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After less-than-perfect summer weather (far less than perfect), fall is finally here. The air has that crisp snap, pumpkins are popping up on doorsteps, and we’re trading sundresses for sweaters. After the go-go pace of summer, this season offers a reset as routines return. But there’s still everyone’s least-favorite question: What’s for dinner?
That’s why we’re excited about this issue’s cover story, “Taste Test” (page 62). Writer Elizabeth Keyser set out to find the newest restaurants and cafés across Greenwich and Stamford (with a quick stop in NYC) that deliver exactly what we’re craving now— comforting, tasty and affordable food.
There’s Mr. Falafel and Gelato in Riverside, where owner MJ proves that fast food doesn’t have to mean frozen. Everything there is fresh, flavorful and made to order—from shawarma-stuffed pitas to golden falafel. And if you leave without a scoop of Lavezzi gelato, a piece of house-made baklava or a famous Dubai chocolate bar, well, you’re a stronger person than I.
Over in Old Greenwich, Bosco’s Bar & Grill is making Game Day more fun with plenty of screens, wings, burgers and the kind of brunch that makes you want to linger. It’s a place with history—owners John Bosco and Dave Corbo first worked in that same building nearly three decades ago—and you can feel
that sense of community in every corner. If dinner and a movie is your perfect night out, you’ll want to try the newly reimagined boutique cinema at the Hyatt Regency. Sink into a plush chair with Wagyu sliders, truffle fries and a glass of bubbly on your tray as the latest blockbuster plays on the big screen. Here “movie snacks” take on a whole new meaning. Global flavors shine, too. There are the Michelin-loved soup dumplings at Nan Xiang in Stamford (no need to trek to Flushing anymore) and modern Lebanese mezze from Top Chef winner Charbel Hayak at BarVera. And then there’s Slate Café in Cos Cob, the first Connecticut outpost after the café won over New York. With creative coffee drinks and rose-raspberry waffles, it’s a bright, welcoming spot designed for lingering or just grabbing a latte to go.
For nights when Broadway calls, we’ve included Grand Brasserie’s pre-theater menu at Grand Central, because a great meal should always be part of the show.
These new arrivals prove you don’t have to go far—or spend a fortune—for a memorable meal. So, loosen that belt a notch, and let the season begin!
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“An’ the Gobble-uns ’ll git you Ef you Don’t Watch Out!”
OF SPOOKY THINGS
Ahead of Christmas or even birthdays, Halloween has become a kid favorite. My Moffly grandchildren agreed to attend part of first grade in Moscow under the vigilant eyes of their babushka and dedushka, but only if promised they’d be home in time for Halloween.
James Whitcomb Riley knew something about this love of spookiness in 1885 when he wrote the following poem, dedicated to “all the little ones.” His parents had taken in a nine-year-old orphan who worked alongside the family to earn her board, and in the evening she loved to tell scary stories to the younger children. Written in Hoosier dialect, it’s meant to be read out loud—just as my mother once read it to me—to achieve the most shivery effect.
Little Orphant Annie
Little Orphant Annie’s come to our house to stay, An’ wash the cups an’ saucers up, an’ brush the crumbs away,
An’ shoo the chickens off the porch, an’ dust the hearth, an’ sweep,
An’ make the fire, an’ bake the bread, an’ earn her board-an’-keep;
An’ all us other children, when the supperthings is done,
We set around the kitchen fire an’ has the mostest fun
A-list’nin’ to the witch-tales ’at Annie tells about,
An’ the Gobble-uns ’at gits you
Ef you
Don’t
Watch Out!
Wunst they wuz a little boy wouldn’t say his prayers,
An’ when he went to bed at night, away up-stairs, His Mammy heerd him holler, an’ his Daddy heerd him bawl,
An’ when they turn’t the kivvers down, he wuzn’t there at all!
An’ they seeked him in the rafter-room, an’ cubby-hole, an’ press,
An’ seeked him up the chimbly-flue, an’
ever’-wheres, I guess;
But all they ever found wuz thist his pants an’ roundabout:
An’ the Gobble-uns ’ll git you
Ef you
Don’t Watch Out!
An’ one time a little girl ’ud allus laugh an’ grin,
An’ make fun of ever’ one, an’ all her blood-an’-kin;
An’ wunst, when they was “company,” an’ ole folks wuz there,
She mocked ’em an’ shocked ’em, an’ said she didn’t care!
An’ thist as she kicked her heels, an’ turn’t to run an’ hide,
They wuz two great big black things a-standin’ by her side,
An’ the Gobble-uns ’ll git you
Ef you
Don’t
Watch Out!
An’ little Orphant Annie says, when the blaze is blue,
An’ the lamp-wick sputters, an’ the wind goes woo-oo!
An’ you hear the crickets quit, an’ the moon is gray,
An’ the lightnin’-bugs in dew is all squenched away,
You better mind yer parunts, an’ yer teachurs fond an’ dear,
An’ churish them ’at loves you, an’ dry the orphan’s tear,
An’ he’p the pore an’ needy ones ’at clusters all about,
Er the Gobble-uns ’ll git you
Ef you
Don’t Watch Out!
Note: Thirty years later, the poem would inspire the Raggedy Ann doll, created by fellow Indiana native Johnny Gruelle, and Harold Gray’s comic strip “Little Orphan Annie.” G
TRUE GEMS
GREENWICH NATIVE KIMBERLIN BROWN CRAFTS FINE JEWELRY INSPIRED BY NATURE— AND BELOVED BY STARS LIKE WALTON GOGGINS, SUSAN SARANDON AND ADELE by mary kate hogan
Fans of White Lotus are lured in as much by the resort style and lush scenery as the characters and salacious storylines. And one of the hit show’s leading men, Walton Goggins (Rick in Season three), reveals his personal style and love of art by wearing jewelry designed by KIMBERLIN BROWN , who grew up in Greenwich. Kimberlin creates all of her jewelry in her New York City studio, and her eyecatching pieces rst captured Goggins’s attention at a SoHo boutique called Love Adorned. He purchased a signi cant opal ring for his wife, writer and director Nadia Conners, and the couple have since become big admirers of her work.
above: Walton Goggins is just one of Kimberlin’s celebrity clients. Here, he sports her Labradorite ring for a Variety photoshoot.
Kimberlin Brown in her NYC studio
“i like working directly with the purveyors of the stones, of the mines, and to make sure that with the beautiful pieces there’s beauty in how the materials were obtained, too.”
—kimberlin brown
a workshop in Georg Jensen’s studio. She also apprenticed with a master goldsmith in Tuscany.
During her years in Greenwich, she and her family were regulars at Tod’s Point. “I tell people it’s a beach town. I have pictures of myself as a kid going to the beach,” Kimberlin says, “I love the sea as a source of inspiration.” She took cues from the natural world when creating all of her collections, which include Sea Anemone and Celestial Shore, Woodland Walk and Galaxy.
Walton wore a piece designed by Kimberlin, a large, custom-cut faceted Labradorite stone set in 18K gold with two bright Zambian emeralds on the sides, during his appearance on Saturday Night Live last spring, and in a photo shoot with costar Aimee Lou Wood. “When he tried it on, he said, ‘This is art,’ ” Kimberlin recalls of the moment she first showed him the piece. He loves to wear Brown’s jewelry to special events and was also seen donning one of her rings at a gala at the Guggenheim.
Her designs are also created in a way that is helping to preserve and conserve nature as well. Kimberlin works as a coral conservation advocate with groups such as Sea Web and Oceana, promoting the concept that real coral should never be used in jewelry and donating pieces to raise funds and awareness. “It’s too precious of a living creature that is essential to ocean health,” she says about coral.
Goggins is certainly not the first star to be captivated by Kimberlin’s destined-to-becomeheirloom jewelry. Adele, Naomi Watts, Katie Lee and Rachael Ray have all adorned themselves with her creations. Susan Sarandon purchased an opal ring, and Whoopi Goldberg had a pussy willow bracelet customized with added pearls. Each piece in Kimberlin’s collections is thoughtfully crafted using only 18K gold as well as rose-cut diamonds, which she says have a quality that’s “like the sun shimmering on water.”
She works closely with family-run mines to acquire opals and an eco-conscious mine called Gemfields that gives back to local communities. “I like working directly with the purveyors of the stones, of the mines, and to make sure that with the beautiful pieces there’s beauty in how the materials were obtained, too.”
Kimberlin’s love of art and nature began while she was growing up in town. She took many art classes at Greenwich High School as well as the Bruce Museum and Greenwich Arts Society, and went on to receive her BFA in fine arts from the Art Institute of Chicago. Later she traveled to Copenhagen to attend
Kimberlin is now working on a capsule collection for the new ABC Carpet and Home on Greenwich Avenue, and her jewelry is available at boutiques such as Toujours Midi in Nantucket, Forty Five Ten in Dallas and Madlords in Paris and St. Tropez.
Still feeling a close connection to Greenwich, she is offering the magazine’s readers a discount on jewelry purchased from her site. Enter code Greenwich15 now through January 1 to receive 15 percent off kimberlinbrown jewelry.com
above: Woodland Fairy earrings: moss agate, green tourmaline, emerald and diamond huggie hoops
above: Opal heart pendant and a collection of Zambian emeraldand rose-cut diamonds in half moon and elliptical shapes left: Tahitian pearl stud earrings with rose-cut diamonds and rubies
above: Neptune’s Treasure: 12mm Tahitian pearl surrounded by diamond “sea anemones”
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Before she began harvesting petals in her backyard to create Lunairia, her handcrafted line of botanical remedy sprays, Amber Scinto was an art director, digital editor and creative vision behind many pages of this and other Moffly Media publications.
After a mindful career pivot five years ago, the talented graphic designer planted her professional roots at home in Fairfield. She launched Mariposa Creative Co., her design business, became a certified master of Reiki energy healing and began spending more time on her lush, tranquil property in the woodsy Greenfield Hill section.
That’s how the seeds of Lunairia took root.
Amber’s earthy sprays are now available online and selling well at the Hush wellness studio in Greenwich, Elements 50 in Fairfield and Pious Bird in Bridgeport’s Black Rock. We visited the budding entrepreneur at home to talk about Lunairia’s exciting year of growth.
by beth cooney fitzpatrick
IT JUST MAKES SCENTS
AMBER SCINTO’S FLORAL ESSENCES BRING INTENTION, ENERGY AND OLD-WORLD WISDOM TO MODERN WELLNESS
GM: We’re sitting here with this wonderful view of your flower garden. Was this the inspiration for Lunairia?
AMBER
SCINTO: In some ways, it was. Everything in the line is made with flower essences grown right here on the property. They can be from the garden, or something wild I discovered that just took root on its own.
GM: How did you realize the flowers could become the basis of healing?
AS: It began while I was starting my graphic design business. I wanted to find something creative. I had spent fifteen years behind the computer, and as much as I love my work—and I do love it—I wanted to do something that was creative and got me away from my desk. I actually had experience with flower essences. I first started to do this with my grandmother when I was a little girl. She used to have
these small antique perfume bottles. She would say ‘Let’s get some flowers, put these in the bottles and put them in the sun.’ I didn’t realize it, but we were making flower essences then. I started making and bottling them and had this whole apothecary going. But it wasn’t until I became a Reiki master that I realized this was something I could use in my
practice and share with others.
GM: For those who are unfamiliar, can you explain how botanical remedies are used?
