APPETITES: Shucking with Alec
An actor who hungers for information. It was supposed to be something akin to Fishing with John, the obscure angling series that featured Jim Jarmusch, Matt Dillon and Dennis Hopper. But time was...
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There wasn’t a much better place to spend a sunny afternoon on Memorial Day weekend than the porch of Ruby’s Cove Bed-and-Breakfast on the corner of Bay and Carpenter streets in Greenport. Just to the...
View ArticleNot Your Ordinary Sweets
GREENPORT—They pass as quite benignly ordinary chocolate cupcakes—until the first bite. Then impressions of merlot and blackberries dance with rich chocolate across the palate. Last May 1, 60 food...
View ArticleLong Island Inspires my Winning Cassoulet
I am proud to say, I earned first place honors for both judges’ and people’s choice awards at the 5th Annual Cassoulet Cookoff at Jimmy’s No. 43 in Manhattan. This has been two years in the making,...
View ArticleSneak Peek: First Castroville Artichokes Arrive at Almond in Bridgehampton
With most farm stands still shuttered, here’s a first-of-the-season produce shot taken by Chef Jason Weiner at Almond in Bridgehampton, whose Manhattan sister restaurants include Almond and the new...
View ArticleAPPETITES: Shucking with Alec
An actor who hungers for information.It was supposed to be something akin to Fishing with John, the obscure angling series that featured Jim Jarmusch, Matt Dillon and Dennis Hopper. But time was short,...
View ArticleBeer Here
There wasn’t a much better place to spend a sunny afternoon on Memorial Day weekend than the porch of Ruby’s Cove Bed-and-Breakfast on the corner of Bay and Carpenter streets in Greenport. Just to the...
View ArticleNot Your Ordinary Sweets
GREENPORT—They pass as quite benignly ordinary chocolate cupcakes—until the first bite. Then impressions of merlot and blackberries dance with rich chocolate across the palate.Last May 1, 60 food...
View ArticleSneak Peek: First Castroville Artichokes Arrive at Almond in Bridgehampton
With most farm stands still shuttered, here’s a first-of-the-season produce shot taken by Chef Jason Weiner at Almond in Bridgehampton, whose Manhattan sister restaurants include Almond and the new...
View ArticleIn East Hampton, Carissa’s Bakery Brings Beauty by Way of Baked Goods
While Carissa’s Breads have been an East End institution for years, Carissa’s Bakery opened in East Hampton just before Memorial Day.I feel a certain kismet with Carissa Waechter, who, like me, is 37,...
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