1. Insider
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Sometimes the best way to celebrate family night is
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to get the family out of the house. Morello’s is offering
Dish a sunday night supper ($20 for adults, $10 for
kids) featuring spaghetti and meatballs and a Caesar
or green salad, all served family-style. 2 Morello
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You may be familiar
GREENWICH
Italian Bistro, 253 Greenwich Avenue; (203) 661-3443;
to with these delicious morellobistro.com
Gather your Greenwich
girlfriends—and appoint a
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destinations, but we have
designated driver—because
the inside track on how to savvy sippers flock to Terra
get the biggest bite from and Mediterraneo on Tuesdays
them. for half-price vino on
bottles under $100. 2 Terra,
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156 Greenwich Avenue; (203)
A handful of upscale kitchens in town say they
629-5222; 2 Mediterraneo, 366
stay open as late as 10-ish on a weekday, but
Greenwich Avenue; (203)
frequently disappoint. Those who don’t like to It’s cold, you’re tired, and in 629-4747; zhospitalitygroup.com
hear “no” depend on Polpo’s full menu ’til no mood to pull an Ina Garten
11 p.m. Order up the crisped-to-perfection veal tonight. Dirty little secret: Fake
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milanese and call in late to work in the morning. it with Villa Nuova’s (formerly
2 Polpo Restaurant, 554 Old Post Rd No. 3; (203) Villarina’s) gourmet pre-
629-1999; polporestaurant.com made dinners (the shop has
Confident that you have the
everything from fresh pasta
perfect Sauvignon Blanc to
A lunch for under ten bucks that doesn’t involve to gluten-free chicken parm).
complement your lemongrass
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a wrapper? Yup. Ever since tasty Indian outpost Fill up your freezer—you’ll
chicken or Malbec to go with
Rasa started its $9.95 lunch special that thank yourself during the next
that melt-in-your mouth
includes an appetizer, entree and wine. 2 snowstorm. 2 Villa Nuova, 551
quiche? Toss them in your tote
Rasa, 107-109 Greenwich Avenue; (203) 869-0700; East Putnam Avenue, Cos Cob;
and head over to Meli Melo,
fineindiandining.com/rasact (203) 422-0174; villanuovact.com
Little Thai Kitchen, Penang Grill,
or Le Pain Quotidien—they’re
all byob. 2 Meli Melo, 362
Greenwich Avenue; (203) 629-
Chances are you’ve checked
6153; melimelogreenwich.com;
out the new Italian eatery
Doppio for its artisan pizza and 2 Little Thai Kitchen, 21 St.
Roch Avenue; (203) 622-2972;
homemade gelato. But this
littlethaikitchen.com; 2 Penang
hotspot is taking it to the next
HOT DEALS... MUST DO’S... FUN FACTS... level by hosting you and your
friends for a gelato making
Grill, 55 Lewis Street; (203) 861-
1988; 2 Le Pain Quotidien, 382
Greenwich Avenue; (203) 404-
class on Sundays between 2
7533; lepainquotidien.com
and 5 p.m. Call owners Joe and
Louis Barresi for details.