AS: Floral essences have been recognized and widely used by healers going back to the 1930s. There was a traditional doctor [British Physician and homeopath] Dr. Edmund Bach,
above:
Amber Scinto in her gardens that provide the flowers for her remedies.
who developed a line of floral essences to treat his patients, and he had a lot of success with it. But there’s evidence of their use in medicine and healing going back to the 12th century. In this country, we’re a little more conservative, but in other parts of the world they’ve been used in hospitals and trauma wards. They have even been used to treat injured soldiers in Ukraine.
GM: And the creative process. What goes into that?
AS: It’s all kind of intuitive. I’m one of those people who’s always talking to my flowers. I go near plants sometimes and just feel they are not ready. But when I do think they are ready, I pick a few flowers, just a few petals, I put them in pure spring water. And I bottle them up. Then there’s a distillation process that takes some time. I have a whole apothecary. I add crystals that correspond with certain chakras and the essential oil, which is where a lot of the fragrance of the essence comes from. The flower essence itself is the energetic imprint. That’s where the energy and potency come from and what we’re tapping into when we use them. The power really comes more from the plant energy than the scent.
GM: They do smell great. Are these something you can spritz on your pulse points like perfume?
AS: You could if you want to, but that’s not really the intention. I have had people tell me I should make the scents even stronger,
because they love how they smell and want to wear them, but the idea behind a floral essence is not really to scent your body. It’s to help you set intentions and connect to your well-being.
GM: So how do you hope your customers will use them?
AS: I tell people to just spray them in the air around them, breathe them in and try to set an intention for the moment or the day. They can be great when you’re setting aside some time to de-stress and relax, like you might with a cup of tea. It’s not something that works the way a Tylenol does when you have a headache. You can’t just spray and feel better or make something happen. I describe it more like a tap on the shoulder. It’s subtle, but effective. The essence is offering us some energy to help us achieve something we’re striving for. We’re all kind of stuck on the hamster wheel of life, and these give us permission to say: “This is what I’m going to focus on today.”
GM: And how do you choose a spray?
AS: It can be based on what you need in the moment and what you’re looking for to help you accomplish it. For example, Rooted is a spray that’s created to support focus. So, if you need energy and motivation, that can be a good one for you. But I also tell people that if you are drawn to a certain spray, it may be what you need, sometimes even if you don’t realize it.
GM: With your graphic design background, did you create the whole look of the brand?
AS: I did everything. I created the labels, the boxes, the website. It was a solo endeavor. When I started, all I did was post on my Instagram, and the next week, I got calls from the people at Element 50 and Pious Bird asking to have them in their stores. And they are selling really well. I’m restocking every few weeks. And then I got into Hush with the help of a friend. She brought them into an appointment and was spraying them, and the owner said, “What is that? We have to have them here.” And then we were there, too!
The people who come into the studio buy them, but a lot of the practitioners are also buying them to use with their clients. And I love that they are doing wellness work and find them helpful in their practice. It’s wonderful validation for what I’m doing. A lot of work went into it, but then it’s taken off organically.
left: A few of the beauties in Amber’s garden: Calendula, Echinacea, Angelica, Dahlia
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You can also buy the whole garden. The Chakra Mist sampler includes all seven handcrafted sprays along with chakra cards explaining their purpose. The giftable set comes boxed with a selenite wand for aura cleansing and a stick of palo santo, a sacred wood that can be lit to invite positivity into any space.
For more information or to buy the products online, visit lunairia.com.
FRESH PICKS
Amber Scinto chooses petals to distill for her Lunairia botanical remedy sprays by pairing the energetic qualities associated with specific plants and flowers and the seven chakras (or energy centers) in our bodies.
Joyful
Infused with buds of Pink Yarrow, Marshmallow, Nicotiana and Wild Rose, this botanical infusion is used to open the heart chakra. While it’s probably not going to make an online date go any better (or worse), Amber says the essence can help soften the heart and encourage more loving kindness toward others. “It’s not just about romantic love,” she explains. “I like to use it for people who are working on self-love and acceptance.”
Rooted
This popular scent (one of our favorites during a spritz-and-sniff session with Amber) is focused on harnessing positive energy. It’s brimming with Red Clover, Dandelion, the aptly named Self Heal (yes, a plant) and Lady’s Mantle. “It’s great to help with motivation and just setting that intention to get something done,” says Amber. “It’s telling us to stay present and be in the moment.” If your goal is to be a better listener, give it a try.
Radiant
This nurturing spritz combines the healing energies of St. John’s Wort, Lemon Balm, Blackberry, Chamomile and Nasturtium to spark confidence and let your solar plexus chakra shine a little brighter. The light but perky citrus blend can even help folks struggling with imposter syndrome, decision-making and the challenge of breaking bad habits, says Amber. “It’s great for anyone trying to step out of their comfort zone.”
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A MANOR
A landmark of history, troutbeck today is a sanctuary of comfort
by jamie marshall
OF SPEAKING
Tucked away on 250 acres outside the hamlet of Amenia, New York, Troutbeck Resort is the quintessential fall getaway. Here, where century-old elm and sycamore trees spread their golden canopies above clipped lawns and perennial gardens just gone to seed, autumn is an art form. Think warming woodfires, bowls of fresh-picked apples and gourds, and pumpkins piled in appealing tableaus. It’s one of those places where guests come to relax and unwind, ride bikes, go antiquing, visit art galleries and browse quaint shop-lined streets. Or they come to do nothing at all.
Troutbeck’s storied past includes a period as a private home, an estate and a country inn and tavern. Col. Joel Sringarn (a co-founder of Harcourt, Brace & Co.) and his wife Amy bought the property in the early 1900s and welcomed such esteemed friends as the writer Sinclair Lewis, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Teddy Roosevelt. The couple was active in the Civil Rights Movement and hosted two critical early meetings of the NAACP at Troutbeck—known today as the Amenia Conferences of 1916 and 1933. Among the distinguished attendees was W.E.B. Du Bois. When its present owners, Anthony and Charlotte Champalimaud, bought Troutbeck in 2016 the property was in need of an overhaul. They began resorting the original manor house with the help of Anthony’s mother, renowned interior designer Alexandra Champalimaud, and relaunched in 2018. Today, Troutbeck walks a fine line—maintaining its historic bones while exuding a contemporary ease. The vibe is country house hotel meets midcentury martinis by the fire.
Its 37 rooms are done in soothing hues— greens and sky-blues—and are designed to complement the surroundings. There are 16 rooms in the stone Manor House, ten in the original part and six in the newer west wing. The older rooms vary in size, and many still retain much of the original detailing— dormers, beamed ceilings, beautiful oak flooring and leaded glass windows overlooking the peaceful grounds.
On the first floor are several cozy spots, including a library with original wood paneling and a fireplace, a corner banquette piled with throw pillows, nail-head leather couches and armchairs draped with fleecy throws. There is a brightly lit sunroom, which does double duty as a breakfast café and a gallery space with art shows that change frequently. (The resort partners with the nearby Wassaic project.)
In the dining room, guests feast on seasonally inspired and locally sourced dishes. For those who can’t resist the siren call of a homemade cookie, there are some available to buy on the honor system in the stocked pantry.
top: A bright and airy guestroom in Benton House middle: The cozy library; A quiet spot in a Manor House guest room bottom: The spa’s sauna with a view
A short walk from the main house across a sweet stone bridge that spans the Webatuck River is the Benton House (renovated in 2021), with 13 guestrooms, each with a private balcony or terrace. The adjacent Benton Cottage (dating from the 1700s) has four rooms and is ideal for a family or a group traveling together, as is the Garden Cottage, which overlooks the resort’s clematis-lined walled garden.
The grounds are made for strolling. From the Manor House terrace, wend your way over the red bridge toward the gazebo, and take a peek into the remanants of what may have been a small stone chapel, original to the property. There are hammocks for lounging, and at night guests often reserve one of seven firepits by the river for after-dinner drinks, s’mores and stargazing. Also offered: an all-season tennis court and a pool area (which closes after Labor Day).
Be sure to make time for The Barns, Troutbeck’s wellness facility—a two-building complex made of reclaimed wood from the original Tappan Zee bridge. The tall barn offers yoga and fitness classes, and the long barn is home to the gym, sauna and two treatment rooms. This was my first stop on a recent visit, ready for a bit of pampering after a stressful week. I had gravitated to the 90-minute radical botany facial, which included several healing modalities. Anything with the word radical in it seemed right up my alley. “Do you mind having a male esthetician?” the manager asked over the phone. “I’ve never had a male esthetician, so I don’t know if I’d mind or not,” I said. “But I’m guessing he’ll be terrific.”
So it was that I found myself in the capable hands of Ernest—massage therapist and esthetician extraordinaire, who immediately endeared himself to me when he peered at my skin and said, “Nice. You take good care of it.”
As Ernest smoothed and stroked and applied all kinds of wonderful-smelling potions to my face, he also spent time massaging all the kinks out of my muscles and even threw a little reflexology into the mix. It seems appropriate that at a resort surrounded by old-growth trees, the product it uses is a a sustainable and cruelty-free line from the UK called Wildsmith, named for famed 19th-century horticulurist William Walker Wildsmith who believed in the rejuvenating power of plants. I love a full-circle moment. And I particularly loved the dewy complexion that greeted me in the dressing room mirror as I traded my plush terry robe for my clothes—relaxed and ready to take on whatever the rest of the day had in store. troutbeckresort.com G
TOP: JIM HENKENS;
BOTTOM:
PAUL BARBERA.
top: Farm-to-table fare is always on the menu middle: Manor House guest room bottom: A spacious bath in a Manor House guest room
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A FRESH START WITH STYLE
AN INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM REDEFINES FATHERHOOD BY HELPING DIVORCED DADS CREATE FAMILY-FRIENDLY HOMES AIMED AT MAKING DEEPER CONNECTIONS
by liz barron
When visual architect Stacey Herman found herself helping friends going through divorces find ways to navigate their new spaces, she knew she’d found her niche. “I saw this overlooked need and a different type of client that I really enjoyed working with,” says Stacey. And while selecting furniture and decorating rooms were at the base of Herman’s decision to start her own design firm, Stripe Street Studio, there was so much more behind her motivation.
“The whole process is about helping my clients reclaim a sense of identity and create a welcoming space for their kids and feeling grounded again,” she says. Navigating divorce attorneys, financial planners, working and taking care of children are all full-time jobs themselves, and Herman’s clients usually just don’t have the time to focus on their homes. “That’s where we step in as ‘home investment advisors.’ We know that starting fresh is an overwhelming process, and we develop personalized step-by step-plans for helping them get organized and design their new homes with purpose and clarity,” she explains.
above: One Greenwich client’s large dining room was transformed into a more practical multiuse space with a spot to play backgammon and an area to lounge and chat. A table was addded in the center of the room that can easily be used for more formal dining, but there’s also a bistro table for two.
Stripe Street Studio works on projects across the country—Chicago, Washington D.C, San Francisco, Charleston, New York City and here in Greenwich. ere’s no space they can’t transform. Stacey and her team have tackled everything from lake houses to homes in the mountains to apartments in the city. A er reading an article about Stripe Street Studio in the Wall Street Journal that his sister had sent to him, one of Stacey’s Greenwich-based clients reached out to enlist her help.
“My biggest goal was to create a nice and fun space for my daughter. I wanted my new home to be set up quickly, with ease and with good taste. ere were also a few spaces I wasn’t sure what to do with. Stacey and her team came up with smart, creative solutions I never would have thought of,” he says.
