Wildacre Rotisserie Donates First Day's Sales To Local Nonprofit

GREENWICH, CT ? Wildacre Rotisserie, Cos Cob's new fast casual rotisserie restaurant which opened last month, donated its first day's sales to Neighbor to Neighbor, a local nonprofit organization which aims to create access to food, clothing and basic living essentials.

Restaurant owner Ben Pote presented a check in the amount of $3,971 to Neighbor to Neighbor Executive Director Margaret Tjimos Goldberg last week.

Wildacre Rotisserie also recently announced expanded hours. The restaurant, located at 147 E. Putnam Ave., is now open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. In addition, the entire menu is now gluten-free.

Rotisserie-herbed chicken and slow-roasted cauliflower are menu staples. The chicken is rubbed with with bay leaf, oregano and fennel pollen to give it an herbaceous, savory flavor. The cauliflower is sprinkled with za'atar, a Middle Eastern herb blend.

The chicken is sourced from Cooks Venture, an Arkansas-based purveyor. Unlike chicken from major companies, Cooks Venture raises its own slow-growth, free-range heirloom chicken called the Pioneer. The birds are pasture-raised and fed a diet of non-GMO feed.

Entree-sized salads, such as the Medi (roasted cauliflower, sheep's milk feta, green olive tapenade, cherry tomatoes, shaved red onion, cucumber, creamy tahini dressing) or the Caesar (shredded chicken, grana padano, rotisserie croutons, fresh herbs, lemon caesar dressing), to name a couple, are hearty enough for lunch and dinner.

There are also plant-forward sides like roasted brussels sprouts, cucumber salad, potatoes, kale salad and even french fries.