Remos on Bedford...

Remo's Brick Oven Pizza

ITALIAN$$

35 Bedford Street

203-973-0077

remospizza.com

Authentic Napolitano thin-crust pizza, hand crafted salad and specialty sandwiches, traditional Italian favorites.

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Ready for something different?

Check out BullPan's Korean BBQ.

Bull Pan

ASIAN$$

485 Summer Street

203-569-9618

bullpan.com

Korean BBQ.

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Does a Parade make you Hungry?

Does our Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular make you Hungry?

Don’t forget that Stamford Downtown is filled with outstanding restaurants.

Here is a list of restaurants that are open on Parade Day!

Restaurants:

Acuario Restaurant at 78 West Park Pl.

Atlantic Pizza House at 221 Atlantic St.

Bar Rosso at 30 Spring St.

Bar Zepoli at 75 Broad St.

Barcelona Restaurant & Wine Bar at 222 Summer St.

bartaco at 222 Summer St.

Bedford Hall Craft Kitchen & Bar at 135 Bedford St.

Bedford Thai at 77 Bedford St.

Blackstones Stamford at 101 Broad St.

Bobby V’s Restaurant & Sports Bar at 268 Atlantic St.

Bradford’s Grill & Tavern at 83 Bedford St.

BRICKHOUSE Bar & Grill at 244 Bedford St.

Brother Jimmy's BBQ at 112 Bedford St.

Buffalo Wild Wings at 208 Summer St.

Bull Pan at 485 Summer St.

California Tortilla at 300 Atlantic St.

Cantina Mexicana at 488 Summer St.

The Capital Grille, Stamford Town Center at 230 Tresser Blvd.

Capriccio Café at 189 Bedford St.

Cask Republic at 191 Summer St.

The Cheesecake Factory, Stamford Town Center at 230 Tresser Blvd.

Chez Vous Bistro at 188 Bedford St.

Chutni Biryani & Noodle Bar at 213 Main St.

Cilantro Restaurant Latin Fusion at 60 Atlantic St.

Coromandel at 68 Broad St.

Cotto Wine Bar at 51 Bank St.

Curley’s Diner at 62 West Park Pl.

EOS Greek Cuisine at 490 Summer St.

Fairfield Pizza at 87 Atlantic St.

Fiesta on Main at 249 Main St.

Fin II Japanese Restaurant at 219 Main St.

FISH Restaurant + Bar at 245 Bedford St.

Flinders Lane at 184 Summer Street

Franklin Street Works Café at 41 Franklin St.

Fuji at 94 Bedford St.

Garden Catering Downtown at 235 Main St.

GAUCHO Stamford at 78 West Park Pl.

Great Wall at 219 Atlantic St.

Hudson Social at 128 Bedford St.

InThai Restaurant at 83 Atlantic St.

Kano Noodle Bar at 227 Summer St.

Kashi Stamford at 131 Summer St.

Kati N More at 80 Atlantic St.

Kona Grill, Stamford Town Center at 230 Tresser Blvd.

Kyushu Ramen at 235 Bedford St.

Lorca at 125 Bedford St.

Lucky’s Classic Burger & Malt Shop at 209 Bedford St.

Navaratna at 133 Atlantic St.

Original Pappas’ Pizza at 201 Main St.

Peter Chang Stamford, Stamford Town Center at 230 Tresser Blvd.

Plan B Stamford, Stamford Town Center at 230 Tresser Blvd.

Quattro Pazzi at 269 Bedford St.

Remo’s Brick Oven Pizza Company at 35 Bedford St.

Riviera Maya Mexican Restaurant at 20 Summer St.

Roasted Sandwich Co. at 148 Bedford St.

Sam’s American Bistro at Stamford Marriott at 243 Tresser Blvd.

The Sandwich Maestro Kitchen at 90 Atlantic St.

Sushi X II at 109 Atlantic St.

Teena's Apizza at 245 Main Street

Tiernan’s Bar & Restaurant at 187 Main St.

Tigin Irish Pub & Restaurant at 175 Bedford St.

Tomatillo Taco Joint at 114 Broad St.

Verde Galerie at 79 Atlantic St.

Volta Gelateria Creperia at 30 Spring St.

ZAZA Italian Gastrobar at 122 Broad St.

Fast Food:

16 Handles at 219 Bedford St.

Dunkin Donuts at 450 Main St.

Jenna Marie’s Deli at 459 Summer St.

McDonald’s Restaurant at 25 Bedford St.

Subway Sandwiches at 116 Broad Street

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Rivera Maya now offering breakfast

Hot and cold Mexican breakfast offerings.

Riviera Maya Mexican 

MEXICAN$$

20 Summer Street

203-588-9400

rivieramayact.com

Upscale Mexican food

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Behind the scenes with the Parade operations team...

Behind the scenes--parade operations:

This is the final installment of our three part series highlighting what goes on behind the scenes for preparation for our Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular.  The Parade Spectacular is one of the largest helium balloon parades in the country, featuring everyone’s favorite giant balloon characters, award winning marching bands, and fabulous floats.  It takes over 1500 volunteers and staff to run the parade each year. 

Role: Banners and Banner holder manager

Name:  Jim

Role Description:

Jim manages the set up, organization and deployment of  the 39+/- banners, usually carried by local cheerleaders,  that are used in the parade to announce each group marching down the route.

Jim

When Jim is at his  9-5 job as an engineering manager at ASML in Wilton and in his spare time volunteering as a referee for various sports teams, he always has the Stamford Parade on his mind. Volunteering for the Stamford Downtown parade for the last 17 years as banner manager is one of the highlights of the holiday season for Jim.  It all starts in July as he starts contacting Stamford Youth Cheerleader Head to secure his holders. He's always keeping an ear out for volunteers.

On parade day, during the 7am banner set up,  his team unrolls each banner and places them on specials hand held poles.  This process can take over and hour.  Then he issues the banners down the street to the proper balloon, float or unit below Oak Street.  When the parade steps off at noon, his banner team feeds in each banner holder as they are called to line up. 
He really enjoys being part of the Parade operations team.  However, Jim made sure to tell me that the most important things on parade day, to him and his team, is not to lose a cheerleader. It reminded him of one year when exactly that happened.  He was happy when they found her safely with her parents.    One of his favorite things about the parade is working with such a respectful and professional team.  Jim boasted, "I live in Stamford and I love this city."

      

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