmiles.com

WILLIAM J. MCPADDEN, JR. 135 Anton Street, Bridgeport 203-371-6586

WAYNE A. MICHALKA Commerce Park Cosmetic Dentistry 4699 Main Street, Suite 200, Bridgeport 203-372-3726 commerceparkcosmetic dds.com

DONALD W. MILLER Cosmetic & Reconstructive Dentistry 1275 Post Road, Suite 201, Fairfield 203-255-6878 fairfieldcosmetic dentistry.com

ANDREW L. MOGELOF Mogelof Dental Group 2499 Main Street, Stratford 203-378-5588 drmogelof.com

SCOTT A. MOGELOF Mogelof Dental Group 2499 Main Street, Stratford 203-378-5588 drmogelof.com

CARLA M. MONTEIRO Goldberg & Marcus Dental Associates 1825 Barnum Avenue, Suite 303, Stratford 203-375-6090 goldbergmarcusdental.com

MICHAEL A. NOCERINO 1809 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield 203-335-4413 michaelnocerinodds.com

LARA O’SHAUGHNESSY McLean Smiles 23 Hoyt Street, Suite 2, Stamford 203-327-6717 mcleansmiles.com

TOP

DENTISTS OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY

HEMAL PATEL Dental Care of Stamford 1500 Summer Street, Stamford 203-884-0277 dentalcarestamford.com

EDWARD D. PAUL 161 East Avenue, Suite 202, Norwalk 203-838-3938 norwalkdentistoffice.com

COLIN M. PECH Darien Center for Dentistry 36 Old Kings Highway South, Suite 105, Darien 203-655-0667 dariendds.com

DAVID A. PEREIRA Dental Arts of Darien 800 Post Road, 3rd Floor, Darien 203-656-8079 dentalartsofdarien.com

JEFFREY M. PIVOR 495 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk 203-838-3321 pivornorwalkdentist.com

MICHAEL J. PIZZO Ridgefield Cosmetic and General Dentistry 65 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 203-438-8866 ridgefielddentistry.com

DONALD A. POGODA Eight West End Avenue, Old Greenwich 203-637-0554

DUSTIN F. RABINE Rabine Family Dentistry 865 River Road, Shelton 203-375-1932 rabinefamilydentistry.com

COLLEEN RANDALL Southport Family Dental 10 John Street, Southport 203-255-5142 southportfamilydental .com

PETER J. RATHMAN 125 Strawberry Hill Avenue, Suite 204, Stamford 203-327-1470 peterrathmandmd.com

STEVEN M. REGENSTEIN Esthetic Dental Group of Westport 327 Riverside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Westport 203-227-3421 edgw.us

MARK S. ROISMAN 225 Main Street, Suite 304, Westport 203-227-6338 mywestportdentist.com

JOSEPH M. ROMANELLI 1411 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield 203-384-6389

Spotlight on Smiles

FRANK J. ROMANO

2240 Madison Avenue, Bridgeport 203-372-0881 romanodental.com

JON C. ROSENBLITT Rosenblitt Family Dentistry 251 Long Ridge Road, Stamford 203-348-1632 rosenblittdentistry.com

DAVID ROSH 1 Strawberry Hill Court, Suite L1, Stamford 203-359-2244 roshdental.com

ZACHARY M. ROTH

Dental Care of Stamford 1500 Summer Street, Stamford 203-884-0277 dentalcarestamford.com

KEITH L. RUDOLPH 140 Sherman Street, Suite 3A, Fairfield 203-254-9533 drkeithrudolph.com

JOHN J. SCHINTO III Schinto Dental 2001 West Main Street, Suite 110, Stamford 203-978-1184 schintodental.com

JASON M. SCULLY 69 Sherman Street, Fairfield 203-255-1545 drscullyandblack.com

CAROLINE A. SHENKER

Perfect Smiles of Fairfield 60 Katona Drive, Suite 20, Fairfield 203-366-7655 perfectsmilesoffairfield .com

