One of the major highlights of the year for us is the annual Hops & Grapes, Toasts & Tastes event to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Connecticut. This will be our third year going to the event and our second year as one of the sponsors, so we can’t wait to check things out on 4/25/14 from 7:30-10:30 at Chelsea Piers in Stamford. VIP tickets are $100 or $175 for a pair, or you can get General Admission for $75 or a pair for $125 and that includes food, wine, beer, cocktails, and your chance to win some killer auctions. In addition, VIP tix will get you a special gift bag, a raffle ticket, and a LLS writstband, while the GA tickets get you a gift bag filled with goodies.
If you haven’t bought your tickets yet, we don’t know what’s wrong with you…seriously, what are you waiting for? A personal invitation? Okay, this is an invitation from both of us. But, maybe you want a chance to win a pair of tickets? Sure, why not! All you need to do is tell us what restaurant, food truck, bakery, and/or beverage you are most looking forward to sampling. Comment down below or on our post regarding this contest on our Facebook page. The contest begins now and goes until 2 pm on Friday, 4/11/14.
Here are all the vendors:
- Back East Brewing Company
- Bar Rosso
- Bar Sugo
- Beverage Boss (Presenting Beverage Sponsor)
- Cabot Creamery Cooperative
- Cakey Kathy
- Capriccio Café
- Casa Villa
- Chocolations (new)
- Colony Grill
- Dash N Drizzle (new)
- DiMare Pastry Shop
- Farmboys Smokin’ BBQ
- J’aime ça cake
- Little Pub
- Lola’s Mexican Kitchen
- Myrna’s Kitchen
- P.F. Chang’s Stamford
- Remo’s Brick Oven Pizza Company
- Spiked Seltzer
- Stoney Creek Brewery
- Vanchetta Food Truck (new)
- Wave Hill Breads Bakery
- Wildtree
- Winfield’s Atrium Restaurant – Hyatt Regency Greenwich
Dan and Kristien Del Ferraro
OmNomCT 
Colony Grill, hands down… it’s an institution!!!
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Oh, no doubt. You like the stingers and hot oil?
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I have to pick just ONE??
Bar Sugo it is!
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Well, we suppose you could pick all of them, it is tough.
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I’m OVERLY excited to see Dash & Drizzle on that list!! I just stopped into their (soon to be old) Location in Fairfield the other day and instantly wanted to try every single thing in the place. All that was missing from my life that day was fresh cracked pepper, a nice sized plate and one VERY large loaf of freshly-baked Italian bread!
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Damn girl, you speak our language ;) Good luck!
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Stony Creek brewery! Love supporting small breweries in our state. Also would be excited to try Farmboys BBQ.
Thanks for this contest. Love following both of you!!
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Bar Sugo! I’ve heard so many great things! :)
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Jenny, you’d love Bar Sugo!
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Great lineup! Of the ones on the list I have yet to try, Bar Sugo is probably tops. The chocoholic in me will probably need/want to try Chocolations for desert though…
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Bar Sugo, yes Kelly. Totally. It would be great to see ya there. :) Good luck to u
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I haven’t had Vanchetta yet and I’d love to try it! I made it my mission to hunt down food trucks in NYC and London.
Looking forward to some warmer weather so I can give the Stamford ones a try.
My in laws are in from the UK so we’d have a free babysitter too. Fingers crossed!
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Jaclyn, try to hunt down Lobstercraft too!
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DiMare’s if they bring some Cannolli Nachos!!!
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Seriously, and have enough dip for each person, right? :p
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All the above! Just relocating to Stamford/CT this past week, we are looking forward to trying all the great food and getting involved in the community.
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Congrats Kate. Perfecy community, we do love Stamford. Feel free to reach out to us for info or search our site. This is a great event to help you taste some of what Stamford and the surrounding areas have to offer.
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For my last food truck visit of 2013 I had a Vanchetta. It was a sunny late fall afternoon and I wanted a heavy duty sandwich. I really have been thrilled to learn all about food trucks this year. In just a few years food trucks have become a food movement in and of themselves. They offer everything from coffee and donuts, to heavy duty french fries, to you name it! Every time I spot one now I run over to see what amazing delicacy the chef has mastered and is serving up. In the case of Vanchetta it is sandwiches. Hearty, meat-based sandwiches to be exact. So Vanchetta food truck is my choice.
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Isn’t it great, Marla? We love how they are popping up more and more! There are still a bunch that we want to try. So nice! :) And, we have to say, we were so happy to learn that Andy and co. would be by showing off how awesome Vanchetta is! :)
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Chocolations! Can’t wait to check out what they are up to.
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Rock it! What’s not to live about chocolate? :)
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I’d like to try Farmboys BBQ. After living in KC I find it difficult to get good BBQ in CT.
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Farmboys! I’m always craving bbq lately so this would definitely hit the spot.
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BBQ! Man, now we want some too! Good luck. :)
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Farmboys BBQ… I lived in the South for 10 years and I miss a little piece of home!
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Yeah, Farmboys does it RIGHT! Great BBQ, no doubt. Plus, definitely give Vanchetta a try…they are great too. :)
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I’ve tried Vanchetta! It was good, but I’m craving a smoky, low and slow-cooked piece of piggy. :P
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They do pulled pork right!
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Capriccio Cafe! Every time I eat there,
I am transported back to Italy!
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Man, and nothing beats Capriccio when the weather is beautiful out. Man, so great. Plus, Giovanni is such a nice guy, too.
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