Connecticut
20 restaurants in Connecticut serving up Mother’s Day specials
Mom’s Day is simply across the nook and eating places throughout Connecticut are gearing up for a busy Sunday.
Here’s a checklist of eating places which are providing particular brunch and dinner menus for Mom’s Day.
The checklist shouldn’t be all-inclusive. Name forward to see what the dine-in, takeout and supply choices are.
The Capital Grille, 44 Entrance St. in Hartford, is providing Mom’s Day brunch specials for $39 every on Could 14, with lobster frittata, NY strip steak and eggs, and filet mignon, all served with white cheddar hash browns, and the lobster and filet additionally with asparagus. The common brunch menu additionally can be accessible. Reservations and orders may be made at TheCapitalGrille.com.
Mill on the River, 989 Ellington Highway in South Windsor, will provide a prix fixe Mom’s Day menu on Could 14 from 11:30 a.m. to five:30 p.m., at $49.95 per particular person, plus tax and tip. It features a soup or salad, entrée and dessert. Appetizers value further. Entrees embrace prime rib, salmon, ham, shrimp and scallops, filet mignon, redfish, pork, shrimp, rooster sous-chef and extra. themillontheriver.com/mothers-day.
Georgina’s, 275 Boston Turnpike in Bolton, has a Mom’s Day brunch on Could 14 with seatings between 10:30 a.m. and a couple of p.m. Price is $40.95, $19 for ages 3-12, free for kids beneath 3, plus tax and tip. Conventional breakfast meals are joined by Seafood Newburg, baked ham with pineapple raisin glaze, rooster francaise, penne a la vodka, inexperienced bean almandine, and roast sirloin or beef with au jus. georginasbanquets.com/.
La Notte Waterside Grille, 1936 Blue Hills Ave. Ext. in Windsor, is providing a Mom’s Day brunch buffet on Could 14 from 11 a.m. to three p.m. for $41.95, $28 kids, plus tax and tip. Decisions embrace a carving station with pork loin and roast beef, pastries, waffles, French toast, dwelling fries, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, baked scrod, stuffed rooster, eggplant rollatini, shrimp cocktail, and various desserts. latnotte.com.
Union Kitchen, 43 La Salle Highway in West Hartford is providing a Mom’s Day 3-course meal at $60 per particular person on Could 14 from 11 a.m. to three p.m. Meals embrace French toast, Maine lobster omelet, brief rib, free vary rooster, carrot cake, and extra. unionkitchenct.com.
Pond Home Café, in Elizabeth Park on the Hartford-West Hartford line, has a Mom’s Day brunch on Could 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for $74.87, $46.31 for 12 and youthful, plus tax and tip. Begin with shrimp cocktail, risotto balls, or a recent fruit salad. Entrees embrace crab cake, steak and egg benedict, smoked salmon benedict, eggs florentine, BLT omelet, rooster and waffles, poached lobster and shrimp, and extra. Selection of desserts and add-ons. pondhousecafe.com/mothers-day/.
Maggie McFly’s, with places in Manchester, Glastonbury, Middlebury, Brookfield and Southbury, has Mom’s Day menu specials on Could 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
J. Gilbert’s, 185 Glastonbury Blvd. in Glastonbury, has a prix fixe Mom’s Day menu on Could 14 from 11 a.m. to eight p.m. for $59 an individual, plus tax and tip. Reservations advisable. Entrees embrace crab truffles, scallops, filet mignon, and extra. jgilberts.com.
Zohara Mediterranean Kitchen, 991 Farmington Ave. in West Hartford has a Mom’s Day brunch menu on Sunday, Could 14. Meals embrace salatim and hummus, brussel sprouts, duck wings, lamb meatballs, seafood tagine, filet mignon, lamb-chetta, batata harra, and extra. $60, $25 10 and youthful, plus tax and tip. zoharact.com.
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 44 S. Primary St. in West Hartford: A prix fixe Mom’s Day menu is out there Could 13 and 14. It’s a 3-course menu with fleming’s salad, Caesar salad, petite filet mignon and crab-stuffed shrimp scampi/lobster tail scampi, chocolate gooey butter cake, and New York cheesecake. Costs begin at $90, plus tax and tip. There may also be a big chilled seafood tower that includes ahi tuna poke, shrimp cocktail and North Atlantic lobster tails. flemingssteakhouse.com.