During initial consults, Stacey asks clients about their goals and needs so that she can create an itemized list for each room. “It can be overwhelming to think about everything at
above: Comfort, practicality and a welcoming vibe are at the center of Stripe Street Studio’s ethos.
above: Attention to outdoor spaces—making them livable and kidfriendly—is just as important as interior décor.
“ my biggest goal was to create a nice and fun space for my daughter. I wanted my new home to be set up quickly, with ease and with good taste. there were also a few spaces i wasn’t sure what to do with. stacey and her team came up with smart, creative solutions i never would have thought of.”
once, so we make a list for each room highlighting what stays, what goes and what’s needed with estimated budgets,” she says. “
Stacey prioritizes what she refers to as the “sit, eat and sleep essentials” when she’s helping clients initially get settled, knowing that once things slow down they’ll be able to concentrate on the other rooms. “After a huge life shift, I meet my clients wherever they are emotionally and practically. I want it to be a fun process. Divorce isn’t fun, and this is a new chapter and a fresh start. I want to help clients keep their old traditions while also making new memories,” she says.
Stacey’s Greenwich client explains how much Stripe Street Studio was able to take off his plate, “from selecting new pieces, managing the budget and overseeing installation— they handled everything. Most importantly, I didn’t have to worry about making our new place feel like home for my daughter. They made sure of that.”
“My favorite part of our home is what we like to call the ‘hotel lobby.’ The house came with a massive dining room, but since I don’t entertain much, a formal dining setup didn’t feel practical. Stacey had the brilliant idea to turn the space into an area where multiple activities can take place—like a hotel lobby. Now it’s an alternate space for breakfast, a go-to spot for homework, crafts and quality reading time. Not only does it look amazing, but it truly fits the way we live.”
“I’d recommend Stripe Street Studio to men like me—going through a reset and trying to build a home that feels right,” adds Stacey’s client. “I’m especially thankful because my daughter now has a space she can really thrive in, whether she’s doing homework in our new ‘lobby,’ watching movies in the living room or getting a good night’s sleep in her bedroom. She truly loves our home.” stripestreetstudio.com; s.herman@stripestreet studio.com
—stripe street studio client
NEW ENGLAND SOUL do
BEN SHATTUCK, THE AUTHOR OF THIS YEAR’S SELECTION FOR GREENWICH READS TOGETHER, EXPLORES TIMELESS FACETS OF HUMAN NATURE , WITH A DOZEN STORIES THAT SPAN THREE CENTURIES AND PLAY OUT ON A FAMILIAR LANDSCAPE
by judy ostrow
Ben Shattuck would probably agree with William Faulkner’s observation that—to paraphrase him—the past never dies. Growing up on the south coast of Massachusetts in the cradle of the earliest English settlements and walking in the footsteps of his ancestors, Ben’s writing life re ects a DNA-deep connection to history. It naturally follows that e History of Sound, his collection of ingeniously-paired short stories, has emerged from well-planted roots. Using his own experiences and his familiarity with a world circumscribed by New England’s borders and the Atlantic Coast, he reawakens the past through the voices of his characters.
Selected as the 2025 choice for Greenwich Library’s townwide read together program—a celebration of great contemporary storytelling now in its eenth year—the book’s content has received wide attention and awards. Adding to the buzz around its publication, e History of Sound’s title story has been captured on lm, released in theaters on September 12 in the U.S. Optioned soon a er the story was published in the literary journal e Common in 2018, the project percolated for some time before it wrapped last year, almost parallel to the book’s arrival.
left: In keeping with his love of history and real estate, in 2021 Ben became only the thirteenth owner of the oldest general store in America.
Ben wrote the lm’s screenplay, and its director Oliver Hermanus won a nomination for the prestigious Palme d’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival in May. e story, about two Boston Conservatory students, played by rising stars Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal, opens with the men as they meet at a piano bar pre-World War I. It follows their post-war relationship as they coax the taciturn singers of traditional folk songs to commit their voices to a then brand-new technology—Edison’s phonograph—and trace a musical route through the backwoods and backwaters of Maine.
Like every piece in e History of Sound, Origin Story (the last in Shattuck’s dozen) happens late in the twentieth century, and takes place around Bowdoin College and two Penobscot Bay islands. is contemporary setting connects the men’s musical and very personal odyssey in an almost magical way to a modern woman engaged in her own quest for self-discovery.
Sitting for an interview this past July, Ben talks about the mix of elements that create his approach to historical ction in the book’s six pairings. Story forms diverge. One story consists of crucial pages in a young man’s journal. Another is a revealing author’s introduction to an academic book about the leader of a strange religious sect in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts in the late seventeenth century. In one pairing that examines a reported 1991 sighting of a seabird long thought extinct near a remote Newfoundland village,
while many of his early attempts never reached the publication stage, consistent practice and enrollment at the iowa writers’ workshop helped him develop and refine his craft over time.
the first story of the pair is written as a transcript from NPR’s popular Radiolab podcast.
“Years ago, when I was living in Brooklyn, a couple of my roommates were Radiolab producers,” Ben recalls. “It gave me a very close look at how these reports are put together.” He notes that, unlike long-form reporting that sometimes takes months, podcasts that are assembled on short deadlines, with less time for definitive research, leave room for the doubt that accompanies the report of an improbable discovery.
In addition to these stories’ focus on a species that has become mythical, birds played an important role in Ben’s development as a writer. After graduating from Cornell in the unsettled economy of 2009, he took a job with the university’s ornithology lab at a field station in a remote wooded area of California, studying bird behavior and habitat.
“We did our field work in early morning, when birds are active, which gave me hours and hours of time to fill, so I started writing stories,” says Ben.
While many of his early attempts never reached the publication stage, consistent practice and enrollment at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop helped him develop and refine his craft over time. An art student, he also continued painting, a family talent going back to Aaron Draper Shattuck, an ancestor associated with the Hudson River School. Learning first as a boy watching his father paint in his studio in Massachusetts, Ben studied art in college, spent time painting in Europe and
has shown his work in numerous galleries. Perhaps unironically, it is the story of a painter who treks across the rugged coastal environment of Coskata in Nantucket, unsettling the lonely world of a young widow of a Revolutionary War soldier and her son, that established his literary credentials. Edwin Chase of Nantucket was Ben’s first work of fiction accepted for publication in the Harvard Review in 2017. It won the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers that year. The story and its paired tale, The Silver Clip, set in the same location two centuries later, are included in The History of Sound Both feature one small painting, left behind in the first story and regifted in the second. It is a poetic piece of literary symmetry.
Like the painting, other artifacts of history feature in the stories. The rusted ends of a crosscut saw protrude from an ancient tree, deep in the New Hampshire forest. A small, white, vase-like ceramic falls from its hiding place in a Nantucket chimney flue. An “as-is” antique home in Brunswick, Maine, reveals to the new owner a box of unusually patterned wax cylinders, hidden beneath its floorboards. Each of these mysterious objects connects readers to the past, and to the characters who will interpret them for us, the modern readers, revealing the timelessness of human motivation and emotion.
All the stories take a penetrating dive into New England history, as told by little-known inhabitants across centuries and a multitude of its varied and evocative landscapes. So, it comes as no surprise that Ben has made a significant investment with historic real estate. Davoll’s General Store in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, where we met the author, happens to be the oldest continually operating general store in America, not far from the home where Ben grew up. His great-grandmother shopped here; he and his brother bought penny candy at the counter. In 2021, Ben became the thirteenth owner since its opening in 1793. No doubt, it will help provide another rich trove of tales for us to enjoy. G
BEN SHATTUCK WILL READ FROM HIS BOOK AT THE BERKLEY THEATER AT GREENWICH LIBRARY
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 7 P.M.
Registration opens three weeks ahead of the event, which will also be livestreamed on the library’s YouTube channel.
The History of Sound is available at libraries and for sale at Diane’s Books on Grigg Street. The audiobook, for sale online, features a wonderful cast of readers, including Ben’s wife, actress and author Jenny Slate, as well as actors Chris Cooper, Paul Mescal, Nick Offerman and others.
by eileen bartels
BE COUNTED. BE HEARD.
INVOLVED.
Start With the Basics: VOTE!
Greenwich makes voting easy and accessible. If you haven’t voted recently, check to see that you’re registered by visiting the Register of Voters section of the Town of Greenwich website. There is a wealth of things you can do on the site. Whether you're looking to register, get an absentee ballot, change party affiliation or your address, you can do it all online.
The next election is Tuesday, November 4, and we are fortunate that Greenwich offers a number ways to vote. For those unable to vote in person on November 4, you can obtain an absentee ballot from the Register of Voters' office. Early in-person voting is also available at Town Hall during the two weeks leading up to Election Day.
For those not registered, you can even register and vote at Town Hall on early voting days or on Election Day. You’ll need a valid Connecticut driver’s license or state identification card. The last day to register to vote by mail or online is Friday, October 17.
EARLY VOTING AT TOWN HALL
MON., OCTOBER 20–
MON., OCTOBER 27
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
TUE., OCTOBER 28
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
WED., OCTOBER 29
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
greenwichct.gov
THUR., OCTOBER 30
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Go Back to School
Greenwich takes the transparency of our local election process seriously. In 2023, the Greenwich Register of Voters held an Election Academy, and that program returns this year. This free program educates the public about the steps in place to maintain election integrity in our town. The Election Academy takes place over the course of several months in training classes, Q&A sessions, readings and online from May through October. Check the website for future dates.
Be a Poll Worker
Support democracy in action by helping out on the big day, and consider taking a shift as a poll worker. Some positions are as simple as a greeter. Those workers welcome voters and steer them to the appropriate lines.
Depending on the election, the town hires 150 to 225 poll workers. Training is typically one hour and is offered on weekends or evenings in October. Apply at the Register of Voters office online, and they will follow up with any available positions. The list includes moderators, assistant registrars, checkers, ballot clerks, tabulator tenders and greeters.
FRI., OCTOBER 31–SUN., NOVEMBER 2
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Raise Your Hand
Volunteers are needed for a wide range of committees and positions. The Greenwich League of Women Voters provides an excellent guide detailing how to run for office in Greenwich. Check out the possible positions at lwvgreenwich.org/run
Inside the RTM: How to Get Involved
WHAT IS THE RTM?
• Representative Town Meeting (RTM) = local legislative body
• 230 nonpartisan elected members
• 12 districts, members serve two-year terms
WHO CAN RUN?
• Must be a registered voter and resident of your district
• No party affiliation required
• Pick up a petition from the Town Clerk in August
• Need 25 resident signatures
• Petitions due mid-September
VACANCIES
• Open seats sometimes occur outside election years
• District chair nominates a replacement for full-member vote
• Contact your district chair for info (list available on town website)
TIME COMMITMENT
• Approx. five to 10 hours per month, eight months a year
• Monthly district meetings, plus eight town-wide meetings 2nd Monday of the month, 8 p.m. at Central Middle School/Zoom option
COMMITTEE WORK
Members may serve on:
• Standing Committees: Budget, Education, Finance, Health & Human Services, Land Use, Parks & Recreation, Public Works, Town Services, Transportation, etc.
• Ad Hoc Committees: Created for special issues
PUBLIC ACCESS
• Meetings are open to the public
• Town Clerk keeps records of attendance and voting
Lead Local
In addition to the RTM, other electable positions in town are on the Board of Estimation and Taxation (BET), which comprises 12 unpaid bipartisan members serving two-year terms, and the Board of Education (BOE) with eight unpaid bipartisan members serving four-year terms.
