Actor chooses Greenwich restaurant for Valentine’s date with his wife
Scene … Award-winning actor and producer Chazz Palminteri and his wife Gianna, who live in Bedford, N.Y., were seen having dinner at Tony’s at The J House in Riverside on Valentine’s Day. Palminteri is best known for “Modern Family,” “Bullets Over Broadway” and “A Bronx Tale,” co-starring Robert
De Niro.
Out there … Stamford Downtown’s 2023 Winter Restaurant Week begins Feb. 20 and runs through March 5. There are 31 Stamford Downtown restaurants participating in this two-week event that offers prix fixe menus. Bartaco will also offer a special promotion and, as a special bonus for patrons, the Avon Theatre Film Center is offering an opportunity to receive one, free medium popcorn with a purchase of a general admission ticket. Participating restaurants include Acuario Restaurant, Bar Rosso, Barcelona Wine Bar, Bari 167, Bedford Hall Craft Kitchen & Bar, Blackstones Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Capriccio Café, Çka Ka Qëllu, Columbus Park Trattoria, Divina Modern Italian, FISH Restaurant + Bar, Flinders Lane Kitchen & Bar, Hudson Social and Jerkyz. For menus and details, visit stamford-downtown.com/ events.
Scene … Award-winning singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper is a 2023 nominee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Lauper and her husband, actor David Thornton, and their son, rapper Dex (Declyn), were longtime residents of North Stamford on Saddle Hill Road where they resided for over 30 years before moving to New York City.
Out there … The First Congregational Church of Greenwich is presenting a series of organ recitals during March to mark the liturgical season of Lent. Beginning on March 1 at 12:15 p.m., Minister of Music Craig Scott Symons will open the series in the historic Meetinghouse (sanctuary), and the program will focus on music by female composers. All the concerts are free and open to the public. For more info contact, Symons at 203-6371791 x822 or visit fccog.org.
Scene … The band American Authors celebrated the release of their new album, “Best Night of My Life,” with a private dinner at The Village in Stamford. Also spotted at The Village on the same evening was Greenwich resident and ESPN anchor Hannah Storm with her husband, NBC Sports’ Dan Hicks, who were on a date night at The Wheel restaurant.
Out there … Elvis Costello & The Imposters are perfuming at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y. on March 3 at 8 p.m. For tickets and more info, call 914937-4126 or go to www.capitoltheatre.com.
Scene … 2018 Olympic bronze medalists and Old Greenwich natives Maia and Alex Shibutani were recently inducted into the
U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame at the 2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose last month. Known as the “Shib sibs,” the brother and sister team — two-time U.S. champions and three-time World medalists — made mention of their time spent at the Dorothy Hamill rink in Greenwich and in the Greenwich community.
Scene … Award-winning TV producer and best-selling author Max Tucci will host a book signing and author
talk event at Orienta restaurant at 55 Lewis St. in Greenwich on Feb. 21 from 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tucci’s new book, “The Delmonico Way: Sublime Entertaining and Legendary Recipes from the Restaurant That Made New York,” is a No. 1 bestseller and has received rave reviews from Avenue Magazine, New York Daily News and Town & Country magazine, to name a few. Tucci’s father, Mario, opened a Delmonico’s in Greenwich in the
1980s. Tucci will discuss his new book with Christine Mulhearne, an author, motivational speaker and women’s executive empowerment coach. A donation to Food Rescue US will be made for each book purchased through the event and each lunch reservation made. For more info and reservations, call 203-4893394 or visit orientarestaurant.com.
Out there … Forever Sweet Bakery is partnering with Filling in the Blanks to fight childhood hunger. The first 50 people that go to the bakery at 235 Main Ave. in Norwalk with a can of chicken soup or tomato soup will receive a free dozen fresh eggs supplied by Wade’s Dairy in Bridgeport; no purchase is required. The soup cans will be given to Filling in the Blanks, 346 Main Ave., to feed children in need of meals on the weekends. For more info, call Sky Mercede at 954-214-1501 or at the bakery 203-939-9600-Bakery.
Scene ... Award-winning journalist and anchor of ABC’s “Good Morning America” Robin Roberts is set to speak at Greenwich Academy’s 196th commencement ceremony on May 18. Roberts, who is a member the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame is also the author of two books, “From the Heart: Seven Rules to Live By” and “Everybody’s Got Something.”
Out there … The Greenwich Historical Society at the Bush-Holley House on Strickland Road in Cos Cob is featuring a special display curated by Kelsie Dalton: vintage valentines , a love letter written by Emma Constant Holley and original artwork by her husband, artist Elmer Livingston MacRae. The display is on view through Feb. 28 in the James Stevenson & Josie Merck Stevenson Library and Archives. For more info, go to www.greenwichhistory.org.
“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” — Harry S. Truman
And Happy Valentine’s birthday to my biggest heart, my mom Lillian…
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