Join Gary as he continues exploring the North Fork Wine Country with a bit of history, and a trip sideways.
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The Best Spirits on The East End
The terroir that benefits our unique wine region has also given birth to a wide variety of other beverages. Maybe the beginnings of today’s craft cocktails originated with the area’s bootleggers, smugglers, and the up-island speakeasies they supplied?
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Creating Sylvia’s Eggnog This recipe is integral to the making of Sylvia’s French Toast, but that is not the only reason we are thinking winter cocktails several months early. Eggnog, like many ancient foods, was created out of necessity. A fortified beer was added to
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Pain Perdu translates simply as “lost bread” and is the basis of today’s French Toast. The lost bread we are speaking of is that stale loaf of brioche or sourdough that is not yet destined to become bread crumbs. Day old bread, or slices of
... Continue Reading“Invisible Green” (The Kitchen Edition), with Costas Christ, Eliot Coleman, and John Oliver
The story of Invisible Green at the Mill House Inn started with an earlier blog post. Now let’s talk about supporting green initiatives. It’s one thing to say you will be green. It’s another thing altogether when you sign a pledge to let your supplier
... Continue ReadingThe Heart and Soul of a Hotel
This is the beginning of a new story. An introduction to the heart and soul of a hotel, in its essence it’s the story of your travels. I imagine there will be many chapters, but that’s up to you since it is your story. This
... Continue ReadingBeaches, Bonfires, BBQ, & Sangria
Beaches, bonfires, and BBQs all share a common notion … a need for the appropriate cocktail to accompany them. In my humble opinion, Sangria may be the most versatile of cocktails for summer events.
... Continue ReadingCelebrating the East Hampton Ladies’ Village Improvement Society
In one of the most beautiful villages in America, long before zoning codes, there was the Ladies’ Village Improvement Society. In 1895, the twenty-one founders gathered at the Clinton Academy and made the decision to take responsibility for protecting their village. In 2020, LVIS celebrates
... Continue ReadingLobster Frittata. For Breakfast. Enough Said.
In over 45 years of cooking it has happened often, beginning as a casual conversation with a guest. This one was just after our breakfast service, sharing conversation and coffee in the dining room of the Mill House Inn, as we celebrated our two-year anniversary.
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As I was cooking breakfast one morning this week a song came on the radio, one of my favorites by Jack Johnson. Maybe I’m biased, but if you spend a good portion of your life cooking breakfast, you just have to love “Banana Pancakes” …
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