Whether you’re a lifetime resident or newbie to town, a backcountry diehard 2 Doppio Artisan Pizza & Gelato, [ FA S T FA C T ]
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41 East Elm Street; (203) 340-
Until 1947 Byram was
9470; eatdoppio.com
or Riverside devotee, one thing is certain—we’re all lucky to live in Greenwich. originally known as New
Lebanon. Legend has it
that Indians who lived in
In the spirit of keeping you plugged in to our unique coastal enclave, here the Westchester area used
to paddle across the river
are seventy-five hot tips for people in the know, plus a nostalgic look at to “buy rum” in what is
now considered Byram. »
Gelato by Bob Capazzo
Greenwich’s past and fascinating town trivia that will make you the toast of your
next cocktail party. by Riann Smith
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Whether it’s great-grandma’s
silver or a gorgeous-but-
Secret You may have shopped at Richards for years, but the one-of-a-kind gem the Radar flickering light fixture you
Style
picked up on an antiquing
Resources
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you might have missed between stacks of cashmere sweaters and
trek, domestic divas (yes,
Gurus
racks of suits is super-salesman Frank Gallagi. With nearly forty-six
including Martha Stewart) trust
9 Some services are so quirky
years of experience working at Richards, Gallagi is the go-to guy in the
greenwich metal finishing
menswear department, so seek him out next time you’re looking for
Local mavens will you don’t know you need for the job. The catch: Despite
that perfect shirt and tie combination. Says Frank with his
deck you out from When you need a jab of liquid
unassuming charm, “I’m always humbled by the loyalty of my clients
them until you find them. the name, it’s actually located
youth without a jab to your in Stamford...but it’s worth the Imagine not having to deal with
head to toe. and friends.” Richards of Greenwich, 369 Greenwich Avenue; (203) 622- Now you know…
checkbook, Dr. Joseph L. extra travel time. 2 Greenwich irksome waiting room delays,
0551; mitchellstores.com 2 Richards of Greenwich, 369 Greenwich Avenue; overbooked docs and straight-
Conway, Ophthalmic Plastic Metal Finishing, 300 West Main
Surgeon, offers botox at half
(203) 622-0551; mitchellstores.com Street, Stamford; (203) 541-0065; to-voicemail responses when
the price of most doctors. 2
Greenwich Ophthamology Associates,
4 Dearfield Drive; (203) 869-3082;
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It may be up to parents to teach their children manners, but
your child is sick. Parents who
don’t want the hassle of red
tape have been buzzing about
josephconwaymd.com Next Generation Pediatrics, a
when it comes to kids of the four-legged variety, you’re better off concierge-style pediatric
calling professional dog guru Michelle Smith. The certified practice in Greenwich. It’s
Women who won’t tolerate anything but nail perfection head to dog trainer and owner of Canine Country Day of Greenwich run like a traditional fee-for-
Empy’s Day Spa. True story: A special client made Empy’s dreams provides dog training, walking and cat-sitting services. One service practice that does not
come true by financing the opening of her store—when you get a client who swears by CCD said that in a matter of minutes
Before you toss another not- participate with insurance, and
signature mani-pedi you’ll understand why. 2 Empy’s Day Spa, Michelle trained her Burmese
so-eco-friendly Duraflame on promises a smaller patient pool,
143 West Putnam Avenue; (203) 661-6625 mountain dog puppy to respond
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the fire, head over to Abilis for 24-7 access to doctors (and
fresh bundles of seasoned, to emergency commands and their cell phones!) and even
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The first known
recycled wood. The
nonprofit recently started a
get over his fear of walking
down stairs. 2 Canine Country
house calls. 2 Next Generation
Pediatrics, 57 Old Post Road No. 2;
Have you spotted a number “country club” to be wood-recycling program in Day of Greenwich, (203) 629-1504; (203) 661-2401; ngpeds.com
of women sporting impossibly formed in Greenwich collaboration with the Boy k9countryday.com
smooth, shiny hair despite was the The Fairfield Scouts of Greenwich that
winter’s frizz-inducing dry air?
They’re probably not telling you
County Golf Club
(renamed the Greenwich
helps people with disabilities
gain employment. Bonus:
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Country Club in 1909),
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that they’re devotees of the new They will also come straight
which was also the
absolute frizz control to your backyard and turn
Slapping a generic rubber sole fourth country club
treatment at Warren Tricomi. your downed trees into split
on the bottom of your designer established in America.
The wildly popular, protein-rich firewood. 2 Abilis, 50 Glenville
shoes is sacrilege, but slipping Seasonal dues in 1896
treatment takes just an hour were set at $40 for a Street; (203) 531-1880; abilis.us
in the snow isn’t any better.
and a half, is formaldehyde free, family membership.
