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Today is National Coffee Day, and to honor that, we were looking for something unique and interesting to share with you. We came across this video about Intelligentsia of Venice, California. They have locations in Chicago, L.A., Pasadena, and even a ‘lab’ in Manhattan in SoHo. Their goal is simple: “Intelligentsia Coffee’s mission is to provide our customers, staff, and community with an unparalleled and complete coffee and tea experience in an environment steeped in understanding, knowledge, skill, service and mutual respect.” They a unique way of using a syphon-brew system, after grinding their single-source freshly ground and precisely measured...
Beautifully hand crafted chocolate by the Mast Brothers of Brooklyn, New York. This is old school chocolate making at it’s finest. Their beans are sourced from family owned farms in countries such as Madagascar, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, and Ecuador. Local Whole Foods in Milford and Fairfield carry the bars, or you can order directly from their web page. The cost is $8 per bar, and orders can be made at 10 bars for $80 or 25 bars for $175. Espresso Neat Darien, and Cheese in Fairfield, are also listed as carrying this crafty chocolate. The Mast Brothers from The...
Saltwater Farm Vineyard of Stonington has this video summary of their October 31, 2009 Fall Harvest posted, and I thought this would be a good one to share with Connecticut Food and Wine readers. I don’t care for the creators choice to continuously focus in and out of the subjects throughout the film, but that aside it is interesting to watch and provides a look into the harvest of local vineyards if you haven’t been around for one yourself. For more information on Saltwater Farm, click here...
This season hurri…tropical storm Irene and poor growing conditions have caused a pumpkin shortage in Connecticut. Even though the general pumpkin production suffered, it didn’t stop Ken Desrosiers of Broad Brook Connecticut, who took home first prize at the Durham fair this weekend from growing the largest Pumpkin in Connecticut history. This mammoth weighed 1487.5 lbs, but didn’t quite make the world record weight of 1,810 lbs. In the spirit of Halloween (is it too early to talk about it yet?) here is a time lapse of the largest pumpkin grown in Connecticut’s history. What is the key take away...
Do you know how much research and development goes into selecting corks for wine closures? Here is a look at the lengthy and costly process of harvesting cork trees in a sustainable manner, quality control and testing. Jordan vineyard is located in Healdsburg, California. You can visit them at www.jordanwinery.com Video rights jordanvineyard on YouTube...
Dinners at the Farm- Unique Eats- Cooking Chanel- Barberry Hill Farm YouTube Video courtesy of SamDog Films “In 2007, Jonathan Rapp of River Tavern Restaurant in Chester, Connecticut, Drew McLachlan of Feast Gourmet Market in Deep River and Chip Dahlke of Ashlawn Farm in Lyme, created Dinners at the Farm, a series of benefit dinners celebrating Connecticut’s local farms, food and community as a way to generate awareness of the importance and vitality of our local farming community and the delicious, wholesome and abundant food it provides us. Recreating a sense of connection to farming, cooking and eating is what...
California Dreaming: A Story of Connecticut Wine Wesleyan Description: “Connecticut Vineyards: Overcoming Obstacles is a short film by made in a science documentary course at Wesleyan University co-taught by Professors Jacob Bricca and Suzanne O’Connell. The documentary focuses on the challenges vineyard owners must face in Connecticut and their subsequent path towards overcoming these obstacles. This documentary provides insight into the fastest growing agricultural sector in the state of Connecticut.” This is a great informative video posted by Wesleyan students on Connecticut Wine. It is interesting to see the growth of this industry in Connecticut over the last ten years....
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