Here you'll find information about food, local happenings and news stories that relate to how you think about food.
The Black Rock Fitness and Food Group
Join us on March 23 at 6pm for the next Fitness and Food Group Meeting. Meeting will be held at GreenGourmetToGo, 2984 Fairfield Avenue. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
We are lucky to have Brett Jones, a
local "Black Rocker" and representative from TargetTraining who will be
providing the
aspiring runner/multi-sport athlete with a baseline level of knowledge
in designing and implementing a structured running program. Key
Topics Include: Varied Intensities, Understanding Heart Rate (and its
use), Exercise and Metabolism, along with Q & A.
There will be an optional 5K after the
lecture so come dressed if you want to run!
RSVP to Linda at 203-873-0057 or linda@greengourmettogo.com
Check out our Fitness and Food eNewsletter for more info.
Save the Date for the 2nd Annual Food for Thought Expo
Join us on March 26, between 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Fairfield Warde High School for the
2nd annual Food for Thought Expo. The "Food for Thought Expo" will
showcase how to find and prepare fresh, local foods. Over 30 local
farmers, bakers, health professionals, restaurants, and businesses
featuring local products are expected at the 2011 event, with workshops
on organic gardening, cooking demonstrations, lectures on nutrition
and school lunch, and children's activities. The event is free.
(GreenGourmetToGo will be participating in this event and as a result,
our store will be closed that day so come see us at the event!)
For more information, please contact Michelle McCabe at: 203.331.1066 or planitny@hotmail.com or ask me.
Day Trip to the Catskill Animal Sanctuary
We are in the planning
stages of a day trip up to the Catskill Animal Sanctuary this spring.
Located two hours north of New York City, CAS provides a safe and loving
haven for abused horses and farm animals - animals who have never
known warm shelter, spacious pastures, good food, or the touch of a
kind hand. Since 2001, CAS has provided refuge for over 1,700 such
animals, and served as a center to raise awareness of their
mistreatment and its impact on all of us. Depending on interest, we may
offer a special tour for children. It's a great way to plant the seeds
for young minds in a compassionate and active way. It's a lovely place
to visit or support, check out their website and contact me if you are interested.
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News Stories
Gourmet Mom has to Gallop No More
Like a lot of women, Linda Soper-Kolton was trying to balance a busy
career and still prepare fresh meals for her family. "I was just looking
for an outlet for my passion to eat healthfully," said Linda
Soper-Kolton.The answer was to launch her own all-organic,
vegetarian store, GreenGourmetToGo in Bridgeport. Read story.
Green
Gourmet To Go: Healthy Eats in Bridgeport
 Liz Rueven
| Wednesday,
April 28, 2010 at 8:35PM
 If you discover sweet potatoes and spinach
in your fudge brownies at Green Gourmet to Go don't be surprised.
OK, you can keep that a secret from your kids because the veggies are
not detectable in these moist, chocolatey bites or in the Blondies
with a sweet potato base. The chocolate (anti oxidants a
plenty!) masks the veggies and you will be better off for having added a
few more to your daily intake. My fave desserts were the peanut butter
chocolate chip cookies and the almond oaties. They tasted most like
what I would expect (read: crave) from a cookie. Imagine eating
your veggies in your dessert! I didn't mean to jump to the end
first but I was so enthralled by the ingredients list that I did
exactly that!
Read full article
Green Gourmet to Go makes eating healthy easy,
approachableElizabeth Keyser, Fairfield Citizen, Friday, April 9, 2010
Linda Soper-Kolton wants to make eating healthy meals easy and
approachable. The Fairfield resident recently opened Green Gourmet To
Go, which will offer local, organic and vegetarian and vegan meals from a
small storefront on Fairfield Avenue in Black Rock.
Soper-Kolton was a lifelong food lover and dedicated home cook, and
had been working in marketing for more than 10 years at Save the
Children in Westport, when she decided to attend the Natural
Gourmet Institute (NGI) in New York City. The year-long program
opened her eyes. It gave her, she said, a "healthy distrust of where we
get our food." Read full story>
Black Rock Is Getting Greener
By Elizabeth Keyser on assignment for the Fairfield Green Food Guide
GreenGourmetToGo's storefront
It’s way too soon to change the name to Green Rock, but Black Rock is
getting greener. Green Gourmet
To Go, offering local, organic vegetarian and vegan meals, will open
on Fairfield Avenue in April. The attractive little storefront, with
its soothing celedon walls and coppery silk curtains will offer healthy
and environmentally conscious hot and cold lunches and dinners.
Chef-Owner Linda Soper-Kolton was a lifelong food lover and dedicated
home cook before she decided to attend the Natural Gourmet Institute in
New York City. The recent NGI graduate is inspired. She wants makes to
make eating healthy meals easy and approachable. Read full story >
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