Photos: Northforker's Best of the North Fork 2022 celebration at RG|NY

Northforker held its first-ever Best of the North Fork celebration at RG|NY in Riverhead Thursday.

The event, which honored the winners of northforker’s Best of the North Fork, brought the community together for an evening of food, wine, beer, cocktails and live music at both RG|NY’s beautiful barn and under a tent overlooking the vineyard.

More than 20 East End businesses participated, offering small bites, wine and beer tastings, as well as cocktails by Campari.

Guests danced the night away in the barn as Long Island mainstay DJ Phil kicked the festivities off with popular hits, followed by a performance by beloved East End band The Nancy Atlas Project.

Sponsors for Best of the North Fork included Sheri Winter Parker, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, PSEG Long Island, Peconic Bay Medical Center Northwell Health, Eastbay Builders Inc., a Mano, aLure, By Hand Catering, Southold Social, Intelli-Tec, Propane Depot, Campari and Beth Hanlon Allstate Insurance Agency.

Best of the North Fork is an annual celebration of the very best the North Fork has to offer in food, drink, arts and local business, as chosen by the editorial team and our readers.

Check out photos from the fabulous night, and stay tuned for details on our next event, the Northforker Wine & Food Classic, to be held Sept. 1 at Borghese Vineyard.

All photos by Barbara Lassen

The Honorees

Claudia La-Du and Yesnis Sanchez of NoFo Roasting Co
Melvin Reccinos and Anita Alambioska of Lucia’s
Richard and Dania Schwartz of Brick Cove Marina
Ann Trimble, Kathy Leskody of Trimble’s Nursery
Jayne Nicoletti, Amanda Giuliano, Patricia Nicoletti, Lindsey Woodhull of Nicolette’s
Jayne Nicoletti, Amanda Giuliano, Patricia Nicoletti, Lindsey Woodhull of Nicolette’s
Sonja Reinholt Derr and Jen Curtin of Port Of Egypt Marine
Robert and Charlene Bugdin of Blue Sage Day Spa
Brian and Deborah Volkman of Sunday Records
Stephanie Smith and Kristina Gabrielsen of Gabrielsen’s Nursery Country Farm
Patti and Danny Latham, Erin Latham Stanton, and Ashton Stanton of Latham Farms
Jimmy and Kelly Lyons of North Fork Doughnut Co
Mariah Fannan of North Fork Brewing Co.
Stephanie Sack of Popsicle & Finn
Brian Pennacchia of Touch of Venice and Noreen Pennacchia of Touchgoods
Kassandra Watkins and Jeff Schaeffer of Peconic County Brewing Co
Carolin Iannone of Love Lane Kitchen
Tracy Minucci, Allison Minucci-Nolan of Whitecap-Hotel
Diane and Christopher Salmon of Claudio’s
David and Donna Perrin of Cedar House on Sound B & B
Sheila and Marco Barrila of Insatiable Easts
Nicole Evers and Rachel Pena of Strong’s Water Club
Lauren O’Brien of Fez & Ivy
Lizzy Sweigart and Ricky Saetta of The Times Vintage
Ann and Richard Vandenburgh of Greenport Harbor Brewery