Seasonal food blog of Chef Deborah at Cuvée at The Greenporter Hotel
Inspiring the consumption of local food and local wine on the North Fork of Long Island
Seasonal food blog of Chef Deborah at Cuvée at The Greenporter Hotel
Inspiring the consumption of local food and local wine on the North Fork of Long Island
Summer is time for outdoor dining. Picnics, clambakes, cookouts, garden parties and poolside knoshing with cocktails. One of the most versatile summer side dishes is potato salad and it can be …
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I was in the city today and went by my last neighborhood bodega to pick up a pound of my favorite egg salad only to see that they were closing for good. I said goodbye to the owner, Donna, who has …
I have been gardening most of my life but am the most fond of my herbs and tomatoes as well as the many orchids I have kept over the years. If you don't have a lot of time for gardening or if you …
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Spring rain and sunshine leads us into summer and here on the North Fork, our summer begins with the annual Strawberry Festival in Mattituck from Thursday, June 13th through Sunday, the …
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The North Fork is home to many vineyards, farms and nurseries. Farm stands are replete with flowers and vegetables and you'll rarely be at a loss for a seasonal addition to dinner. A side dish of …
Last year, on a sunny summer day, we served buckwheat blinis in the restaurant with house cured gravlax for a fundraiser for the Greenport Farmer's Market. A guest wrote me to ask for the recipe and …
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With wedding season upon us, we are seeing the runway of bridesmaids visiting the restaurant celebrating bachelorette weekends. Bachelorette celebrations range from lascivious gatherings with all the …
Vegetarian "wedding soup" My Bostonian sister-in law-gave me a recipe for Italian wedding soup just after my wedding almost 14 years ago and I often make it for my husband. Mini meatballs …
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Cod and scallops are two things I always want to eat year round but there is nothing like fresh Cod from Montauk or Block Island and briny bay scallops from our North Fork waters during the winter …
