Edible Long Island

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The Audacity of Hops Beer Dinner at Jedediah on Feb. 28
February 11, 2014 | By Eileen M. Duffy

The Audacity of Hops

Session in the Speakeasy, a winter series featuring dinners paired with local beverages a the Jedediah Hawkins Inn, will wrap up on Friday, February 28, at 6:30 p.m. This week the subject is beer. Craft beer, that is, something Edible has been following from the stalwarts at the Southampton Publick House to the microbreweries sprouting up all over the Long Island. The master of ceremonies is Tom Acitelli, a beer historian and the author of The Audacity of Hops. Join Tom for a tasting of local brews, and learn the distinct styles of craft beers and the passions and palates behind them. A sampling of hearty pub-type fare will round out an evening of gastro-goodness.

All sessions begin at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $95 per person, plus tax and tip.

NY Cork Report by Gibson Campbell

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Friday, February 28: ”Craft Beer: A Love Story” As part Jedediah Hawkins Inns’ “Sessions in the Speakeasy” author and beer historian, Tom Acitelli, will host a beer tasting and discussion on the rapid expanse of craft brewing .  Some of what is written in Tom’s book “The Audacity of Hops” will be intertwined with the evenings’ libations and rhetoric. Six Long Island based beers will be poured alongside hearty pub-fare in the cozy speakeasy space of the Victorian Inns’ basement.

Tom says he wants to give the audience a general introduction to the history of craft beer and especially the prominence of the NYC area in that history. The rise of IPA as the American archetype and the use of Cascade hops (the first American aromatic hop grown and used in the states) will also be a focus in the session.  Tickets are $95 per person which includes beer, food, and a copy of Tom’s book. Don’t want to drive afterward?

http://newyorkcorkreport.com/blog/2014/02/13/upcoming-long-island-beer-events-february-and-march-edition/

Edible East End

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Josh Wesson’s Long Island Wine pairing at Jedediah Hawkins by Eileen M. Duffy

I’ve been to a few wine dinners. They’re mostly always fun. The system usually breaks down by the second course when the room starts to get loud after the wine’s been flowing. Last week, however, I attended a dinner with Josh Wesson at Jedediah Hawkins. It was the first of a series, Sessions in the Speakeasy, and it focused on wine and food pairing using exclusively Long Island wine. Wesson is best known for having started Best Cellars, a retail shop that organized wine by style rather than by region. He now writes book and does talks and things like wine dinners, and he’s really funny and entertaining; he kept everyone involved until the Martha Clara Clusters was poured with the chocolate cake. There was one line about a wine being not Chateau Lafite but Chateau Your Feet. He’s been a big supporter of Long Island wine, having emceed this year’s HARVEST East End. And he said something that I think a lot of people forget: “It’s not often you get to see a new wine region, and one so close to home.” Let upisland have their breweries, we’ve got wine, baby!

He started out telling everyone that he wasn’t going to tell us something that we didn’t already know, because we all know what we like, and every wine gets a thumbs up, a thumbs sideways or a thumbs down. On to the pairings:
The first course was to show that you don’t always have to drink the wine you cooked with. The sauce for scallops was made with the Sherwood House chardonnay, but just as many people liked the chenin pairing.

The second course was to show that still and sparkling wines can be paired with salads, vinegar be damned.

The third course was the lesson on red wine with fish. Again, just as many people liked the McCall pinot with the salmon as liked the Paumanok chardonnay.

The fourth course (not pictured above) of short ribs was served with the Lenz 2008 Gewürztraminer, a white wine, and the 2009 Roanoke Cabernet Sauvignon, which was drinking quite well, by the way. The lesson was white wine with meat; again, it was half and half, with the gewürz getting as many votes as the cab.

The final course was chocolate cake: one made with 62 percent cocoa, the other with 87 percent cocoa, paired with Jamesport’s 2007 Syrah Sidor Reserve, a dry wine, and theMartha Clara Clusters, a sweet fortified wine. This was to show that pairing sweet with sweet is a much better match.

Wesson’s theory and wit are present in the book that came with the evening:Williams-Sonoma-Wine-Food-Look-Flavor

 

Colin’s Nonna’s Eggnog Recipe

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12 eggs separated

1and 1/2 cups sugar

1 quart half and half

1 quart milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

beat egg whites til stiff add 1 cup of the sugar

in separate bowl beat egg yokes add half cup sugar

blend together yokes and stiff whites

add half and half and milk

add vanilla and chill in refrigerator

DO NOT SPRINKLE WITH NUTMEG – IT CHANGES THE TASTE NONNA NEVER USED IT

Tablet Magazine: Escape from New York

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For anyone who lives in New York, the excitement of the city’s famed crush of humanity occasionally feels simply crushing. No matter how much you love it, every so often you’ve just got to leave. Here, to keep the old damp, drizzly November from permanently chilling the soul, we present four plans for a weekend escape, each within a few hours’ drive from the city.

