Wine On9 New Haven

One of my favorite events returns this Friday - the fabulous wine crawl through New Haven's Historic 9th District!

Wine On9 New Haven!

On Friday, November 3, Town Green District and The Wine Thief present an evening to remember with Wine On9! 

Visit the friendly 9th Square merchants & restaurants and sample over a dozen wines selected with the holiday season in mind. Find out how to pair these delicious wines with your favorite holiday meals, or purchase some to bring as a gift to parties. 

What a great opportunity to find your new personal favorite to enjoy all year long!

Free  parking  at  the Temple  St  Garage! 

Raffle Prizes!  

Registration  opens  at  5:45 pm  at  Baobab Tree Studios.

Participating Merchants for Wine On9:

116 Crown | 116 Crown St | New Year’s Eve Party

Artist & Craftsman Supply | 821 Chapel St | Crafting Holiday Fun

Baobab Tree Studios | 71 Orange St | Registration & Holiday Story Recordings

Breathing Room Yoga | 216 Crown St | Essential Holiday Healing

Capture Salon | 100 Crown St | Holiday Pampering

Ciivies | 845 Chapel St | Vintage Cocktail Party

EBM Vintage New Haven | 839 Chapel St | Holiday Table Settings 

EcoWorks | 262 State St | Build a Cork Trivet

Fletcher Cameron Design | 91 Orange St | Christmas in the Kitchen

Fornarelli's Ristorante | 99 Orange St | John’s Special Mulled Thanksgiving Sangria

G Café | 141 Orange St | Bread and Tapas

Make Haven | 266 State St | Laser Cut Snowflake Ornaments

Meat & Co |116 Crown St | Day After Thanksgiving

NHV Pride Center | 84 Orange St | Photo Booth Fabulosity

Reynold's Fine Art Gallery | 96 Orange St | Gift Guide for Art Buyers

The Institute Library | 847 Chapel St | Literary Selections for the Season

The Wine Thief | 181 Crown St | 15% case discount & 10% discount on single bottles of wine from tour, beer & spirits! After the tour ends at 8 pm visit to the enter raffle!

VOVO Organics | 28 Orange St | All Organic Holiday Gifts

Purchase tickets HERE

or visit http://infonewhaven.com/on9-event-series for more info

And save the date *Friday Dec 1st* for Cookies On9

Noodles On9 in New Haven

Here's a fun event taking place this week! 

The Town Green District is holding ttheir second annual Noodles On9- a street festival take over Orange St in New Haven’s Historic 9th Square on Friday, October 6 from 6pm to 8pm.  In conjunction with the opening reception for City Wide Open Studios this will be a fun event with something for everyone! 

Noodles  On9 will feature your favorite 9th Square restaurants with noodle dishes ranging from ravioli to rice noodles. Craft cocktails, beer and wine will be available for purchase.  In addition, a DJ pumping up the music and performance art on the street will highlight the viewing of over 400 artist commissions inside Artspace that will make this an event not to be missed. 

Noodles On9 is free, family friendly and open to the public. 

 What’s on the menu:

Amoy’s Cajun, Creole & American Restaurant | Cajun pasta & Amoy’s famous corn bread

Duc’s Place | Vietnamese specialtity rice vermicelli noodles with roasted pig 

Fornarelli’s Ristorante | Spinach and atrichoke ravioli with gorgonzola cream sauce & pumpkin ravioli with light sage cream sauce

Hunan House CT | Pan fried & steamed dumplings, Hunan style spicy noodles & fried rice

Meat & Co. | “Jack’s Favorite Rigatoni” & “Aunt Connie’s Linguine and Clams”

Mecha Noodle Bar | Shrimp Cake Pho 

Ninth Square Market | Middle Eastern hummus, mojadra & tabbouli

Pho & Spice Restaurant | Drunken noodles, lomain & Pad Thai

 What to drink:

Fornarelli’s Ristorante | Italian wine feature

116 Crown | Specialty cocktail feature

skappo merkato | Wine feature

The Juice Box with Breathing Room Yoga | cold-pressed juice sample & learn about free yoga

The Trinity Bar & Restaurant | Beer

What will get you moving at Noodles:

DJ David Chambers | Spinning on the street to make you move your feet!

