For You Mom, Finally

Entries from November 2010

For You Mom, Finally

November 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Book Review

By Ruth Reichl I read Ruth Reichl’s first memoir, Tender at the Bone, many years ago and it never left me. Her writing is so vulnerable, so raw, I cried and I cringed through the details of her childhood that in some ways were extremely foreign yet in other ways very familiar. So when I [...]

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Orchard Toddy with Absolut Brooklyn

November 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Dinner, Drinks & Cocktails, Fall Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter Recipes

· No Comments · Dinner, Drinks & Cocktails, Fall Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter Recipes

A bit chilly tonight? Stop into Cuvee Bistro at The Greenporter for a hot “Orchard Toddy” “spiked” with Absolut Brooklyn Ginger-Apple flavored Vodka inspired by Brooklyn’s own Spike Lee. Check out www.seasonedfork.com for the recipe!

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The New Taste Of Chocolate: A Cultural History of Cacao with Recipes

November 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Book Review

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A Chocolate Extravaganza – no calories, no kidding! Everything I know about chocolate, I learned from Maricel Presilla. Truly. Food writers like me don’t necessarily know everything about the food they are asked to write about, so we rely on the smarts, wisdom, knowledge and research of others. Sometimes — like when I was asked [...]

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What is the Seasoned Fork?

Photo by: Chris Sanders

I started this blog in an effort to inspire the consumption of local food and local wine on the North Fork of Long Island. And even if you are reading this from your computer in another state or another country, I am hoping to motivate you to think about and cook with the food that grows around you. This blog can be for the occasional cook who is looking for sensational yet simple recipes or the gourmand who wishes to push their culinary limits by using new seasonal ingredients in their kitchens. And for foodies who want the inside scoop on the North Fork food scene, stay tuned to Seasoned Fork and stay hungry!

My Kitchen

I have been cooking in my kitchen at The Greenporter Hotel for almost eight years now. I was always a cook at heart even though my education and career took me in other directions. I began building this kitchen in March of 2001 and worked on every corner of it's design. Having a kitchen on the North Fork of Long Island is every chef's dream. Here you have local products sprouting in farms all around you. Whether it is local oysters, duck, mushrooms or Striped Bass, it's all fresh and even more heavenly accompanied by a glass of local wine. We cook using these local ingredients year-round. In the winter you'll find us here on the weekends and from Memorial Day to Labor Day you'll find us seven days a week. Let us know next time you stop at a farmstand and pick up some really beautiful locally grown or harvested goodies and SEND ME A LINE! I'll be happy to post some recipes for just for you.

Entries from November 2010