Almond Zigmund’s Salon: Our Favorite Cure for the Winter Blues
Almond Zigmund has re-invented the concept of the 18th century Salon when women like Mme. de Sévigné and Madame de Recamier held literary salons in their homes. A salon is a gathering of people under...
View Article5 Valentine’s Day Wine & Chocolate Pairings on the East End
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, local wineries and North Fork Chocolate Company are teaming up. • Photo courtesy of Waters Crest Winery This Valentine’s Day, take advantage of two of the best things the East...
View ArticleTake a Sneak Peek at Almond’s 1st Annual Whole Animal Beer Dinner
On March 1, Almond in Bridgehampton hosted the 1st Annual Whole Animal/Cured, Pickled, Fermented and Preserved Things Beer Dinner. The event brought together Almond’s own chef Jason Weiner, chef Jeremy...
View ArticleSup and Stay: The New East End Restaurant Week Makes It Easy
Where will East End Restaurant Week take you? Baron’s Cove in Sag Harbor, perhaps? Need a staycation and some great degustation to go along with it? The newly revamped and dramatically expanded East...
View ArticleJoin Slow Food East End for a Moveable Feast on Sunday, April 2
To (liberally) quote Hemingway: “If you are lucky enough to have lived on the East End as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for the East End is a moveable...
View ArticleCrazy Good Duck, Bluefish, Art and Philosophy at Artists and Writers Night
Duck Bibimbap • Photo by Jason Weiner It started with an invitation to join the Facebook group “CrazyMaking.” Next, came a letter asking friends to consider, “What is the craziest thing that you...
View ArticleHeart-ing (and Supporting) the Lady Parts at Baron’s Cove
A scene from the “i heart my lady parts” benefit. • Photo by Ashley Boer As the knitting of pink pussy-cat hats becomes more commonplace, as well as the reclamation of formerly-shunned language...
View ArticleOwn a Piece of Culinary History Thanks to Sotheby’s “Luxe: The Art of the Table”
“It’s no secret to the Sotheby’s specialists – this French dinner service was one of my favourites. The pale robin’s egg blue colour with the gold detail caught my eye. I was especially fond of the...
View ArticleThe 3rd Annual Food Lab Conference to Bring Bobby Flay, David Barber and...
Bobby Flay is one of the Food Lab Conference’s two keynote speakers this year. • Photo courtesy of Stony Brook Southampton A lot can change in fifty years, especially where food is concerned—but how,...
View ArticleThe Shelter Island Run Returns with Great Food, Music & Family Fun
The historic Shelter Island Run—a 10K/5K race—will return for its 38th year on Saturday, June 17 at 5:30 p.m. Noted as one of the most scenic 10K courses in the world by Runner’s World, the race draws...
View ArticleThis Summer, Teach Your Super Kids the Importance of Eating Super Foods
Put this on your list of fun things for foodies to do with kids on the South Fork this summer. Several programs will put the power of good nutrition and local produce into children’s hands. And most...
View Article5 Places to Eat in the Hamptons on the 4th of July (If You’re Not BBQing)
Eat a burger—for America. • Photo by Doug Young I know, I know. You’ve been invited to a sick Tuesday barbecue this year, and you don’t need to know where to go to get your grub on for the 4th. But,...
View ArticleGeoffrey and Margaret Zakarian are Ready to Host the Ultimate Montauk Clambake
Raise a glass: ClambakeMTK will return on Saturday, July 8. • Photo courtesy of Dan’s Summer is here and we’re ready to enjoy two things in abundance: Montauk and clambakes. Luckily, Dan’s Taste of...
View ArticleThis Sunday, Sip & Savor to Save the Sag Harbor Cinema
This Sunday, Party for the Cinema! in Sag Harbor. Pair Baron’s Cove’s white bean crustini with the Beacon’s salmon tartare, and finish with a Wölffer Estate rosé, and you’ll pretty much have the...
View ArticleIn Bloom This August: Guild Hall’s Garden-to-Table Tour
Indoors, there is the kitchen. Outdoors, the garden. This is where people tend to congregate, and it’s no real mystery why. Both settings are synonymous with bounty — beauty, too — and nowhere is this...
View ArticleDo Not Miss Dreesen’s Famous Donuts at Our 6th Annual Food Truck Derby
Our 6th annual Food Truck Derby is just 3 weeks away and we’re so excited we’re counting down the days—and starting to draw up our day-of game plan. Navigating a field full of food trucks isn’t easy,...
View ArticleThey Say Art Is Food for the Soul—And So Is the Watermill Center
Like a gigantic, gray monolith, The Watermill Center rises out of the Shinnecock woods. Its stone walls and courtyard statues a sharp contrast to the profusion of greenery surrounding it....
View ArticleJust Wait Until You See What Blondie’s Bake Shop is Serving at Our Food Truck...
Our 6th annual Food Truck Derby is just over 2 weeks away and we’re so excited we’re dancing, singing, and acting as if our names were Neil Patrick Harris—who, according to the owner of the Blondie’s...
View ArticleHarvest East End Returns to its Roots This Saturday in Riverhead
Harvest East End returns this Saturday—with the Long Island Wine Council at its helm. • Photo courtesy of LI Wine Council There’s just a few days left before Long Island winemakers hold their biggest...
View ArticlePut Down Those Pens and Paintbrushes: Artists & Writers Night is Coming to...
It is no coincidence that palate and palette are homophones. Both are essential to the artist—and both will be nourished at Almond Restaurant’s Artists & Writers Night this fall. The season will...
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