Food + Beverage

Westport’s Favorite Foodies

Article and Photography by In celebration of our Food Issue, Westport Lifestyle is spotlighting some of the most influential members of our area’s thriving dining scene—in their own words. Enjoy or, perhaps more aptly, bon appetit!    Robin and Jeffrey Selden, siblings and managing partners of Marcia Selden Catering   Culinary destiny: “My mom’s passion for great food, entertaining, and hospitality has been infectious since I can remember,” says Robin (their mother, Marcia, is the...

Entertainment

Darling Nikki

Nikki Glekas built her food empire from the ground up. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy You’d be hard-pressed to find a food industry professional with more going on than Nikki Glekas. As the founder and CEO of the Nikki Glekas Collective, Westport-based Nikki is involved in restaurants (the three food service locations at Chelsea Piers in Stamford plus the Beach Grill at Weed Beach), recreation (they provide the food and beverage for the ZStrict golf simulator) event spaces (Bank Street Events...

Health + Wellness

From the Breast Cancer Front Lines

Top local doctors break down the—surprisingly!—encouraging trends in breast cancer research. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy Earlier this year, new data presented to the American Association for Cancer Research revealed a bit of—if you can believe it— good  news about breast cancer. Between 2010 and 2020, deaths from the disease were down across the board, even as rates of breast cancer went up. While breast cancer is of course a scary, world-altering diagnosis, this trajectory is hugely...

Entertainment

At This Stage

The Westport Country Playhouse celebrates 95 seasons of performances with a star-studded gala. Article and Photography by On October 4, the Westport Country Playhouse Gala will honor two incredible talents: Nathan Lane as the artistic honoree and Anne Keefe as the leadership award recipient. “Honoring these two extraordinary theatre-makers and dear friends makes this year’s gala especially meaningful,” says Mark Shanahan, the artistic director at the Westport Country Playhouse. Nathan Lane...