Arts & Entertainment
Eat Your Way Through New Canaan
The New Canaan Chamber of Commerce, Taste Tours and CTBites have partnered to offer a walking dining tour of town restaurants twice a week.

Join the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce as they partner with Taste Tours and CTbites to offer a series of special evenings. Sold out in July, the Taste Tour series continues every Tuesday and Wednesday through Aug. 27.
Enjoy four of the top restaurants in New Canaan for $65 per person.
One seating of 6:30 p.m. begins the tour to four top restaurants in New Canaan center.
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Here is how Taste Tours describes their event:
The inaugural Taste Tour will focus on Elm Street restaurants; Elm Restaurant, Picador, Chef Luis, and South End and includes four courses of summer snacks and bites, appetizer, entree and dessert.
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The self-guided walking tour allows for up to 30 minutes in each of the four-featured restaurants and less than five minutes walking to your next destination.
The tours are limited to 12 attendees to insure both superior quality in food and service.
The $65 price includes the four courses, tax and gratuity, but beverages are extra and may be purchased at each location.
Menu items may include:
ELM RESTAURANT - Summer snacks and bites
PICADOR- Choice of one:Tostadas, Fried Calamari, Brussel Sprouts and/or Chicken Croquettes
CHEF LUIS - Shrimp Sausage Jambalaya with Chef Luis twist
SOUTH END - S’Mores Pie, vanilla ice cream
PLEASE NOTE: This is a self-guided tour. Attendees will be sent a confirmation package the day before including sample menu for each restaurant to give you a “taste” of what’s in store, and a printable map of New Canaan.
Chefs reserve the right to change menu items based on availability of ingredients the day of the tour.
AND, this is just the first of the Taste Tour series, with future dates and restaurants to be announced and available ONLY through CTbites Invites, so make sure you sign up for future “insider access” to Taste Tours and other CTbites curated events at www.ctbites.com/Invites.
Photo credit: Barbara Heins.
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