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Coney Island: Worth the Trip?
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- BellaDonna Oct 25, 2010 11:27 AM
I will be in NYC in the near future (have been several times before) for 2 1/2 days. I am a die hard foodie. My usual suspects are in line: Babbo, Peter Luger's, etc. However, I have never been to Coney Island. I am also a big hot dog fan. I would like to know if it is worth the trip to Coney Island to visit the original Nathan's hot dogs and maybe grab some pizza from Totonno's out there. I realize it's a 50-60 minute one way trip there on the subway.
Thanks in advance.
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Somehow a hot dog always tastes best at Nathan's Coney Island. I get mine with saurkraut and relish. Fries and a Root Beer complete my meal.
Totonno's should not be missed. They have a place on 2nd Ave in Manhattan too.
You might also want to check out Brennan and Carr on Ave U and Nostrand Ave for a unique roast beef sammich experience.
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re: Motosport
Trusted sources tell me that the Totonno's in Manhattan does not match the Totonnos' in Coney Island.
As for Nathan's, although I love myself a good hotdog, I don't see the appeal (particularly when you see the calorie counts prominently displayed on the menu board -- as required by NYC regulation; the chili cheese fries are something like 1,400 calories!).
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re: Blumie
I didn't think Totonno's in Coney Island was all that. It was very good, but with Keste, et al. in Manhattan, I don't think Totonno's alone is a good enough reason to go to Coney Island.
re: Blumie
Love the original Totonno's and the ones in Manhattan just don't compare. Not even the same ballpark, and it has nothing to do with nostalgia. I live near the one on 2nd and 26th and wish it measured up to the original
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Nathan's: In my opinion, the same as what you can get at Newark airport, but it's fun to see it and drink a big beer.
Totonno's: I've only eaten at the Coney Island branch and thought it was good, but I personally would not make a special trip. I thought DiFara's worked better as a pilgrimage.
Honestly, when I go out Brighton it's for the Russian/FSU food (and drinking). Tatiana's is fun if you know what you're getting into. I had fun eating and drinking at Gambinus. I also enjoyed cafe Kashkar as something different. I wish I had more experience at the Georgian/Azeri/Armenian places down there. I'd love to know what restaurant the Armenian godfather of that big medicare scam threatened disembowel a guy in.
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re: Mr Porkchop
The Coney Island Nathan's still sells some of the old-school menu items like frog legs and chop suey sandwiches. You could have a tasty snack there and still have room for Totonno's afterwards (expect significant char on every slice). DiFara's is okay, but nothing beats the smack-your-mama goodness of a Sicilian slice from Spumoni Gardens.
re: foodiemom10583
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!! Spumoni Gardens!!! Yummy unusual sauce on top of the cheese Sicilian pizza. Don't forget the fabulous spumoni for dessert.
re: Motosport
Last I heard they start closing weekdays the day after Labor Day, and completely shut down after Columbus Day? Haven't been since all the changes though (couple of years) hopefully Ruby's bar is still there. Our itinerary is usually: park near Totonnos and get a pie, then on to the Cyclone, maybe the Wonder Wheel too (still there I think?) then hang at Ruby's for a couple of hours for drinks and clams on the half shell, and finish up with early dinner at Nathan's. A perfect day. I think we're a little afraid to make the trip and find all the weirdness gone forever. At least our favorite things made the cut.
re: coll
If I am not mistaken the Cyclone and the Wonder Wheel are both listed as "Historic" sights and will be there forever or until another huge fire.
Your little tour sounds perfect. Do you know that Nathan's actually had a "back room" dining room with waiters back in the day? It was a great first day spot when I wanted to impress an out of town gal with my Brooklyn savvy. Share a couple of dogs, french fries, root beer and then a ride on the Wonder Wheel. Swinging car of course!!
re: Motosport
I almost had a heart attack the first time my husband took me on the Wonder Wheel, he thought it would be funny not to warn me. Ha ha.
re: coll
You're not my ex are you??
She freaked out as soon as the car began to swing. She was screaming but the operator would not stop the ride for her. I think he gave us an extra trip or two because she was going nuts and cursing him out. She was from Scranton. Maybe it was an omen?
My trophy bride loves the Wonder Wheel.
re: Motosport
OK now I'll admit it, I cried hysterically . And I'm from the Bronx! But I'm still with him, all these years later. Never did the Parachute Jump and I'm told that would have really did me in.
If she was so upset, why did they think extra rides would help? I couldn't wait to get off that deathtrap car, 2 x4s held together with chicken wire. Now that I think of it, first time I got off the Cyclone, my legs collapsed on me. That's why I always need Ruby's immediately afterwards.
re: Motosport
Well if anyone wants to test their compatibility, add the Wonder Wheel to the list.
BTW we like Ruby's french fries better than Nathans. Same crinkle cut. Sacrilege I know, but they seem to cook them with more love. Gee I wish it was still summer......
re: Motosport
Sorry Moto, but to me there is nothing 'essential' about Nathan's in specific and CI in general
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re: Tay
Were you born and raised in Brooklyn?? Coney Island is still a refuge from the Summer heat for Brooklynites and Manhattanites. Check it out on a hot July 4 weekend. Would Manhattan be the same without Central Park? It is a constant, essential part of the Brooklyn experience.
For me, and many others, Nathan's completes that experience. There is something about eating a dog on the boardwalk that just seems right. Maybe it's the salt air.
re: Motosport
Born...No. Raised...Yes.
While I can appreciate your sweet walk down memory lane, having worked there for 2 yrs I'm sorry to say I do not share your view of the eateries except The Soup Shop.
re: Tay
I'm born and raised from Brooklyn, and I have never been to Coney Island. To me "essential" Brooklyn is about the immigrant enclaves/neighborhoods and their good eats. Brighton Beach would be included in that, as would Sunset Park, Greenpoint, Boro Park, and Bensonhurst. But to each its own on what's essential.
re: funniduck
Never been to Coney? How does that even happen?
re: noisejoke
Shrug. I've never had a reason to go? Parents never took me? I now have no interest in going, since I've always just assumed it's a tourist trap? I've never been to the Statute of Liberty either. The first time I went to the Empire State Building or WTC was for work actually. lol.
I'll take a trip through any immigrant neighborhood over any of those landmarks any day. I think that's what people are missing out on when they come to NY. But I'm the kind of person that can spend hours in an ethnic grocery store.
re: funniduck
So would I, but it's easy to forget that Coney Island was, and still is, an ultimate ethnic neighborhood. The early strong Italian and Jewish layers are still visible--watch for small, stuccoed homes on the side streets--and who's having fun on the boardwalk, or the rides, and who do you imagine lives just a block off Surf Avenue? Add to that, still thousands more of working class and immigrant families out for fun, and, well, you tell me.
re: bob96
I always get the impression that most people don't go wandering through the neighborhood. They just go to the beach or the park. Oh and I forgot to mention I hate the beach. That's probably the biggest reason why I've never gone.