FRANCIS SHIN 25 Valley Drive, 2nd Floor, Greenwich 203-625-0301 valleygreenwichdental.com

JERRY M. SIMON

Dental Care of Stamford 1500 Summer Street, Stamford 203-884-0277 dentalcarestamford.com

DAVID R. STEBBINS 148 East Avenue, Suite 3J, Norwalk 203-866-0415 davidstebbinsdmd.com

MICHAEL B. STEIN

The Stein Dental Group 1081 Hope Street, Stamford 203-329-8444 thesteindentalgroup.com

JOSEPH P. SUAREZ 153 East Avenue, Suite 23, Norwalk 203-838-9997 josephsuarezdds.com

MARK R. SUTTON 391 East Putnam Avenue, Cos Cob 203-869-2066 GreenwichDentistry.com

JEFFREY A. TAMUCCI 5 Eversley Avenue, Norwalk 203-853-0669 tamuccidds.com

KENNETH B. TEMPLE 40 East Putman Avenue, Cos Cob 203-622-4243

DAVID J. THIBAULT 15 Commerce Road, Suite 2, Stamford 203-965-7795 davidthibaultdmd.com

ROBERT N. TRAMPOSCH Greenwich Smiles 25 Valley Drive, Suite 2A, Greenwich 203-862-9000 greenwichsmiles.com

DOUGLAS M. TREPP

The Town Practice 500 West Putnam Avenue, Suite 4, Greenwich 203-869-9252 treppandmiller.com

GEORGE TSANGAROULIS

Greenwich Cosmetic & Family Dentistry 4 Dearfield Drive, Suite G2, Greenwich 203-633-4927 greenwichfamilydental .com

QUYNHCHI N. VANLANG Vanlang & Essenfeld Family Dentistry 53 Old Kings Highway North, Darien 203-655-8887 dariendentists.com

JACK VAYNER Vayner Family Dentistry 1735 Post Road, Suite 8, Fairfield 203-336-1275 vaynerfamilydentistry .com

MARK A. WALDMAN

Darien Dental Associates 106 Noroton Avenue, Unit 1, Darien 475-253-5919 dariendentalct.com

STEVE WECHSLER

The Stein Dental Group 1081 Hope Street, Stamford 203-703-9370 thesteindentalgroup.com

DAVID J. WOHL

The Center for Aesthetic and Comprehensive Dentistry 111 Beach Road, Fairfield 203-255-4001 drdavidwohl.com

MASIS YETERIAN, JR.

My Creative Dentist

211 East Putnam Avenue, Suites 2-6, Cos Cob 203-529-4217 dentist-greenwich.com

DAVID A. ZADIK

Greenwich Dental Group 18 Field Point Road, Greenwich 203-869-3984 greenwichdentalgroup .com

MARK L. ZAMAT

1200 Linden Avenue, Stratford 203-378-0182

ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

GARRICK ALEX

Greenwich Oral Surgery 23 Maple Avenue, Greenwich 203-661-5858 greenwichoralsurgery .com

ABED ALKHATIB

Oral Surgery Associates 1305 Post Road, Suite 201, Fairfield 203-259-2665 oralsurgeryassociatesct .com

YAAKOV ALLAEB

The Stein Dental Group 1081 Hope Street, Stamford 203-329-8444 thesteindentalgroup.com

MICHELE S. BERGEN

Infinity Oral Surgery 49 Lake Avenue, Suite LL4, Greenwich 203-661-4231 infinityoralsurgery.com

TODD E. BLOOM

Fairfield Oral Surgery 760 Kings Highway West, Building B, Southport 203-259-2227 fairfieldoralsurgery.com

ANTHONY J. CAMILLO

Associated Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons 107 Newtown Road, Suite 1A, Danbury 203-797-0012 aomspc.com

