About the Seasoned Fork

Seasoned Fork

This blog is dedicated to inspiring 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.

The idea for my new blog, Seasoned Fork, stems from of the many interesting culinary inquiries I answer from city dwellers staying at The Greenporter Hotel, my inn and bistro in Greenport, Long Island.

“I bought the most beautiful leeks, what do I do with them, any ideas?’ Visitors stop at farmstands and vineyards on their way into Greenport and buy colorful produce from local farms or roadside family establishments.

Sometimes confusion sets in at the end of a relaxing wine-filled weekend as my visitors set off back to Manhattan, Boston or Greenwich as they ponder producing a meal from their farmstand purchases.

As a North Fork chef, I am endlessly inspired by the change of seasons on the North Fork and whether it is cooking with local wine or savoring local oysters or raspberries, I can always bring something from the local harvest to my table.

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1 Elaine Panella // Oct 17, 2008 at 7:44 pm

The play on words is brilliant — The Seasoned Fork (North Fork/table fork). Pretty neat. The recipe is something that would make a hit in my corner for sure. Encouragement to use local produce in season is the healthiest choice. We appreciate knowing La Cuvee does just that! It’s no wonder that La Cuvee receives raves.
2 chris budd // Jan 28, 2009 at 8:41 am

Delighted to find a fellow “chowhound” in the kitchen! We’re looking forward to our stay at the hotel on Valentine’s weekend, especially looking forward to the dining experience, I’m thinking it will be something special and particularly inspiring to me as an amateur “chef”… see you then!
3 ali lauber // Jun 11, 2009 at 2:50 pm

Deb, its ali….. i just wanted you to know i love your page and loved it from day one…. i hope you and the crew are doing well at the greenporter and im doing alot better… im somewhere in arizona doing something healthy and good for myself so when i get back i would love to come and say hello. good luck with the summer heat and hectic times, i’ll be back soon!

love always, ali
4 seasonedfork // Jun 15, 2009 at 12:19 pm

Love to hear you are working on healthy options. I work on this everyday! Being healthy is a life-long project!

The crew is good. Staying afloat and working on exciting wine events at The Greenporter. We’ll keep you posted!
Love from all of us.
5 Barbara Johnson // Jul 1, 2009 at 10:51 am

Loved the seasonedfork - I grew up on Long Island and love the North Fork. I will definitely keep reading.
6 Regina // Jan 7, 2010 at 11:38 pm

Do you have a email list
7 seasonedfork // Jan 8, 2010 at 10:51 am

We would love to have you on our email list through Open Table. We also send out updates through Twitter and Facebook with every posting. Please friend us or send your information to info@thegreenporter.com or chef@seasonedfork.com. And thank you for reading Seasoned Fork!

What is the Seasoned Fork?

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.

Seasoned Fork