A seasonal spread featuring farmstead chevre goat cheese - flavored with lavender and honey - from Catapano Dairy Farm in Peconic, Long Island.It is the unofficial start of the summer season. I celebrate the glorious weather by dining outside with a delectable spread of fruit, honey, nuts, Long Island wine and goat cheese flavored with a hint of lavender and honey from Catapano Dairy Farm in
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Big Apple Burger Banter – HB Burger
I’ve dubbed them the “Burger Babes.” It’s okay. I checked with Zany and Mad Me-Shell, and they love the moniker. I think they’re even getting business cards made. You may recall that some time ago, my colleagues Mad Me-Shell and Zany first came up with the scheme of checking out the best burger joints in our Manhattan neighborhood. They get to eat, offer witty commentary and I get to write it
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Suburban Homestead Cheese
My sophisticated Manhattan friends - and even some who live in Brooklyn - think that I live in the boondocks. In reality, my home is only a mere 45 miles from Manhattan, but I gave up fighting their provincial perceptions a long time ago. Instead, I embrace the idea. I live in the country. I get up at dawn. And in the time-honored tradition of country life, I bake my own bread and I make
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Foodbuzz Takes Manhattan
The terrific team at Foodbuzz swarmed the Big Apple this week to host an extraordinary party of New York-based food bloggers, celebrating 1 million posts for the delectable worldwide foodie community.The champagne flowed at David Burke Townhouse on East 61st Street and heads turned with each new gastronomic creation - from tingly ceviche on the half-shell to whimsical truffle pops…It was a sweet
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New Roots at Restoration Farm
Bunches of Red Russian Kale sprout at Restoration Farm in Old Bethpage, NY.The rain has been endless – seemingly 40 days and 40 nights. The ground squishes as I traipse along the path at Restoration Farm, a certified organic farm at Old Bethpage, NY.Somebody told me a while back that Community Sponsored Agriculture is a bit like life. You’re constantly planting and harvesting. Indeed. The
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Who Needs To Knead?
I know I’m late to this party. I mean, everyone and their brother has gotten on the “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day” bread wagon. The book, by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois was published in 2007, after all. What can I say? I’ve been busy. “Too busy to bake,” as a colleague of mine would say.But just a few days ago, Barnes and Noble nailed me with one of those “you might like this”
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