PAUL M. CIUCI

Milford & Derby Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 708 Boston Post Road, Milford 203-874-1664 ctomfs.com

JON COHEN

Dental Care of Stamford 1500 Summer Street, Stamford 203-884-0277 dentalcarestamford.com

CHRISTOPHER J. CUOMO

Northeast Implant & Oral Surgery

27 Hospital Avenue, Suite 306, Danbury 203-797-0008 neimplantandoralsurgery .com

NAUSHAD R. EDIBAM

Stamford Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Arts

27 Bridge Street, Stamford 203-325-2661 stamfordoms.com

SALVATORE J. FLORIO

The Facial Surgery Center

115 Technology Drive, Suite B101, Trumbull 203-261-7800 drflorio.com

ROBERT HORNE

Oral Surgery Associates

4747 Main Street, Bridgeport 203-371-5595 oralsurgeryassociatesct.com

VASILIKI KARLIS

Maxillofacial Surgery of Greenwich

4 Dearfield Drive, Suite 205, Greenwich 203-717-1222 maxfacsgreenwich.com

MARSHALL D. KURTZ

Greater Connecticut Oral & Dental Implant Surgery

129 Park Avenue, Danbury 203-790-0183 greaterctoralsurgery.com

KEVIN S. McLAUGHLIN

Norwalk Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dental Implants

148 East Avenue, Suite 2F, Norwalk 203-866-0061 norwalkoms.com

PHILIP F. PACELLI III

New Canaan Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

166 Cherry Street, Suite A, New Canaan 203-972-1581 newcanaanoralsurgery.com

ALAN R. RISSOLO

Oral Surgeons Associates 10 Mott Avenue, Suite 4B, Norwalk 203-853-0500 norwalkdentalimplant.com

LOUIS V. THEODOS

52 Federal Road, Suite 2A, Danbury 203-790-6288 drtheodos.com

MICHAEL F. TROFA

Norwalk Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dental Implants 148 East Avenue, Suite 2F, Norwalk 203-866-0061 norwalkoms.com

JOSEPH F. WALLACE III

Greenwich Oral Surgery 23 Maple Avenue, Greenwich 203-661-5858 greenwichoralsurgery.com

THOMAS B. WILSON

Greenwich Oral Surgery 23 Maple Avenue, Greenwich 203-661-5858 greenwichoralsurgery.com

ROBERT M. YUDELL

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Center of Stamford 90 Morgan Street, Suite 207, Stamford 203-327-9966 oralsurgeryofstamford .com

BRETT ZUCKMAN

Greenwich Oral Surgery 23 Maple Avenue, Greenwich 203-661-5858 greenwichoralsurgery .com

ORTHODONTICS

FIGEN A. BAYDUR Baydur Orthodontics 1817 Black Rock Turnpike, Suite 104, Fairfield 203-333-0050 drbaydur.com

JOHN S. BIBKO JB Orthodontics 346 Main Avenue, Suite D, Norwalk 203-866-7806 ctbraces.com

CASS D. BURRELL CT Braces 3909 Main Street, Bridgeport 475-207-4587 ctbraces.com

STEPHEN N. CAGLIOSTRO Westwalk Orthodontic Group 1799 Post Road East, Westport 203-857-9475 westwalkortho.com

TIFFANY CHRISTENSEN Greenwich Braces 4 Dearfield Drive, Suite 204, Greenwich 203-869-2044 greenwichbraces.com

DAVID H. COWIN CT Braces 53 North Street, Danbury 203-792-7722 ctbraces.com

ALIKA L. CREW The Stein Dental Group 1081 Hope Street, Stamford 203-703-9370 thesteindentalgroup.com

SHYAM G. DESAI CT Braces 3909 Main Street, Bridgeport 203-374-1911 ctbraces.com

JEFFREY S. DRAYER Stamford Orthodontics 999 Summer Street, Suite 201, Stamford 203-325-3331 stamfordortho.com