The details for running for office in town are fairly straightforward. Those interested in running who are affiliated with a political party must first contact that political party and follow their instructions, which typically include providing a resume, list of qualifications for the role and interest in the position. Applicants are interviewed by the party, and a slate of candidates is prepared. To run unaffiliated, contact the Secretary of State for a nominating petition and their guidelines for specifics required.
Know Before You Go
Participating in the town also means knowing what's going on. Whether it’s neighborhood associations or local parent groups, get on the list for updates. Most organizations send out a regular email newsletter that provides updates on a range of topics.
Get on Board
There are plenty of other opportunities to serve and support our town through appointed committees and boards. The Selectmen’s Nominations Advisory Committee (SNAC) collects and reviews candidate nominations for town boards, commissions and committees and sends them to the three town Selectmen. Town committees cover areas of interest from aging to conservation. Look for a complete list on the town website.
To apply, candidates email the nomination form and the Selectmen’s office then contacts nominees for an interview. For most committees, the Board of Selectmen (BOS) nominates individuals, and then the RTM appoints members, but in some cases, like the Shellfish Commission, SNAC and Parks and Recreation Foundation, the BOS alone appoints committee members.
Social media is another great way to follow local groups and organizations. The more you know, the more you can thoughtfully participate. Neighborhood and local homeowner’s associations host annual meetings and provide regular updates. Geographically, there is most likely a neighborhood association you can join. Area civic centers and local libraries also provide news and programming to inform and educate.
The standard bearer for local election information is the League of Women Voters of Greenwich (LWV). Its newsletter, The Voter, and annual voting guides provide nonpartisan information on all the ballot information for every election.
Watch candidates discuss the issues in person.
GREENWICH MUNICIPAL ELECTION CANDIDATE DEBATES OCTOBER 6, 7 AND 9 / 7 p.m.
Greenwich Town Hall. Sponsored by the LWV. lwvgreenwich.org
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FALL FESTIVITIES
WE’VE GOT HALLOWEEN MAGIC, HAYRIDES, HARVESTS AND MORE! by layla lisiewski
No. 1 B00-TIFUL TRADITION
Greenwich Moms is once again inviting all little ghosts and goblins to the Avenue for Greenwich Greet & Treat 2025 on Saturday, October 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The day will include trick-or-treating, a bubble show, a DJ, touch-a-firetruck, arts and crafts, food trucks and more. Businesses will offer special in-store promotions and goodies. greenwichmoms.com
No. 2 CANDY CRAWL
Sunday, October 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Stamford Moms invites families to come in costume and trick-or-treat at stores in the Stamford Town Center. Enjoy activities for kids, character appearances and more. stamfordmoms.com
No. 4 HITCH A RIDE
Sam Bridge has been celebrating fall for over 90 years. Head over with the family for free hayrides, to build your own scarecrow or paint a pumpkin. The signature pumpkin patch nestled next to a beautiful pond is a community favorite. sambridge.com
No. 3 IN A PICKLE
Bring the whole family to the Greenwich Botanical Center on Thursday, October 23, at 4:30 p.m. to learn how to make pickles. Using cucumbers, beans and herbs, you’ll make flavorful jars of pickles and pickled beans to take home to enjoy ($30 per jar). greenwichbotanicalcenter.org
No. 5 WILD FUN
Join the Greenwich Land Trust on Sunday, October 19, from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for Go Wild!, an unforgettable day of fun and adventure. The actionpacked afternoon promises an array of interactive games, a Ferris wheel, food trucks as well as a variety of entertainment and live performances to keep everyone engaged. All proceeds support the organization’s efforts to conserve open space, connect our community with the natural world and inspire the next generation of conservationists. gltrust.org G
Every month, Layla Lisiewski, Greenwich mom of four and founder of Greenwich Moms and its parent company, The Local Moms Network, shares some of her favorite things to do—from seasonal activities to can’tmiss events. Follow @greenwich_moms on Instagram, sign up for the newsletter, and check out the calendar at greenwichmoms.com.
Gourmet Style
Executive Chef Anthony Napolitano serving resident Sam S. in the main dining room.
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Beach Ball
Blowout!!
othing says summer quite like the annual Beach Ball at Tod’s Point. Guests arrived in their most colorful “fits” and enjoyed shucked oysters and other tasty bites, custom cocktails and a sit-down dinner overlooking the Long Island Sound—all while dancing the night away under the stars. This year, the Greenwich Point Conservancy honored Noah and Kendra Finz for their two decades of service to the foundation. greenwichpoint.org »
1 Janea Neuenfeldt, Nina Lindia, Gia Burton, Dara Johnson, Elizabeth Coelho, Kirby Lim 2 Lexi Merrill, Matty Bauer, Christine Knolon, Zuzana Campbell 3 Laura Laitala, Daphine Lamsvelt-Pol, Kendra Farn, Nicole Arnold, Lisa Koorbusch 4 Lindsay and John Dalton, Melissa Denis, Terri Paulson, Allison McFerran, Laurel Fine, Kate Truesdell, Clay Floren, Frank Carpenteri, Andrew Elmets 5 Wesley Royce, Dana Jack, Michelle Fisher, Kendal Handler, Ali Lombardo, Heidi Maund, Joanna McDuffee 6 Deakin and Lauren Bell 7 Will and Kathleen Dyke, Chris Sullivan
1 Tanya Elliott, Kate Stone, Chelsea Woody, Kristin Reilly, Brittany Brown, Naiem Nassiri Sarah Nia, Monica Hung, Lesha Kahn, Larry Melf, Craig Thorne, Parisa Nia 2 Beth Eaton, Rep Steve Meskers, Betsy Kreuter, Sam Bridge
3 Tom and Alyssa Bonomo 4 Brendan and Caroline McNally, John and Kristine Manganiello, Ned and Janet Galbally, Amy and Steve Siler, Tom Lewis, Thomas Toepke 5 Gov Ned Lamont, Susie Baker, Annie Lamont, First Selectmen Fred Camillo 6 Pam Pagnani, Tom Broadhurst, Helen Fitzpatrick 7 Lisa Salley, Lile and John Gibbons, Pam and Peter Grunow
8 The tent aglow 9 Bret Mosello, Cristin Marandino, Lydia Sussek, Joe and Tina Lockridge, Todd and Paula Sherman, Chelsea Woody, Ben Mickelson, Jen Danzi
10 Kysa Fredrickson, Deborah Hess, Trish Clark 11 Eliana Cardozo, Stefan Strid, Kristin and Neel Gupta 12 Susie Baker, Kendra Farn, Noah Finz
BEACH BALL / Tod’s Point
13 Rachel and Chris Franco 14 Sandrine Decoster, Ashley Paletta, Rachel
Precious, Samatha Lobo 15 Dan and Cathy Fitzgerald 16 Roxana and Roger Bowgen 17 Dr. Allison Ellis, Chad Ellis 18 Chris and Jane Hentemann, Tammy and David Grimes 19 Tom and Amanda Viscelli 20 Tom and Liz Johnson 21 Jeff and Susie Roth 22 Welcome drinks 23 Cory and Dana Sheahan 24 K.C. Fuchs, Griff Harris 25 Ed and Sarah Keller, Ali and Marc Lombardo 26 Eric and Bey-Shan Liu, Wendy Pei, Robert and Jessica Fitzsimmons, Gad Lim 27 Paulina Finz, Grace and Georgia Leigh, Garyn Finz,
1 Sam Woody, Thomas Fiorito, Graydon Raabe, Thomas Stowe, Cooper Sernick, Peter Murphey
2 Caitlyn Droscoski, Lizzy Reid, Anna Sucic, Francesca Kryosa ,Cara Smith, Kate Fogarty, Kiera Frascella, Sophia Long, Olivia Nguyen, Scarlet Hopson, Saira Mitchell, Meg Owens 3 Rick Kral
4 Scott, Sophia and Alessandra Long
5 Jonathan, Ella and April Larken
6 Anne Hoffman, Jen Frascella, Alessandra Messineo Long, Suzanne Romano, Amy Smith, Marella Sucic, Lisa Owens, Linda Reid , April Larken, Malvika Mitchell, Meg Geisler, Chi Nguyen, Kelly Fogarty 7 Jenn, Kiera and Tony Frascella
8 Tom, Olivia and Chi Nguyen
Water Warriors
Greenwich Crew (one of the top rowing clubs in the country) recently celebrated the wins, losses, teamwork and blood, sweat and tears that go into the sport of rowing. Proceeds from evening support the Stem to Stern program, which enables athletes on scholarship to defray some of the costs of the program and purchase new equipment, including boats, trailers and ergs. The Stem to Stern program also partners with the Boys & Girls Club Greenwich, GPS AVID Program and Waterside School to identify potential rowers and provide them with rowing scholarships. greenwichcrew.com » GREENWICH CREW / Stamford Marriott
Unplugged.
When they’re together at our 650-acre Vermont Campus, boys disconnect completely from their Smartphones for an entire week. What happens is truly transformative, as they see and experience each other and their world in a deeper and far more meaningful way for the first time.
Empower your thinking
Grades N-8 October 18
Grades 9-12 October 26
Stringing Them Along I
t was an evening of music, mingling and philanthropy at the Bruce Museum in support of the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra. Cochairs Dani Rossi and Catherine Stathakopoulos threw a fabulous party—Crimson & Strings, A Tango Affair. greenwichsymphony.org »
1 Welcome to “The Bruce” 2 Ronald and Davidde Strackbein 3 Nicole and Dominick Lio, Jeremy and Dani Rossi 4 Now that’s a dip! 5 Rodolfo Zanetti, Daniel Miller, Jonathan Weber, Sami Merdinian, Olga Suarez Paz, Leonardo Saurez Paz 6 Stuart Malima, Michele Slifka 7 Tak and Anita Eng, Jacqueline Braunthal 8 Suzanne Lio, Sue Baker, Daniel Sepka 9 Renee Seblatnigg, Morienne Sanders 10 David and Mary Versfelt 11 James Collias, Elizabeth Carr 12 Rosalyn Silver, Bill Deutsch 13 Mariann Ekernas, Deborah Harrington 14 Rusty Parker, Bea Crumbine
GREENWICH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA / Bruce Museum
15 The bar area 16 Martin Lederman, Kathy Epestein 17 Jeannie Morton, Mike Rutstein, Matt Lio, Samantha Hack 18 Geoff Hilton 19 Ben and Aislynn Harrison, Peter Hack 20 Dina Ryan, Michael Radcliffe 21 Randall Atcheson, Catherine Stathakopoulos 22 Desserts 23 Whitney Lucas Rosenberg, Janice Riddell 24 Robert Frieshman, Elizabeth Behnke, Richard White 25 Jane Young, Suzanne Adams 26 Stuart and Marilyn Adellberg 27 Shelly Cryer, Hannon Stern 28 Denise Stumacher, Kristin Zimmerman, Debbie Ragels, Arielle Ragels 29 Diane and Gabriel Saffioti, Lawrence Mein
A Passion for Design G
ranoff Architects recently celebrated its 35th anniversary with a party at the 330 Railroad Avenue headquarters.
