Stew Leonard News

Staying healthy is on everyone's mind these days. And now that summer is here, keeping hydrated is also a must. Fortunately, two of today's trendiest superfoods - beets and watermelon - make it easy to check all the boxes. You'll like Beetology and Wonder Melon.

As part of a year-long salute to its 50th anniversary, Stew Leonard's, the Tri-State Region's farm fresh food store, conducted its first customer survey to determine shoppers' 50 favorite items.

Farm fresh food store Stew Leonard's today announced the winners of the inaugural Stew's Tank competition to identify exciting New York State made products to sell in its six NY and CT locations (a seventh is slated to open in Paramus, NJ this fall).

Farm fresh food store Stew Leonard's announced the launch of its first-ever 'Stew's Tank' competition to identify exciting new products that will sell at its stores.

Jon Bon Jovi made a surprise appearance at Long Island's Stew Leonard's in Farmingdale to visit hundreds of shoppers, fans, and staff. 

Friends Beverage Group of Miami today announced the successful launch in the New York City Metro Area of its 750 ml Graffiti-designed "FRIENDS FUN WINE" bottles, with introductory 5.5% ABV flavors that include Coconut Chardonnay, Strawberry Moscato and Sangria. With just over 30 days in the marketplace, the company is thrilled to have surpassed its sales goals. Retail partners have responded with great enthusiasm, reporting excellent results from tastings and exponential sales growth week-over-week, as well as a significant number of re-orders.

BiVi Sicilian Vodka, a subsidiary of Iconic Brands (OTC PINK: ICNB), will be hosting a special store appearance with brand celebrity spokesperson, Chazz Palminteri, this Saturday at Stew Leonard's Wines. This will be the first of two back-to-back confirmed appearances by the legendary actor. More details on the meet-and-greets are as follows:

Back in 2008, when I moved from my small New York City apartment to my 3 bedroom house on a half-acre in Norwalk, CT, I was both 'excited AND scared', to quote Little Red from Into the Woods. I was excited for the change, for the possibilities, and for the extra space, yet scared for the unknown, the new responsibilities, and the financial undertaking. I'm sure 'excited AND scared' sums up the feelings held by Kevin Connors and Jim Schilling when faced with their latest venture - moving Music Theatre of Connecticut from its quaint and cozy home in the basement of a Westport strip mall to the spacious and state-of-the-art surroundings at the Company's new location at 509 Westport Avenue in Norwalk, CT. However, 'excited' might be the dominant emotion.

The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 honored acclaimed Producer David Heyman last night as the 2014 recipient of the Order of the Golden Sphinx . The annual Order of the Golden Sphinx gala was held at the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. Heyman's critically acclaimed box office hit Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuaron and starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney received 10 Academy Award nominations and won an outstanding seven Oscars. He is the producer of all the film adaptations of J.K Rowling's Harry Potter books. Scroll down for a look at the event!

The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 honored acclaimed Producer David Heyman last night as the 2014 recipient of the Order of the Golden Sphinx . The annual Order of the Golden Sphinx gala was held at the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. Heyman's critically acclaimed box office hit Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuaron and starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney received 10 Academy Award nominations and won an outstanding seven Oscars. He is the producer of all the film adaptations of J.K Rowling's Harry Potter books.

Kathie's Kitchen, the maker of America's tastiest new healthy snack food, SuperSeedz announced that they will be showcasing their nutritious and delicious super snack at The Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco in January, 2014. Kathie's Kitchen produces a line of SuperSeedz; a dry roasted no shell pumpkin seed that provides consumers of all ages with a 'Healthy Snack' alternative. Among other things, SuperSeedz are a great vegetarian source of protein. They are Gluten Free, Peanut Free, Tree Nut Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free, Vegan, MSG Free and Non-GMO.

Today, swimmers at St. Mary's Recreation Center in the Bronx participated in an attempt to break the Guinness World RecordTM for the World's Largest Swimming LessonTM. With support from the Stew Leonard III Children's Charities, a class of 30 young swimmers made a splash at a special swimming lesson that was simultaneously being taught at pools around the world.

Carolines on Broadway, 'America's Premier Comedy Nightclub,' announces its all-star line-up of talent for the month of November 2009, highlighted by headliners Mario Cantone, from HBO's 'Sex and the City,' Broadway's 'Laugh Whore' and ABC's 'The View,' November 5 - 8 (as part of the New York Comedy Festival) ; Ruperto Vanderpool, from HBO's 'P Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy,' BET's 'Comic View' and the film 'The Cook Out,' hosts 'El Spanglish Comedy Show,' November 6 and 7 as part of the NYCF; Louis CK, from HBO's 'Lucky Louie' and the film 'The Invention of Lying,' November 8 (as part of the NYCF), and on November 25; Paul Mooney, 'Negrodamus' from Comedy Central's 'Chappelle's Show,' from Spike Lee's 'Bamboozled' and his Showtime special, 'Jesus Was Black,' November 12 -15, 19 - 22 and 26 - 29; 'The Gangster of Comedy' Capone, from BET's 'ComicView,' 'Showtime at the Apollo' and the film 'Death of a Dynasty,' November 20 - 22; and Charlie Murphy, from Comedy Central's 'Chappelle's Show' and the film 'Norbit' hosts 'Charlie Murphy and Friends,' on November 27 and 28.