From Faith: Last summer we invited you to join us in visiting homemade ice cream spots across our region. This season, please join us in having a waterfront meal every weekend. It’s an instant vacation, as we learned recently while having dinner at a wonderful destination, Fresh Salt, the restaurant at Saybrook Point Inn & Spa. […]
Food Notes
A North Fork Pasta & Pizza Find
Grana is arguably the best pizza and pasta on The East End of L.I. Recently, this charming spot in Jamesport was named one of the Top 50 Restaurants on all of Long Island, which is no easy feat for a small, unfussy Trattoria. Many of the pastas are homemade, as is every sauce; the pizza […]
Two New Cookbooks
Drawing from their heritage and their many travels through Germany, Jeremy and Jessica Nolen, the husband-wife team behind Philadelphia’s Brauhaus Schmitz have created New German Cooking, recipes for classics revisited. The research neuroscientist Dr. Nicole Avena is author of What to Eat When You’re Pregnant, addressing the health and desire of the mother, her hormonal […]
Yoga at Chamard Vineyard
From Faith: Yoga amidst the vines at Chamard Vineyard in Clinton, Conn… that’s a gem on its own, but you’re invited to stay for wine and possibly lunch. All you have to do is register in advance because it sells out, and bring your own yoga mat and a blanket. The class is reported to be […]
How to Use Charcoal Twice!
Again, how brilliant of Cooks Illustrated magazine to find a way to use charcoal twice. Magazine testers say that after you’ve used a batch of charcoal once, dust off the ash, and save the coal chunks remaining. The next time you make a fire in your chimney starter, load if half way with used chunks, […]
Best Supermarket Balsamic
We thank our talented colleagues at Cooks Illustrated magazine for doing a taste-test of balsamic vinegars. We especially agree with one of their top choices, based on flavor and price. We, too, like Colavita Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, around $2.99 per bottle. As the magazine noted, it might seem sharp tasted on its own, but once […]