Frequented by the well-heeled
lasts two months, and promises Today there are ten
of Greenwich, Occhicone will
to cut your styling time in yacht clubs, ten country Once upon a time, shopkeepers built a relationship with their customers by allowing them to
perfectly color-match
half. 2 Warren Tricomi, 1 East clubs and eleven garden open house charge accounts settled monthly (translation: no wallet necessary). These local Pop into the Junior League of
your Louboutins’ red sole with
Putnam Avenue; (203) 863-9300; clubs in Greenwich. Greenwich on Tuesday through
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a skid-proof solution. The shop businesses still honor that tradition for special longtime customers.
warrentricomi.com Friday between 10 a.m. and
also customizes leather pants
2 Colony Florist, 315 Greenwich Avenue; (203) 869-6400; colonyflorist.org noon. They’ll prep you out with
based on the fit of your favorite
2 Feinsod True Value Hardware, 268 Sound Beach Ave, Old Greenwich; (203) 637-3641; feinsodhardware.com monogrammed stationery,
pair of jeans. 2 Occhicone Fine
2 Greenwich Hardware & Home, 195 Greenwich Avenue; (203) 869-6750; greenwichhardware.com cocktail napkins and children’s
Leather Goods, 42 North Main St,
2 thank you notes. Not only are
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Port Chester, NY; (914) 937-6327 Greenwich Pharmacy, 116 Greenwich Avenue, (203) 661-2721
2 Thomas Cleaners, 68 Lewis Street; (203) 869-9420 their products high quality, your
payment is going to charitable
shirts by Bob Capazzo
2 UPS Greenwich, 15 East Putnam Avenue; (203) 622-1114; theupsstorelocal.com/0822
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card by Bob Capazzo
causes the League supports.
2 Letter Perfect Stationery, 231
East Putnam Avenue; (203) 869-
4337; jlgreenwich.org »
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Surprising
Backyard
Bets
If you want to switch up
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be in the cards this year,
but that’s no reason to hang
Haute Party
Hints
Some hosts have all the
luck...or just the right names
in their address book. For
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Hosts looking to throw a fun curveball to the party mix rent old-
school games through Aardvark Amusements. Go frat fabulous with
classics like arcade skeeball, foosball and air hockey. Or make it a Bond
girl evening of blackjack, craps and a roulette wheel, all with an operator
included in the rental. For the exhibitionist in the group, there’s even a
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Whether it’s a weekend brigade
of guests or an impress-the-
in-laws brunch, every host
who wants to wow their guests
orders a quiche from Aux
your usual gym routine, your head—or hang up your
mechanical bull. 2 Aardvark Amusements has locations in NY and NJ but
skis. The Babcock Preserve your next fete, don’t forget Delices. The ham and leek with
here are some great spots to serves the tristate area; (800) 303-7433; aardvarkamusements.com Gruyère is the hands-down
boasts nearly 300 miles of to put these vendors and
help you get fit outdoors (a
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winner—just give them three
trails for cross-country venues on speed-dial.
few will have to wait until skiing. Bonus: Cross- Take a two-hour “cruise
days notice (the leeks are a
special order). 2 Aux Delices,
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the mercury rises a tad). If you’re jonesing to get in a country skiing burns roughly to nowhere” for $10 on
3 West Elm Street; (203) 622-6644;
good run but don’t want to 510 to 760 calories per hour, Wednesdays and weekends
auxdelicesfoods.com
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get clipped by Lake Avenue so you’re justified in hitting during summer from the Arch
Range Rovers, jog over to the the Ginger Man afterward. Street Ferry. Tip: Tickets are sold
well-maintained and never 2 The Babcock Preserve is the day-of at 10 a.m. and sell out [ FA S T FA C T ] Barcelona always offers a good
Looking for a killer view? Visit
crowded 440-yard cinder located on North Street and fast, so hop in line by 9 a.m. Obama in backcountry? Believe it or not, backcountry time, but the Latin beat can
Laddin’s Rock, a great granite
running track behind Town Stanwich Road; (203) 622-7814 2 Cruise to Nowhere is located at Greenwich was a potential site for the United Nations sometimes make it difficult
dome with a sheer 60-foot
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Hall, open dawn to dusk. the Arch Street Ferry Dock; (203) in 1946. The proposition was heartily fought down to hear your fellow diners. If
drop on one side. Legend has
2 Havemeyer Field behind Town 618-7672; greenwichct.org by protesting residents. Imagine if things had gone you’re looking to turn down the
it that Dutchman Cornelius
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Hall, 121 Field Point Road Calling all lobster lovers: You differently. Conyers Farms might not exist and Cary volume, request to be seated
Labden (later anglicized to Grant would have filmed his iconic U.N. scene in North
can rent a clambake area at in the back room on weekends.