Founded in Greenwich in 1989 by Rich Granoff, the firm has grown into a team of 30 design professionals— including the most recent member, the Granoff’s son Jake. GA has completed hundreds of residential projects in in and around town that include custom homes, additions, renovations, interiors, historic restorations and spec houses. Rich has also offered pro bono services to local non-profits, including Neighbor-toNeighbor, Pathways, Red Cross and the ONS Foundation. Cheers to the next 35 years! granoffarchitects.com »
1 Rich Granoff, Craig Way, Victor DeCicco, Gus Pappajohn, Ed Mortimer 2 Laura Kochan, Chabeli Rodriguez, Emily Canavan, Beth Ferenc, Nancy Luongo 3 Andy Ashforth, Jeff Mendell, Lee Lasberg 4 The Mill 5 Jill and Rich Granoff 6 Erik Zambell, Paimaan Lodhi, Joe Bartels, Mia Schipani 7 Chelsea Woody, Rich Granoff, Rob Striker, Jen Danzi 8 Rich Granoff, Jeff Mendell, Bruce Berg 9 Chris Cetola, Alex DeMarco
Robert Brehm, Rick Nelson, Austin Klevan
Cliff Gilbert, Jake and Haniya Granoff
No Ceiling On Learning
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Discover how we inspire limitless learning for your child.
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EVENTS
Childhood Exploration Wednesday, October 8th at 9:30am
School Open House Sunday, October 26th at 11am
The Power of Wonder
The Path to Global Impact
At King, questions are just the beginning. Our inquiry-based model turns curiosity into meaningful discovery, helping students draw connections across disciplines through a global lens.
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1 Nick Loeb, Howard Johnson, Ilaria Damiano, Roy White, Jim Leyritz, Dwight Gooden, Mookie Wilson 2 Joseph Parello, Josephine Parello, Nicholas Loeb, Ilaria Damiano, Marco Parello 3 Fred Camillo takes a swing 4 standing: Jim Leyritz, (Yankees); Roy White (Yankees); Dwight Gooden (Mets); Howard Johnson (Mets) kneeling: Ray Negron, Charlie Santoro 5 Sarah Bamford, Fred Camillo, Carolina Frisoli
LOEB FOUNDATION / Purchase, NY
Field of Dreams
The Nick Loeb Foundation recently hosted its fourth annual Party with the Police in Purchase. The BBQ and poolside celebration raised scholarship funds for the children of law enforcement officers in White Plains, Harrison and Greenwich. Guests enjoyed lunch by celebrity chef David Burke, live music, swimming, zip lining, a mechanical bull, a supersized slip and slide, 50-foot waterslide, a vintage fire truck and pony rides. The day’s highlight was the VIP Experience featuring major league baseball legends. Guests had a batting practice with former Mets star Dwight Gooden. Howard Johnson coached aspiring pitchers and batters, offering fundamental lessons on technique, control and focus. Yankee greats Roy White, Jim Leyritz and third base coach Lou Bernardi also joined in on the fun, with Mookie Wilson making a special appearance. thenickloebfoundation.com G
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The mission of Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure.
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The mission of Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure.
To promote these goals, we invest in innovative research, breast surgery fellowships, regional education, dignified support and screening for the underserved.
The mission of Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure. To promote these goals, we invest in innovative research, breast surgery fellowships, regional education, dignified support and screening for the underserved.
The mission of Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure.
Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure.
The mission of Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure. To promote these goals, we invest in innovative research, breast surgery fellowships, regional education, dignified support and screening for the underserved.
The mission of Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure.
To promote these goals, we invest in innovative research, breast surgery fellowships, regional education, dignified support and screening for the underserved.
To learn more visit breastcanceralliance.org
The mission of Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure. To promote these goals, we invest in innovative research, breast surgery fellowships, regional education, dignified support and screening for the underserved.
To promote these goals, we invest in innovative research, breast surgery fellowships, regional education, dignified support and screening for the underserved.
To promote these goals, we invest in innovative research, breast surgery fellowships, regional education, dignified support and screening for the underserved.
To learn more visit breastcanceralliance.org
To promote these goals, we invest in innovative research, breast surgery fellowships, regional education, dignified support and screening for the underserved.
To learn more visit breastcanceralliance.org
To learn more visit breastcanceralliance.org
To learn more visit breastcanceralliance.org
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Breast Cancer Alliance
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Breast Cancer Alliance
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48 Maple Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830
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48 Maple Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830
Yonni Wattenmaker
48 Maple Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830 info@breastcanceralliance.org
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Executive Director
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48 Maple Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830 info@breastcanceralliance.org
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Not even a pandemic was going to stop these two from falling in love. Claire and Jared met at the Old Greenwich Social Club (now Bosco’s Bar and Grill) during Covid. They dated for three years before becoming engaged. Claire and Jared had discussed the idea of marriage, and she knew a proposal was on the horizon. So, when Jared asked her to go for a harbor cruise, she figured it was happening. But as it turned out, Jared chickened out after his twin brother jokingly warned him not to drop the ring in the water. He ended up proposing the following evening in their kitchen, surrounded by their three beloved dogs.
Rev. John Kennedy officiated at the ceremony at the Tokeneke Club in Darien, where the reception followed.
The bride, daughter of Stephen and Lori McCardell of Austin, Texas, graduated from New Canaan High School and Bucknell University. Claire works in investor relations for the Gilmartin Group in New York City.
The groom, son of Jane Kiefer and the late Donald Kiefer of Old Greenwich, graduated from Greenwich High School and Claremont McKenna College. He is a project manager for Petretti & Associates in New York City.
The newlyweds honeymooned in the Greek Isles. They live in Riverside. G
1 Maggie Walsh, Claire Kiefer, Reverend John Kennedy, Jared Kiefer, Taylor Kiefer 2 The wedding party 3 Sam McCardell, Bradley Neuberth, John William Carroll, Chris Elrod, Jared Kiefer, Taylor Kiefer, Chris Page, Phil Matkovic; (front) Troy Kiefer, Twiggy 4 Anna and Troy Kiefer escorting Twiggy down the aisle 5 Danielle Neuberth, Morgan Matkovic, Lindsey Longmire, Abby Elrod, Bradley Neuberth 6 The groom takes his mother, Jane Kiefer for a spin on the dance floor 7 Sealed with a kiss
by elizabeth keyser • photography by venera alexandrova
TEST TASTE
You might want to make it a double, like we did with Bosco's Triple D house-smoked pastrami with melted Swiss, homemade coleslaw and Russian dressing on rye bread.
R Y O U ’RE
AFTER COMFO
THESE NEW ARRIVALS SERVE UP THE SEASON’S BEST— AND WON’T BREAK THE BANK
We’re settling into our fall routines, rejoicing in the cooler weather and planning casual get-togethers with family and friends. What are we looking to eat these days? Healthful, easy and quite frankly, affordable. Here are some of the newest places in Greenwich and Stamford that offer it all―at a neighborhood bar and grill, a Mediterranean take-out or sit-down, a neighborhood café, a bustling dim sum and dumplings place and at Greenwich’s newest boutique cinema. And as an added bonus, we’ve got a fun stop for pre-theatre dining in NYC. The only question left: WHERE WILL YOU START?
Mr. Falafel's Classic Hummus and Tabbouleh Salad with pita bread
FALAFEL FORWARD
MR. FALAFEL AND GELATO
1239 East Putnam Ave., Riverside mrfalafelct.com
The secret to the quick success of Mr. Falafel and Gelato is no secret, and
owner Majd Junaidi, who goes by “MJ,” is happy to share it.
“Everything is fresh,” he says of the Mediterranean fare at his mostly take-out storefronts. “Nothing is frozen.” That is, except the Lavezzi Gelato shipped from Italy.
MJ and his business partner opened Mr. Falafel and Gelato in the Riverside Shopping Center in November 2024. A second opened in Stamford earlier this year, a third recently in Cliffside, N.J., and a fourth is slated for Darien at Old Kings Shopping Plaza in 2026. MJ also owns Coco Café in Stamford.
Mr. Falafel’s narrow storefront is bright and clean, with friendly servers behind the counter and trays offering an abundance of choices. They’ll fill a pita, wrap, plate or bowl with your choice of schwarma, falafel or kebab, fresh and pickled vegetables and salads along with nine sauces, including garlic, hot and pomegranate glaze. Mr. Falafel’s hummus is smooth and lemony. The falafels are large and fried golden brown. You can also pick up beet salad, babaghanoush and Turkish pies filled with spinach or cheese.
There are a few tables and a high top counter, but most people come in on-the-go, stopping to grab lunch or bring home dinner. Mr. Falafel caters as well, offering trays serving six to eight or 13 to 15 people. At $20 to $25 per person, it’s an easy,
economical and healthful way to host a fall gathering of family or friends.
For dessert, Lavezzi gelato and sorbetto, shipped from Italy, offers traditional and Americaninfluenced flavors—hazelnut, chocolate, pistachio, mascarpone and fig, salted caramel and Oreos. Sorbets, which are vegan, come in refreshing strawberry, lemon and mango.
Gelato is made with a lower milk-fat ratio than ice cream, and churned slowly, introducing less air. That and the lower temperature at which it is kept creates a rich texture that hits the palette with enhanced flavor. Of course, Mr. Falafel makes homemade baklava with walnuts or pistachio. And there is the famous Dubai chocolate— house-made Italian pistachio crème and crunchy phyllo enclosed by Belgian chocolate.
MR. FALAFEL’S NARROW STOREFRONT IS BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITH FRIENDLY SERVERS BEHIND THE COUNTER AND TRAYS OFFERING AN ABUNDANCE OF CHOICES.
opposite page: Falafel bowl and chicken kabob platter this page, above: Pistachio and walnut baklava below: Kibbeh—a Turkish dumpling made of mashed bulgur wheat, onions and beef; Dubai chocolate with house-made Italian pistachio crème
BAR NONE
BOSCO’S BAR & GRILL HITS OLD GREENWICH WITH WINGS, BURGERS, BRUNCH, LIVE MUSIC AND PLENTY OF SCREENS FOR GAME DAY
BOSCO’S BAR AND GRILL
148 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich boscosgrill.com
Everybody knows their names— John Bosco and Dave Corbo. Childhood friends, business partners and longtime members of the Stamford and Greenwich communities, the duo opened Bosco’s Bar and Grill in Old Greenwich in May 2025 in a full-circle moment. They had worked together in the building
28 years ago, back when it was MacKenzie's Bar and Grill and remember when it was Tracks. Bosco’s Bar and Grill’s train logo makes reference to that and the location next to the Old Greenwich train station.
Bosco and Corbo kept the contemporary design of the former Old Greenwich Social and brought the total number of large-screen TVs to nine. Sports fans, take note: TVs are in
every section of the restaurant. The menu highlights favorites familiar to customers of Corbo’s Deli Southside (90 Washington Blvd.) and Corbo’s Corner Deli West (470 West Putnam in Riverside). The partners also run the Clubhouse at the Griff.
Bosco’s Bar and Grill has a relaxed, friendly vibe that makes everyone from solitary diners to families feel comfortable. The menu covers all the bar food
classics―wings, burgers and an organic turkey and vegetable chili. The BAANG calamari salad reminds old-timers of the Greenwich restaurant that closed back in 2014 as they relive the taste of crisp, sweet rings of fried calamari over greens tossed in miso dressing. Hungry appetites are filled by a plate of Johnny Boy’s Chicken Parmigianino with the mozzarella melting into the
top left: BAANG Calamari Salad above: Johnny Boy’s Chicken Parmigianino
chef’s lauded marina sauce. The most upscale dish on the menu is the Max au Povire, a ten-ounce filet in green peppercorn sauce with mashed potatoes. Weekend brunch offers bottomless mimosas and bloodies made with Crop Organic Vodka. Among the egg, pancakes and waffles dishes, breakfast tacos are our choice for those who love pico de gallo
and guacamole with their eggs. But the breakfast burrito, with black beans, bacon, hash browns, cheddar cheese and scrambled eggs wrapped in a tortilla, is a serious contender. Bosco’s is also fun, with dancing and live music on certain nights from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Sunday nights are more mellow, with acoustic sets from 4 to 7 p.m. Check the website for band schedules and monthly open-mic and karaoke nights. »
above: Max au Povire
A chef cuts knobs from a coil of dough.
