Comment | February 14, 2012 | By Eileen M. Duffy
Winemaker, partner in Premium Wine Group and husband to Sue, Russell Hearn has started a new venture–with partner Ben Beitler–called T’Jara Vineyards, and it has become the latest addition to the Long Island Merlot Alliance. Hearn, who was born in Australia, says, “T’Jara is the phonetic spelling of an aboriginal word that, roughly translated, means [...]
Comment | February 12, 2012 | By Eileen M. Duffy
Fresno restaurant in East Hampton is usually closed Mondays and Tuesdays during the winter. They will, however, be opened this coming Tuesday for Valentine’s Day. The door will open at 5:30 with the restaurant serving its regular fixed price menu by chef Gretchen Menser. Singles are more than welcome to have dinner at the bar [...]
Comment | February 8, 2012 | By Eileen M. Duffy
Restaurants are always happy to get into the act on Valentine’s Day. On a day that can be known as “deuce hell” (as in nothing but tables for two), some owners are looking to offer things you can do as a group, or heck, even do alone. Amarelle Restaurant in Wading River is offering private [...]
Comment | February 7, 2012 | By Eileen M. Duffy
Slow Food is sponsoring two events on Sunday, February 12: one, a cooking demonstration in Southampton, will benefit the Edible School Garden Cookbook Project. The other is an oyster tasting–no, an Oyster Mania–during an open house at the Art of Eating in Amagansett. The Edible School Garden Cookbook Committee is closing in on a first [...]
Comment | February 6, 2012 | By Eileen M. Duffy
Once again local organizations are thinking of you and what you’re going to do in the depths of February. Drink wine? Snuggle up in front of a fireplace at a bed-and-breakfast? Listen to music? Find some great deals on restaurant meals? Yes, it’s all happening on the East End–and some points further west–during Winterfest, a [...]
Comment | February 1, 2012 | By Eileen M. Duffy
Here’s some good news–seeing as how many vineyard managers on the East End are already doing it or have it in the works–a study by UC Davis has found that planting local species among grape vines is good for the environment. Potential ecological benefits include habitat for wildlife, pollinators and other beneficial insects; water quality [...]
Comment | January 30, 2012 | By Eileen M. Duffy
There I was leafing through the latest issue of Sommelier Journal when on page 7 I come across a familiar face in a full-page color ad. There’s chef Noah Schwartz, of Noah’s in Greenport, in waders holding a basket of Pipe’s Cove oysters. According to a press person from Vibrant Rioja campaign, a creative director [...]
Comment | January 26, 2012 | By Eileen M. Duffy
Two Long Island wineries will be holding dinners at ellabess restaurant in the new(ish) Nolitan Hotel. On Wednesday, February 1, at 7 p.m. Channing Daughters will be there to pour eight of their wines paired with four courses prepared by ellabess Chef Troy Unruh. Tickets are $75 all inclusive. The following Wednesday, February 15, also [...]