By all means, people should go, but I've never had the interest.
re: funniduck
Coney Island is only visited by the most intrepid tourists. An hour out of the city on the train? Witness the OP's inquiry in the first place! And I'd never call it a trap. There's crap to eat and crap to buy. But, those few blocks remaining are an amusements area. For better or worse it's the predecessor to Disney and Six Flags.
I'm a native, too. I understand wanting to avoid tourists. But, it wouldn't be NY w/o the great places and history that attract the crowds. Believe me, there are plenty of places in the US that have next to nothing, or even less, you want to see, experience or even read about.
IMHO you could probably get by never going to the Statue of Liberty. Though I'm surprised you never had the opportunity with visiting friends. But, the Empire State is not nearly tantamount to the WTC. Outside of the horror of 9/11, the latter paled in historical significance and beauty, though it was architecturally interesting.
And I'll heartily agree with bob96. The actual neighborhood of Coney Island has nothing to do with your misconception.
re: noisejoke
I don't think we're disagreeing. I don't have a misconception of the neighborhood either. I just never never made an effort to go there. I've been to the neighborhood of Brighton Beach (not the actual beach) and it's awesome. But not to Coney Island and I don't think it's wrong.
And I don't mean to be rude, but you're insinuating I don't know what the rest of the US is about, and I do. I travel for work, sometimes to small towns. And I think it's fun to explore them too.
If it wasn't so cold, I'd say it's definitely a trip every new yorker should take. It depends how long you will be here for. It's definitely a Real NYC experience.
The hot dogs at that Nathans are hands down the best. I have no idea why, but they just are. french fries are great too.
And totonno's is a very good experience
and the boardwalk is really nice.
Then walking to Brighton beach, and Ave U is an awesome foodie experience..
add all of these up, and it's not to be missed. but any one of them singularly might not be worth the trip.
Definitely worth the trip, and not "just" for the food: Nathans and Totonno are, models of much of NY's classic eating, and both are destinations as much for the people and setting as for the great franks and pies. FWIW, Totonno is not comparable to Keste or Motorino, et al: it's not Neapolitan in this modern sense, but a traditional (ca. 1930s) NYC-origin coal oven pie that celebrates its Neapolitan roots.
To judge either of these places not "worth the trip" simply on the basis of the food alone (and they are, IMHO, very much worth it) misses one huge point: the place, the boardwalk, the ocean, the crowds, the unselfconscious playfulness of it all. It's a little like discussing the merits of eating at , say, 2 classic Roman osterie without mentioning that they're in, well, Rome. It's not always about eating by lists of food winners and losers. It's also about a little adventure. And some fun. And, yes, memorable eating.
re: bob96
Major ditto. It's a fun day at NY's shore, and I agree with those posters who find Nathan's franks and fries just taste better at Coney, just as cotton candy always tastes best at the circus. Sometimes the set and setting are as important - or even more so - than the food. It's about the overall experience.
And yes, if the OP goes, a stroll around the Brighton section should definitely be on the itinerary.
re: Striver
Totally agree with bob96 and striver. might also add that the trip out there on the F train from Manhattan is kind of fun--the train is above ground a lot, including the ride between smith/9th st and 4th ave--the highest point in the entire subway system!
If it's a nice day, you can't go wrong going out there. I might skip it in windy or cold weather, tho.
re: missmasala
Remember many sunny March days blistered by cold boardwalk wind and restored with a couple of Nathan's franks.
re: Tay
Part of it is the permanent imprint of years of childhood memories; part of it is looking past the squalor, junk, and blight for the wonderful corners that are left. The sea and sand are the same (and in fact better than they were), and so is the sky. And surrounded by folks simply enjoying the day out can be in a way thrilling. This, and a Totonno marinara pie (extra anchovies) to wash down those franks can seal the deal.
re: bob96
I thought Totonnos was one of the better slices I've ever had. And yes, as a first timer, I think it's worth it. I went with my father, who grew in Queens and went as a child but had not been back in decades.
I wrote about it on my blog: http://turntableskillets.wordpress.com/
re: Tay
"wonderful" and "worth the trip" (which is what OP asks) are obviously very subjective things. I understand you might not think so, but I think that if someone is visiting new york, a visit to historic coney island, combined with very good pizza at totonnos and a good hot dog and fries at nathan's (and that's not even getting into the "quintessentially brooklyn" vibe of totonno's) and a fun ride on the F train is totally "worth the trip."
re: missmasala
Well said mismasala!!!
The train ride itself is a blast for an out of towner. When friends visit NYC I always say "Walk, take a bus or subway!! Stay out of the tourbuses and taxis if you can avoid it and see and get the feel for NYC"
re: missmasala
Speaking from my own brand of subjectivity I'd say this:
Going for the unique experience - Worth the trip (though summer is better)
Going primarily for the food at Nathan's and Totonno's - Not worth it for me, I need some other reason to go down there. I respect people who have fond memories of Nathan's, and appreciate that it tastes like cheese covered childhood for some, but I don't think the food at the original is appreciably better than anywhere else. I think there's comparable pizza in Manhattan too. I eat at both places while I'm out there, but it's a sideshow (pun intentional) to the rest of the experience.
All that said, i've gone out to Coney to see the hotdog eating contest every year I've been in NY.
FYI, the Cyclone is closed until Palm Sunday 2011, but Deno's Wonder Wheel Park is open weekends and holidays starting at noon. There are year-round attractions open (some people are addicted to the Saturday night cult movie showings at the Coney Island Museum) and the boardwalk is a great place to people-watch any time of year.
OMG I just mistakenly deleted a poetic and heartfelt tribute to Coney Island. Geez. Ugh....
Go now! Go in the winter! It's quiet and "beautiful" and vast and lonely and seductive. It's the history of Brooklyn, New York and the US. It's the Poor Man's Riviera and it was my dad's poor kid's joy in the 30s. He made us go for his 80th birthday just last summer. The clams were great, Williams Candy is still great (I prefer the marshmallow and nut things in the window!) and Nathan's still makes my favorite snappy, garlicky all beef hot dog. If there are no crowds, get the wonderfully potato flavored fries well done. And, no, up until recently there wasn't anything with which to make "cheese covered childhood memories." These were Jews, after all. You can skip the frozen frogs legs, but my folks always get them, just cuz. I don't think the chow mein on a bun has survived the tiny "Coney Island Delights" menu.