Laddin) escaped an Indian by Northwest just off North Street.
Byram Park and Greenwich Point Better yet, book the back
raiding party by leaping off the
from April through October for room for a private party.
cliff on his horse—successfully.
$125. Hint: Call Fjord Fisheries They’ll put together a grand
For the more faint of heart,
to cater the event and don’t miss double-wide table for a crew of
there are beautiful vistas and
its homemade chips and boursin thirty or arrange banquettes
hiking trails that lead to Binney
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dip—a favorite among insiders. in a cavelike area for a more
Park via an easement on
2 Clambake area reservations can intimate group of eight to eleven
Brownhouse Road. 2 Laddin’s
be made through the Department of guests. 2 Barcelona Greenwich,
Rock Sanctuary is located on the
It’s a rare opportunity to be taught by the top-notch instructors of Parks and Recreation on the 2nd floor 18 West Putnam Avenue; (203) 983-
north side of Highmeadow Road off
a private club without being a member, but at the Greenwich Water at Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road; 6400; barcelonawinebar.com »
Laddin’s Rock Road, Old Greenwich
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Club you can do just that. Enjoy up to four rowing lessons sans (203) 622-7824; greenwichct.org;
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membership on the Mianus River. Lessons are $100 per person per Fjord Catering, 432 Fairfield
session; $75 per person if it is a two-person crew. 2 Greenwich Water Avenue, Stamford; (203) 622-7824;
Does your brain turn to mushy
Club, 49 River Road, Cos Cob; (203) 661-4033; greenwichwaterclub.com fjordcatering.com
risotto when it’s time to pair
food and wine for your dinner
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you can take a cue from their
In the early 1900s,
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If you’re a nautical type but dozens of crowd-pleaser recipes
Greenwich Avenue, can’t help believing that a and customized pairings from
originally called The boat is a hole in the water that the shop’s shelves, categorized
Road to Piping Point, you throw money into, rent by course and season. If you
was paved with soft don’t have time to pick them up,
a laser sailboat for just
yellow stones and was
$28 plus a $5 daily fee from AOC will deliver your wines free
dubbed the “Yellow
wine bottles by Bob Capazzo
Greenwich Community Sailing by dinnertime on weeknights,
Brick Road.”
at the Old Greenwich Yacht provided you call them by
Club.2 Greenwich Community Want your closest friends to wax poetic about you this summer? noon on the day of (Saturday
Sailing, Greenwich Point Park, Invite them aboard Pegasus, a 42-foot party boat holding court is pickup only). 2 AOC Fine
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Old Greenwich; (203) 698-0599; in front of the Delamar Hotel during the summer months that can be Wines, 195 Sound Beach Avenue,
greenwichsailing.com privately chartered for up to twelve guests (have it catered or BYO). Old Greenwich; (203) 637-4541;
2 Pegasus, (201) 918-1590; heritageyachtcharters.com aocfinewines.com/pairing
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Kids 411 With the school year ramping up after winter
break, stress levels can run high (and we’re not
even talking about you, mom and dad).
There’s never a shortage Mia Perovetz, founder of joy yoga for kids,
of activities to engage your teaches yoga to tots through tweens—parents call
Some places never hang a
mini-me’s, but how do you her “amazing.” Book her for private instruction,
closed sign on their door. Here
are a few key all-access areas.
determine the fantastic birthday parties and catch her classes at select
The 47
finds from the far-from- Greenwich sites. 2 Joy Yoga for Kids, (203) 252-
35 fun? Here are top picks 7758; joyyogakids.com
e light on? The Mobil
Station on the Merritt
Parkway is open 24 hours.
