Chef Wolfgang Ban near the harborfront view at his latest Greenport restaurant, Anker. (Credit: David Benthal)
Overlooking Greenport Harbor is a building modeled after a multi-level sailboat with a mahogany hull, a brass deck and a broad yellow and white sail overhead. Her name? Anker. (more…)
Fireworks over the Mattituck Lions Strawberry Festival Hulling Night Thursday. C(redit: Mahreen Khan photos)
Hundreds of community volunteers kept up with an annual tradition Thursday evening kicking off the 65th annual Mattituck Lions Strawberry Festival with hulling night. The event sees local residents donate their time to prepare the berries sold at the festival. (more…)
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Not very much catches the eye when driving down East Second Street in Mineola, an industrial neighborhood lined with antiquated buildings and little else.
But if you’re traveling slow enough, you just might spot the quaint 1947 railroad car that is home to Biscuits & Barbeque, a Southern restaurant specializing in Cajun-style cooking and barbecue.
If you do take notice, your stomach is will thank your eyeballs for finding this gem of a place.
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