Experience New Haven (CT) restaurants with me this June as I will again be leading the festival’s tasty tours.
The festival — now about to begin its thirteenth year on June 14 — offers hundreds of events, over 85 percent of them free. Tickets for the incredibly popular New Haven restaurant tours with food demos, tastings and peeks into kitchens cost $40 a person, but have been virtually sold-out since the day after tickets went on sale.
“Do come down and standby,” suggests Andria Matthews, manager of community and ideas
program. “You might be lucky as a couple spots often open up the day of the event.”
If you do decide to standby for a ticket, arrive at the first listed restaurant at least 30 minutes before the tours begin.
Saturday, June 14, 1:30 PM
Elegant American & Contemporary French Masters
Bespoke
Zinc
Union League Cafe
Tuesday, June 17, 5:30 PM
Oysters on the Sound: Wine & Oyster Tasting
Sage American Grill and Oyster Bar
Wednesday, June 18, 5:30 PM
Downtown Dim Sum & Tapas
Chow
Sabor
Barcelona
Saturday, June 21, 1:30 PM
Steak & Spice in 9th Square
Bentara
Thali
Central Steakhouse
Tuesday, June 24, 5:30 PM
9th Square Noshes II
116 Crown
Firehouse 12
Skappo Italian Wine Bar
Saturday, June 28, 1:30 PM
Eclectic Chapel West
Geronimo
Ahimsa
Miya’s
Every year in June, New Haven sparkles as The International Festival of Arts & Ideas displays a rare collection of gems: stunning music and dance, brilliant theater, bright and emergent thinkers gathered from around the world. From the Green to the courtyards of Yale, New Haven becomes a Festival city with something for everyone, featuring world-class culture, award-winning dining and eclectic shopping, delighting guests from near and far.
The 2008 International Festival of Arts & Ideas will be held June 14-28. For more information — including the entire schedule — go to artsidea.org
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