THE FEED: Dinner Destinations After a Night of Holiday Lights

Each Tuesday, Kevin and Jenna talk about all things food in Connecticut with Alex from CT FoodGirly. Check out the spots CT FoodGirly has in mind that are perfect for dinner after a night of visiting the local holiday light displays:- Branford, CT has their Sip N Stroll this Thursday from 12-8pm. If you want tokeep the night going with your friends, you can stop into Home Restaurant, thisis your comfort food, local cocktails, warm atmosphere space, they just releasedtheir winter menu, so a lot of good things are coming out of Home. There also isMi Bella, which is a small italian restaurant right on the Branford Green, greatappetizers here. We also have 1928 Cocktail Club, so you can grab reallydelicious drinks in this fun atmosphere spot, great for the girls and also right onthe green. We also have DarBar India for great food, Doma for an italian mealand Pasta Cosi as well.- New Haven has the Fantasy of Lights, which is a beautiful light display atLighthouse Park. If you drive through this event and need some dinner after orbefore, you can check out Transilvania Restaurant and Bar which is a greatRomanian restaurant. There is also one of my favorites, Bistro MediterraneanTapas Bar. Their brussel sprout and truffle salad is to die for. There is alsoDePalma’s, great pizza, and Aniello's Pizza and Italian Restaurant.- In Fairfield, there is a trademark called the Wonderland at Roseville, which is anincredible light display at a single house that is literally decorated head to toewith beautiful lights. The best part is that they raise money for the ShrinersChildren hospitals. There is a great restaurant near this house called PuertoVallarta, with awesome Mexican food and drinks. There is Geronimo’s TequilaBar & Colony Grill over there as well and a Mecha Noodle Bar if you wantsome yummy Ramen and dumplings.- Lastly, there is Glow Hartford at the Connecticut Convention Center. This is agreat festival for the kids, with interactive light gardens, photos with Santa and afestive holiday market and live entertainment daily. It’s been open sinceNovember 18th and closes on December 23rd. Now there are so many deliciousrestaurants in this area, we have The Capital Grille, a fine dining steakhouse,Sorella, a relaxed italian restaurant with homemade pasta and brick-oven pizzas,Trumbull Kitchen, Max Downtown, Social Republic and so many more. Youcan't go wrong in Hartford after the Glow Hartford light display.Image Credit: Getty Images