Casa Mia on the Hawthorne, 2421 Berlin Turnpike in Berlin, has a Mom’s Day brunch buffet on Could 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $42, $18 for kids, plus tax and tip. The buffet has conventional breakfast meals, in addition to a carving station with ham, prime rib and turkey, lunch objects equivalent to salads, breads, rice, cheese ravioli, stuffed sole and herbed rooster, and a dessert station.
Casa Mia’s Mom’s Day dinner takeout particular, which can also be accessible. It has beef tenderloin, lemon rooster, garlic beans, penne vodka, garlic beans, salad, rolls, butter and strawberry shortcake. $70 for 2, $180 for six, $280 for 10. Add-ons can be found. Takeout pickup is Could 13 earlier than 7 p.m. or Could 14 from 9 to 10″30 a.m. casamiathehawthorne.com/.
Fireplace on the Ridge Restaurant & Tavern at Powder Ridge Ski Space, 99 Powder Hill Highway in Middlefield, will provide a Mom’s Day brunch Could 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., $59.95, $19.95 for youths, plus tax and tip. Breakfast station with omelets, prime rib, lobster mac and cheese, rigatoni with vodka sauce, eggplant parmesan, baked rooster caprese, swordfish, and a dessert station. fireattheridge.com.
Millwright’s, 77 West St. in Simsbury, presents a prix fixe Mom’s Day menu on Could 14, $68, $34 for kids, plus tax and tip. Programs are 1) farm inexperienced salad, hearts of palm ‘ceviche,’ curried carrot hummus, lobster and shrimp toast, chili garlic shrimp, marinated crab tostada, foie gras mousse, sesame noodles; 2) ham, lobster cake benedict, New York strip, spring lamb duo, wester ross salmon, gnocchi alla vodka, potato masala; and three) caramel shortbread bar, hummingbird cake, key lime pie, orange the other way up cake. millwrightsrestaurant.com.
A Villa Louisa, 60 Villa Louisa Highway in Bolton, has a Mom’s Day brunch on Could 14. $39.95, $16.95 for 10 and youthful, 3 and youthful free, plus tax and tip. Decisions embrace a carving station with prime rib and ham, Mediterranean rooster, bouillabaise, penne alla vodka, cod, chopped salad, in addition to conventional breakfast meals and a selection of dessert. avillalouisa.com/occasions.
Market Grille, 110 Buckland Hills Drive in Manchester, has a prix fixe Mom’s Day brunch menu on Could 14 from 10:30 a.m. to three p.m., for $44.95, $19.95 for kids beneath 10, plus tax and tip. The value features a nation fried rooster and waffle station, salad station, basic eggs benedict and blt bene, western scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, pan seared Atlantic salmon, a carving station with prime rib and pork, and a dessert station.
Market Grille additionally has a Mom’s Day Dinner Prix Fixe from 3 to six:30 p.m. at $46.95 per particular person. It features a selection of soup or salad, one entrée, and one dessert. marketgrillct.com.
Treva, 980 Farmington Ave. in West Hartford, A Mom’s Day brunch menu, served Could 14, for $59, $25 per younger grownup, plus tax and tip. It contains (course one) fruit and pastry, (course two) charcuterie board, shrimp flatbread or caprese to share, (course three) ravioli, salmon, prime rib, tagliatelle, rooster, halibut, lobster risotto, brioche French toast and extra, and (course 4) tiramisu, cheesecake, gelato and sorbetto. trevact.com.
River, A Waterfront Restaurant and Bar, 100 Nice Meadow Highway in Wethersfield, has a Mom’s Day brunch from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with salmon benedict, fruit and granola bowl, shroom skillet, lobster florentine benedict, steak and eggs, shrimp burrito, and Belgian waffles. Mom’s Day dinner, from midday to eight:30 p.m., has appetizers together with mussel soup, blended marinated fruit or shrimp and eggplant; entrees together with surf and turf, scallops and shrimp, grilled rooster, salmon or filet mignon; and a wide range of desserts. Costs differ by merchandise. riverontheriver.com.