The Cyclone is closed for the season, but the new Luna Park was wonderful last summer - well run and supervised rides (confounding those of us with thirty and forty year old experiences) and is open until this weekend, celebrating Halloween. Deno's Wonder Wheel park is open weekends this month, too. And yes, the Cyclone and Wonder Wheel (and the Parachute Jump) are landmarked.
Go, go, GO to the Coney Island Museum. The burlesque show is better and funnier than ever. The museum is filled with Dick Zigun's hazerai - ride, attraction and midway artifacts, photos, signs and stuff. There's always a film series, as has been noted, and Ken Burns CI doc is usually running (with DVDs for sale in the great and not overpriced gift shop). The bar features Coney Island beers, natch. But, you should go to Ruby's too. Always.
Bundle up and stroll the boardwalk. I almost prefer January to July.
http://www.coneyisland.com/museum.shtml (creepshow at the freakshow!
I'll see ya there!
re: noisejoke
I hate when I loose a long post, so glad you took the time to re-do it. I think you just talked me into going, if not this winter (I know what you mean, desolation is nice too) definitely first thing next year. Sounds as good as ever.
re: noisejoke
You're telling me that Nathan's cheese-bacon fries aren't kosher? ;-) I guess that rules out the clams too though.
re: Mr Porkchop
It's funny. My family is about as far from Kosher as you can get. We're easily three generations of "non-academic" atheists, as I call it, and nothing gets in the way of us big boned, small stature, cave dwelling Ashekanazi types and our food - especially shellfish, which to my parents is pretty much the peak of culinary delight (the frozen frogs legs not withstanding). But, you'd never see a glass of milk next to a salami sandwich on our table. And you still won't, at their house.
Specifically, however, as someone who's had the pleasure as a musician to travel through and eat in most of our 50 states, I can tell you that cheese and chili/cheese on our junk food is from Chicago, or Wisconsin or Cincinatti or DC and goes with their fries or spaghetti or dogs (or Coneys as they say in Chicago, Coney Islands as they say in Detroit), and it only migrated here over the past two decades or so. NY Jews were gorging on steamed lobsters and oysters without guilt eons before anybody thought of pumping hot orange processed product on a simple crinkle cut.
re: noisejoke
Williams catered a candy table for a family wedding we had last year. It was amazing.
re: foodiemom10583
Genius! I wish I thought of that.
Without even reading what other people have posted here I will say that no, it is NOT worth going to Coney Island. I live in Brooklyn off the F train which is what you can take to get out to CI and after having been twice last summer (a concert and a cyclones game) I was so grossed out by the overall scene and had my fill for a very long time.
Honestly, you can get a Nathan's hotdog anywhere and for pizza you should really head to Difara's in Midwood. The best. The subway ride out to CI isnt really so terrible it just simply isn't worth it. It's so gross out there. It smells, it's dirty, and the old novelty and charm sadly has faded into this depressed state. Yukky.
re: rebloonin
Boy, do I disagree! I grew up in Brooklyn and have family members that still live in Trump Village and are at CI almost every weekend. We were at CI several weeks ago.
Yes, there are grungy places. Yes, there are side streets that are smelly. You do need to watch where you're walking. It can get very crowded and the crowds (or individual members thereof) can be obnoxious.
However, there is nothing like getting your Nathan's hot dog, fries (with the red pitchfork), and drink of choice, bringing it up to the boardwalk, and eating while you watch people from all over the world and from every socioeconomic background walk across a piece of American history against a background of the Atlantic.
If you go at sunset, it's really something to see the lights come on against the cornflower blue sky. It's so romantic to walk along the beach at night. It's even fun to go to a dive like Beer Island and have a few.
Try to see past the litter, the smell of human fermentation, and the folks you may not want to have over for cocktails and allow yourself to experience the place that millions of New Yorkers have flocked to for over a hundred years.
Totonno's is good and DiFara's is fine, but as I've said before, you'll never have a slice like Spumoni Garden's Sicilian.
re: foodiemom10583
foodiemom you said it best!!
Somehow almost 60 years later those dogs and fries still taste just as good.
For a great look at the old Coney Island see The Little Fugitive 1953 version.
re: Motosport
I accidentally sent my copy to Netflix in place of something else and......someone there stole it !!!!! Hope they liked it at least. Thanks for reminding me I have to get another copy, I love the way the Mom just leaves the kids alone for a few days and tells them not to go outside.
re: Motosport
Thanks, Mo!
I loved "The Little Fugitive." Even in B&W, it still evokes the CI magic.
Also, try to catch the old footage of the horrifically unsafe rides that used to be so popular there. It's hysterical to see women in full skirts and petticoats trying to stay "lady-like" on the slides.
re: foodiemom10583
Back in the 60's we'd go to the pool "Club" next to Steeplechase park, I can't remmeber it's name but they had a huge salt water pool and high diving boards. After that we'd go to Steeplechse Park and ride the rides. The Steeplechase ride had to be the most dangerous ride ever but I loved it. You hung on to a mechanical horse as it raced around the circuit over jumps and around curves. As women walked into the park wearing skirts the worker pushed a button and compressed air blew out of the floor raising the skirt. You walked thru the revolving barrel to get in to the park. When I tried to stay on the giant revolving wooden disc by getting in the center the operator sent electric shocks thru the brass screws. WHOA!! I still remember the parachute ride with my mom. I guess these were the good old days before lot's o' lawyers. Great memories, thanks for letting me share.
re: Motosport
LOVE it! Thank you so much for sharing!
There is some newsreel footage showing exactly that, the Steeplechase ride, the disc, and some kind of boat slide where you plunge into a pool. If I'm not mistaken, there is even some footage of the infamous skirt-blowers, but when it was shot, the ladies were wearing so many heavy layers that the only things uncovered were ankles.
My favorite ride was the Spook-o-Rama. I loved the Abbott and Costello figures on the animated 3-D sign.
re: foodiemom10583
And as of today we're losing Shoot the Freak, and Beer Island, but much more tragically, Ruby's. It's criminal.
Of course, Coney is dirty and weird. It's supposed to be. I suppose plenty of NY will always be dirty, but there's less and less weird. And if it can't be weird at Coney where else can it be weird?
Shake Shack is fine and all. But, it's gonna be a small, expensive, touristy world if all we're left is boutique burgers and shakes. Can't we have Bark, and Shake Shack and Great Adventure and Al Di La and whatever else, but also Ruby's and the original Nathan's and the boardwalk? What the helll?
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Shake Shack
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re: noisejoke
It all started with Times Square, I'd say.
re: noisejoke
That's pathetic. Ruby's is great. When we saw Furthur this summer, it was packed.
Someone's got dollar signs in their eyes and it's clouding their vision of what's important about the area. A place like CI can be improved without being destroyed. Go there while you can, before everything is whitewashed and the chains start erupting (and before the boardwalk turns to concrete!) so you can get a taste of a soon-to-be-bygone era.
