http://www.greenwichgals.com Greenwich Gossip, Shopping, Restaurants and Fun! Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:52:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Greenwich Concours d’Elegance: A Festival of Speed and Style was this past weekend (June 5th and June 6th) at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.  The Greenwich Concours d’Elegance is a car show in Greenwich, CT that happens on a yearly basis, and did not disappoint this year!  All proceeds from the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance went [...]]]> http://www.greenwichgals.com/greenwich-events/greenwich-concours-delegance-a-festival-of-speed-and-style/ Art to the Avenue celebrated its 13th year with a bang!  I always call it Art on the Avenue, but its real name is “Art to the Avenue” and the idea is to expose people in Greenwich, CT to local artists.  This year the Greenwich Arts Council will be hosting Art to the Avenue from [...]]]> http://www.greenwichgals.com/greenwich-avenue/art-to-the-avenue-on-greenwich-avenue-opening-night-festivities/ Cinco De Mayo in Greenwich, CT was lots of fun at the Cinco De Mayo private party at Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar, at 230 Mill Street.  If you have not had the chance to try Lolita’s out, I would highly recommend giving it a try.  The Mexican food is spicy, but delicious.  I tend [...]]]> http://www.greenwichgals.com/greenwich-news/lolita-cocina-tequila-bar-cinco-de-mayo-party-review/ Hailey’s Hope Foundation had their second annual cocktail and dinner benefit at the Manursing Island Club in Rye, New York on Saturday April 27, 2010.  At the benefit, Hailey’s Hope Foundation honored Brenda and John Fareri with the Hailey Zion Memorial Award for Community Spirit.  For those of you who have not yet heard of [...]]]> http://www.greenwichgals.com/greenwich-activities/haileys-hope-foundation-at-manursing-island-club-honors-fareri/ Spring is in the air in Greenwich, CT!  I can almost smell summer right around the corner, and apparently I was not the only one.  This weekend Todd Point Beach or Greenwich Point Beach was full of people embracing the beautiful weather. If you are a runner (or speed walker) or looking for a great place [...]]]> http://www.greenwichgals.com/greenwich-activities/tods-point-beach-or-greenwich-point-beach-greenwich-ct/ The March 2010 storm hit Greenwich, CT hard.  We have trees and power lines down all over town.  My heart goes out to those who were killed in the storm, and I hope and pray that all of us get our power back soon.  Here are just a few photos from Cognewaugh Road, which is [...]]]> http://www.greenwichgals.com/greenwich-news/greenwich-ct-storm-of-march-2010-storm-damage-aftermath/ Just in time for Valentine’s Day, The Little Chocolate Company opened its doors at 99 Mill Street in Greenwich, Connecticut on February 2, 2010!  Martine Coscia, owner of the Little Chocolate Company, is from Belgium, which is a fabulous place for a chocolate shop owner to be from.  The Little Chocolate Company has chocolates like Critters [...]]]> http://www.greenwichgals.com/shopping/stores/chocolate-store/the-little-chocolate-company-in-greenwich-on-mill-street/ Greco’s Bella Cucina is one of the best kept secrets in Greenwich, CT.  In fact, my friend who introduced me to Bella Cucina begged me not to write a post about this delicious Italian restaurant so that it would not become too difficult to get in… but I would never do that to my loyal [...]]]> http://www.greenwichgals.com/restaurants/italian-restaurants/grecos-bella-cucina-pizza-express-greenwich-cts-italian-gem/ One of my passions is food… and who can resist the fabulous Greek / Italian restaurant in Stamford, CT (1975 West Main Street) called Athens Pizza.  They have been around since 1977 and make the most delicious chicken souvlaki, moussaka, stuffed peppers, meatball subs, pizzas and greek salads.  On my last visit, I brought my [...]]]> http://www.greenwichgals.com/restaurants/greek-restaurants/athens-pizza-in-stamford-ct/ During my stroll down Greenwich Avenue a few days ago, I noticed that where the Hairstylist used to be (a few stores down from Starbucks), had a huge sign in the window announcing that a new gelato shop is coming soon. My love for ice cream and gelato had the little girl inside of me jumping [...]]]> http://www.greenwichgals.com/greenwich-avenue/daniellas-gelateria-gelato-store-coming-to-greenwich-avenue/