EMILY C. DRIESMAN Embrace Orthodontics 24 Imperial Avenue, Westport 203-227-6061 westportortho.com

PETER FEIBISH Dental Care of Stamford 1500 Summer Street, Stamford 203-884-0277 dentalcarestamford.com

MARK P. FEINBERG 4 Corporate Drive, Suite 195, Shelton 203-513-2014 feinsmiles.com

ROBERT J. GALLOIS Gallois Orthodontics 125 Strawberry Hill Avenue, Stamford 203-348-7571 drsfieldsandgalloisortho.com

STEVE GIANNOUTSOS Georgetown Orthodontics 73 Redding Road, Georgetown 203-544-9338 georgetownorthodontics.com

GINA GILL Dental Care of Stamford 1500 Summer Street, Stamford 203-884-0277 dentalcarestamford.com

ROBERT B. GOLDMAN Goldman Orthodontic Arts 1200 High Ridge Road, Suite 5, Stamford 203-329-2712 goldmanorthodontics.com

EROL GUND Dental Associates of Connecticut 36 Padanaram Road, Danbury 203-748-5717 dentalassociates.us

SCOTT L. KESSELMAN Riverside Orthodontics 1171 East Putnam Avenue, Suite 2C, Riverside 203-450-4969 riversideortho.net

MELISSA LANDIN Fairfield Orthodontic Associates 111 Beach Road, Fairfield 203-256-9500 fairfieldorthodontic associates.com

TOP DENTISTS OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY

BLAINE J. LANGBERG 17 Danbury Road, Suite 6, Ridgefield 203-431-4466 braceyourselves.com

FERNANDA D. MARCHI Fairfield County

Orthodontics

1275 Post Road, Suite 211, Fairfield 203-292-6644 bracesfairfield.com

GREGORY A. McKENNA

McKenna Orthodontics 131 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury 203-790-9155 mckennaortho.com

M. BINA PARK 42 Sherwood Place, Greenwich 203-900-1111 drbinapark.com

MARK E. PREVITT

676 New Haven Avenue, Suite 6, Derby 203-734-1411 previttortho.com

MARY E. RITTER

Commerce Park

Children’s Dentistry & Orthodontics 4702 Main Street, Bridgeport 203-371-8282 commerceparkdental.com

GARY J. ROMEO Westwalk Orthodontic Group 1460 Post Road East, Suite 9, Westport 203-226-9579 westwalkortho.com

ROSEMARY RYAN Greenwich Braces 4 Dearfield Drive, Suite 204, Greenwich 203-869-2044 greenwichbraces.com

UTTAMPAL SINGH

Advanced Orthodontics 2832 Whitney Avenue, Suite A, Hamden 203-248-0001 advancedorthollc.com

MONICA A. TEREDESAI

Smile Art Orthodontics 126 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton 203-210-7375 smileartortho.com

GARRICK F. WONG

453 East Putnam Avenue, Cos Cob 203-625-9888 drgarrickfwong.com

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

HANNAH AHN Westport Dental Associates

329 Riverside Avenue, Westport 203-227-3709 westportdental.com

DANIEL BREIN Commerce Park

Children’s Dentistry & Orthodontics 4702 Main Street, Bridgeport 203-371-8282 commerceparkdental.com

JESSICA CORRIEL Commerce Park

Children’s Dentistry & Orthodontics 4702 Main Street, Bridgeport 203-371-8282 commerceparkdental.com

ALEXI M. DAMASCUS Ridgefield Pediatric Dentistry 22 Prospect Street, Ridgefield 203-403-3009 ridgefieldpd.com

JENNIFER D. EPSTEIN

Kids First Pediatric Dentistry 1478 Post Road, Fairfield 203-255-6851 kidsfirstdentistry.com

EMILY GABELERMANHEIMER

Greenwich Pediatric Dental Group 4 Dearfield Drive, Greenwich 203-422-5437 greenwichkidsdentist.com

