Food + Beverage

How Westport Does Thanksgiving

Local chefs, restaurateurs, and members of Westport's culinary world share their holiday traditions. Article and Photography by TOP ROW QUESTIONS: 1. What does your celebration look like? 2. What time is dinner? 3. Any non-negotiable traditions? 4. Dish you always make extra of for leftovers? 5. Best leftovers hack? 6. Favorite Thanksgiving memory?  BRIAN LEWIS, CHEF & OWNER OF FULL HOUSE HOSPITALITY GROUP: 1. I always celebrate Thanksgiving with my 10-year-old boys Jude and Jax! We have...

Sports + Recreation

For Love of the Game

Sports hosts/analysts —and husband-and-wife duo— Jordan and Shae Peppler Cornette share their love of basketball with fans *and* family. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy The 2024-2025 NBA season kicks off October 22, and back-to-basketball season is an exciting time of year for fans. But it's an especially important time for local husband-and-wife Jordan and Shae Cornette. Jordan is a host/analyst for NBC Sports, and Shae is a host of ESPN’S SportsCenter. The couple are both lifelong basketball...

Arts + Culture

Art Smart

Clarendon Fine Art gives a candid look at how they help customers fall in love with artwork. Article by Clarendon Fine Art Displaying artwork is one of the most enjoyable and effective ways to reflect your personal style and create an inviting atmosphere. Clarendon Fine Art is passionate about supporting clients in this process and, to celebrate its upcoming launch with internationally acclaimed artist Craig Alan, sat down with Westport Gallery Manager Eve Gianni. Clarendon Fine Art: Tell...

Professional Services

Through His Lens

Photographer John Videler has captured Westport for decades. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy | Photography by John Videler For John Videler, becoming one of Westport’s most prolific photographers was basically his destiny. He’s a Westport native, and his father, Cornelius Videler, was a photographer for Pepperidge Farm. John’s father also had a studio— in the spot that is now Romanicci’s near the Westport train station— where locals could get prints made.  “My job at first was in the dark room...

Life + Culture

Gratefully, Eva After

In this exclusive essay, Eva Amurri reflects back on one of the most important years of her life. Article by Eva Amurri | Photography by Wedding Shot by Taralynn Lawton, Benchmade Modern by Julia D'Agostino The morning of my wedding, I woke up to the sound of little voices picking out a movie on the television downstairs. Creaky floorboards of a historic home, the tinkling of a spoon stirring creamer into a coffee cup.  The hushed voices of my three sisters, huddled over a phone and planning...

Life + Culture

Letter From the Editor

Article by Sara Gaynes Levy As this is our Thankful issue, I had to take the opportunity to say how profoundly grateful I am to not only live in Westport, but serve as editor of  Westport Lifestyle . I have always wanted to be a journalist, since back in the days when television and movie protagonists were glamorizing the field as one full of endless opportunities. When I graduated from college in the recession of 2008 and entered a media landscape of shriveling budgets and shuttering print...

Sports + Recreation

Better Than Ever

The Compo Beach Playground redesign is something we can all be thankful for. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy Nearly every Westport parent is grateful for the beautiful Compo Beach playground. It’s one of the most special things about the town—seeing the arresting views of the Long Island Sound while pushing your child on a swing is almost surreal. But by next Thanksgiving, we’ll have even more to be grateful for, thanks to the tireless efforts of Westporters like Samantha Owades— she's part of a...

Entertainment

Tune Into The Westport Show

TV vet Amy Palmer created a new series, all about our community. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy There are so many incredible people and stories here in Westport. (In fact, that's what this magazine is all about.) It’s also why, when TV veteran Amy Palmer moved here in 2021, she started toying with the idea of a Westport show. She came to Westport “for love,” she says, after years of living in New York City. She began her career in the late 1990s doing production on shows like the Beach House ...

Professional Services

Now Hiring

The Student Job Bank connects employers and student employees in an innovative way. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy Two years ago, Jake Shufro, now a junior at Staples, was listening as Maxx Crawley, the head of the Downtown Association, told Jake and his fellow members of the Youth Commission that employers were having trouble finding applicants for open positions. “We connected the dots…students were also looking for jobs,” says Jake. Jake decided to take action and, after researching potential...

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...