BRICKYARD | Outdoor performace art installation by John O’Donnell for all ages 

Psychic Readings | Discounted tarot and palm readings

And there's more happening around the 9th Square: 

116 Crown | 116 Crown St |  1/2 off any noodle dish 

Artist & Craftman Supply | 821 Chapel St | Cathartic Canvas Creations | 6-8 pm | free

Cafe 9 | 250 State St | Katro Storm, Commissions // New Works on Canvas & CWOS After Party | 8pm 

Capture Salon | 100 Crown St | Insights & Delights: Hair, skin and nail consultations | 6-8 pm | free

Ecoworks | 839 Chapel St | Angel Hair Shag Rug Making | 6-8 pm | free

Fornarelli’s Ristorante | 99 Orange St | Complimentary glass of wine with dinner 

Fresh Yoga | 49 Orange St | Fresh Flow Free Yoga Class | 4:30-5:45 pm | free 

Make Haven | 266 State St | Pasta Making | 7:30-9 pm | free

Reynold’s Fine Art | 96 Orange St | Sea and Stone: The Thimble Islands, Paintings by Arthur Yanoff | free 

The Bar at Firehouse 12 | 45 Crown St | Carbonara pasta dish. Beer special til 8 pm

Wine on Nine in New Haven CT 2015

#WineOn9

Wine On 9 - 2015

New Haven’s Historic 9th Square district is certainly the downtown destination for New Haven, featuring great art, food, music, and cultural activities.

Best of all, this eclectic neighborhood provides the backdrop for First Fridays On9 in New Haven.

One of my favorite On 9 events returned this year on November 6, 2015! The Wine On Nine "wine crawl" through the Ninth Square where we had the chance to visit and meet various merchants, restaurants, and organizations in the 9th Square New Haven.

Welcome to Wine On 9

At just $15.00 a ticket, this was indeed a bargain and all who participated received a keepsake wine glass for sampling, a map of the participating merchants in the neighborhood, and some delicious wine tastings from the Wine Thief.

First Fridays On9 are open-house evenings featuring creative events that showcase the wide array of shops, restaurants, marketplaces, homes, and cultural centers in the historic 9th Square neighborhood.
I gathered up what friends I could find and off we went for our little wine crawl.

Wine On 9

We did our very best to reach every stop - but unfortunately we missed a few. But everywhere we stopped we had fun and sampled some great wines.

Wine Crawl Stops:

Baobab Tree Studios (71 Orange St. – also check-in location)  * Serving: Secco Italian Bubbles Bianco 2014

At Baobab Tree Studios
My favorite wine of the night! Sweet and bubbly this is my new party wine!

Meat & Co. (116 Crown St.) Serving: HD Riesling.


Fornarelli’s Ristorante (99 Orange St.)

Fornarelli's Ristorante
This was my first time at Fornarelli's and I'll be sure to return!

Cedarhurst Cafe ( 44 Crown St.) * Serving: Sin Nombre Navarra Crianza 2011 (Spain)

G Cafe (141 Orange St.) Serving: Serving Riff Pinot Grigio by Alois Lageder from Alto Adige, Italy and a Terres de St. Louis Rose from Provence, France

G Cafe and Bakery
The next morning I returned to their Branforrd location for a delicious breakfast!

Fletcher Cameron (91 Orange St.) * Serving: Clos de Gilroy Grenache Monterey County 2014

Fletcher Cameron Kitchen Designs
This design studio is full of contemporary cabinetry and design perfect for the urban dweller!

Neville Wisdom Design Studio (63 Orange St.) * Serving: Gine & Gine Priorat Rosat 2014

Neville Wisdon Design Studio
Always one of my favorite stops to chat with designer Neville and brand director Lauren Sprague.

Happiness Lab (756 Chapel St.) Serving: Dado Red Blend by Ca’ Momi Winery Napa (California).

Thali (4 Orange St.) Serving:  Edna Valley Vineyard Chardonnay 2013 from California.

Reynold’s Fine Art (96 Orange St.) * Serving: Tenuta Ulisse “Sogno di Ulisse” Chardonnay Malvasia 2013 101

Reynolds Fine Art
Those are my pals Gayle and Maggie!

Art Threads (118 Court St.) * Serving: DEI Rosso di Montepulciano 2013

101 Threads
A fun art studio full of eclectic pieces.

English Building Market (839 Chapel St.) * Serving: L’Effet Papillon Rouge Cotes du Rousillion Village 2014

English Building Market
Yes! Those are vintage Lilly Pulitzer slip on shoes! 

The Trinity Bar (157 Orange St.) Serving:Dachshund Riesling

The Trinity Bar
Where we returned for dinner after the crawl

Inspired Venue (82 Crown St.) * Serving: Vignerons de Buxy Bougogne Rouge Cote Chalonnaise 2013

Capture Salon (100 Crown St.) * Serving: Reunion Malbec Mendoza 2014

Artspace (50 Orange St.) * Serving: Cerro Anon Rioja Crianza 2011. Also displaying special steam roll art.

