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Fairfield County Foodies Flock To Greenwich Wine + Food Festival

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Kathie Lee Gifford poured GIFFT wine, celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson of Harlem's Red Rooster talked inspiration at a panel discussion, and hundreds of area residents sampled, sipped and enjoyed the sun at the Sixth Annual 2016 Greenwich Wine +Food Festival.

Chris Deist, executive chef of The Restaurant at Rowayton Seafood in Norwalk.

Chris Deist, executive chef of The Restaurant at Rowayton Seafood in Norwalk.

Photo Credit: Jeanne Muchnick
Quiant Smith, executive chef of Darien Social in Darien.

Quiant Smith, executive chef of Darien Social in Darien.

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Samples from Simply Delicious Catering in Norwalk.

Samples from Simply Delicious Catering in Norwalk.

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Sweet Lisa's makes a political statement with its Election 2016 cake.

Sweet Lisa's makes a political statement with its Election 2016 cake.

Photo Credit: Jeanne Muchnick
Crowds at the 2016 Greenwich Wine + Food Festival.

Crowds at the 2016 Greenwich Wine + Food Festival.

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Connecticut Cookie Company announces its new brick and mortar location in Fairfield.

Connecticut Cookie Company announces its new brick and mortar location in Fairfield.

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Rye's Blue Tulip Chocolates is popular at Greenwich Wine + Food Festival.

Rye's Blue Tulip Chocolates is popular at Greenwich Wine + Food Festival.

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Tangine samples from Rye's Rosemary & Vine.

Tangine samples from Rye's Rosemary & Vine.

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Belgian chocolate brownie bites from Le Pain Quotidien on display -- and yours for the taking-- at the Greenwich Wine + Food Festival.

Belgian chocolate brownie bites from Le Pain Quotidien on display -- and yours for the taking-- at the Greenwich Wine + Food Festival.

Photo Credit: Jeanne Muchnick

The event, held Sep. 24 at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, featured more than 200 area venues and attracted hundreds of local foodies.

Among those in attendance: Darien Social, The Restaurant at Rowayton Seafood, Sweet Lisa's Cakes of Greenwich, which made a statement with an Instagram-worthy "Election" cake, and Connecticut Cookie Company founded by Trumbull resident Andrea Greene. The online company has plans to open a store on Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield in late fall.

Proceeds from the festival, presented by Serendipity magazine, benefit Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Wholesome Wave and The Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation.

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