SILVESTRO IOMMAZZO

Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics of Greenwich 1212 East Putnam Avenue, Riverside 203-698-0794 childrensdentistryand orthodontics.com

JOHN IWASAKI Dental Associates of Connecticut 19 Padanaram Road, Danbury 203-748-5717 dentalassociates.us

DURGESH A. KUDCHADKAR

Dental Care Kids 1500 Summer Street, Stamford 203-717-9668 dentalcarekids.com

GORDON K. LEE

Westport Pediatric Dentistry 305 Post Road East, Westport 203-226-5500 zerocavityzone.com

JESSICA LEVY

Pediatric Dental Sedation Specialists of Connecticut 37 North Avenue, Suite

103, Norwalk 203-817-2534 pdssct.com

MEENAKSHI MADHU

Sensitive Care Dental

55 Old Gate Lane, Milford 203-878-6699

GREGORY S. MOKOTOFF

Kids First Pediatric Dentistry

1478 Post Road, Fairfield 203-255-6851 kidsfirstdentistry.com

ASHLEIGH SEBRO

Wilton Pediatric Dentistry 101 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton 203-529-1242 wiltonpediatricdentistry .com

ANNA SIMONIS

New Canaan Pediatric Dentistry 65 Locust Avenue, Suite 10, New Canaan 203-594-9500 newcanaanpediatric dentistry.com

ANDREW SPADINGER Commerce Park

Children’s Dentistry & Orthodontics 4702 Main Street, Bridgeport 203-371-8282 commerceparkdental.com

GABRIELLE SYKOFF Dental Care Kids 1500 Summer Street, Stamford 203-409-9162 dentalcarekids.com

HIROSHI TSUYUKI Dentistry for Children 1 Colony Place, Norwalk 203-838-4191 dentistryforchildrenct.com

LILIAN R. VIERA

Childrens Dental Care of Norwalk 10 Mott Avenue, Suite 4C, Norwalk 203-866-5020 childrensdentalcareof norwalkllc.com

STACY ZARAKIOTISALEXANDROU Greenwich Pediatric Dental Group

4 Dearfield Drive, Greenwich 203-422-5437 greenwichkidsdentist.com

PERIODONTICS

ROBERT CHUNG

Periodontal Associates 4 Dearfield Drive, Suite 201, Greenwich 203-661-3733 ctperio.com

LAWRENCE A. DELIBERO

115 Technology Drive, Suite C304, Trumbull 203-966-1210 drdelibero.com

TERENCE S. JACKSON

Periodontics & Implant Dentistry Center 47 Oak Street, Stamford 203-252-2252 stamfordperio.com

SELMA KAPLAN

Periodontics & Dental Implants

10 Mott Avenue, Suite 4A, Norwalk 203-442-9554 norwalkperio.com

RUI “RAY” MA 1047 Old Post Road, Fairfield 203-254-2006 sonickdmd.com

JENNY MATHEWS 15 Roseville Road, Westport 203-227-8990 jennymathews-perio.com

BRETE D. MORAN 67 Cherry Street, Milford 203-876-0304 drbretemoran.com

RANDALL H. NEICHEN

Dental Care of Stamford 1500 Summer Street, Stamford 203-409-8261 dentalcarestamford.com

RYAN J. PRICE

The Stein Dental Group 1081 Hope Street, Stamford 203-329-8444 thesteindentalgroup.com

E. J. TRAYNOR

Traynor Periodontics & Implants 15 Valley Drive, Suite 302, Greenwich 203-661-5885 tpigreenwich.com

ALEXANDER VOLCHONOK

AV Periodontics Four Dearfield Drive, Suite 104, Greenwich 203-293-9555 avperio.com

PROSTHODONTICS

JOHN CORINO Norwalk Dental Arts 10 Mott Avenue, Suite 2C, Norwalk 203-854-9565 norwalkdentalarts.com