Artspace
A megawatt smile and some great wine!

EcoWorks (262 State St.) Join us for a fun wine-related craft activity reusing bottles and corks. Free and open to the public.

Fresh Yoga (49 Orange St.) Offering a free class as part of the night’s events.

I need to thank friends Gayle and Maggie for accompanying me on this fun wine crawl! And the great peeps at On Nine for continuing the wine on nine tradition!

We laughed and laughed and had so much fun, and in spite of temporarily losing my phone, (Thanks Reynolds Art for safekeeping!) and a twisted ankle and a misplaced car in a parking garage, we couldn't have had a better time...and we are looking forward to COOKIES ON NINE!!!

For more information on the On 9 events, visit their website at: http://www.on9newhaven.com/

For more pictures from the event, 

visit the Home Place facebook page HERE

and while you're there...don't forget to "like" us!

Elm City Market New Haven - April 2015 Tasting Events

April 2015 at Elm City Market: Grilled Cheese, Global Fare and Craft Beer Events

All are welcome to drop by the market for National Beer Day,

National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day, 

Soul de Cuba, Cheese 101, Earth Day, 

and a Global Food Cruise

Elm City Community Market, Inc., an employee-owned marketplace located in the heart of New Haven, Conn., today announced that it will be holding several tasting events and celebrations throughout the month of April.  At these events, patrons are invited to enjoy foods and celebrate special days throughout the month while learning about the history and preparation of several dishes from around the world. In recognition of Earth Day, the market’s sale flyer for the week of April 19-April 25 will include only all-natural, non-GMO, and organic/local items.

“This month, we’re helping our customers celebrate special days with new grilled cheese recipes on National Grilled Cheese Day and great discounts on National Beer Day and Earth Day,” said Elm City Market event organizer Alexa Apotria. “Customers will also get to taste dishes from around the world at our Global Food Cruise and this month’s Cheese 101.”   

Photo Courtesy of Elm City Market's Marketing Team

Special tasting events include:
 

• April 3 – On9 Art Music Design: On9 New Haven is a collaborative open-house evening in a neighborhood famous for innovative art, food, music and experiences. From 6 – 8 pm on the 3rd, Elm City Market will have a tasting event with uniquely shaped food displays to create a tasting experience that tempts all the senses, not just the palate. 
• April 7 – National Beer Day!: Elm City Market’s beer department offers an amazing selection of local and regional craft beer. Customers will have the chance to meet local vendors and learn about the brewing process from 5 – 7 pm. They will also receive 10% off of the market’s most popular, best-selling beer brands (no tastings at this event due to liquor license laws). 
• April 12 – National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day: From 11 am – 2 pm, customers are invited to join Elm City Market in sampling different kinds of grilled cheese sandwiches, from Nutella Brie to spicy crunchy nacho bites. Deli and cheese items will also be available for purchase at a discounted rate. 
• April 16 – Global Food Cruise Tasting Event: Elm City Market will host a storewide tasting event from 5:30 – 7:30 pm for patrons to explore a mix of décor, food and fun. Customers will enjoy exotic cultural samples from Spain, Italy, India and more. 
• April 16 – Soul de Cuba @ ECM: Soul de Cuba returns to Elm City Market to stir up some culturally inspired dishes through the Cuban and African tradition of food and art. Patrons are invited to enjoy this cooking demonstration at 5:30 pm. 
• April 22 - Cheese 101: Cheese in Paris!: At 6:30 pm, Elm City Market invites customers to learn about and taste a variety of cheeses from Paris, France. 
• April 22 – Earth Day: From 4 – 6 pm, Elm City Market will offer samples of natural local products. Special guest Munk Pack Company will be in attendance to offer super foods that are a good source of fiber and make the perfect breakfast or snack. 

About Elm City Market
Elm City Market is an employee-owned, customer-centric marketplace located in the heart of New Haven, Conn. The market provides a large selection of fresh, sustainable and organic options, as well as day-to-day food staples and groceries, including meat and seafood, produce, bulk foods, baked goods, dairy, frozen foods, cheese, craft beers, vitamins & supplements, and body care.  The market employs over 75 full and part-time employees. Located at 777 Chapel Street, the store is open 7 days a week from Mon., through Sat., 8am to 9pm and Sun, 9am to 9pm.  Visit www.elmcitymarket.com or find the store on Facebook at ‘Elm City Market.’