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Where to Find The Best “Ridgefield Pizza”

January 19th, 2008 categories: Eat, Drink and Be Amused, Keep Your Kids Busy, Ridgefield

Ridgefield Pizza Ridgefield might not have the most famous pizza in Connecticut (remember Julia Roberts’ breakout performance in Mystic Pizza) but we certainly have some of the best! There’s an abundance of Ridgefield restaurants offering pizza “in” or pizza “to go” and for many of us, pizza is the mainstay of family life.

The kids love pizza (the moms and dads too!) , it’s easy, it’s wholesome and when you bring a salad home with it, a pizza dinner is relatively nutritious too. Ther’s a pizza place on the way to almost anywhere in town, offering a convenient dinner on those craziest of carpool nights.

So here’s what we’ve got for pizza restaurants and it’s a darn good selection:

Piccolo - This intimate Ridgefield restaurant is famous for pizza AND jazz music. It’s “always-friendly” wait staff and exciting menu make this a local favorite. Friday nights, they keep baking pies so you can just stop in and there’s always one ready to go. Piccolo offers delivery and take out.

Village Pizza - This NY style pizza place has great. NY style Pizza by the pie or slice, salads, pasta and other Italian favorites. Village is another favorite in my family. They offer take out and delivery. BONUS: Carvel is right next door!

Planet Pizza - this local chain (6 restaurants in Fairfield County) offers terrific pizza as well as a complete menu of salads and Italian food. It’s convenient (located on Main Street) but offers little in eat-in ambiance (but perfect for kids of all ages). They offer on-line ordering for pick up or delivery. I recommend pizza and salad for take out.

Genoa - Genoa Italian Deli offers take out Pizza, pasta and more. They have a few tables but it’s not a restaurant by any means. Their huge calzones can feed 2 or 3 for dinner (no kidding!) Conveniently located near the Super Stop N Shop.

Venice Restaurant - Venice is a complete “sit down” Italian restaurant that has one of the most active pizza take-outs in town. Great pizza but I can’t say much about the restaurant… we only get take out from here. And one more thing, if you call in your order, don’t forget your number. They don’t do names.

Wooster Hollow - Located on Route 7 but haven’t had their pizza in years. No comment.

Pizza Hut - it’s America’s standard bearer of pizza. Impersonal, greasy but extremely dependable. If you like Pizza hut, you’ll certainly like ours. And here’s a bonus, check their website and enter 06877 for a load of coupons.

Now, which is the BEST… hmmmmm… that’s hard to say. Enter a comment telling us your favorite “Ridgefield Pizza”.

Tips for Sanity when Traveling With Your Children

January 8th, 2008 categories: Keep Your Kids Busy

Whether you are traveling to your new home in Ridgefield, or just taking a family vacation, keeping your kids happy and busy is the key to keeping yourselves happy and sane in the car, bus or plane with them. Use these tips to keep from short circuiting throughout the trip:

The Goody Bag

Buy some inexpensive toys before your trip. (No lead please) Introduce them at key moments of boredom (use your instincts) to your children as surprises as the trip unfolds . A new plaything adds fun and excitement to a tedious journey. Duct tape is cheaper, but you’ll find this method much safer, and your kids will enjoy it more.

The Travel Documentary

Provide your children with disposable cameras and have them make a record of the trip. If they are up for it, have them keep a travel journal record of all the interesting places you visit and adventures they have.

Allow them to save one or two mementos, a ticket stub or coaster to put in a scrapbook when you return home.

The Staples: Old Faithful Travel Items

Many of the most popular board games have travel versions. Get a few different games for the trip. Simple is good, but try to get some that are somewhat intricate to learn. This will take time in addition to playing.

If you do not have a travel DVD player, get one for the trip. They are not very expensive these days and will provide hours of entertainment for the kids. Hand-held video games do the trick as well, but make sure they turn the sound down so you don’t go crazy!

Since they can’t move around a lot, let them exercise their minds with activity books filled with puzzles, crosswords, and word games. Trivia cards can also be hours of fun and not too noisy.

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What You Need to Know About Ridgefield’s 300th Birthday Celebration

January 6th, 2008 categories: Cultural Resources, Eat, Drink and Be Amused, Keep Your Kids Busy, Ridgefield, Talking Real Estate

Ridgefield 300th Anniversary Join in the fun as we celebrate Ridgefield’s 300th Birthday! Our very own Tercentennial party just started and the celebration will last the throughout 2008. Settled by a small group of settlers in 1708, our 35 square-mile section of the world offers a rich history of war, agriculture, architecture, art and business. And for the next 12 months. well be reliving it!

Ridgefield’s 300th Anniversay Celebration

There’s an entire website devoted to the celebration, Ridgefield’s 300th Anniversary. The 300th Anniversary Committee has produced an unbelievable calendar of eventsfrom January through December with more than 5 dozen events, performances and exhibitions to commemorate this great birthday. Giftware and souvenirs will be available to accompany the fun. A Ridgefield Tercentennial Letterboxing Adventure has even been created. Letterboxing workshops will start in March and this adventure will provide fun and joy throughout the spring.