#SoMuchYep Lorca Opening 2nd Spot @ Fleishers in Greenwich!

Greenwich, you ready for Lorca? Picture courtesy of Leyla Jenkins.

YEP (so very much of it), that’s right, Lorca, our favorite coffee shop in Stamford, is opening up a second shop real soon right inside of Fleishers Craft Butchery in Cos Cob!!!

According to owner Leyla Jenkins, there will be 14 seats so you can drink and relax while you munch away on Spanish cafe treats to your heart’s content, or take your order to go. Some of the options that will be available include their amazing alfajores (shortbread cookies con dulce de leche y coco), nitro and speciality coffee, avocado toast, housemade empanadas that feature Fleshers chorizo (OH EM GEEEE), and lots more. Adding even more fusion with Lorca and Fleishers, there will be a speciality coffee drink with raw milk from a local farm that Fleishers sells. 

Slices of NY Heaven + More @ Bronx House Pizza Pie in Springdale, Stamford

Just a short walk from our house is the brand new Bronx House Pizza Pie that has its grand opening tomorrow. The new joint, owned by Bruno DiFabio who also owns Amore on Hope Street, ReNapoli in Greenwich, and many other great award-winning pizza places, is located at 27 Ryan Street. If you’re coming off of Hope, turn down Camp Ave. then you’ll see it right after the Twin Rinks and across from Napa Auto Parts.

Riko’s Pizza Opens New Hope Street Spot . . . with a Bar!

Stamford is no stranger to pizza joints, especially when you count ’em up on Hope Street. Misto, Vinny’s Backyard, Amore, Springdale Pizza, Hope Pizza, Pappas, Papa John’s (gag), and even (double gag) Domino’s. But now there’s another place for Stamfordites and Springdalers to go: Riko’s Pizza. Their new restaurant is loacted at 886 Hope Street and is right next to Bank of America and is directly across from the Springdale train station. Park on the road (bring quarters) or in their newly paved lot to the left of the restaurant. Their newest spot is replacing their 581 Newfield Avenue location.

Crazy Good Comfort Food @ New Magee’s Curbside Mobile Food Truck

 

You need some of this in your life . . . and face. All of it in your face.

 

Comfort food, you’ve met your match. Well, technically, you’ve met your match when Magee’s Curbside opened up at 72 Magee Avenue. We recently had a chance to go and check them out and came out impressed after a brunch that featured some great dishes.

So, imagine how excited (and torn we were) when we stopped by Indeed Stamford today and saw The Brunch Box, Hapa Food Truck, and Magee’s Curbside’s new (two weeks new) truck! Priorities of  just getting Hapa changed (we still got Hapa too, don’t worry) because, well, what kind of bloggers would we be if we didn’t try out the new truck? Right? Right.

Nestor Laracuente Opening Mason Dixon Smokehouse in Stamford w/ Gamechanging BBQ

Nestor mans the pass to the open kitchen of what will soon be Mason Dixon Smokehouse.

Update: We have a few things to report on right now:

1. Nestor left Mason Dixon in early January. He does have future plans and things in the works.
2. Mason Dixon was closed yesterday for mechanical issues, but they are up and running and are open for lunch right now.
3. The new Pitmaster, Ryan Cuber, has been working with Nestor since opening and had a BBQ catering company of his own, Savory Smoke Catering.

Are you sitting down now? Okay, we’ll wait . . . you’re gonna need to brace yourselves with this one. Master Pitmaster Nestor Laracuente is getting ready to open a new bbq spot right in Stamford, CT. The spot, Mason Dixon Smokehouse, is located right in the Columbus Park area where Gastro Bar (78 W. Park Pl.) is right now. And, the man behind it all, Nestor, is dying to get started and be back in CT. That’s Nestor aka Brooklyn Pit Rat aka pitmaster who helped place Hometown BBQ and Hoodoo Brown BBQ on the top of list after list. 

Whole Foods Greenwich to Kick Off Grand Re-Opening Week w/ Giveaways, Tastings + Community Events

Whole Foods Market in Greenwich is hosting a weeklong party full of food, giveaways and more to celebrate their grand re-opening! That’s 7,000 square feet of additional space . . . pretty cool. What’s been added into all that extra room? There’s a pizza station, a hot and salad bar open all day, a coffee and juice bar, cookie bar, bigger selection of breads including Norwalk’s own Wave Hill Bread, expanded selection of items on the shelves including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options, a ridiculously amazing olive bar, and a speedier checkout experience with four express registers.

Food for All 2016 ft. Fairfield County’s Newest Restaurants w/ Cocktail Bar

You’ll not only help to fund the food rescue revolution, but you’ll also leave full and probably a bit tipsy.

May the 4th be with you . . . especially if you’re heading to Food for All, the annual fundraiser event for Community Plates. The night begins at 6:30 and goes until 9 at Abigail Kirsch at The Loading Dock in Stamford. Tickets are $100 or $75 if you buy a group of 6 or more together at once. That money will not only help to fuel the food rescue revolution that Community Plates is helping to bring, but also gets you noms of the newest restaurants to open in Fairfield County as well as a cocktail bar manned by three great Harbor Point restaurants.

Garden Catering Greenwich Reopening Tuesday w/ New Look + Some New Items

Garden Catering at 177 Hamilton Avenue has been serving the Chickahominy area of Greenwich since 1999, and to say that have become a major staple in town would be an understatement. In fact, Garden Catering is the place to be when it comes time for some awesome breakfast. As soon as they open the doors, a swarm invades, and the place is flooded with local students, parents, workers, and loyal customers.

When you wanna be good, go to b.good Greenwich

Sometimes you just need to hit that restart button on your diet. . . especially, oh say, after a deeply gluttonous vacation in Lake Placid and Vermont jam packed with beer, bourbon, bbq, burgers, Bloody Marys and bacon. Luckily, there’s b.good a couple of miles from us, which makes it easy for us to be good after our trip . . . especially when they have delivery. BOOM!

MIRO Kitchen Coming to Fairfield w/ Chef from Hapa and Washington Prime

Oh yes, it’s almost time to open! Photo from MIRO Kitchen FB page.

We’ve been following MIRO Kitchen for a bit, but we’re happy to share some great news that we got just got from owner Eugene Kabilnitsky: they’re opening soon. Oh, and it’s gonna be a great spot to check out! That’s because the menu will feature the food of Hawaii, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and Hong King. We’re talking Pacific-style tacos, Asian-inspired small plates, family style plates, killer salads, and great sides . . . and those flavors are coming from a familiar face or two.