Ya know, there are plenty of areas in NYC that are stinky, grungy, and dirty, but we still love it.
re: noisejoke
I love "Shoot the freak" So non p.c.!! Sounds like Disney is moving in. What's next vegan hot dogs @ Nathan's??
re: foodiemom10583
30 years in Brooklyn and dont much care for Coney Island. Yes its a scene and the walk out the fishing pier is fun, and we went to the aquarium for years with the kids, but the food???? Spumoni Garden and the Brighton Beach places, and scene are much better, more manageable and more interesting.
It's been an interesting thread, but I can't help but wonder if the Original Poster—who says s/he's on a short trip and usually goes to places like PL & Babbo—would appreciate someplace that even its boosters admit is dirty & litter-strewn, with sad, broken-down anti-charm, without benefit of context of childhood memories of bygone pleasures?
If one were going out that way for an event like the the Mermaid Parade, or a Cyclones game, or a show at the Cyclones stadium, or for a 'coaster fanatic who wants to experience the Cyclone, yes, CI is worth the trip—get some fried clams, drink on the boardwalk, people-watch, buy a pupusa from the guy with a cooler full of them, go to Totonno's. But outside of memory or context and during a time of year where there's not a lot of people-watching action, I think one would be less inclined to see charm in CI and more likely to think, "Dang, I rode an hour on the subway for this???"
re: jennitrixie
Part of the fascination in prowling NY is prowling other folks' "context" and "bygone memories", also called history. Like catching and seeing the ghosts of the Lower East Side, or Tompkins Sq Park or Red Hook, parts f any one of which which can be smelly and sad and "so what"? to many.
Not for everyone, but enough for many more to take a chance on a subway ride.
Hey everyone, I've got a question to ask. I just recently moved to New York a few months ago and I have a date coming up (yes, my first date in New York). So I'm thinking of something fun to do for the day and thought of Coney Island. Can anybody tell me what is Coney Island like during November? which restaurants to eat at? and what attactions are available (like arcade/midway games)? and there anything going on on the boardwalk? Thanks ahead.
re: canucksnation
On a sunny weekend there will be lots of activity on the boardwalk. Nathan's and Totonno's are open year round. There may be some indoor (bumper cars) and outdoor rides open but not much. The arcade will probably be open too! Play SkiBall and win "valuable" prizes.
If the weather is really nice, take a walk on the beach and out to the end of the fishing pier.
re: canucksnation
Plan it for a weekend day and then you can see the Coney Island Circus Sideshow and ride on the Wonder Wheel. If you go on a Saturday night, you can see one of the "cult" films they show at the Coney Island Museum. (www.coneyisland.com). That whole venue is very "hipster-friendly."
Like Moto said, you'll be able to play arcade games both on and off the boardwalk. The bumper cars are open all year round.
The "fanciest" restaurant in the area is Gargiulo's. It's "okay" Italian (I miss Carolinas). I hear good things about Footprints, the Caribbean place on Surf Avenue. For casual, Nathan's and Totonno's. Ruby's is also good.
Try to get to CI before sunset so you can see it from the boardwalk and watch the lights twinkle on.
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re: foodiemom10583
Ruby's is being kicked out by their landlord on Nov 15, so you'd better hurry. Sad.
re: foodiemom10583
Carolina's!!!! Oh how I miss Carolina's. I think it's a Chinese Buffet place now, YIKES!!
Funny story about Gargiulo's: My buddy had his office in the Shore Theater building and had lunch @ Gargiulo's 3 times a week. Traditionally, after the meal, Nino the owner, comes over with a bottle filled with numbered wooden balls 1-99. If you pick the right number your meal is free. My buddy and his dad always picked #23 but in at least 10 years @ 3 times a week, he never won a free meal. "Nino, please empty the bottle!" The number 23 ball was missing!! That lunch was free.
2911 W 15th St, Brooklyn, NY 11224
re: Motosport
Col, I should've edited to say "Hurry to Ruby's." Sorry!
Moto, that's some funny stuff. Typically Brooklynish!
I loved the breading on the baked clams at Carolina's.
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re: foodiemom10583
Ah, Carolinas A free shot glass of cheap vermouth and the tray of celery, olives, and radishes on the table as you sat down, or the Coney Island amuse-bouche. Sad-eyed, stopped waiters. Bubbling manicotti. Families smoking and arguing at the table. Brooklyn!
re: rockycat
Gargiulo's was a kind of special spot, especially for family celebrations. Back in the day, they had a small open back yard, with fig trees, that was a delight. Like eating in Naples, which was for many the appeal.
Probably not worth it if you only have 2 1/2 days, the only interesting thing might be riding the elevated rail lines, but you would be better off taking the 7 out to Queens for that and eating there.
Hot dog: Papaya King or Grey's Papaya for grilled. Or street vendor for boiled.
Pizza - I think you can do as well in Manhattan.
I'm seeing a lot of love for Ruby's here. As you know the developers kicked them out. If you're a fan of Ruby's, Coney Island, family run businesses, good food and/or fun, please sign the petition to save them!
That said, you can't beat a beer and a sausage sandwich from Ruby's. Well, maybe a dozen clams. Oh, this place was not to be missed!)
re: Misscox
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Join us for dinner at Estia's Little Kitchen for a fundraiser to help restore the historic terrazzo floor of the John Jermain Memorial Library, as part of our Historic Building Fund.
A three-course meal will deliciously be served, including wine pairings and dessert!
Thursday, 20th November, 7 pm. Cost of dinner is $175.
For reservations, please donate to this Dinner at Estia's for Historic Building Fund link using Paypal (a safe and secure transaction!), and let us know whether you will be attending or are just kindly making a donation to our Historic Building Fund for the Library.
Please note: Seating is limited!
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September 8, 2014 | By Lindsey Metselaar
The garden at Estia's Little Kitchen. Photo by Lindsay Morris
Sag Harbor is an essential part of the Hamptons. Not only charming and filled with history, Sag Harbor is also home to many beautiful marinas, one in the heart of town and others just a short distance away. Yachts from all around the world dock in Sag Harbor across the street from some of the best restaurants around. The actual village of Sag Harbor isn't even a mile long, and they still manage to have food for every tastebud. It's hard to list them all. Here are some of my favorites.
A visit to Sag Harbor is not complete without a visit to Estia's Little Kitchen. Owned by Chef Colin Ambrose, the Mexican inspired restaurant opened in 1998, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Estia is known for fresh ingredients from their garden, which is conveniently located right behind the place. The dish not to miss? The breakfast burrito on a toasted flour tortilla with scrambled eggs, andouille sausage, peppers, onions, cheese topped off with their homemade hot sauce and a side of guacamole. Now I'm hungry …
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Try all nine dishes on our food-centered summer bucket list before Labor Day.
