Health + Wellness

Ask The Westport Plastic Surgery Experts

Doctors Flora Levin and Mark Fisher answer some of the most common questions they get about plastic surgery. Article and Photography by FAQ #1: There are many non-surgical options. Why consider surgery? Mark Fisher: Non-surgical options are great, but non-surgical options cannot solve surgical problems. Fillers fill, but don’t lift. Botox relaxes wrinkles, but does not remove them. Plastic surgeons are able to offer both surgical and non-surgical options, so we can guide patients to the...

Food + Beverage

Sweet Treats

At Rebel Daughter Cookies, there are new ways to celebrate. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy | Photography by Rachel Steiner and Natasha Fleming In 2019, Anne Grossman debuted Rebel Daughter Cookies, her Norwalk-based bakeshop offering “big, gourmet” N.Y.C.-style cookies. The brand, named after the nickname Anne’s mom gave her, is known for inventive, rotating flavors—like a Queen Kong, which is a banana walnut crumb cake cookie— but Anne says customers repeatedly asked her to expand the menu. Not...

Home + Design

Yes, In My Backyard!

Everything you need to know about accessory dwelling units. Article by Jen Berniker | Photography by Poul Ober and John Rountree If downsizing—or expanding— your current living space is on the agenda, but the housing market has you feeling stuck, you need to know about ADUs. ADUs, or Accessory Dwelling Units, are detached, secondary housing structures built on single-family, residential lots. Think: pool houses, guest houses, studio spaces, garages (with a room upstairs for grandma), etc. To...

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Family Meals

How four Connecticut-raised sisters found an audience of 500,000 followers for their food reviews. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy | Photography by Cover photo by Danielle Marie Growing up in Glastonbury, Madison Shapiro loved watching Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on the Food Network. She would watch with her sisters, Carly, Sara, and Julia. “We’ve always been a food-centric family,” explains Madison. The foursome eventually convinced their parents to start taking them to some of the Connecticut...

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The Golden Age of Being Sober-Curious

There's never been a better time to experiment with non-alcoholic drinks. Article by Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal It’s a sober-curious world out there. For the uninitiated, sober-curious means you’re open to questioning your relationship with alcohol and finding your comfort level with sobriety. “Maybe you use alcohol as a way to feel less socially anxious or have a drink at night to relax and unwind,” explains Mary Dobson, a Westport-based psychotherapist and CEO of Lift Wellness Group. “But...

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Westport At Halloween

DiscoverWestportCT's picks for the best Halloween activities around Westport. Article by Alex Waterworth Westport Halloween Parade:  westportdowntown.com/halloween Children are encouraged to dress up to trick-or-treat along Main Street for Westport’s annual Halloween parade. Meet on the Veteran’s Green for refreshments and entertainment! Stew Leonard's Pumpkin Palooza : stewleonards.com/danbury-fall-weekends/ Those who purchase a pumpkin at Stew’s in Norwalk on October 12 - 14 between...

Health + Wellness

Early Detection Saves Lives

Dr. Gilda Boroumand brings us up to date on breast cancer screening. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy | Photography by John Videler October is breast cancer awareness month, and it’s a perfect time to schedule your annual breast imaging if you haven’t already done so. Westport Lifestyle sat down with Gilda Boroumand, M.D., a breast imaging radiologist at Connecticut Breast Imaging, which has five locations in the area for mammography and ultrasound. Dr. Boroumand advised us on the latest...

Food + Beverage

What's For Lunch?

Five new lunch spots for busy Westporters to grab a bite. Article and Photography by Many Westporters move from New York City, where spots to grab a quick, healthy lunch are on practically every corner. But if you miss N.Y.C.’s lunch spots, you’re in luck: Westport is in the middle of a midday meal renaissance. Among the new spots is the long-awaited Sweetgreen (374 Post Road E), above, which opened in Compo Acres in July and offers fresh salads, warm bowls, and healthy sides centered...

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Meals On A Mission

Filling In The Blanks is working to end childhood hunger in Fairfield County. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy There are more than 200,000 students in Connecticut receiving free or reduced lunch, a number that is trending upwards. Many of those children don’t have enough to eat on the weekends, either.  This moved New Caanan moms Shawnee Knight, who received free and reduced lunch as a kid, and her friend Tina Kramer, who used food assistance programs as a young, single mom, to try and do something...

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Home Away From Home

Escape to Winvian with the whole family. Article by Marisa MacLean Imagine a place where the boundaries between imagination and reality blur, where every corner holds a new surprise, and where your family’s dreams come to life—that’s exactly what we found at Winvian. Nestled in the Litchfield Hills, this distinguished Relais & Châteaux, AAA Five-Diamond property features 18 uniquely themed cottages, each designed by a different architect to capture a piece of Connecticut’s natural beauty and...