Peconic Gold Oysters are the "Gold" starndard for Long Island Oysters...

Lynn and I first experienced Peconic Gold Oysters arouund the holidays last year as we have tried to perpetuate the family tradition started by my Dad where we have Oysters on Christmas Day.  Lynn had read about Peconic Gold Oysters (AKA Ketchams Seafood Farms) in a publication from the North Fork of Long Island.  Ketcham's is a boutique Oyster Farm situated in the Great Peconic Bay on Long Island.  Owner Matt Ketcham distinguishes the company with sustainable practices meant to be environmentally responsible and friendly.

Very recently we were able to revisit the Peconic Golds at Jamesport Farm Brewery and the Oysters were as plump, briny and decadent as we remembered and they were particularly refreshing on a hot Long Island Summer Day...

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Copper Beech in Bellport, Long Island has the perfect Summer Sandwich...

Copper Beech, Designer Thomas O'Brien's outpost in Bellport, New York has a nicely curated food takeout counter in the back of the store.  Lynn has fallen in love with the Turkey Salad on a baquette dreamt up by her).  The Sandwich features in house roast turkey, green grapes, apple, celery, fenniel and grainy French mustard as well as farm lettuce and tomato.  A great concoction for the beach, backyard pool or picnic...
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2 Cousins Fish Market in Freeport, Long Island is a seafood lover's treat....

Located about 45 minutes West from our Brookhaven home, 2 Cousins Fish Market in Freeport, NY is a wonder for the Seafood Lover for sure.  Teaming with fish familiar and exotic as well as shellfish, 2 Cousins has great quality and the seafood could not be fresher.  The fish are sold in steaks or you can buy a whole fish and have it filleted in whatever fashion you might like.  Lynn and I got Wild Caught Salmon and Wild Mackerel recently and got a weeks worth of dinners.  We love the place, just wish it was a little closer....

Greenport Jerky raises the Jerky bar on Long Island....

Time was beef jerky was a kind of throwaway food; something you might get in a convenience store or gas station; an afterthought.  Much more recently Beef Jerky has gone the Artisinal route with carefully crafted, locally sourced, responsibly made beef jerky.  A great, local (to us) example of this is the Greenport Jerky Company out of Greenport, NY on Long Island.  We found them at the Hallockville Museum in Riverhead where they were selling their product on an August weekend.  We got the Whisky Beef Jerky which tasted like you would imagine; peppery and sweet with a nice finish.  We look forward to trying the many other offerings including Black Pepper and Sea Salt as well as the Gluten Free Jerky.