The Most Beautiful Easter Eggs You’ve Ever Seen, and How to Make Them
Feeling uninspired in your Easter Egg dyeing? Consider what this Springs resident does. You will not believe the last two egg images.
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In Hampton Bays, Edible Wreaths Showcase the Beauty of Our Local Bounty
Meet the woman who forages for festive beauty on the East End.
In East Hampton, Dereyk Patterson Makes Impeccable Knives
Slice a name off your Christmas list.
Stanley & Sons Opens a Brick and Mortar Shop in Springs
S&S Corner Shop is exactly what you would expect from the husband-and-wife team behind Stanley & Sons: a beautiful, well-curated and locally focused space.
Bob Hand: The Decoy Man
Decoys were originally a tool meant to help hunters shoot birds to eat. In Sag Harbor, Bob Hand Sr. elevates them from tool to art.
South Fork Pet Company: Pet Treats Even the Pickiest Dogs & Cats Will Drool Over
These treats are so good they’ll make your old dog want to learn new tricks just for the reward.
Pascal Zugmeyer Est Z Wine Guy
When the wine barrels are past the prime of making their art, Pascal Zugmeyer, Z Wine Guy, makes the wine barrels into an art all their own.
Bite-Sized Masterpieces: Artist Ruby Jackson and the Magic of Miniature Food
The miniature food sculptures look good enough to eat.
Throwback Thursday: From the Vine to the Brine
It takes a sour woman to make a good pickle—or so writes Michael Chabon in his novel, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, clearly oblivious to the pleasures of Horman’s Best Pickles and the not-at-all-sour young man behind them. Of course, our own Jeanne Hodesh is better informed, having spoken with Nicholas Horman himself back in the summer of 2009.
Long Island Joins World in Champagne to Protect Place Names
To protect place names, in 2005 the Joint Declaration to Protect Wine Place Names & Origin was signed in Napa Valley. Since then 19 regions have signed the declaration including Long Island, which joined in 2010.
Throwback Thursday: Green Grapes
So what will it be, a glass of merlot or some compost tea? As Brian Halweil learned in his 2005 piece, “Grapes Without Pesticides,” the grapes, at least, seem to prefer the latter.
Throwback Thursday: Of Hops and Heroes
Beer drinkers, rejoice. You held out for a hero on the grape-happy East End and, according to the results of our 2014 Local Hero Awards, you found one in the Montauk Brewing Company.
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