I am thrilled to report that I recently ate dumplings in Sag Harbor, and I'm craving more. The generously sized meat and veggie morsels came courtesy of Phao Thai Kitchen, which opens today next door to sister restaurant and...
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The first New York City Restaurant Week was launched in 1992, an effort by some restaurant biz players to give recession-distracted New Yorkers another reasons to eat out. The idea proliferated (sometimes in New York, it’s hard to know...
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One of the most inspiring elements of the food renaissance underway on the East End is the viral spread of edible schoolyards. From Sag Harbor to Amagansett, and from Riverhead to Southold, teachers, concerned parents, farmers and precocious students...
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Pumpkin lobster bisque at Plaza Cafe. Apparently it's not too late for pumpkin. Wine dinners seem to be a fixture of winter socializing on the East End, as post-harvest winemakers have a bit of extra time and post Labor...
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After selling heritage turkeys for three years, Eve and Chris Kaplan-Walbrecht of Garden of Eve organic farm in Aquebogue lost their entire flock of Bourbon Red chicks, or baby turkeys, in a fire. They still have winter CSA shares available,...
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From Amagansett to Quogue desperate chefs are finding their walk-ins empty, while haggard waitstaff have had it up to here with summer folk playing hookie. But here’s a little East End secret—summer doesn’t really end on Labor Day.
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Hamptons institution Nick & Toni’s turned 20 this summer, and it hasn’t made it any easier to get a reservation. "It’s not impossible," says longtime manager Bonnie Munshin, whose advice includes being flexible on time, putting your name on...
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