Laskara Restaurant, 295 Parker Farms Highway Wallingford, has a Mom’s Day menu on Could 14. The specials are loaded Bloody Mary, ahi tuna, grilled romaine salmon caesar, and horiatiki salad with grilled shrimp. Worth varies by merchandise. laskararestaurant.com.
Hilton Mystic, 20 Coogan Blvd., presents a Mom’s Day brunch on Could 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., for $71, $35 for youths, youthful than 5 free, plus tax and tip. Omelet and salad stations, scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, sausage, French toast, pastries, potato leek and lobster bisque soups, carving station, entrees like rooster cordon blue and lemon rosemary faroe island salmon, and dessert pastries. eventbrite.com.
The Wharf at Madison Seashore Lodge, 94 West Wharf Highway, has a buffet fashion Mom’s Day menu on Could 14 from 11 a.m. to six p.m., for $119, $59 for youths 3-10, kids beneath 3 free, plus tax and tip. Objects embrace roasted tomato bisque, New England clam chowder, salads, omelet station, uncooked bar, carving station with beef tenderloin and maple-citrus glazed ham, breakfast buffet station, lunch station, and dessert desk. thewharfmadison.com.
Connecticut
O Little Town of Bethlehem: Connecticut Town Celebrates Christmas All Year Long
A rural town connects beautifully to the miraculous event so long ago.
“O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie,” begins a beloved Christmas carol sung since 1868, paying homage to Jesus’ birthplace.
But have you heard of Bethlehem, Connecticut?
It’s a favorite destination because of its Christmas connection. With approximately 3,400 residents, modest in size like its ancient namesake once was, the rural town of Bethlehem has two places that connect beautifully to that miraculous event of the Nativity.
The Nutmeg State’s Bethlehem is home to Regina Laudis Abbey, a community of cloistered Benedictine nuns founded after World War II. Here, the nuns have a magnificent early-18th-century Neapolitan crèche, displayed in a restored barn nearly as old and donated specifically to house this Nativity scene. Both the crèche and barn received a meticulous four-year restoration completed less than two decades ago by experts from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
This is no small Neapolitan crèche. It spans 16 feet wide and 6 feet deep. The Nativity scene takes place before a backdrop mural of an 18th-century seaside and an azure sky.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph are at the heart of the crèche where our Savior’s birth is set vividly in a Neapolitan mountainside village — complete with angels hovering in wonderment and awe and scores of villagers react in different ways to the overwhelming presence of the Holy Family.
Simple peasants close to the Holy Family stand in awe and mingle with the Three Kings. Some villagers stop to contemplate Jesus’ birth. Others go on with everyday life as if nothing unusual or life-changing is happening.
The animated scene’s 68 figures and 20 animals of carved wood, ceramic, metal and plant fiber stand up to 16 inches high. They’re dressed in their original period dress that the Metropolitan Museum specialists also carefully restored to pristine condition.
From all indications and evidence, this crèche was a gift to Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia on his coronation in 1720. In 1948, it was brought to America and then in 1949 the woman who then owned it donated it to the abbey to preserve and display it.
Also on the abbey’s grounds is a simple, life-size Nativity scene of the Holy Family, located in a simple shed, with Joseph dressed in a checked farmer’s jacket. Abbey visitors might even spot a sheep or two.
Later during the Christmas season, you might want to watch the 1949 film Come to the Stable that tells the story of Regina Laudis Abbey and whose main characters, two nuns played by Loretta Young and Celeste Holm, are based on the actual Benedictine nuns who came from France after World War II to establish it. It’s a much neglected classic.
Church Highlights Nativity All Year
In nearly a straight line, less than 3 miles from the abbey and a few yards from the center of town, the Church of the Nativity remembers the birth of Jesus year-round. Now a part of Prince of Peace parish, the church was built in 1992 of fieldstone and wood and specifically designed to suggest or look like a large crèche. The church is topped with a star that is lit at night and directs people to the sacred edifice like the star directed the Magi.