passed along by savvy
Greenwich parents. 38 [ FA S T FA C T ]
Round Hill has an elevation Avenue
of more than 550 feet,
by the
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2 Mobil, 2728 Merritt Parkway and at its peak offers
Northbound, Greenwich; (203)
up a coveted view of the
Numbers
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531-9378
Manhattan skyline. Over
two centuries ago, it was
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still prized for its vistas,
but for an entirely different
Tell your child they can own a horse for a day and you might
edge out the iPhone5 and Justin Bieber in the coolest-ever category. 398 number of parking
If you’re desperate for
reason: Round Hill was Hoof it over to Mead Farm, located in Stamford near the Greenwich meters on Greenwich Avenue
breakfast or a juicy burger will fall in and not know what to do. Ed Durkin, dubbed the baby-
a lookout point for the border. Winter is the perfect time for a trot through fresh powder—
at 4 a.m., the Glory Days whisperer of swimming by plugged-in Greenwich moms, teaches
Diner is open 24 hours on tots as young as 18 months how to swim safely in seven days Continental Army during and level four riders can take on the Greenwich trails too. 2 Mead 2 number of police officers
(he has done so with over 82,000 children). “Mr. Ed” is located the American Revolution. Farm, 107 June Road, Stamford; (203) 322-4984; meadfarm.com directing traffic during every
weekends. 2 Glory Days Diner,
in Florida but will travel to Greenwich, schedule permitting, if a 60-minute shift on the Avenue
69 East Putnam Avenue; (203)
661-9067; glorydaysdiner.com volunteer hosts a weeklong session at their pool with at least twenty
participants. 2 bestswimexperience.com 45 76,871 number of parking
37 tickets issued on the Avenue
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The dilemma: You want your kid to experience being in a garage last year
When you need an rx at any band but would prefer that band not happen at home...or in your
hour, Riverside’s Walgreens garage. Enter Charlie Mangold at Action Arts Studio, whose .7 number of miles the
and CVS never close their experience ranges from writing and performing with Sheryl Crow Avenue covers
stores—or their pharmacies. to collaborating with bigwigs (think: Bob Dylan’s producer) to
2 Walgreens, 1333 East Putnam Your idea of maritime bliss may producing tracks for an American Idol contestant. Your budding
6,030,552 number of
Avenue, Riverside; (203) 637- be the malpeques at Elm Street star will learn the basics of songwriting and producing,
quarters collected last year
1029; walgreens.com; 2 CVS, Oyster House, but your kids be provided with a drum kit and keyboard, and at the end of the
from meters (that’s over $1.5
1239 East Putnam Avenue, will be far more impressed with session, he or she will bring home a CD of their group track. No
million, not including Smart
boy by nina pomeroy; girl by Rick Zimmerman/Action Arts; Sign by Bob Capazzo
Riverside; 203-698-4006; cvs.com the Bruce Museum’s Seaside experience necessary. 2 Music Creation Lab at Action Arts Studio,
Cards)
Center at the Innis Arden 242 Sound Beach Avenue; (203) 344-9277; greenwich1on1.com
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Cottage at Tod’s Point. Stroll
2007 year the parking
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over from 10 a.m.– 4 p.m.
meters on Greenwich Avenue
Legend has it that in the Wednesday to Sunday
started accepting Smart
early 1900s, Long Island (available only in summer) for a
Sound completely froze Cards
live animal marine touch When you’re out and about with
over and residents were
tank experience, plus squid
able to drive their cars out
dissections, arts and crafts and
your little one, lunchtime can
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to the lighthouse at Great slow you down. At the popular
famous Herbie Salaman
guided nature walks. 2 Bruce art studio Green Moon, meals
Captain’s Island. And you directed traffic at the
If your kids think the library is just for checking out books, send think this winter’s rough... Museum Seaside Center is located are part of the program with the
intersection by the old Post
them to the byram shubert library for a fun reality check. at Innis Arden Cottage in Greenwich new lunchbox art series
Office
Though sometimes overlooked even by moms who live in Byram, Point Park, Old Greenwich; (203) for kids ages three to five, with a
413-6742; brucemuseum.org
here kids can read books to their favorite neighborhood dogs, built-in lunch (provided by you)
2 number of ways that traffic
make self-portraits with clay, play chess, hold a 7-foot snake followed by an hour of painting.
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flowed on the Avenue until
(yes, you read that right), take lessons in hip-hop dance and 2 Green Moon, 219 East Putnam 1970 »
more. 2 Byram Schubert Library, 21 Mead Avenue; (203) 531-0426; Avenue, Cos Cob; (203) 810-4001;
greenwichlibrary.org greenmoonct.com
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