Taste North Fork is turning out to be a big event with lots to do, and you won’t have to drive. The Hampton Jitney is providing a free shuttle bus from Riverhead to Orient. Make sure to stop in Greenport, which is hosting its own version with a tent in Mitchell Park, dinners, tastings, etc. The village’s celebration starts of with a locally sourced and foraged dinner at First and South. It begins promptly at 7 p.m. and has six courses. For a wine pairing dinner the cost is $85; all the wines are local. A Greenport Harbor beer-paired dinner is $70.Dinner only is $60. For reservations and more info call 631.333.2200. Menu below. Only 30 seats!
Friday, November 8, 2013
Promptly at 7 p.m.
SNACKS and SPARKLING Reception
Carrot Salami, “Oyster Cracker”, Duck Liver Éclair, Tiny Caesar
Dairy Cow and Beach Plum Tartare, Oyster Mushroom
Warm Spent Grain Bread with Whipped Leaf Lard
FIRST
A Potato Poached in Bay Water, Black Walnut
Farmed and Foraged Herbs and Lettuces
SECOND
Whelk and Chicken Broth, Chicken of the Woods
Egg Yolk, Turnip
THIRD
Goat: Pie and Loin, Autumn Olive
FOURTH
Parsnip Split, Wild Ginger Ice Cream
Hickory Nuts
TREATS and DIGESTIFS
Chocolate Covered Pork Rind, Green Juniper
White Pine Marshmallow
Honey Suckle Gummy
