Television

CT Public’s new food show will feature Fairfield County spots along a ‘road trip’

“Restaurant Road Trip,” a food and travel series, will now be part of Connecticut Public’s recent coverage expansion into Fairfield County.

Kristopher Plummer, who goes by “Chef Plum,” will co-host the new show featuring Fairfield County restaurants from Newtown to Stamford to spotlight unique menu offerings, according to a news release.

The digital and television series will premiere on Connecticut Public’s platforms as a series of digital shorts, up to five minutes each, which will drop weekly on Thursdays, beginning April 28. Three 30-minute TV episodes will premiere on CPTV on May 5, June 2 and July 7 at 8 p.m.

Digital shorts will feature several Fairfield County restaurants, including Gruel Britannia in Fairfield, Good Old Days Pizza in Newtown and Nouveau Monde in Sandy Hook, Hoodoo Brown BBQ in Ridgefield, Match Burger Lobster and Kawa Ni in Westport, Brewport in Bridgeport, Judy’s Bar & Kitchen in Stamford,

Oar & Oak in Stratford, El Segundo and Washington Prime in Norwalk and

Grounds Donut House in Danbury.

Each restaurant will also be included in one of the three 30-minute episodes, with themes like “Best of Restaurant Road Trip on CPTV,” “The Queen, The Judy and the Good Old Days,” and “Donuts, Lobster and ... DUCK!”

Chef Plum is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America with more than 25 years of culinary experience, according to his Connecticut Public bio, and he’s worked in everything from five-star hotels to small neighborhood restaurants.

He’s been featured on the Food Network multiple times on shows like “Chopped” and “Guy’s Grocery Games,” and he also hosts a popular culinary podcast, Plumluvfoods. In January, he was part of a lineup of celebrity chefs at Mohegan Sun’s annual Sun WineFest.

The episodes will also be available to stream beginning May 5 at ctpublic.org/roadtrip, as well as on Connecticut Public’s YouTube Channel and CPTV’s streaming platform.

“I am over the moon excited to have ‘Restaurant Road Trip’ on Connecticut Public’s platforms,” Plum said in a statement. “I have always made it my personal mission to lift up and promote local restaurants, and having Connecticut Public as a partner is honestly a dream come true. We cannot wait to show viewers some of the best our state has to offer.”

Tony Spinelli for Connecticut Public Above, Karen Hubrich, the chef at Gruel Brittania in Fairfield, poses with Kristopher Plummer, aka “Chef Plum.” Below, Chef Plum at Oar & Oak in Stratford.