Senior-ity
The Joy of Putting Darien’s Older Residents First Giving Back | contributed by AT HOME IN DARIEN AHID Board Members & Friends at the Memorial Day Parade / / photograph courtesy: At Home in Darien Are … Read more here…
Food for the Soul
The Good Table | written by: PAMELA DEY VOSSLER, photograph by: BAMBI RIEGEL | riegelpictureworks.com Because Joe knows, in a time of nouvelle cuisine, artistic efforts yielding small portions of highly specialized food and fussy variations … Read more here…
Letter to Our Readers – May 2023
Dear Readers and Residents of Darien, Is there anything as uplifting as spring? Well, many things probably but certainly the color and life of this great season rank high. What’s interesting is that it all starts … Read more here…
New Orleans White Chocolate Pain Perdue with Bourbon Caramel Sauce
Darien Cooks | written by: CAROLYN EDDIE I have just had the pleasure of spending a few days in New Orleans, playing bridge in a national tournament. A slightly surreal experience—cerebral and hedonistic. Totally my kind … Read more here…
Life in a Loaf of Sourdough Bread
The Good Table | written by: PAMELA DEY VOSSLER Rob VanKeuren with Flour Water Salt Head Baker Samantha Valenti, Opening day, November 2018 / / all photographs courtesy: Peter Wynn Thompson In hindsight, the breadcrumbs appear, … Read more here…
The Food Scrap Challenge
Giving Back | contributed by CAROLYN BAYNE and the Darien Advisory Committee on Sustainability,photograph by: BAMBI RIEGEL | riegelpictureworks.com Darien Advisory Committee on Sustainability members (from left): Dan Dolcetti, Carolyn Bayne, Mohan Ganadal, Christine LaJaunie, Amanda … Read more here…
The Art of Landscape Design
Art Show | written by: CAROL GUTHRIE left: How to carve a fabulous, three-level space from a weedy, amorphous slope right: The slope before / / photographs courtesy: Carol Guthrie All good art comes down to … Read more here…
Chris Filmer: A Class Act
written by: PAMELA DEY VOSSLER, photograph by: BAMBI RIEGEL | riegelpictureworks.com Chris with Darien Girl Scout Troop 50027 during a recent nature walk he led through the DCA Bird Sanctuary Chris Filmer builds bridges—12, so far. … Read more here…
Green Healing: The Restorative Power of Nature
Mind Set | written by: MEAGHAN HETHERINGTON, LCSW | Psychotherapist photograph courtesy: Friends of Selleck’s Woods We know how it feels. You’re on a Zoom call about an important project while incoming email and news alerts … Read more here…
Why Organic Matters
In Good Health | written by: LINDA STEPHENS Many people ask me if it’s really necessary to buy organic or if I personally eat only organic foods. Organic food definitely costs more. Do the benefits justify … Read more here…