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The Nook: An Experiential Communal Dinner in Blackrock, Conn.

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In case you missed it this Sunday, here are the photos (and some extras) that were published in the Arts & Style section of Hearst Connecticut Newspapers. Carol Lentini caters a five-course communal, farm-style dinner where friends and strangers share a colorful dining experience.

Contributed to The Connecticut Post feature article, “At her Friday night feasts, chef Carol Lentini makes guests feel at home”:

 

Jessica Moore, the sole server at The Nook, lights candles for the evening to set the atmosphere in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Jessica Moore, the sole server at The Nook, lights candles for the evening to set the atmosphere in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
The tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
The tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Carol, hostess and head chef, places a centerpiece onto the busy and fun table at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Carol, hostess and head chef, places a centerpiece onto the busy and fun table at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
A mirror mimics a window on the wall at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
A mirror mimics a window on the wall at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Jessica Moore, the sole server at The Nook, lights candles for the evening to set the atmosphere in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Jessica Moore, the sole server at The Nook, lights candles for the evening to set the atmosphere in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Seating 27, the tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Seating 27, the tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Seating 27, the tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Seating 27, the tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
The tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
The tablesetting at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Diners, many of whom did not know each other beforehand, meet at the farmhouse table styled dinner at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Diners, many of whom did not know each other beforehand, meet at the farmhouse table styled dinner at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
A toast on one side of the long, extended table at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
A toast on one side of the long, extended table at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Close friends share a unique dining experience at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Close friends share a unique dining experience at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Close friends share a unique dining experience at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Close friends share a unique dining experience at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Carol, hostess and head chef, steps out of the kitchen to interact with guest at her unique experiential restaurant, The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Carol, hostess and head chef, steps out of the kitchen to interact with guest at her unique experiential restaurant, The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.
Outside looking in at the scene at The Nook during one of Carol's unique dining expereince dinners in Black Rock, Conn. on Sept. 23, 2016.
Outside looking in at the scene at The Nook during one of Carol’s unique dining expereince dinners in Black Rock, Conn. on Sept. 23, 2016.

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Doubledecker Treehouse for The Connecticut Post

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From today’s Sunday Arts & Style Section, on the cover in today’s Connecticut Post!

Grace and Rebecca Sikora perched in their treehouse, built into one of the oldest trees in Connecticut. Black Rock, Conn, July 26, 2016.
James, Grace, and Rebecca Sikora with dogs Isabella and Sadie, in their treehouse, built into one of the oldest trees in Connecticut. Black Rock, Conn, July 26, 2016. their treehouse, built into one of the oldest trees in Connecticut. Black Rock, Conn, July 26, 2016.

 

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Sunday Arts & Style: Wendy Walker, thrilling Stamford author

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Out this week in the Stamford Advocate Sunday Arts & Style section,
featuring Wendy Walker and her latest novel, a thriller, ‘All Is Not Forgotten’

Novelist Wendy Walker in her home in Stamford, Conn. on June 15, 2016.
Novelist Wendy Walker in her home in Stamford, Conn. on June 15, 2016.
Novelist Wendy Walker in her home in Stamford, Conn. on June 15, 2016.

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