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Pizza Find: Long Island Pie is Tops

It’s possible to stumble on great pizza in the most unexpected places. Take Mattituck on Long Island’s North Fork where we lucked into The Sicilian and its outstanding pies.
Mattituck is situated in the middle of Long Island’s North Fork. Abundant vineyards? Check.  Farmstands brimming with fresh-pick produce? Check. The shimmering waters of the Peconic? Check.
But [...]

Corn Dinner, Dessert: Sweet Corn Ice Cream

Claudia Fleming is one of America’s great pastry chefs. These days, you can find the former Gramercy Tavern pastry chef and her luscious desserts at the North Fork Table and Inn in Southold on Long Island’s North Fork.
If you missed the other courses for the all corn dinner, here they are:
Drinks Snack: All Corn [...]

North Fork: Nello’s Owner to Open New Restaurant in Greenport

Is Greenport, on the North Fork of Long Island becoming unbearably gentrified?  You draw your own conclusions.
But one sign of the times is the looming presence of a North Fork version of Nello, the Upper East Side boite that’s home to the rich and hoping-to-be-rich. The Greenport eatery is to be called Seaweed and will [...]

North Fork, LI: Magic Fountain’s Divine Rum Raisin Ice Cream

Rum on the North Fork where wine is king? Well, not exactly.
But if you need an ice cream break while trawling the vineyards, stop by the Magic Fountain in Mattituck, Long Island and get yourself a scoop of the shop’s delicious rum raisin ice cream.
The Magic Fountain has perched on Route 25 (locally known as [...]

North Fork, LI: Greenport Brewery Opens

Long Island beer lovers and visitors to the North Fork, take note: Greenport Harbor Brewing Company has opened for business.
These are not suds for whimps; Greenport Harbor’s beer is very hoppy. But I especially loved the Summer Ale, which is light and fruity. Head Brewer DJ Swanson told me he injects honey into the summer [...]