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The Hamptons: Alec Baldwin and Neighbors Feast at Peconic Land Trust Quail Hill Farm Event

Alec Baldwin, looking a bit ruddier and beefier than the suave Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock, sat amidst friends and neighbors at an event Saturday night to support Quail Hill Farm, the Peconic Land Trust’s 30-acre tract in Amagansett. Baldwin is a major supporter of the event.
East End dining hot spots like Nick and Toni’s [...]

Best Potato Chips in NY Area? Try Chips at Southold’s Piping Plover on the North Fork

Potato chips fall into two categories: natural, hand-cut varieties like those offered up at the Piping Plover in Southold on the North Fork of Long Island, or too-salty chips with a taste and texture like cardboard.
At Piping Plover, they make their own potato chips from hand-sliced potatoes. Owner Ken Myers says the dark russet [...]

North Fork, LI: Early Strawberries Are In

Strawberries are starting to show up at local farm stands on the North Fork. Krupski’s in Peconic has them.  So does Latham’s. Their main farm stand is in Orient; there’s a daily satellite stand in Greenport as well. Pretty soon, Harbes in Mattituck on the North Road will be putting out its berries too.
My vote [...]

Upper West Side: 77th Street Greenmarket Expands

Just in time for spring—will it ever come?!—the Sunday greenmarket at 77thth and Columbus is growing, adding new farmers and more space.
The weekly market has moved out of its longstanding schoolyard locale and onto the sidewalk lining the east side of Columbus Avenue where it will extend one additional block, to 80th Street. The action [...]

Upper West Side: Bruni, Forer to Discuss Ethical Eating at Dec. 7 JCC Panel

If you’d like to chew on ethical eating issues, the JCC Dec. 7 will be presenting a panel discussion titled: Who Knew Food Could be So Fraught?
It used to be that eating ethically was about filling up your stomach. These days, of course, diners must consider a long list of dos and don’ts even [...]

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