The focal point of the church vestibule is a life-size manger scene. The figures were carved from a single pine tree by a Maine artist.
A panorama of the town of Bethlehem is etched high on the glass behind the Holy Family. Etched on another glass panel are the Three Kings, depicted following the star to adore the Newborn King.
In the nave, the church’s interior of stone, wood and large beams intentionally add to the manger atmosphere — as do the words “O Come All Ye Faithful” that stretch and beckon from high behind the altar.
The Nativity atmosphere continues all year. The Knights of Columbus built a 20-foot crèche on the parish’s front lawn.
Another Major Nativity
A little over 500 feet away is the Bethlehem Post Office, which, of course sees lots of extra traffic at this time of year — people enjoy getting their Christmas cards postmarked from “Bethlehem” and envelopes stamped with a Christmas greeting from the town.
Those who do visit these two Nativity treasures can continue singing Little Town of Bethlehem’s later verses:
How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heaven. No ear may hear His coming, But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive him still, The dear Christ enters in.
O holy Child of Bethlehem Descend to us, we pray Cast out our sin and enter in Be born to us today O come to us, abide with us Our Lord Emmanuel!
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Visiting hours for the abbey crèche: Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Winter Closure: Jan. 7-Easter Sunday; free.
Connecticut
Man shot, killed in New Haven
A man has died after he was shot in the Elm City Tuesday night.
While details remain limited, police say the shooting happened on Edgewood Avenue.
No arrests have been made at this time and police are only tentatively identifying the man as a 43-year-old New Haven resident.
Anyone with any information is being asked to contact New Haven Police.
Connecticut
Lawmakers split over CT Medicaid funding spend, ahead of legislative session
President-elect Donald Trump, a longtime opponent to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), has the backing of a soon-to-be controlled Republican House and Senate to make changes to the ACA.
The proposed changes could result in how Medicaid is financed in Connecticut and across the U.S. Well over a half of Medicaid spending by states is financed by the federal government, with Connecticut receiving 63.4% of its Medicaid spending share in fiscal year 2023, according to KFF.
State lawmakers, however, are not overly concerned just yet.
“There have been some worrisome noises, but nothing to date that’s concrete,” State Sen. Matt Lesser, co-chair of the Human Services Committee, said.
Lesser said lawmakers are paying close attention since federal changes to Medicaid would significantly impact “over almost half of the kids in the state, pregnant women, [and] retirees.”
The state-funded Medicaid program, known as HUSKY in Connecticut, provides coverage to undocumented children. On July 1, the cap was raised to include undocumented young people up to age 15.
Medicaid cost overruns could put access for low-income patients at risk
State finances will be central to Connecticut lawmakers’ discussions in the upcoming legislative session Jan. 8, with the potential expansion of Medicaid eligibility among undocumented immigrants.
Connecticut’s Medicaid program experienced cost overruns in the hundreds of millions of dollars at the start of the current fiscal year. The Connecticut Mirror reported that the Department of Social Services (DSS) is tallying usage and cost for the program, which has had a much higher interest in enrollments than expected, according to the DSS. The total cost is expected to be out before Gov. Ned Lamont releases his budget in February.
State minority leaders have proposed to tighten the Medicaid fiscal belt.
Stephen Harding, Senate Republican Leader, and Vincent Candelora, House Republican Leader, said in a statement that the state should “suspend this policy immediately with the goal of eliminating it in the next budget cycle.”
The passage of the proposal would need the full approval of the state General Assembly.
But Democrat lawmakers seek to further expand the age cap for Medicaid eligibility among undocumented people.
State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, co-chair of the Human Services Committee, is among lawmakers and advocates who hope to push the cap higher this session – to 18 years.
Gilchrest said lack of access to health care would mean that “their need is going to be heightened down the road, and we’re going to have to cover the cost of higher cost health care.”
And that would also apply to other Connecticut residents enrolled in Medicaid, she said.
“We need to have conversations about what access to care looks like for a population that continues to increase in our state because they are experiencing economic inequality,” Gilchrest said.
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