Watch as the cooks roll out dumpling skins and fill and twist them into their distinctive shape.
SOUP’S ON!
NAN XIANG LANDS IN STAMFORD, BRINGING MICHELIN-APPROVED SOUP DUMPLINGS AND SLURP-WORTHY NOODLES TO HUNGRY CROWDS
Have your spoon ready when you lift a dumpling from the steamer.
Nan Xiang makes 10 varieties of soup dumplings, renowned for their delicate wrappers and flavorful broth and meatballs.
The “best soup dumpings in NYC” have arrived in Stamford! The anticipated new restaurant is part of an expansion for a brand that became a destination in Flushing, Queens, for hand-rolled dumplings filled with rich broth and flavorful meatballs. For seven years, it garnered a Michelin recommendation. Since the opening of the Stamford location, crowds have filled the 186-seat restaurant. The menu is vast, but the soup dumplings are the stars. These juicy, soft creations are bursting with flavor. The skins are silky, and the meatballs are deftly seasoned. The crab and pork soup dumplings are blissful. The Lucky Six is a colorful sampler of orange (scallop and pork), green (gourd luffa, shrimp and pork), yellow (chicken), black (pork and truffle), white (pork) and white crowned with golden crab roe (pork and shrimp).
The most perilous moment is using the metal tongs or chopsticks to lift a dumpling onto your spoon. Lift from the peak, careful not to tear the skin. If you pierce it and the broth starts to run out, just get that dumpling on your spoon fast. Cards on the tables show newbies how to eat the dumpling. First, nibble a small hole to let out the steam, then drink the rich broth. Top the dumpling with shredded ginger, add a drop of black
vinegar, and slurp your way to dumpling heaven.
You can start your meal with a cold dish or two, such as crunchy cucumbers tossed with pungent garlic, or pressed tofu and celery. Order up several steamers of dumplings and a noodle dish to round out the meal. The pan-fried crispy noodles grow soft beneath the heat of the glossy sauce filled with mushrooms, tofu, scallions, carrots and bok choy.
If you’ve wondered how they get the soup in there, the secret is revealed as you watch the cooks make the dumplings. A large window gives a view of white-aproned chefs rolling knobs of dough into paper-thin wrappers. The seasoned meat and vegetables are mixed with a deeply reduced, cold, gelatinized stock that has been finely chopped. With practiced fingers, the cooks enclose the filling by pinching the edges of the wrapper together, quickly turning the dumpling to form the distinctive twisted top. When the dumpling is steamed, the broth melts and separates from the meatball.
It’s safe to say that Nan Xiang’s soup dumplings are the best in Fairfield County. And now we don’t need to trek out to Flushing for dim sum and dumplings. »
THE MENU IS VAST, BUT THE SOUP DUMPLINGS ARE THE STARS. THESE JUICY, SOFT CREATIONS ARE BURSTING WITH FLAVOR.
above: The vast menu offers appetizers, fried rice, stir fries, salads and soups, as well as the main attractions—the best soup dumplings in Fairfield County. below: The new restaurant seats 186 people.
MEZZE MAGIC
TOP CHEF CHARBEL HAYAK SPICES THINGS UP AT BARVERA WITH PUFFY PITA, SIZZLING SHISH TAWOUK AND COCKTAILS WITH A LEBANESE TWIST
The best way to settle into this cozy restaurant with a menu by Top Chef Charbel Hayak is with the mezze trio platter. The chef bakes the piping hot, puffy pitas in the kitchen’s brick oven, and they’re the best we’ve ever torn into. The shareable, colorful array of
spreads and fresh veggies features a smooth hummus rich with tahini, bright with lemon and garnished with whole garbanzos. Pomegranate seeds sparkle atop the smoky, meltingly soft Babaganouj. Muhammara is a pretty purée of red bell pepper, walnut and pomegranate. Rainbow carrots, cucumbers and glistening olives are ready for dipping.
Chef Charbel, winner of Top Chef, Middle East and North Africa, was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, home of one of the world’s great cuisines. Fairfield County restaurateur Myrna LaHood and her husband own BarVera and Greenwich Flavors by Myrna. They are friendly hosts, greeting guests and old friends.
BarVera opened in the spring.
above: To create a Mediterranean fine dining experience at BarVera, local restaurateur Myrna Lahood teamed up with Executive Chef Charbel Hayak. opposite page, top left: Signature cocktails include the Figeroni and Pom-grenade. top right: House-baked pitas are served with the mezze platter's. bottom right: Shish tawook baba ghanouj, grape leaves and an array of dips are all popular menu staples.
CHEF CHARBEL, WINNER OF TOP CHEF, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BEIRUT, HOME OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREAT CUISINES. ,
Shish tawook is a guest favorite—grilled, marinated chicken thighs served with rice, pickles, garlic sauce and pita. Grilled branzino filets come with a sprightly salad of frisée, parsley, shiso leaves and an herby green harissa sauce. Pasta choices include linguini tossed in pistachio pesto. Myrna also recommends the burger, with brown butter onions and sumac-pickled onions.
The house-baked lemon olive oil cake is showered with lemon zest and topped with a ring of whipped ricotta filled with
limoncello syrup. Chef Charbel’s take on affogato is special, too—a martini glass of vanilla gelato, sprinkled with pistachio brittle and topped off with a shot of espresso.
Four cocktails feature Middle Eastern ingredients, including a Lebanese espresso martini with cardamom, and the Pom-Grenade, a smoky rum, coconut and pomegranate blast. The wine list covers the bases with old- and new-world reds, whites and rosés. Arak, the anise-flavored liqueur served over ice, is an acquired taste for the uninitiated. »
SLATE CAFÉ
Strickland Rd., Cos Cob slatecafe.com
BREWING UP SOMETHING NEW IN COS COB
SLATE’S FIRST CONNECTICUT CAFÉ SERVES UP BROOKLYNROASTED BEANS AND INVENTIVE DISHES IN A BRIGHT SPACE DESIGNED FOR LOCALS TO LINGER
TThe newest café in Cos Cob will be familiar to folks who spend time in Manhattan. That’s because it’s Slate’s fifth café and first in Connecticut. Founders Ashley and Israel Jaffe opened their first Slate ten years ago with the goal of pairing good coffee and tea drinks with fan-favorite baked goods and breakfast and lunch dishes with a creative spin.
“We’re proud to say that we were among the first to marry the concepts of quality coffee and amazing food,” says Ashley Jaffee. “We got a foothold in the industry and have loyal customers who have continued to come to us as we’ve expanded throughout the city and now
into Connecticut.”
Ashley has a background in food and beverage public relations, and Israel in managing sports bars and nightclubs. Cafés that open at 7:30 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. offered them hours more compatible with family life. Over the last five years, they have opened Slate Cafés in Midtown, Nomad, Tribeca and the Upper West Side. The couple moved to Cos Cob a year ago with their two young sons and opened the Cos Cob shop in August in a storefront with two large windows that let in lots of light, making it an inviting space.
They brew coffee drinks from a customized blend of beans freshly roasted in Brooklyn. The menu encompasses drip and espresso drinks in all permutations, even Vietnamese iced coffee sweetened with condensed milk. The tea selection includes black, green, herbal, chai and matcha. Specialty drinks feature Rose Matcha Latte, flavored with a dash of rosewater.
Slate gets much of its baked goods—scones, biscuits and banana bread—from New York-based Hungry Gnome. The creative take on classics
above: Ashley and Israel Jaffe recently brought their popular Manhattan café to Connecticut.
THE IDEA BEHIND SLATE IS THAT THE CAFÉ CAN BE WHATEVER THE CUSTOMER WANTS .
includes hot honey avocado toast with purple radish, which has been on the menu from Day 1, and best-selling rose water raspberry waffles. But Slate isn’t snobby; the cooks are happy to hold the honey on the avo toast and to serve the waffles with maple syrup instead of the roasted rose water raspberries. Other popular dishes are the flank steak sandwich and the green goddess chicken salad wrap.
The idea behind Slate is that the café can be whatever the customer wants—a place to grab a coffee to go, sit for a full meal or order catering for a gathering. On a recent Sunday, it was busy with people lining up to order, others sitting at tables tucking into rose raspberry waffles, and one very happy coffee lover giving a thumbs-up to her first sip of an iced latte. »
left: Rose Matcha Latte right: Avocado Toast, Matcha Coconut Yogurt Bowl, latte, Sweet Toast, matcha and Quinoa Bowl (center)
above: Rose Raspberry Waffles
REEL MEALS
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BOUTIQUE CINEMA PAIRS BLOCKBUSTERS WITH WAGYU SLIDERS, TRUFFLE FRIES AND EVEN SOME BUBBLES
TOWNSEND BAR & CINEMA
1800 E. Putnam Ave., Old Greenwich townsendbarandcinema .com
The recently renovated Hyatt Regency is drawing local residents as well as hotel guests to an intimate boutique cinema playing the latest blockbusters. The seats (40 of them) are super comfortable, large and wide, with a soft, velvety texture and a plush pillow for back support. They are well-spaced, too, and have trays for holding food
and drinks. Surround sound, depending on your hearing, can seem forceful, but it blocks out any distracting sounds of snacking.
Guests can order from the Bar and Cinema Menu at the Townsend Bar, steps away in the tree- and tropical-plantfilled atrium. The menu covers snacks (Belgian chocolate toffee popcorn and Chef Justin’s chocolate peanut butter cups) and finger foods
(tavern or truffle fries, Buffalo cauliflower, and Wagyu pastrami or turkey sliders).
The drinks menu offers glasses of Moёt & Chandon, canned Archer Roose wines, beers and cocktails. Or try the Barker Martini Espresso in a can. Ice tea and sodas are also on the menu. Cinema-goers can buy snacks from Glenna’s Café and Market, which offers specialty treats like HipPeas white cheddar chickpea puffs,
Deep River chips or a box of Knipschildt Chocolatier’s Bonbons.
Before or after the movie, sitting down to dine at the Townsend Bar in the atrium is another option. The casual New American menu covers all the bases with familiar appetizers, sandwiches, salads, pasta, chicken, pork, beef, fish and sides. Executive Chef Joe D’Agostino adds some New American touches like
above: Cozy seats and cocktails. Is there a better way to enjoy a movie?
bacon jam on the Townsend Burger, pickled mustard seeds in the aoli on the roast turkey sandwich and homemade “dijonnaisse” on the Wagyu pastrami on rye. The Walk in the Garden Salad presents a basket of vegetables—carrots, radishes, cucumbers and grape tomatoes—for dipping into white bean hummus. The plate is garnished with confit garlic and sweet balsamic glaze.
Grilled cheese and tomato bisque gets an upgrade with three kinds of cheese—Cry Baby swiss, Europa gouda and New York State cheddar—and the bread is grilled with rich Irish butter.
Townsend Bar and Cinema holds special events tied to movies, with specialty cocktails. Check the website for event details. »
TOWNSEND BAR AND CINEMA HOLDS SPECIAL EVENTS TIED TO MOVIES, WITH SPECIALTY COCKTAILS.
