THEY'RE THE TAPAS: The Foodies had the occasion to
host a business luncheon in the conference room of Long Islander
Newspapers’ new Main Street office right off of Prime.
Our five business guests were all foodies of varying girth
and tastes but all into exciting eating. Our solution: an
assortment of tapas from Café Buenos Aires (23 Wall
Street, Huntington Village, 631-603-3600). They were packed
in plastic snap containers, took the five minute trip perfectly,
and delighted our guests with varying tastes. From the spicy
sausage and garbanzo beans to the sushi-grade tuna with wasabi
cream, our palates were tickled. The empanadas, the salads,
the variety added a lively fun flavor to our business luncheon.
Let’s do it again!
TALL ORDER COOKS: A new cookbook, Tall Order
Cooks: Playful Recipes from the Well Known includes more than
50 original recipes invented or perfected by many well-known
figures in politics, the arts, commerce and communications.
The cooks include Barbara Bush, Jimmy Carter, Tony Blair and
Stephen King among others. Each recipe is accompanied by vibrant
color photos of the celebrities and gives readers a glimpse
into each celebrity’s life. An interesting self published
concept available by searching www.authorhouse.com.
BARBECUE: Bringing America’s food and
America’s music to the heart of New York City, the fifth
annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party returns to Madison Square
Park June 9 and 10, noon to 6:00 p.m. The Big Apple Barbecue
Block Party celebrates America’s culinary and musical
traditions: real pit barbecue, live jazz, blues, bluegrass
and rhythm and blues. Food, music seminars and more, ’tween
Madison and 5th, 23rd to 26th. Check it out at: bigapplebbq.org.
FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS: Zagat’s has
gone fast food. Teaming up with the Today Show, they have
compiled consumer reaction to the food, service and facilities
of 45 national fast food chains. Participants ranked Panera
Bread Company as the most outstanding of the chain restaurants.
Wendy’s led mega chains overall and with the best burger;
Outback was full-service restaurant chain winner; Subway came
in as healthiest. But Panera, with local bakery-cafes in Huntington
and East Northport, was the clear choice in food quality and
best overall according to more than 6,000 participants. For
complete survey results, visit www.Zagat.com. Oh, McDonalds
still has the best French Fries.
FARM STANDS: The Long Island Farm Bureau
which encourages you to “Savor Long Island, Fresh To
You From Farmstands” maintains an annual self-listing
directory of farmstands. Here’s the local ones:
• Makinajian Poultry Farm, Inc. 276 Cuba Hill Road Huntington,
631-368-9320. From Deer Park Road. to 25 East, first left
on Elwood Road, 2nd left onto Cuba Hill Road. 1/4 mile on
left-hand side. Open all year Tuesday-Saturday 9:30
a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.. Closed Mondays. Fresh poultry
and eggs, organic fruits, vegetables and dry goods, homemade
organic baked goods, firewood.
• Mediavilla Orchards, Inc. 1527 East Jericho Tpke,
Huntington, 631-423-4794. 1/4 mile east of Deer Park Avenue
August 15-Thanksgiving Tuesday-Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Apples,
peaches, plums, pears, cider, jams, jellies, grapes, chestnuts.
• Schneider’s Farmstands 316 Old Country Road,
Melville, 631-673-5844 LIE to exit 49N – Route
110 to Old Country Road. East on Old Country Road 1 mile. End
of April through December 7 days – 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. SPRING: bedding plants, hanging baskets, perennials.
SUMMER: plants, vegetables FALL: vegetables, pumpkins, hay,
corn stalks.
• Richters Orchard, Pulaski Road Northport, 631-261-1980. Located
on the north side of Pulaski Road, 1.3 miles west of Sunken
Meadow Pkwy. Exit SM4 west to Pulaski Road, East Northport. August-May Daily
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Apples, peaches, cider mill, pumpkins
• Johnson’s Farm 123 Cedar Road East Northport.
631-266-1822. Jericho Tpke. to Larkfield Road, north
1 mile to Cedar Road, 1/4 mile east on Cedar Road. April
15-October 1 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Fruits, vegetables, plants,
bedding plants, flowers, hanging baskets.
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