food & wine

What Are The Top Five Fruits?

An apple a day just doesn't cut it anymore, and too many apples could make you fat.

Wellspring Camps Offers Some Healthy School Lunch Solutions

By Eileen Casey

Thirty million children nationwide rely on lunches served by school cafeterias. Although the buffet of chicken nuggets, fries and pizza is convenient; it is a contributing factor in the child obesity epidemic.

26th Annual American Cheese Society Conference And Competition

Lucy Kazickas, owner of Lucy's Whey has just returned from Seattle where she attended the 26th Annual American Cheese Society Conference and Competition.

hamptons dish

Getting Fired Up At Grana

By Ralph DiGennaro

How does being a business major from the Rochester Institute of Technology qualify you as a pizza expert? It doesn't. Unless you're David Plath, a Hamptons Bay native and self-confessed pizza obsessive and Italophile. 6 comments

on the vine

Sitting In On Winemakers' Smackdown II At Roanoke Vineyards

By Ralph DiGennaro

Blind tasting a series of wines and getting even within range of accurately guessing the varietal, much less the vintage, location and maker of the wine, is no easy task and certainly not an undertaking for the faint of palate. 1 comment

food news

News You Can Eat

Area restaurants are continuing to feature live music, new menus and special cocktails.

mixology

Say Goodbye To Summer With Some Indulgences

By Eileen Casey

Tequila embodies the spirit of summer with tasty margaritas and refreshing tequila sunrises. Now, Labor Day is around the corner so it's time say goodbye to summer in style with some indulgences.

Grey Goose Vodka To Make A Splash At U.S. Open

By Eileen Casey

Grey Goose Vodka will be making a splash again this year, as the Grey Goose Honey Deuce will return as the official cocktail in celebration of the Tennis Championships.

recipes

Tasty Recipe With Tequila And Chicken

By Eileen Casey

Tequila can be used for a lot more than margaritas these days. With Labor Day on the horizon and the last days of BBQ-ing soon behind us, grab your leftover 1800 Silver Tequila and a few friends for a delicious meal.