1. Events Quarterly Magazines
City: Centerbrook, CT
Category: Media
Telephone: (860) 767-9087
Address: 18 Industrial Park Rd.
Description: The Essex Printing Company publishes quarterly magazines for the towns of Chester, Clinton, East Haddam, Haddam, Old Lyme, Madison, and Westbrook. The full-color magazines feature town news and information, and in total reach about 83,000 people in the Connecticut River valley and shoreline areas.
2. Gabrielle’S
City: Centerbrook, CT
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (860) 767-2440
Address: 78 Main St.
Description: This bistro set in a remodeled Victorian home is a local favorite for fine dining, with creative dishes that bring out the foodie in all of us. Try the cornmeal-crusted oysters or crispy tuna rolls, little East-West fusion delights. They also have more approachable dishes like artisanal pizzas, fish-and-chips, and burgers, albeit done with class and delicate touches you won’t find just anywhere. And make sure to try one of Gabrielle’s creative martinis before or after dinner. The menu quotes Anthony Bourdain: “I have long believed that good food, good eating is all about risk. Whether we’re talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working for organized crime associates, food, for me, has always been an adventure.” Gabrielle’s restaurant has taken that philosophy to heart and provided adventures for all of us.