Hamptons' culinary scene seems to get better each year. This season, chefs are presenting creative dishes made with the freshest ingredients—some even cultivating their own gardens. With only a few weekends left to enjoy it all, here are our top food picks to try before the season ends.
Gaze into the gardens outside this low-key spot as you dive into a bowl of grilled zucchini, broccoli, spinach, carrots, and whatever else is fresh that day—topped with sautéed mushroom and onions and served over red quinoa. 1615 Sag Harbor Bridgehampton Turnpike, Sag Harbor, 725-1045
Here are some top spots that will make your first trip to the East End a memorable one.
This favorite of locals and summer visitors alike was opened by Chef Colin Ambrose in 1998 and has been attracting crowds ever since. The menu is influenced by Mexican flavors, with breakfast and brunch platters like the George's Ranch (tortillas with eggs, avocado, black beans, cheese and salsa) and Fish Creek Huevos Rancheros (refritos, tomatillo salsa and queso fresco). Even better, the hefty portions won't break the bank.
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This week KDHamptons catches up with stunning Sag Harbor resident and Social Media Specialist, Danielle Gingerich, who is also the daughter of famed East End artist Jim Gingerich. Danielle shares, "I was born in NYC, but I have lived in the Hamptons since I was five years old. During the past four years, I attended NYU and graduated at the top of my class in June. I love the Hamptons lifestyle and the opportunity to spend so much time outdoors. It revitalizes me to swim in the ocean, walk on the beach, or kayak in the bay near my house. We live in a very special place."
KDHamptons: What is your favorite Hamptons restaurant, got a favorite dish & drink you get every time?
Danielle: My favorite restaurants are the ones that support our local farmers by offering farm-to-table or garden-to table fare. I love Estia's Little Kitchen in Sag Harbor. I always order the Potato Crusted Flounder, and the Macari "Early Wine Spritzer."
Get your most important meal of the day at these delicious breakfast spots where you might spot celebrities fueling up.
This charming restaurant (with its own garden) has a full breakfast menu, including two quinoa bowls: the As Pop with organic red-grain quinoa, chili chicken, egg whites, veggies, and avocado, and a vegan mix topped with shiitake and portobello mushrooms. Estias rendition of huevos rancheros is done with homemade tomatillo salsa and herbs from the garden, while its pancakes come in blueberry, banana, and apple. Mick Jagger, Andy Cohen, and Mariska Hargitay have all stopped by recently. 1615 Bridgehampton Sag Harbor Turnpike, Sag Harbor, 725-1045
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It's summer and you have been invited to a three-month-long party as your reward for living through another lousy winter. Here's what to expect for the next 99 or so days:
Incredibly fresh, sweet corn from that little farm stand on Sagg Main just south of Loaves & Fishes . . .
Ice-cold beer, beefsteak tomatoes, clams, lobsters, a big, beautiful steak marinating in soy, garlic and ginger, fresh-cut flowers . . .
Jimmy Buffett singing "Cheeseburger in Paradise" on your car radio. Jack Johnson singing about making "Banana Pancakes" . . .
Margaritas . . .
Eating at ESTIA'S in Sag Harbor, featuring the best breakfast in the Hamptons served by the nicest people. Lunch and dinner are great, too . . .
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The Josh Levine Memorial Foundation and Slow Food East End are staunch supporters of the Edible School Garden movement on the East End. Because of funds raised to honor the memory of farmer Josh Levine, the East End is recognized as having one of the most successful school garden programs in the country. This year we hope to fund additional hours for our Master Farmers who provide critical technical support to school garden coordinators. The Edible School Garden network has grown from 5 schools to approximately 27 in five years, with gardens from Wading River and Eastport/South Manor to Montauk and Orient Point.
Dodds & Eder, the premier landscape design and furnishings retailer in Sag Harbor, is hosting the cocktail party in their beautiful showroom. Priced at $75 per ticket, the cocktail party is a great value and will feature wonderful food and drinks donated by local farms, fisherman, restaurants, vineyards and merchants on the East End, including food from the school garden program! Here is just a sampling so far - and additions are coming in everyday!
A Taste of the North Fork, Jeri Woodhouse
Aldo's Café, Chef Aldo Maiorana
Almond, Chef Jason Weiner
Art of Eating, Chef Cheryl Stair
Buoy One, Chef David David Girard
Dark Horse, Chef Jeff Trujillo
Estia's Little Kitchen, Chef Colin Ambrose
Fresh Flavors Catering, Chef Todd Jacobs
Janet O'Brien Caterers
"Montauk Pearls", Mike Martinsen & Michael Doall
Nick and Toni's, Chef Rachel Cronemeyer
Noah's, Chef Noah Schwartz
North Fork Table & Inn, Chef Gerry Hayden
Robert's Restaurant, Chef Robert Durkin
And Long Island Wines from
Palmer Vineyard
Mattebella Vineyards
Lieb Cellars
Pellegrini Vineyards
Bedell Cellars
Sparkling Pointe
Channing Daughters
Martha Clara Vineyards
New this year! Online and Live Silent Auction
The silent auction features amazing items from some of the best restaurants, retailers and golf courses on the East End. To view the lineup of terrific silent auction items and to place your bid online prior to the event.
Josh Levine Memorial Pre-Dinner Cocktail Party
Date: Sunday, April 6, 2014
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm, auction ends at 6:30 pm
Location: Dodds & Eder, 11 Bridge Street, Sag Harbor, NY
Tickets: $75 per person, advance sales only.
RSVP and Donations: www.slowfoodeastend.org
Kontokosta Winery, Slow Food East End and notable East End chefs come together to honor Gerry Hayden's exceptional culinary accomplishments, his ongoing commitment to nurturing our local, sustainable farm culture and his many efforts to promote education and awareness of good, clean, and fair food.
Watch as Chef Hayden speaks openly and eloquently about his lifelong passion for good food and his ongoing fight against ALS. Watch the Video
$75 for Slow Food Members $100 per person for non-members
TASTING TICKETS include selections of Kontokosta Wines, Greenport Brewery beer and a chance to meet these great chefs who will create
delicious hors d'oeuvres inspired by Gerry.
Colin Ambrose, Estia's Little Kitchen, Sag Harbor/
Estia's American, Darien Ct.
