| New downtown shop offers gourmet greatness
For fans of high-end food and gifts, Mawby's has a lot to offer. Just ask owner Chris Perry. "It's so difficult to describe, short of a book, what's in here," said Perry from within his downtown "Gourmet Luxury Lifestyle" shop on Barnard Street, which opened March 19. "People would ask me, 'What's Mawby's going to be?' I used to dread the question. There are so many unusual products. There's so much going on in the store, it's difficult to distill it into a short answer."For starters, Mawby's boasts gourmet food that customers can order for carry-out eating. A duck breast sandwich and buffalo meat burger highlight the unique menu offerings. "We're a restaurant with no seating," said Perry. "We're selling people gourmet food that they can take home with them."Then there's the imported cheeses, chocolates and desserts, and hard-to-find gift items | like antique Victorian-era flasks made of sterling silver and crocodile-skin from London, leather luggage and folding chairs from Africa and hand-made purses and cutlery.
The list of auction items at Ye Greate Street Live
GREENWICH TWP. -- The chance to bid on some really extraordinary items, at both live and silent auctions, topped by home-grown entertainment, for an admission price of only $10 per family, is being offered at Ye Greate Street Live on Saturday. That's per family, not per person. The event is sponsored by the Greenwich Education Foundation and is held each year at Morris Goodwin School, which benefits from proceeds. Go early, at 5:30 p.m., to browse among the auction items on display until 6:30 p.m., then stay for the auction and entertainment, this year with a theme of "Robin Hood and His Merry Men." Some items may be viewed until Friday in the windows of Brenner's Brew, 21 E. Commerce St., Bridgeton, and the Greenwich Post Office/Country Store, 1016 Ye Greate St., Greenwich.
Congorama (2 out of 4)
There's such overload of characters and happenings in Philippe Falardeau's Congorama, that the viewer gets lost in contrivances and inconsistencies. The Montreal director has decided to throw everything and the kitchen sink to tell a comic-drama that is neither involving nor original, just messy.
Michel (Olivier Gourmet) lives in Belgium with his Congolese wife Alice (Claudia Tagbo), son Jules (Arnaud Mouithys) and wheelchair-bound novelist father Herve (Jean-Pierre Cassel). Herve confesses to Michel that he's actually adopted and was born in a barn in Quebec, Canada. On a business trip to Montreal, Michel decides to find his roots and ends up in a small Quebec town where he's introduced to Louis (Paul Ahmarani). But something happens, and Falardeau sends the action back to a few days before the accident.
West Side starts to ready Taste
WEST SPRINGFIELD - It may be months away, but the annual West Side's Taste of the Valley is already shaping up to be a treat. A total of 15 different eateries have signed up, and organizers expect more to come. In addition, some popular bands and performers are already booked for the four-day event, which will take place on the Park Street town common on June 7 to 10. New Alliance Bank is this year's primary sponsor. This will be the eighth year that West Springfield has held its Taste, and it remains one of the last ones in the region. Westfield Rotary announced earlier this year that it was discontinuing its taste, a 15-year tradition. Springfield and Northampton held their last food fests in 2004, and Holyoke held its last Celebrate Holyoke in 2005.
Dining Out: Avila Charmer
There are few items of Mexican cuisine more beloved than the taco. And with Cinco de Mayo on the way, we're looking for the best taquerias and taco stands in the county. E-mail Ticket editor Justin Hoeger at jhoeger@thetribunenews.com by April 20 to tell us where we can find your favorite taco. A future Ticket story will reveal the best tacos in the county. .
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