Grilled bread and burrata
GRAND BRASSERIE
Grand Central Terminal, New York City grandbrasserie.com
BROADWAY BITES
GRAND BRASSERIE’S
PRE-THEATRE MENU IN GRAND CENTRAL DESERVES ITS OWN STANDING OVATION
Going into the City to hit the Great White Way raises the perennial question: Where to eat before the play? Grand Brasserie, which opened a year ago in Grand Central Terminal, offers a prix-fixe, pre-theatre dinner every evening from 4 to 6 p.m. It’s a dramatic setting with warm lighting washing against the walls of the soaring Beaux-Arts space. It seats 400 at red banquettes and white-topped bistro tables. (Warning: It can get loud.) The pre-theatre meal offers a starter, entrée and dessert, with five classic and contemporary choices in each category. French onion soup or beet salad with quinoa, feta and walnuts; steak frites, an eight-ounce prime skirt steak or Faroe Islands salmon with basil verjus are a few of the options. The most difficult decision: crème brûlée, tarte tatin or dark chocolate mousse?
above: Grilled salmon right: The grand setting is the perfect opening act for a night on Broadway.
KIBBEH
MR. FALAFEL
We love babaganoush, hummus, tabouleh and grilled kebabs, but kibbeh, a Turkish dumpling of sorts, adds a little something new to the mezze table. The dough forms a shell around the filling of seasoned ground beef and sautéed onions. Baked or fried, it’s served with tahini or tzatziki. The veggie kibbeh is made of bulgur, potatoes, spinach and onions seasoned with pomegranate.
MANOUCHE
The chefs fire up pizzas in the brick oven, offering an alwayswelcome pizza Margherita and a trendy hot honey with four cheeses. But for a change of pace, try manouche, the Lebanese flatbread. To make manouche, the chefs ferment the dough for 48 hours. Before baking, the disk of dough is topped with za’atar, a spice blend of thyme, oregano, sumac and sesame seeds and akkawi, a brined white cheese similar to feta.
TRY THIS
INSTEAD OF OUR USUAL GO-TO'S, WE’RE BROADENING OUR HORIZONS AND TRYING NEW DISHES. HERE’S WHAT WE’VE BEEN TASTING
SHREDDED PIGS EAR
NAN XIANG
Shredded pig's ear is a cold, spicy appetizer with a texture that combines a certain gelatinousness with a cartilage crunch against a red, spicy numbing sauce with a hint of star anise. Too out there for you? How about ending a meal at Nan Xiang by sharing an Eight-Treasure sweet—sticky rice studded with fruit and nuts?
THE TRIPLE D SANDWICH
BOSCO’S BAR AND GRILL
Burgers are an obvious choice at a bar and grill, but Dave Corbo is renowned for his house-smoked pastrami and house-made coleslaw. These come together in the Triple D, named after its appearance on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. The pastrami, sliced a quarter inch thick, is tender and peppery; the red cabbage coleslaw is tangy; the Russian dressing provides the essential creaminess, and melted Swiss cheese keeps it all together on griddled rye bread. G
BAR VERA
MANDY DIMARZO
REWROTE THE RULES OF STRENGTH,AND SHE’ S GOT A LOT TO SHARE— HER GLOBAL BURN COMMUNITY IS JUST THE BEGINNING
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jill johnson mann photograhs by kara nixon
KARA NIXON
Mandy DiMarzo, BURN founder, suggests we “be agile in our definition of strong.”
VISIT MANDY DIMARZO’ S WEBSITE FOR BURN BY MANDY,
her workout program that took off during the pandemic, and images of strength abound: Mandy in a push-up, huge grin on her face; Mandy’s iron quads executing rapid-fire squats; a close-up of her arm, striking the ideal balance between sinewy and lithe.
It’s easy to get the impression that mandydimarzo.com—inviting visitors to “Find Your Strong!” and “Burn With Me!”—is only about the library of 2,000plus videos that bring high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts into homes to sculpt and strengthen muscles everywhere. Or about a bionic woman whose body we covet but know is out of reach for mortals. But then, smack in the middle of all the aspirational imagery is a link to a TEDx Talk about a terrifying chapter in the life of a young woman who had the bone density of an 88-year-old. That woman’s name is Mandy DiMarzo.
Mandy’s story is as much about setbacks and doubt as it is about strength and success. For her, all of those elements are inextricably linked. What she brings to her BURN tribe (which is strongest here in Greenwich, where it originated, but now includes 80 countries) is not merely an exercise regimen; it is inspiration that starts with sweat and pours into every facet of life. And it is connection—to a community, a meaningful life, the challenging parts of your past that inform who you are now.
Mandy’s willingness to be vulnerable is why what she does—from fitness and coaching to retreats and speaking engagements—can be life-changing or even life-saving, not just body sculpting.
MOVEMENT WITH MEANING
BURN began pre-pandemic with a class Mandy proposed to Pamela Pell, who had just opened her yoga studio, The Studio Greenwich. “I told her, ‘I’d love to teach a workout that I’m doing to really connect the community in sweat,’” recalls Mandy. The Studio, which is also where Mandy sat down for this interview in comfy black sweats and a tee, is modern and sleek, with a perfectly manicured flowerbed outside and a Zen energy inside. It might be an intimidating locale—and clientele—for one’s first go at leading a fitness class, but the former Division 1 college soccer player says, “I took a leap of courage.”
Mandy grew up in upstate New York, in a small town called Clinton (home of Hamilton College), outside Syracuse. She took after her athletic dad and was playing sports from the time she could run. “If a young person can
light up a playing field or locker room, that was her!” says Gil Palladino, Mandy’s dad, who coaches boys’ varsity soccer. “She loved her teammates and always put them first. She wanted to beat her competitors at everything!”
Soccer was a core part of her life at nearby Colgate University. BURN “was just born from this gut feeling,” says Mandy. “I took all of my learnings from being a soccer player. I craved movement that wasn’t about reps or sets but was about challenge. It was about teamwork, camaraderie and a connection. So, I developed this method and wanted to share it, because I felt like until my twenties, I always had a team, I always had a goal, I always had a scoreboard. And I thought, you can still do that as an athlete in your thirties and forties. You just need to change what that movement, team, goal and scoreboard is.”
Mandy refutes the mindset of “I used to be an athlete.” Being an athlete “doesn’t mean you have to be answering to a coach,” she says. Those looking for a coach figure find that Mandy
expands their concept of what is possible.
“My classes are extremely hard and unpredictable. I do every workout with the class. I don’t just walk around and teach it. I’m in the trenches. Everybody is on their mat, and they’re going at their pace, but they’re connecting to each other in the room because they’re all experiencing the same 45-minute workout that changes every day like life does,” she explains. “So, that was the goal behind it. It goes deeper. I’m trying to show people that they have been strong all along, and if you just handle the very hard workout in there, you can handle anything that life throws you on the outside. It’s a very metaphoric movement.”
When the pandemic hit, Mandy began working with banks that offered her online program as a health option to employees. “I started recording in my garage: 45-minute workouts, 10-minute workouts, workouts for certain body parts,” she explains. “I built different libraries. The beauty of BURN is anybody can do it anywhere, because all we use
above: Mandy is a vision of strength, but her story reveals how she has been “duct-taped back together” after numerous injuries.
Let’s Talk About It
percent of teenage girls have
unhealthy weight control habits and eating disorders,” states Mandy in her TEDx Talk. Social media—which is so in our faces—has exacerbated a problem that is kept in the shadows. “The topic of eating disorders is still taboo,” she says. She tells athletes: “This body of yours, you only get one. It has the ability to do so many wonderful, awesome things. All you need to do is support it. There is damage you can do that you can never undo. I look back now, and I had such a harsh approach. I wasn’t respecting rest or restoring my body or fueling it the right way.” How did Mandy overcome that? “I knew that the only one that could change this direction was me,” she says. “So, as much as I had so much love and support surrounding me, at the end of the day, it was how I wanted to show up and live my life.”
She reassures parents that they are not to blame, but they can be part of the solution. “Offer a safe space,” she suggests. One approach is “journaling back and forth,” she says.
“To this day, my dad and I share a journal. This month I have it, and I write in it, and then he takes it. That started in the depths of my eating disorder, where he was able to communicate to me things that maybe he couldn’t in a conversation. Maybe there are some things you want to tell your kid, but it’s hard to have that conversation; but they’ll read it, and they’ll listen.”
Learning to honor her body was a process. “It started with little tiny steps, but with any
big goal, it’s not these big giant leaps, it’s these mini- micromoments that you make over and over again,” she says. “Show yourself some grace and kindness and try to build strong routines.” Mandy shifted from tracking calorie intake and calories burned—“a very negative approach”— to “writing down strong choices I made: I tried a new food, I took a rest day, I tried a yoga class.”
Mandy’s dad, Gil, advises parents, “Pay attention to what your children are doing, saying and how they are training. Help them with balance in their lives. Converse with them about things that may not seem related to their sport but are in the periphery—what they are taking in, what they aren’t taking in.”
“ HOW DID I WANT TO FUEL MY BODY TO MOVE AND TO COMPETE?
are bands, towels or sliders.” Online members have access to all 2,000-plus workouts and challenges. “There are two different workouts up every single day,” says Mandy.
Wellness coach Danielle Esposito comments, “Mandy has built an incredible community through BURN. Her HIIT class is more than just a workout. She pushes you to dig deeper, not just physically, but in every area of your life. Even through a screen, Mandy has an uncanny ability to make every person feel seen and empowered.”
Jaffe Goldshore, a pediatric physical therapist, says, “I’ve been doing BURN since Day 1. I’m 49, and I can honestly say I do this workout every single morning. It’s the perfect mix of physical challenge, mental grit and emotional release. After years of spending hours working out, it’s been amazing to have BURN match that same intensity in a shorter amount of time.” She adds, “Mandy’s knowledge and commitment to a healthy mind and body is unmatched. She has gotten me through some of my hardest days.”
THE BREAKING POINT
The depth of Mandy’s passion for her workout program and community is directly proportional to the depth of the despair that precipitated its creation. She had a soccer ball at her foot from age four through college, anchoring her. Academically, she says, “I didn’t know where I fit in at college.” She settled on sociology and worked hard, trying to keep up with peers she felt were smarter than she was. But she had her support system close by to cheer her on. “My family could come to all the games for four years, which was special. As I look back, those were a great four years of my life,” she says. Her father recalls, “The day after her collegiate soccer career ended at Colgate, she wanted to meet me at the field and train!”
Mandy tried teaching after graduation. She worked at ESPN. She coached at the University of Rhode Island. Nothing clicked. “I thought it was going to be a lot easier than it was,” she says. Without soccer, she felt unmoored. Marathons and triathlons seemed like a way to push forward, train hard, chase the perfection
Mandy says, "I don’t just coach movement, I coach connection." It is abundantly clear, after one class or one conversation with Mandy, that the muscle she cares most about is the heart. She loves the community she has built through BURN and credits them with inspiring and informing her entrepreneurial journey. She holds pop-up classes in Greenwich monthly and is donating half of all BURN by Mandy proceeds in 2025 to Pippy’s Pals Rescue (pippyspals.com).
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below: One of Mandy's classes at The Studio Greenwich, a yoga studio that has opened its doors to Mandy and the BURN movement from the very beginning.
she always thought was crucial to success.
“My identity was as an athlete,” she explains. “When that ended, I lost myself. I started to run because the only thing I knew was movement. I did five marathons in one year. I got so many injuries from it. I need the shouts in life; I don’t seem to listen to the whispers in that kind of intensity. I then decided to take on triathlons and qualified for the world championships. And through this obsession of exercising, my eating disorder was born.”