Peter Ambrose, Peter Ambrose Events, East Hampton
Robby Beaver, Frisky Oyster, Greenport
Peter Berley, author Modern Vegetarian Kitchen, South Jamesport
James Carpenter, Citta Nuova, East Hampton
Bryan Futerman, East Hampton
Todd Jacobs, Fresh Hamptons, Bridgehampton
Taylor Knapp, First & South, Greenport
Ty Kotz, Topping Rose, Bridgehampton
Aldo Maiorana, Aldo's Café, Greenport
Gretchen Menser, Fresno, East Hampton
Kevin Penner, Southampton
John Ross, author The Food and Wine of the North Fork, Southold
Rosa Ross, Scrimshaw, Greenport
Noah Schwartz, Noah's, Greenport
Cheryl Stair, Art of Eating, East Hampton
William S. Valentine, Valentine Culinary Consulting, East Hampton
Jason Weiner, Almond, Bridgehampton, NYC/L&W Oyster Co., NYC
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or to Make a Donation for Gerry
Gerry was diagnosed with ALS in 2011.
Money raised will help provide for his quality of life care.
Kontokosta Winery is the North Fork's first tasting room and winery with a waterfront location on the Long Island Sound. As a member of the Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing organization, Kontokosta Winery is also breaking new ground in regard to sustainability and environmental stewardship by being designed to become the first LEED Gold-certified winery in the Long Island wine region. The vineyard and winery are situated on 62 acres, which include more than a quarter-mile of waterfront on sweeping bluffs, and a 9,000 square foot wind-powered winery building which houses a stunning tasting room and winemaking facility.
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Award Presented to: Estia Little Kitchen
New 2013 Star Rating: 5
We would like to extend our congratulations to Estia's and staff for reaching another milestone in customer satisfaction. Iin 2012 the business was awarded the Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award by Celebration Media, and through hard work and commitment, the Estia Little Kitchen team has achieved a consecutive win for 2013.
Featured Artist Ross Watts above in the garden of Little Estia's Kitchen
with his "Schooling Bass" installation;
Top Right-hand corner, Colonial Flag of reclaimed books, Ross Watts
Photography by Daniel Gonzalez
"The food is what draws crowds and I like to think it's the artwork created for us by our friends that adds to our atmosphere."
—Chef and Owner, Colin Ambrose
Unassumingly delightful, Little Estia's Kitchen is located off of the Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton, New York. Opened in 1998 by (award winning) Chef Colin Ambrose, Estia's not only boasts amazing flavors from the area's finest farms and fishermen, it also claims an art collection of successful local artists. The restaurant's atmosphere is casual — making you feel like you are in someone's home. The juxtaposition of local fare and art creates a symmetry that is undeniable.
Artist, Ross Watts and his family live a block from the Sag Harbor location, they visit weekly and dine there often with their children. His work fits both concepts decorative focuses, striped bass in Sag Harbor and Americana in Darien. He also shares a focus on renewing things that others may see as waste. "His work is created from found objects, we like to compost from the kitchen, buy plates and tableware at auction and recycle old food preparation techniques."—Ambrose
Similar to Estia's, Chef Ambrose recently opened Estia's American in Darien Connecticut—bringing the home cooled and local art collection model to a second location.
posted on 11 September 2013
by Annette Hinkle
When Colin Ambrose moved to the East End in the early 1990s and opened Estia restaurant in Amagansett, he not only made a commitment to his customers — he also vowed to be loyal to the region's artists.
"The first week we are there, who do I meet other than Marvin Kuhn?" recalls Ambrose who, prior to moving to the East End, had read the book "Striper" by John Cole which was illustrated by Kuhn.
Ambrose told Kuhn, the cartoonist for the East Hampton Star, that he was interested in creating a décor in the restaurant that would be striped bass intensive. He asked Kuhn if he would do a painting of a striped bass.
And when Ambrose asked, "How much?" he recalls, Kuhn smiled and said, "Why not a couple hundred dollars and a couple hundred dollar tab and we'll be even?"
And that's how the tradition of artists "singing for the supper" so to speak began at Ambrose's restaurant. More were to follow – and many of them were artists who hardly needed to work for food — artists like John Alexander, Dan Rizzie, Terry Elkins and Jim Gingerich.
And each time, Ambrose paid the artists for their work with a combination of cash and a food tab at Estia.
"I felt there should always be a quid pro quo with them getting paid," says Ambrose. "But the restaurant tab would also justify them putting in their time in a way that respected them."
More than 20 years later, Ambrose has remained loyal to the artists (and vice versa). Though Amagansett's Estia is long gone and Marvin Kuhn has passed away, Ambrose still has Estia's Little Kitchen on the Sag Harbor Turnpike (he also now has Estia's American in Darien, Conn.).
Today, Ambrose's art collection contains 75 works and each has a different story surrounding it. Ironically, one of the newest artists is Peter Spacek the cartoonist and illustrator who has taken over for Kuhn at the East Hampton Star.
"They add depth and I feel they add movement," says Ambrose of the presence of the work at Estia. "Each of these relationships have involved some cheeseburgers and Greek salads. It means a lot to me."
Mansell Ambrose, Colin Ambrose's 18 year old daughter, literally grew up surrounded by art, both at home and in the restaurant. The backdrop to her childhood, while she was intimately familiar with the pieces, she didn't know much about the artists who created them …. until this summer.
That's when Ambrose gave his daughter, an accomplished photographer in her own right, an assignment (or internship, if you will) — to document the restaurant's art collection through the artists' perspective.
"I gave her a list of 20 artists and she got all their email contacts, communicated with them, secured interviews and photographed them," says Ambrose.
On Monday, Mansell started her senior year at Millbrook School in upstate New York. Soon, she'll apply to colleges and among the portfolio pieces she'll submit is this summer's collection of photographic portraits and profiles detailing the lives of the various artists whose work has hung on the walls of Ambrose's restaurant over the years.
"I grew up knowing the artists, but not having a close relationships except for their work," says Mansell. "When I started doing the project I wasn't sure what to expect."
"I met with Jim Gingrich to form questions and get more comfortable. Them I opened up his website and saw one of his paintings – I know exactly where his painting is in my house and I knew exactly who he was. It came together that their art was around my entire life — and it grew my eye to appreciate good artwork."
Part of Mansell's goal with the project was not just to shoot a portrait, but to also photograph a detail of their hands in close up — either holding a tool or working on a piece.
"Some of them are huge artists, but I had never thought of them in their professional world," says Mansell. "I knew them as friends of my dad. It was so casual. When I went to their studio and saw how amazing their work was, it's really cool to get that experience."
As an example, she mentions artist John Alexander who lives in Amagansett in summer.
"He had eaten at my dad's restaurant everyday," says Mansell. "He told me stories about being in my dad's restaurant and how he welcomed him in. A lot of them think of my dad as the coolest guy."
Ultimately, however, this project really helped Mansell to see art in an entirely new light.
