Grilling tonight? Make a fresh tomato and chopped herb salad drizzled with best olive oil and a drizzle of balsamic vinager for your side dish.

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Looking for Love or Lobster on the North Fork? Cuvee Bistro & Bar at The Greenporter Hotel serving Lobster specials on the weekends during July and August. Dinner and cocktails on our terrace. Bon appetit!

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Grilling some lobster for a fresh lobster salad for a garden party or summer cookout. Pair with some food-friendly wine from Lenz’s Bon Appetit line.

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For years I would end up at steak houses and feel bad about ordering a burger.  I would have to argue with my dinner guests about why I was ordering a burger when there were all these great steaks on the menu.  And that is precisely why I ordered a burger.  Many great restaurants and steak [...]

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Look for a new recipe every week selected from the buffet menu of this year’s “Run for the Rosés” Rosé wine festival on July 2nd at The Greenporter Hotel. Featuring Rosé wines from: One Woman Vineyards, Corey Creek Vineyards, Bedell Vineyards, Pindar Vineyards, Duck Walk Vineyards, Sparking Pointe, The Old Field Vineyards, Waters Crest, Martha [...]

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Is your summer house full of guests this weekend? There is a trick to hosting guests and keeping your sanity. As far as meals are concerned, I think it’s best to have defined plans and inform your guests in advance so that they know what is expected of them. You should tell your guests that [...]

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I made this soup for the wine dinner we had last week with Kip Bedell of Bedell Cellars and Corey Creek Vineyards in celebration of Cinco de Mayo.  What is a bistro doing celebrating Cinco de Mayo?  In 1862 Mexico defeated the French army in the culinary town of Puebla.  Puebla is to Mexico what Lyon is to [...]

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I use my grill year round from sweet summer corn to Veninson tenderloin. My favorite way to have a Salmon steak or filet is on the grill with just a bit of salt and pepper, some citrus and a drizzle of olive oil. It’s the perfect backdrop for a dressing of Watercress cream and some [...]

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Red peppers are available year-round and are often overlooked in soup making.  Grilling or charring red peppers in your broiler will give them a smoky flavor that perfectly accompanies a hearty sausage garnish. Ingredients Four large red bell peppers (Reserve one to add at end if bisque is too thin), two to three peeled shallots, [...]

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