Northforker staffers Michelina Da Fonte — our reigning taste test champ — and Cerria Torres square off in a battle to see who the true expert is on apple pie. Served slices from Briermere Farms, Hallock’s Cider Mill and Breeze Hill Farm & Preserve they had to guess which one came from each place in this recurring segment featuring locally sourced products.
Filmed by Krysten Massa, Grant Parpan and Kaylyn Ahrenstein
Edited by Krysten Massa
Sponsored by Green Hill Kitchen
You’ve heard of fairy gardens? Well, this is a gnome tree.
It’s located at Hallock’s Cider Mill in Laurel. (more…)
Marianne and Wayne Hallock, owners of Hallock’s Cider Mill, have created a gnome tree on their property, which is located next to the bakery and farm stand. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Marianne and Wayne Hallock, owners of Hallock’s Cider Mill in Laurel, reside next door to the farm stand and bakery in an old North Fork farmhouse built in 1860.
After one heavy snowstorm last February, the top of a beautiful old maple tree — some 40 plus feet tall — was ripped off. While Wayne was trying to figure out how to cut the tree down, Marianne had other ideas.
She took to the internet and found some inspiration on Pinterest. (more…)
Goats at Catapano Dairy Farm in Peconic. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
With the vernal equinox less then a week away, more North Fork farms, markets and shops are springing to life and getting ready to open. (more…)
Hallock’s Cider Mill in Laurel has opened for the season. The bakery offers customized gift baskets. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo)
As you approach the entrance of Hallock’s Cider Mill in Laurel, the air becomes sweeter with the scent of freshly prepared pies cooling, soups simmering and breads baking, among other homemade treats.
Wayne Hallock of Hallock’s Cider Mill. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
In the kitchen at Hallock’s Cider Mill, a country farm market in Laurel, peanut butter pies chill in a cooler next to a tall rack heavy with homemade grilled peach pies, which towers over owner Wayne Hallock. (more…)
Photo by Barbaraellen Koch | Christopher Junda of Junda’s Pastry Crust and Crumbs.
Believe it or not, Christmas is less than two weeks away. Between all the shopping and decorating, the thought of breaking out flour, sugar, pots and pans to bake goods for your celebration is probably the last thing on your mind. Fortunately, there are several local spots to get your holiday treats on the table without the hassle. (more…)