"When you're looking at art, you usually don't have any information about who the artist is," she says. "That changed for me and made me have a connection with the work. I literally scootered by it 6,000 times and saw day in and day out growing up. It's cool that I now have a larger meaning to what the art's about."
For the artists, as well, the friendship that has developed over food and art is one that has remained strong.
"I love to barter and over the years, I've had a great tab at Estia," says Dan Rizzie who once created a "Lymanade" stand for Ambrose's elder daughter, Lyman. "Mansell was very professional. I was impressed in her genuine interest and in what she was doing."
"I remember when Lyman and Mansell were babies – we've known each other that long," he adds. "It's a mutually interesting situation and brings the idea of community to a whole other level."
The notion of community is one that is echoed by artist Paton Miller and he has particularly come to appreciate his long friendship with Ambrose and, by extension, his family.
"Mansell was a bright and charming young woman," says Miller. "We've all really enjoyed our relationship with Colin – he's the quintessential good guy and it's one of those relationships you get by living in the same place a long time."
"I made this home when I was 21 years old," he says. "I like that continuity and being part of the fabric of the community. Colin's kids reflect that."
Mansell Ambrose's artist portraits are on view at Estia Little Kitchen, 1615 Sag Harbor/Bridgehampton Turnpike, through mid-October. Call 725-1045 for information.
July 2013 - By Brandon Cohen
With chefs whipping up charcoal creations using fish, poultry, beef (like Estia's Little Kitchen's shredded beef tacos here), and pork, there'll be something to satisfy everyone. Except for vegans, they might want to stay home and watch Whale Wars or something.
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Is it possible to dine out but feel like youre eating a home cooked meal? Colin Ambrose, chef/owner of Estias Little Kitchen in Sag Harbor, NY and the new Estias American in Darien, CT seems to have hit the nail on the head. Hes been on the scene for years sourcing local ingredients to create the perfect dish. In fact, he has his very own garden at his little local hotspot eatery. Ambroses talents stem from a childhood around growing and cooking food to create eats of utter deliciousness. Colin will share his passion and what it takes to marry the essence of home cooking with a great dining experience.
Estia's American Restaurant Just Celebrated Its
Chef Colin Ambrose of Estia's Little Kitchen named to BEST CHEFS AMERICA
Sag Harbor, NY, 03/01/2013 Chef Colin Ambrose, of Estia's, has been honored as one of the countrys top culinary talents in the inaugural edition of Best Chefs America. This is the first-ever peer review guide of U.S. chefs, who were chosen after extensive interviews between their fellow chefs and Best Chefs America analysts. Chef Colin Ambrose has been showcased in the informative and exquisitely produced 386-page coffee table book that was released on March 1, 2013.
: When you are in the Hamptons, where do you like to eat?
Tom Colicchio: I love having breakfast on the weekends at Estias Little Kitchen. They have it down. When you walk in there to have breakfast, you really feel like you are in the country. Even though this is supposed to be the country, part of the Hamptons can feel more urban, but Estias really nails it.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Award Presented to: Estia Little Kitchen
New 2012 Star Rating: 5
We would like to extend our congratulations to you and your staff for reaching another milestone in overall customer satisfaction. As you recall, in 2011 your business received the Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award, and through hard work and commitment, the Estia Little Kitchen team has achieved a consecutive win with 5 stars for 2012!
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August 17, 2012
By PATRICIA BROOKS
Estias American is new to Darien and is the chef-owner Colin Ambroses first venture in Connecticut; he prides himself on serving local and natural foods. The small space, which seats 38, looks a little bland inside, with Formica tabletops and a few Americana artifacts. Outside, on the brick-lined patio that seats 18, big umbrellas shield tables from the morning sun.
The menu is unusual. It offers generous portions, some with a Mexican touch: Nacho Mammas (jalapeño, chorizo, potatoes, Jack cheese, peppers, onions and corn tortillas, for $12.50), Robbies Gringo Hash (red beans, rice, two eggs and corn tortillas, $14.50) and Happy Jacks breakfast burritos (toasted flour tortillas with two scrambled eggs, andouille sausage, corn, peppers and onions, $13.50).
Not all is south-of-the-border here; customers can choose from eight customized omelets, accompanied by toast and home fries, a Cajun omelet (with andouille, tomato, onion and peppers, $13.50); or Whitties Delight (oatmeal with apples, two poached eggs and a sausage patty, $12.50). Three thick, double-size blueberry buttermilk pancakes had lots of fresh berries and came with a creamer brimming with Vermont maple syrup (also available with bananas, apples or chocolate chips, $8.50 to $11.50).
Andrew Sullivan for The New York Times
The menu at Estia's American restaurant, new to Darien, is unusual.
April 10 2012
by Casey Donahue
Estia's Restaurant Crosses the Sound: Opening in Darien, Connecticut
In April the second incarnation of Estia's Little Kitchen in Sag Harbor will be expanding into Darien, CT in the form of Estia's American, a charming Café that will offer Owner Colin Ambrose's signature healthy, vibrant, freshly prepared foods. The Café will serve breakfast, lunch and a juice bar, then transform itself into an urbane restaurant and bar for dinner service.
Estia's from-scratch approach, and local sourcing whenever possible, will remain at the forefront, paying homage to where it all began. Estia's has always had heart, and that will be felt in this new modern, old-style neighborhood restaurant and gathering place.
March 28, 2012
IrishAurora posted a review for Estia's Little Kitchen on Jan 24, 12 10:31 AM 5 Stars.
"Went here this Sunday for brunch (a little after 1) and was delighted to find that breakfast was still available! Both me and my dining buddy were thrilled with our meals (we both ordered what I think was called the Grand Ranch?) Delicous! The service was super friendly and quick! My only complaint was they were super busy and we had to wait about 20 minutes for a table but we expected this as former reviewers had mentioned how little the place is and busy. I say, good for them! I don't mind waiting when the dining experience is this good."
September 22, 2011
On most summer days at Estia's Little Kitchen on the fringe of Sag Harbor Village,
families meander outside under apple, pear and peach trees while waiting for a table at
the celebrated café. Children wait hungrily for fresh fruit pancakes while they poke at
bright yellow zucchini blossoms, finger cherry-red stalks of Swiss chard and smell mint
nestled among a kaleidoscope of native flowers.
For chef and owner Colin Ambrose, the image evokes memories of his own children's
earliest interactions with food, beginning at his first farm on Lorne Michael's Amagansett
property where he created a chefs co-op for local produce. The fruits of that venture
made his first restaurant, Estia's Coffee Shop, the kind of place where locals and visitors
alike wouldn't bat an eyelash at waiting in line down Main Street, Amagansett for a
sample of blueberry pancakes or the signature two-hour salad, a seasonal selection of
produce plucked warm from the ground just hours before it was artfully presented on a
diner's plate.
