Restaurants

In Spain, dinner is usually served between 9 and 11 p.m. (sometimes as late as midnight), leaving significant time between work and dinner. Therefore, Spaniards often go “bar hopping” (Spanish: Ir de tapas) and eat tapas in the time between finishing work and having dinner. Since lunch is usually served between 1 and 4 p.m., another common time for tapas is weekend days around noon as a means of socializing before proper lunch at home.

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In origin, a tapa was a free portion of food, generally small, served with any drink ordered. In Spain, tapas are traditional in Andalusia, Murcia, León, Extremadura and Ciudad Real.

For more than thirty years I have dreamed of owning a country market like the kind I remember as a child. A place that has high quality natural food. No additives just naturally raised and grown from farmers I know. My store would be a shopping experience and include our home produced deli products, homemade sausage, steaks, prime rib, tenderloin, pork and even chicken from local farmers. I’d have carving stations and heat and serve meals to go so people could have a hot, healthy and flavorful meal, even after a long day at work. I’d have the best fish available. And even have chefs on hand that could give customers tips on how to cook everything we sell.

Well, today that dream is a reality. I have opened a 3,000 square foot Country Store just about 2 miles south of the flag pole in Newtown at Highland Plaza.

To our many customers, I would like to say how very pleased I am to deliver on a promise to create the best country market in Connecticut.

To those folks that have yet to visit and want something more than a token natural food section, I say, come on in and see for yourself. I bet I can make you a regular!

Butcher’s Best… truly a country market.

Fresh farm to table cuisine

At Franco’s Pizza & Pasta many things guide us toward excellence, but nothing is as important as our commitment to quality. We pride ourselves in providing a menu that’s prepared with only the finest ingredients. From fresh vegetables to our never frozen, hand-tossed original dough and superior-quality tomato sauce, we strive to exceed your expectations. We even take special care to ensure all of our pizzas are made with zero trans-fat. Combine our total commitment to quality with our superior ingredients, and the result is pure pizza excellence.

Aside from pizza, we also offer paninis, wraps, seafood, calzones, baked dishes and delicious salads and appetizers.

Don’t forget, you can BYOB and we also deliver.