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Mystic, Connecticut Is A Craft Beverage Hotspot. Here’s Where To Go For Cocktails, Wine And Beer!
Forbes
Mystic is a beloved coastal Connecticut town with a burgeoning craft cocktail, beer and wine scene that is making waves — pun very much intended — on the national level.
Family-Friendly Restaurants in Mystic, Connecticut
Mommy Poppins
Known for the Mystic Aquarium, historic seaport, and its unique coastal appeal, Mystic, Connecticut is a year-round family destination. Take a day trip or enjoy a few nights at one of the best hotels in Mystic. Mystic has plenty of kid-friendly eating options, making it a hit for both grown ups and kids alike.
Mystic chef wins James Beard Award
NBC Connecticut
A James Beard Award is a great honor in the culinary industry and a Connecticut chef is now part of the esteemed group of winners. David Standridge, from The Shipwright’s Daughter, in Mystic, won the James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Northeast on Monday night.
Barstool Pizza Review – Mystic Pizza
Barstool Sports
Dave Portnoy fights through rain and music to review Mystic Pizza, where the movie starring Julia Roberts with the same name was based on.
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay dines at Oyster Club in Mystic and was ‘blown away,’ owner says
CT Insider
The staff at Mystic’s Oyster Club got a thrill when celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay stopped by for dinner recently, where he enjoyed a meal of oysters, empanadas and monkfish. The host of Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen,” which is currently filming its next two seasons at Foxwoods, posed for photos with executive chef Renee Touponce (who is a finalist for a James Beard Foundation award) and Oyster Club’s servers and kitchen employees.
Barstool Pizza Review – Mango’s Wood Fired Pizza Co.
Barstool Sports
Dave Portnoy starts his CT pizza tour at Mango’s, a place that reminds him more of a Tom Cruise Cocktail bar than a pizza place.
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay spotted at Red 36 in Mystic
CT Insider
The Hell’s Kitchen owner posed for a selfie with three employees of Red 36, a seafood-centric American restaurant located at the Seaport Marine, a restaurant employee confirmed. The photo, which was posted on Red 36’s Facebook page, shows Ramsay wearing yellow and black HUUB Design cycling apparel.
It’s a ‘Mystic Christmas’ as another Connecticut-made Hallmark Channel holiday movie premieres
Hartford Courant
Connecticut has known for centuries what a pleasant place Mystic is at Christmas time. Now the rest of the world will get a glimpse as the holiday movie “Mystic Christmas” premiers Saturday on the Hallmark Channel.
The seasonal romance stars Jessy Schram of “Chicago Med,” Chandler Massey of “Days of Our Lives” and Broadway star Patti Murin. Schram plays a woman named Juniper who spends the winter holidays working in Mystic, where she reunites with an ex-boyfriend (Massey) who runs a local pizza place. The film is directed by Marlo Hunter.
Mystic named a top summer travel destination by USA Today
WFSB
Mystic has been named the fourth best summer travel destination in 2023 by USA Today. Whether it’s the aquarium, seaport, village or a walk downtown, there’s certainly plenty to do in the iconic shoreline town.
“We are going about changing the narrative about small towns throughout Connecticut and what it is we offer here,” Anthony Anthony of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development said Monday.
Mystic Seaport Named One of 25 Most Beautiful Landmarks in America
tripstodiscover.com
Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum. Founded in 1929, this landmark is home to four National Historic Landmark vessels, including the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaleship in the world. It features a working preservation shipyard, a recreated 19th-century seafaring village, fascinating exhibits, and a planetarium. You’ll even have the chance to get out on the water and explore the historic Mystic River from mid-May through mid-October. The museum’s collection includes over 500 historic vessels and one of the largest collections of maritime photography in the country, while the Maritime Gallery is the country’s foremost gallery specializing in contemporary marine art and ship models.
A good day for ice sculptures
The Day
Mystic — Louis Manzoni of Art In Ice in Warwick, R.I., offered a demonstration of ice-carving techniques Saturday at Olde Mistick Village, creating a gleaming snowflake ice sculpture before the very eyes of curious onlookers.
Miss America’s ‘Show us your Shoes’ parade makes return in Mystic for 100th anniversary of pageant
WTNH
MYSTIC, Conn. (WTNH) — The iconic “Show us your Shoes” parade is making its return to kick off a three-day celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of Miss America. The parade kicked off at the Mystic Aquarium Monday morning.
Miss America contestants put their best foot forward in Mystic parade
The Day
Mystic — One hundred years after the first pageant in what would become the Miss America organization, a motorcade of misses with feet on display traversed the streets of Mystic in Monday’s “Show Us Your Shoes” parade.