Not stuffy, and very relaxed, this is where visiting celebs avoiding the hoi polloi hang out, enjoying chef Philip MorganвЂ™s upscale comfort food. Maaike BernstromДЇor more high-brow elegance, pop into the Spicer Mansion, a gorgeously restored onetime 19th-century sea captainвЂ™s home, now a small boutique hotel. (Entrees run from $19 to $43.)ДЄ drink at the Mix, a rooftop bar that sits atop Sift. He uses the zingy secret ingredient to bring out the sweetness of roasted beets, which he tops with red watercress and green strawberries, and sets on a bed of creamy North Stonington Greek yogurt.ДЄnother great finish is the tangy sweetness of pickled sultanas to offset the richness of roasted maitake mushrooms topped with roasted minced garlic and ginger, set on a cashew cream laced with hot chili oil. ShipwrightвЂ™s DaughterДЄt the ShipwrightвЂ™s Daughter - opened in The WhalerвЂ™s Inn - chef David Standridge painstakingly dehydrates lemons and grinds them to create a super-sharp powder. (Tapas run from $14 to $24.) The secret ingredient at the ShipwrightвЂ™s Daughter in Mystic, Conn., is ground-up lemon powder. Young Confections) and added Mix Roof Top & Bar atop Sift.Д¬omfy seating fans out from a long firepit surrounded by Adirondack rockers while a mixologist dispenses drinks as ingredient driven as the sharable tapas - a local mushroom tart topped with Narragansett Creamery ricotta and lavished with truffle oil is given a nice sweet lick of caramelized onion. Young also began a top-notch bon-bon business (Adam T. Anna SawinДЇreshly made each day at daybreak from homemade dough and cake, each hand-cut doughnut is finished with scratch made toppings and fillings: the lemon and elderflower brioche doughnut has a lemon and elderflower liquor glaze, finished with pretty in purple viola flowers. Young Buns DoughnutsвЂ™ hole-y fare is made daily-fresh. Meanwhile, Adam Young, a winner of the Food NetworkвЂ™s вЂњBest Baker in AmericaвЂќ award, expanded his ridiculously popular Sift Bake Shop with the brilliantly named Young Buns Doughnuts. Idlewild PhotoДЄlong with seriously good coffee and house-made kombucha - their miso is fermented in-house, too - organic grain is milled on-site to create the tastiest, most nutritious flour for digestible breads, pastries, made-to-order hot doughnuts and a proprietaryВ pizza dough, developed by 85thвЂ™s executive chef James Wayman - the roasted sweet potato, kale pesto and pine nut melds perfectly into its chewy, tasty crust. DonвЂ™t fret - thereвЂ™s still pizza to be enjoyed in Mystic, like at NanaвЂ™s who specializes in thick crust pies. Once youвЂ™ve considered the oyster, wander over to NanaвЂ™s Bakery and Pizza - the fourth outlet (after the beer-centric Engine Room and nosh shop Grass & Bone) from Oyster Club owners 85th Day Food Community. The small restaurant is extended by a tiered outdoor dining deck, appropriately dubbed the Treehouse, which is ideal for summer grazing. (Entrees run between $28 and $60.) A dish at the famed Oyster Club. Before sampling the latest fare, pay homage to the decade-old Oyster Club - a chic boГ®te that upped the villageвЂ™s culinary chops.Д¬hef Renee TouponceвЂ™s warm-weather menu includes Long Island Sound oysters, like sweet Mystics and brinier Fishers Islands, and refreshing dishes like a Caesar salad with grilled bitter radicchio and a dressing swapping anchovy with native smelt. (Yes, the Mystic Pizza parlor is still there.) And, as the town where the Julia RobertsвЂ™ career-launching film вЂњMystic PizzaвЂќ was filmed. Quaint and artsy Mystic, named for the river that runs through it and under the bascule bridge before emptying into Long Island Sound, is largely known for its Mystic Seaport Museum (the nationвЂ™s leading maritime museum). ThereвЂ™s still pizza to be had in Mystic, Conn., but the small coastal town is gaining a big reputation as a booming foodie haven and an essential entry in any East Coast eaterвЂ™s docket. Where to buy vaccine card holders and why you need one Not taking off: American Airlines lost nearly $1 billion last quarter due to Omicron Calling all ski bunnies: Best ski resorts for people who donвЂ™t skiДЄway luggage review: Why I wouldnвЂ™t want to travel without it

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