The Hop Harvest beer (la bière de la récolte de houblon) is on tap at The Angler now. The Hefe didn’t kick yet (despite my best efforts to drain the keg over the past couple of days), but since today is Le jour de remercie, the traditional harvest...

Mike and I just kegged the batch of beer we brewed with our homegrown hops. Mike has an established crop of German-style hops. This is my first harvest of Santiam hops that are slowly taking over my back yard. A quick tasting proved that the beer...

Next on the tour, we sat on the beach in Greenport, NY, passed a good time, and ate oysters fresh off the boat at the Pipes Cove Oysters Farm. I am not a big fan of raw oysters — more of a texture thing, but I’ve tried my share in Louisana. Fried...

One of our first stops on the North Fork Foodie Tour was The Farm in East Marion. We visited with the owner, KK Haspel, who told us about composting and biodynamic farming. She believes her farm methods helped her avoid the blight that plagued so...

We had a great time at the North Fork Foodie Tour this year. For the Tour we had an opportunity to visit 14 locations on the North Fork of Long Island that represent and celebrate the diversity of our local area. We picked up our tickets and map at...