North Shore Towers Courier n January 2017 41 Weekend in Westport What fun to venture to towns and villages close to home that have a new and unique flavor! Drive only an hour or two away and the landscape is unlike the neighborhood you are used to and the experience delightfully different. A few weeks ago we visited the Hamptons, shopped, dined and wandered the charming streets. Even more recently, we headed north to Connecticut and stopped at the coastal town of Westport, a delicious little place with all the charms of New England. Westport is a coastal town of colonial origin, located along Long Island Sound in Fairfield County, Connecticut, 47 miles northeast of New York City. The town has a population of 26,391, a pleasant escape from the millions of the City, and is one of the wealthiest in the U.S. Originally an artists’ colony, Westport offers a fine cultural scene, a thriving downtown and a vibrant restaurant b u s i n e s s . After all, Paul N e w m a n wouldn’t have settled in just any place! We checked into the Westport Inn, a convenient, comfortable hotel close to everything and wandered the unique stores and antique shops, even picking up a few things we never got around to buying at home. For us, a perfect evening is dinner and the theater. To that end, we chose BISTRO B, an American Bistro and wine bar in our hotel. We loved everything! The pan-roasted mussels and the spicy fried calamari were succulent and flavorful, followed by a rich cheesy onion soup which was delicious. Sautéed shrimp, swaddling in lovingly-seasoned fettuccine, and seared salmon with roasted red peppers were yummy. And the spicy tuna steak was also a winner. Before rolling out of BISTRO B, we had just a taste of the exquisite cheesecake, creamy and dreamily unctuous, accompanied by an excellent cup of coffee. No trip to Westport is complete without a visit to The Westport Country Playhouse. We were fortunate to secure seats for the classic Lerner and Loewe musical, “Camelot.” It was a lush, romantic performance and we loved every minute. Originally built in l835 as a tannery, the building became a theater in l931. It was renovated in 2005 and is modern in every way, but still retains its original character. A fabulous roster of plays is planned for the 2017 season, including “Lettice & Lovage,” a Tony-nominated play by Peter Shaffer, the author of “Amadeus;” 2016 Lucille Lortel Award Winner, “Grounded,” by George Brant; 2016 MacArthur Genius Grant Recipient, “Appropriate,” by Branden Jacobs- Jenkins; and Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet.” We love these short hops away. Not quite sure where the car will take us next but the delightful little places close to home are both therapeutic and fun. Nothing like a change of scenery. away scape he d A go the shopped of tural s ing a w set pl We chec December 2016 ¢ NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER 41
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