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Fun in the Sun at our 2016 Food Truck Derby
A brutally hot and humid afternoon did not deter the hoards of people who came out for the 2016 Food Truck Derby, on the grounds of Hayground School, this past Friday. The line to get in was long and...
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Get Ready for Slow Food East End’s Gala in the Garden
You know what this summer has been sorely lacking? Garden parties. Luckily, that’s all about to change thanks to Slow Food East End. On Saturday, September 10, Slow Food East End will host its...
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The Art(s) of Brunch at The Watermill Center’s International Brunch Series
At the Watermill Center, an “interdisciplinary laboratory for the arts and humanities,” brunching has become an art with their successful International Brunch Series. This exclusive event brings...
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Good Dirt: The American Farmland Trust to Host Long Island Soil Health Field...
The Farm Beyond at Charnews Farm For almost as long as there has been a Long Island, there has been farming on the post-Ice Age peninsula named Paumanok by its original farming inhabitants. Throughout...
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Slow Food Potluck to Rescue Fast Disappearing Local Pumpkin
Chef Stephan Bogardus for the North Fork Table and Inn visits the Long Island cheese pumpkins before harvest at Invincible Summer Farms in Southold on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. You too can join the...
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6 Local Halloween Parties You Should Be Afraid to Miss
Photo by John Musnicki Forget creepy clowns and certain presidential candidates—the truly scariest thing this Hallowen is FOMO (fear of missing out). Why, you ask? Because look at all the local...
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Honoring Susan and Myron Levine and Celebrating the Once-Elusive Long Island...
The evening was clear and cold, but the atmosphere inside 18 Bay Restaurant on Shelter Island was all warmth. An intimate dinner of about 45 guests—many from the Slow Food community—gathered on...
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The Long Island Cheese Pumpkin Takes on the Big Apple
The Long Island Cheese Pumpkin Renaissance continues this fall as the Long Island Cheese Pumpkin Project heads to the city for three days of cheese pumpkin madness – including beer and cook-offs — at...
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Want to Support Your Local Makers This Holiday Season? Skip the Mall and Head...
If you’re anything like me, you face the same dilemma every year when it comes to holiday shopping: you want to buy your loved ones gifts with meaning—items made by local makers in ethical,...
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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...
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5 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...
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Sup 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...
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Join 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...
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Crazy 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...
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Heart-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...
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Own 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...
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The 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 50 years, especially where food is concerned—but how, why...
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The 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...
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This 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...
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