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The Nook: An Experiential Communal Dinner in Blackrock, Conn.
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”:
![2016-9-13-along-came-carol-007 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.](https://i0.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-007.jpg?w=343&h=514&ssl=1)
![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.](https://i2.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-033.jpg?w=382&h=255&ssl=1)
![2016-9-13-along-came-carol-073 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.](https://i1.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-073.jpg?w=382&h=255&ssl=1)
![2016-9-13-along-came-carol-104 A mirror mimics a window on the wall at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i2.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-104.jpg?w=343&h=514&ssl=1)
![2016-9-13-along-came-carol-127 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.](https://i1.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-127.jpg?w=437&h=291&ssl=1)
![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.](https://i1.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-176.jpg?w=194&h=291&ssl=1)
![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.](https://i0.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-179-1.jpg?w=437&h=291&ssl=1)
![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.](https://i2.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-189-1.jpg?w=330&h=495&ssl=1)
![2016-9-13-along-came-carol-281 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.](https://i2.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-281-1.jpg?w=742&h=495&ssl=1)
![2016-9-13-along-came-carol-317 A toast on one side of the long, extended table at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i1.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-317.jpg?w=615&h=922&ssl=1)
![2016-9-13-along-came-carol-323 Close friends share a unique dining experience at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i2.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-323.jpg?w=457&h=305&ssl=1)
![2016-9-13-along-came-carol-352 Close friends share a unique dining experience at The Nook in Black Rock, Conn on Sept. 23 2016.](https://i1.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-352.jpg?w=457&h=305&ssl=1)
![2016-9-13-along-came-carol-365 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.](https://i2.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-365.jpg?w=457&h=304&ssl=1)
![2016-9-13-along-came-carol-514 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.](https://i0.wp.com/kylemichaelking.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016.9.13-Along-Came-Carol-514.jpg?w=1076&h=718&ssl=1)
Link to the full article: here
Doubledecker Treehouse for The Connecticut Post
From today’s Sunday Arts & Style Section, on the cover in today’s Connecticut Post!
Sunday Arts & Style: Wendy Walker, thrilling Stamford author
Out this week in the Stamford Advocate Sunday Arts & Style section,
featuring Wendy Walker and her latest novel, a thriller, ‘All Is Not Forgotten’
Find the full article here: –> link <–
Sunday Arts & Style : Charlotte Rogan
Published in Sunday Arts& Style section of your local Hearst newspaper. I photographed Westport author, Charlotte Rogan for a feature article on her latest novels, ‘The Lifeboat’ and ‘Now and Again.’
The full article and additional images can be found here at the Connecticut Post website