JACK DEGRADO

Stamford Dental Group 47 Oak Street, Suite 220, Stamford 203-325-4700 stamforddentalgroup.com

MARIE E. FALCONE

Dental Specialists of Darien

24 Old Kings Highway South, Suite 101, Darien 203-836-2744

dentalspecialistsofdarien .com

KIMBERLY A. FARRELL

Westport Dental Associates

329 Riverside Avenue, Westport 203-227-3709 westportdental.com

JEFFREY

D. O’CONNELL

Gold Coast Dental

1177 Post Road, Suite 2A, Fairfield 203-292-9292

goldcoastdentalpros.com

MIN-SUNG YOON

Evergreen Family Dental & Southbury Smiles

1300 Post Road, Suite 101, Fairfield 203-259-7870

evergreenfamilydental group.com

Top Dentists

The Methodology Behind the List

To create our Top Dentists list, we relied on the experts from DataJoe, a leading software and research firm. Dental practitioners were chosen based on an online peer-voting process, which was facilitated by DataJoe. The final list is based on thousands of detailed evaluations of dental professionals.

SELECTION PROCESS

Summary

To create the list, the magazine contracted DataJoe Research to facilitate an online peer-voting process. DataJoe Research is a software and research company specializing in data collection and verification, and conducts various nominations across the United States on behalf of publishers. DataJoe checked and confirmed that each published winner had, at time of review, a current, active license status with the appropriate state regulatory board. If we were not able to find evidence of a dentist’s current, active registration with the state regulatory board, that dentist was excluded from the list. In addition, any dentist who has been disciplined for an infraction by the state regulatory board was excluded from the list. Finally, DataJoe presented the tallied result to the magazine for its final review and adjustments.

Final Note

We recognize that there are many good dentists who are not shown in this representative list. This is only a sampling of the huge array of talented professionals within the region. Inclusion in the list is based on the opinions of responding dentists in the region. We take time and energy to ensure fair voting, although we understand that the results of this survey nomination are not an objective metric. We certainly do not discount the fact that many, many good and effective dentists may not appear on the list.

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Expert Care

Focusing on dental health is not only good for your smile and selfesteem, but it’s also important for overall health and well-being. Proper oral hygiene can prevent tooth decay, painful cavities and gum disease. Did you know it can also decrease your risk of major medical issues such as strokes and heart attacks? Regular dental care is essential, so we’ve made it easier to find the right professional. The dentists featured on the following pages are some of our area’s best practitioners. Learn about these top dentists and their practices, so you can find the right fit for you and your family.

Dr. Emily Driesman  and the incredible staff of Embrace Orthodontics have been providing families in Fairfield County superior orthodontic care for a decade. Growing from her original office in Westport, Dr. Emily Driesman (“Dr. Emily”), has now expanded her locations to include a second state of the art office in Stamford. Additionally, Dr. Rebecca Voldman has joined the team to increase availability in both offices.

With a passion for creating a comfortable atmosphere and a “concierge type practice,” Dr. Emily prides herself on not only creating beautiful, healthy and functional smiles, but also cultivating relationships with each patient she treats. Having grown up in Fairfield County, Dr. Emily can relate to her patients and truly loves practicing in the area she

Come visit Dr. Bina Park in her warm and friendly office! She is dedicated to creating customized and individualized treatment plans for each patient. We are a boutique practice that treats adults and children in an environment with a commitment toward the best possible care and experience. Dr. Bina feels that orthodontic appointments should be the most fun and least painful of all our doctor visits and ensures that each patient understands their goals and treatment plan.

She is passionate about the field of orthodontics and the gratification of being able to bring beautiful smiles and the changes that they can bring to people’s lives, including increased self-confidence. She makes an effort in giving

grew up in and is so fond of! At Embrace Orthodontics, Dr. Emily and her staff are committed to obtaining exceptional results using the latest technologies including 3D diagnosis and treatment planning, iTero scanning, Damon Braces, Invisalign clear aligners and inBraces lingual braces.