In 2024, Mandy stood on a TEDx Talk stage and recounted the darkest chapter of her life. “I gave the talk that I needed to hear in the depths of my shadows when I wasn’t willing to ask for help or to be in an inpatient facility. I wasn’t even really willing to admit it,” she says. “But if there had been a talk like that to give me some sort of ground to stand on and put my arms around to start to heal—that’s what I needed. That's why I felt the need to get on that stage.”
Mandy opens her talk with: “Every morning I was injecting myself with a needle into my thigh because I wasn’t able to bring a fork to my mouth.” Her body wasted away as she kept pushing it to perform at an elite level, running 110 miles a week. “A bone scan revealed that I had the skeletal structure of an 88-year-old’s fragility housed in a 25-year-old’s body,” she says. “I had mistaken constant pain for progress.”
Anorexia is the No. 1 killer of mental health disorders. The climb out is its own marathon. “I didn’t want this to be a label that followed me the rest of my life,” says Mandy. “I kept getting injured, and I kept getting sick. I had a reckoning—I didn't want this to be how my story ended.” She began the gradual process of healing her body and recalibrating her mindset.
“I had to start slowly,” she says. “How did I want to fuel my body to move and to compete? I just started to see food not as enemy but as fuel. But it’s a forever process. You don’t just wake up and you’re healed. It’s a constant choice, and, you know, this area is tough. There’s high pressure. Everybody’s gorgeous and thin and all that.”
REDEFINING THE SCOREBOARD
“I thought there was a very linear way to get to success, and that was doing everything perfect,” says Mandy. “I had that completely wrong. A lot of what I speak to today with young athletes— whose number one and two issues are anxiety and perfection—is exactly that. True strength is found in rest, attuning to one’s body and complete acceptance of one’s self.”
The list of injuries Mandy suffered is mindboggling: eight broken noses, three femur breaks, a torn hamstring, multiple concussions,
a ruptured groin and feet so pummeled they both have screws in them. Mandy shuns heartrate monitors and watches when she exercises now. “I go by the feels,” she says, which sometimes means just a walk with her dog and a six-minute dumbbell session.
“My goal when I speak to these young women is that they go beyond their worth being tied to numbers and perfection and see how failure is a part of their story,” says Mandy. “My story sounds successful, but really, it’s a bunch of failures and detours and missteps that have gotten me here.” She teaches that “the scoreboard that measures the impact you make each day, that’s the scoreboard that matters.”
Speaking to aspiring entrepreneurs at her alma mater, Mandy shared that she had no perfect business plan. “This whole process has been agile. I never set out to start a company or workout brand,” she says. “This is the community that started in Greenwich. They began to inform my decisions: ‘Hey Mandy, can you come up with some 30-minute workouts?’ Great. Let’s build that out. ‘Hey Mandy, I need a workout that only uses my resistance band.’ Great. We’re going to create it. So, instead of needing it to be this perfect product before I launched it, I launched it and then iterated along the way. It was all informed by this community and what they wanted. I'm still iterating. I’m still figuring it out. It has been just a really wild ride that I'm proud of.”
After 20 years in Greenwich, Mandy now lives back in Clinton, on a 100-acre farm with her three dogs. She likes her quieter life. She limits her social media. Two women manage that and the tech aspects of the business. When this issue comes out, Mandy will be on her way to one of the retreats she offers in the Hudson Valley. She also holds pop-up classes in Greenwich monthly and is donating half of all BURN by Mandy proceeds in 2025 to Pippy’s Pals Rescue (pippyspals.com).
“They pull abandoned dogs off the euthanasia list and carefully match them with their forever families,” says Mandy. “I actually foster-failed and kept one of the dogs that I fostered,” she says. “I can’t keep failing like that, because I’ll be the dog lady at the farm.” Surely, the dogs agree: Failing leads to good things. G
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OCTOBER 2025
Sorokin Gallery
ART & ANTIQUES
ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-0198. Tues.–Sun. aldrichart.org
AMY SIMON FINE ART, 1869 Post Rd. East, Westport, 259-1500. amysimonfineart.com
BRUCE MUSEUM, 1 Museum Dr., 869-0376. brucemuseum.org
CANFIN GALLERY, 39 Main St., Tarrytown, NY, 914-332-4554. canfingallery.com
CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC AND THE ARTS, Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah, NY, 914-232-1252. Caramoor is a destination for exceptional music, captivating programs, spectacular gardens and grounds and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. caramoor.org
FAIRFIELD MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER, 370 Beach Rd., Fairfield, 259-1598. fairfieldhistory.org
FLINN GALLERY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7947. flinngallery.com
GERTRUDE G. WHITE GALLERY, YWCA, 259 E. Putnam Ave., 869-6501. ywcagreenwich.org
GREENWICH ARTS COUNCIL, 299 Greenwich Ave., 862-6750. greenwichartscouncil.org
GREENWICH ART SOCIETY, 299 Greenwich Ave. 2nd fl., 629-1533. This studio school offers a visual arts education program for kids and adults. greenwichartsociety.org
Together with the Jon Schueler Foundation, the Sorokin Gallery is proud to present the Jon Schueler: Into Skies exhibition. The life and work of Jon Schueler (1916–1992) are testaments to the emotional and atmospheric power of painting. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and later immersed in the vibrant artistic scenes of New York and the rugged landscapes of Mallaig, Scotland, Schueler forged a unique path that bridged American abstraction with the elemental drama of the natural world. Schueler emerged as a significant voice among the second generation of Abstract Expressionists. After serving as a navigator in World War II—a formative experience that deeply influenced his work—he moved to San Francisco, where he attended the California School of Fine Arts from 1948 on the GI Bill, moving to New York in 1951. The exhibition runs from Thursday, September 18 through Wednesday, October 29. Wednesday through Friday, noon to 6 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, noon to 3 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays by appointment. sorokingallery.com
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING, 299 West Ave., Norwalk, 899-7999. contemprints.org
CLARENDON FINE ART, 22 Main St., Westport, 293- 0976. clarendonfineart.com
CLAY ART CENTER, 40 Beech St., Port Chester, NY, 914-937-2047. clayartcenter.org
DISCOVERY MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport, 372-3521. discoverymuseum.org
ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-0198. aldrichart.org
Greenwich Historical Society
Greenwich Historical Society’s new exhibition—The Holley Boarding House: Inspiring American Impressionism (Wednesday, Oct. 8 through March 8)—offers a fresh take on the Cos Cob art colony. This cradle of American impressionism, whose members painted some of the most important works, gathered at the Holley Boarding House in the late 1800s to the early 1900s as a respite from NYC. Colony members Childe Hassam, John Henry Twachtman and J. Alden Weir created some of their greatest works there and in the process helped shape American Impressionism. greenwichhistory.org
GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE, 6 Main St., East Haddam, 860-873-8668. goodspeed.org »
Clarissa by Childe Hassam, 1912, oil on canvas
GREENWICH BOTANICAL CENTER, 130 Bible St., 869-9242. greenwichbotanicalcenter.org
GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7900. greenwichlibrary.org
JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER, 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville, NY, 914-773-7663. burnsfilmcenter.org
KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, 26 Bedford Rd., Chappaqua, NY, 914-232-9555. katonahmuseum.org
LONG WHARF THEATRE, 222 Sargent Dr., New Haven, 787-4282. longwharf.com
RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, 438-9269.
ridgefieldplayhouse.org »
Caramoor
Caramoor’s Rosen House Concert Series kicks off Sunday, October 5, with concerts held in the intimate Music Room of the historic Rosen House. Highlights of the series include the return of boundarybreaking South African cellist Abel Selaocoe (Oct. 5); viral singing sensation Stella Cole (Oct. 17); Djibouti-born French guitar virtuoso Raphaël Feuillâtre (Oct. 26); Grammy-nominated jazz singer Christie Dashiell (Nov. 7); Baroque performance standard-bearers The English Concert, led by Harry Bicket (Nov. 9); Poiesis Quartet, Caramoor’s 2025–26 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence (Nov. 16); progressive string band The Arcadian Wild (Nov. 21); a benefit concert with legendary singersongwriter Rosanne Cash (Dec. 6); German male vocal quintet Amarcord (Dec. 7) with concerts continuing in the indoor Music Room through May 6. caramoor.org
SHUBERT THEATER, 247 College St., New Haven, 800-228-6622. shubert.com
STAMFORD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford, 325-4466. stamfordcenterforthearts.org
STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, 977-6521. stamfordmuseum.org
WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, 25 Powers Ct., Westport, 227-4177. westportplayhouse.org
Greenwich Land Trust
Bring the whole family to Go Wild! on Sunday, October 19, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. It’s Greenwich’s biggest and best family field day and Greenwich Land Trust’s largest fundraiser. Enjoy the Ferris wheel, food and drink trucks, pony rides, rock climbing, a petting zoo and so much more! gltrust.org
KIDS’ STUFF OCTOBER 2025
ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-4519. aldrichart.org
GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7900. greenwichlibrary.org
IMAX THEATER AT MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. maritimeaquarium.org
KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, Rte. 22 at Jay St., Katonah, NY, 914-232-9555. katonahmuseum.org
MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. maritimeaquarium.org
NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER, 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, 966-9577. newcanaannature.org
RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, 80 East Ridge Rd., Ridgefield, 438-5795. ridgefieldplayhouse.org
STAMFORD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford, 325-4466. palacestamford.org
STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, 977-6521. stamfordmuseum.org
STEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN, 303 West Ave., Mathews Park, Norwalk, 899-0606. steppingstonesmuseum.org
WESTPORT ARTS CENTER, 51 Riverside Ave., Westport, 222-7070. westportartscenter.org
WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, 25 Powers Ct., Westport, 227-4177. westportplayhouse.org G
YWCA Greenwich and Event Co-Chairs
Angela Chambers
Dawn Israel
Megan Sullivan
Invite you to
THE FALL PARTY
AN EVENING TO CELEBRATE & SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN
Saturday, November 1 st , 2025
Belle Haven Club
COCKTAILS, DINNER & DANCING
Inaugural Youth Champion Award Honoree
Live Music by
Nick Cavataro Head Coach, Dolphins Swim Team
Healthy Resolutions Start Here. Showcase Your Expertise.
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A GOURD-GEOUS DAY!
Nothing signals the arrival of the spooky season like the tradition of Old Greenwich School’s annual Pumpkin Patch. The front lawn is transformed into a picture-perfect patch dotted with rows of bright orange pumpkins just waiting to be picked, posed with or proudly rolled home in a wagon. Games, crafts, sweet treats and a haunted house ensure it’s a great outing for ghouls, ghosts and goblins of all ages. The event, now in its 55th year, will be held on Saturday, October 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. What better way to carve out fab fall fun? G
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Preeminent surgeons caring for you, their neighbors
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Raised in Connecticut and a resident of New Canaan, Maureen P. McEvoy, MD, provides comprehensive breast surgery care using minimally invasive and oncoplastic techniques to achieve cosmetically optimal outcomes. She focuses on minimizing surgery and maximizing patient care, offering surveillance for those with a high risk of breast cancer, performing lumpectomies, mastectomies and nipple-sparing mastectomies, and practicing de-escalation of axillary surgery.
A graduate of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. McEvoy completed a two-year clinical research fellowship at Memorial
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center followed by a breast surgical oncology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard’s teaching hospital.
Dr. McEvoy has served on national committees and written national guidelines on ways to decrease lymphedema through smarter axillary surgery. She has presented her work on breast cancer nationally and has received awards at national conferences.