Jedediah Hawkins Inn
Jamesport, New York — With its country roads dotted with farm stands, its burgeoning vineyards and casually sophisticated food scene, the North Fork is a quieter, gentler side of Long Island — closer than the Hamptons to the rural idyll that has drawn urbanites to the East End for generations. And the Jedediah Hawkins, a six-room Victorian inn whose every last nook is as cozy as can be, sets just the right mood for a low-key escape from the city. While summer and fall bring the most visitors, the colder months have an unexpected charm of their own. A blustery day is all the more excuse to pile into that billowing white duvet and keep the fireplace blazing in the room — at least until the scent of fresh-baked bread wafting in from the dining room becomes too much to resist. Beyond the hotel’s own excellent farm-to-table restaurant and intimate little speakeasy, the North Fork’s many outstanding places to eat take on somewhat more of a small-town, locals-oriented feel in the off-season. The wineries, meanwhile, shift their focus from the vineyards to the cellars and tasting rooms, often hosting free tastings, holiday open houses, seasonal dinners and live music.
Getting there: Jedediah Hawkins is located 85 miles (about a 2-hour drive) from New York City.

Read more
http://magazine.tablethotels.com/en/2013/11/escape-from-new-york/

Sessions in the Speakeasy

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JEDEDIAH HAWKINS INN ANNOUNCES

‘SESSIONS IN THE SPEAKEASY’

All-Star Speaker Lineup Includes

Joshua Wesson, Allen Katz and Tom Acitelli

Jedediah Hawkins Inn is proud to present “Sessions in the Speakeasy,” a series of winter workshops led by some of the best, most approachable experts in their fields. In a nod to the wealth of high-quality wine, beer and spirits made on Long Island’s East End, these sessions will feature locally made products, served with a locally sourced signature tasting menu prepared by the Inn’s Executive Chef Richard Kanowsky.

This three-session exploration features different—and delicious—aspects of Long Island-made wine, spirits and craft beer.

Friday, December 13, 2013

Daring Pairings: Scary-good wine and food match-ups for the super-SIP-cious

Joshua Wesson, award-winning sommelier, author and founder of Best Cellars

While we all know that white wine goes with fish, and red wine with meat, such traditional food-and-wine pairing rules often rise to the level of superstitions (e.g., break them and bad things will happen). But on this Friday the 13th, Josh will lead a brave band of fearless foodies in a gustatory journey through five plated pairings that dare to be different. A frightfully tasty time will be had by all!
Guests will receive a signed copy of Josh’s book, Williams-Sonoma Wine & Food—A New Look at Flavor. (One per couple, please.)

Friday, January 10, 2014

Cocktails of the Gold Coast

Allen Katz, cocktail historian and co-founder of New York Distilling Company

From New York City to Long Island’s East End, there is a deep—and expanding—spirit world all around us. Let spirits expert Allen Katz be your guide to the rich history and delicious proliferation of local distilled spirits from Prohibition to today. Savor tastes from the Inn’s kitchen, sample handmade gins, vodkas, whiskies and more, and learn to make delightful cocktails with them in an evening of Gatsby-esque degustation.

Guests will receive one bottle of one of the New York Distilling Company’s gins to take home. (One per couple, please.)

Friday, February 28, 2014

Craft Beer: A Love Story

Tom Acitelli, beer historian

Long Island illustrates the real-life unfolding of the craft beer revolution, as described in Tom Acitelli’s new book, The Audacity of Hops. Join Tom for a tasting of local brews, and learn the distinct styles of craft beers and the passions and palates behind them. A sampling of hearty pub-type fare will round out an evening of gastro-goodness.

Guests will receive a signed copy of Tom’s book, The Audacity of Hops: The History of America’s Craft Beer Revolution. (One per couple, please.)

All sessions begin at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $95 per person, plus tax and tip.

The speakeasy space beneath the Jedediah Hawkins is a cozy rock-walled hideaway, complete with trapdoors and a special “secret” entrance. It’s the perfect, cozy space for these intimate sessions.

ABOUT JEDEDIAH HAWKINS INN

Surrounded by 22 acres of fragrant gardens and farmland, Jedediah Hawkins Inn is a relaxing North Fork wine country destination, celebrated for its history, genuine hospitality, good food and good wine. Captain Jedediah Hawkins built his home in 1863 in the popular Italianate style, complete with ornate architectural features and a belvedere. It was one of the finest residences on the North Fork. After having fallen into disrepair and becoming “haunted,” the house was saved from the wrecker’s ball and meticulously restored. The Inn, a cozy blend of traditional and contemporary design, reopened with a Decorator Show House. The New York State Historic Preservation Award confirms JHI’s investment in the community’s heritage and rejuvenation. Today, 150 years since Jedediah built his house, we look forward to welcoming you to this landmark, luxury property and to creating an authentic North Fork experience.

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