Dr. Emily and Dr. Rebecca are both board- certified orthodontists, an accolade that only one third of their profession has been awarded. Dr. Emily Driesman is humbled to be voted by her peers six years in a row as one of Moffly Media’s Top Dentists. Embrace Orthodontics looks forward to welcoming new patients to the practice and giving them a reason to ‘Smile Big.’ Be sure to sure to check out our Instagram handle: @embrace. your.smile

every patient the experience that makes the journey of orthodontics fun and appreciates getting to know her adult patients, children and families during the process.

Dr. Bina finished her dental training at Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas and obtained her Master’s degree for Orthodontics at the University of Michigan. During her years at Baylor College, she received numerous research awards including AADR Student Research Fellowship, Dr. Allan D. Pearsall III Memorial Research Award and a NIH-NIDR Traineeship. She received national recognition when she won the Harry Sicher First Research Essay Award and presented her research at the annual session of the American Association of Orthodontics

(AAO) in Hawaii in 2002. She has been practicing since 2002 and has practiced in a high profile Upper East Side office in Manhattan.

Dr. Bina continues to devote a few days a week to her New York City practice. She and husband, Dr. Michael Koch and children reside in Greenwich, Connecticut where they love being part of the Greenwich community.

In her free time, she enjoys traveling (when she can), skiing, and loves ballroom dancing.

Our orthodontic mission, here at Dr. Bina Park Orthodontics, is to provide excellent orthodontic care in a warm and caring environment where the focus is on creating amazing, functional smiles.

We are excited to meet you.

Driesman, DDS

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Startup Westport // Startup Westport is a new, exciting initiative formed with the goal of connecting entrepreneurs within the community and enabling more startup’s to settle roots in town. Stefano Pacifico, one of the founders, describes it as a “group of active townies trying to build the best startup eco-system between Boston and New York in partnership with the town itself.” Westport’s eclectic population serves as a breeding ground for both innovation and collaboration. The group hosts cocktail parties and networking events. For more information and to join, please visit https://www.startupwestport.org website.com.

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Show featuring Joe Pantoliano // Wilton

resident Joe Pantoliano is starring in the new Off-Broadway musical Rock & Roll Man at New World Stages in midtown Manhattan. The musical celebrates the life of the trailblazing DJ Alan Freed and features rock & roll classics. Pantoliano has enjoyed an impressive career, from playing the memorable role of Guido in the movie Risky Business to winning an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Ralph Cifaretto in The Sopranos, and a slew of hits in between:

The Goonies, Empire of the Sun, Midnight Run, The Fugitive and The Matrix, …Don’t miss this chance to see him on stage! For tickets visit: www.RockandRoll ManTheMusical.com

BOOKED for the evening fundraiser // Library’s annual fundraiser, BOOKED for the evening, will take place on July 13th at 8 pm in the Library’s Trefz Forum. For its 24th year, BOOKED f or the evening is excited to honor Laura Linney, an award-winning theatre, film, and television actress.  Each year the event honors an individual whose work reflects the purpose of the Library: “to nurture the love of learning and enhance our understanding of the world.” While the event is sold out, live stream tickets will be available for $20 at https://westportlibrary. org/events/ booked-for-the-evening/

Summer Concerts at Hartford Healthcare Amp // Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, located on the bank of the Long Island Sound in Bridgeport, is the idyllic summer concert venue. The beautiful venue offers a variety of food trucks, amazing cocktails for purchase and even marble bathrooms, creating an elevated concert experience for all. The incredible roster of show lineups for July and August includes among many, Counting Crows on July 19th and James Taylor on Aug 29th. Visit https:// hartfordhealthcareamp.com to get tickets and more on amazing concerts in our backyard.

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