That coffee shop's lease was sold years ago as Ambrose began to focus his culinary
energies on Estia's Little Kitchen after buying the once sleepy Tony's Coffee Shop in
Ambrose ceased farming at Michaels' property in part because of geography but also
because of a hungry deer population. However, The Little Kitchen, as it is known to
scores of regulars, has retained the devout loyalty of Ambrose's clientele, and this year,
Ambrose has returned to his roots, building a kitchen garden on one-third of an acre
behind his restaurant. The garden teems with fruits and vegetables that make their way
onto plates at the Little Kitchen, supplemented when needed by the produce of local
farmers like Bette Lacina and Dale Haubrich, Marilee Foster, David Falkowski, Alex
Balsam, Ian Calder-Piedmonte and longtime friend and mentor Scott Chaskey of Quail
Hill Farm in Amagansett.
"I buy from who I can, who I trust and what works for us," said Ambrose on Monday
morning, sitting at a table outside of his restaurant. "I bought Milk Pail peaches for our
blueberry peach pancakes while I wait for my peaches to ripen. I just bought a bunch of
carrots and potatoes from Bette and Dale for South Fork succotash."
The Little Kitchen has long supported local farmers, and while Ambrose remains
committed to the South Fork farms, he added he is pleased he is now able to bring more
of his own food into the Little Kitchen.
The kitchen garden was designed by Susan Meyer and Ambrose, and was established
this past fall making this spring and summer The Little Kitchen Garden's first harvest.
The garden is tended to by Ambrose, but also by Jeff Negron who on many days can be
seen from the Sag Harbor-Bridgehampton Turnpike pruning the Little Kitchen's
decade-old blueberry bushes or inspecting heads of delicate lettuce nestled under the
natural shade of a birch tree.
True to Ambrose's lifelong culinary commitment to chemical-free, seasonal local produce
– something the restaurateur has embraced long before the practice became trendy –
the kitchen garden is fertilized by Ambrose's own compost, turned in three concrete
compost bins at the edge of the restaurant property. Bits of eggshell can be seen poking
up from soil in the rows of basil.
Ambrose's career began in 1991 when he bought Estia's in Amagansett, creating a
restaurant focused on local produce, fish with a Mexican influence finding its way into
menu items. After befriending Chaskey and becoming enamored with the idea of farming
his own crops, Ambrose reached out to regular customer and artist John Alexander and
asked him if he knew of any fallow land he could use.
Enter Lorne Michaels. The Saturday Night Live creator allowed Ambrose to create a
two-acre garden on his property. A pasture for 50 years, Ambrose nearly drools when
describing the "enhanced Bridgehampton loam" that his vegetables took root in. A
regular customer, Rhett, agreed to clear the acreage for coffee and eggs at Estia for five
months and Ambrose's first garden was born.
His partners in what would become known as The Basil Brothers Chefs Co-op included
famed chefs Charlie Palmer and Rick Moonen, along with local chefs Dennis MacNeil,
Gerry Hayden and the late Kevin Henry.
"They were all so influential in the easy days of East Hampton's culinary development,"
said Ambrose of the latter three.
For two years, the chef's co-op flourished, and while Ambrose still considers many of
those men his brothers, the co-op eventually dwindled and after buying The Little
Kitchen in 1998, Ambrose eventually stopped gardening on the property.
Ambrose continued to be a member of Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett, his daughters
Lyman and Mansell and wife Jessica joining him, as they did on the Michaels property, to
collect vegetables for the family dinner table.
Now with the garden in place, Ambrose said he is not only thrilled to see the property
take on a whole new aura, animals finding their way onto the property that never have
before, and families finding their children drawn to the garden, just as his own children
were when they were young.
"This is beyond a place to eat," said Ambrose, slightly tearing. "Children wander through
the garden and I tell their parents to let them pick a green bean. That is getting me to the
next level."
Lyman and Mansell, who formed their own company – A. Sisters Food Company — two
years ago, selling "lymanade" of various flavors, fresh pasta and pesto, have taken on
the family tradition of celebrating fresh, local food.
"We were so connected to the garden," said Lyman on Tuesday. "It was fun to just be
there with my dad, but it also really opened our eyes up about what is right to eat.
Friends would tell me I was a picky eater, but that was because I grew up eating the
best. That sad salad they served to me at boarding school was not something I was
going to touch."
Lyman, who is studying business and nutritional sciences at Bucknell this fall said she
was always proud of her father, but once she and Mansell started their business and
began selling their goods at local farm stands they witnessed first hand the kind of
relationships he has built with people over the last two decades.
"It has been great to see the reaction everyone has to him," said Lyman. "To see that
side of it and how much people love that restaurant, it's mind blowing that one man can
produce that kind of following."
Ambrose would likely blush at those comments.
"It's not my goal to be anything more than I am today," he said, wrapping up the
interview. "I am that guy who will spend the next three hours getting this garden ready
for the weekend. My job is to be a good father and just do what we do here."
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Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Preliminary Efficacy of AZD2014
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Last updated: October 22, 2014
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The main purpose of the study is to establish a safe dose of the drug by providing information on any potential side effects this drug may cause and collecting data about how a patient's cancer responds to the drug. The study will also assess the blood levels and action of AZD2014 in the body over a period of time and will indicate whether the drug has an effect on the types of cancer the patients have.
Advanced Solid Malignancies
Drug: AZD2014
Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase I, Open Label, Multicentre Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Preliminary Efficacy of the mTor Kinase Inhibitor AZD2014 Administered Orally to Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies
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Further study details as provided by AstraZeneca:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Safety and tolerability of AZD2014 [ Time Frame: Assessed at all visits ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Evaluate the pharmacokinetics of AZD2014 following both single and multiple dosing [ Time Frame: Part A: Cycle 1 single dose days 1 -3; multiple dose days 8, 15 & 21; Intermittent schedules, Cycle 1 Days 1-3 & 7-11 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Obtain a preliminary assessment of the anti-tumour activity of AZD2014 by evaluation of tumour response using modified RECIST version 1.1. and to determine inhibition of tumour glucose uptake by assessment with FDG-PET. [ Time Frame: RECIST assessments (CT/MRI/clinical examination) in parts A and B taken at baseline and then every 8 weeks after start of treatment. FDG-PET assessments taken in parts A and B,at screening, cycle 1 multiple dose day 8 and cycle 2 multiple dose day 8. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Evaluate the levels of phosphorylation of pharmacodynamic biomarkers (following treatment with AZD2014) and to investigate possible relationships between plasma AZD2014 concentrations/exposure and changes in safety and biomarkers [ Time Frame: PD blood sampling, Part A: Screening, Cycle 1 Single dose Days 1-3 ; Multi dose Day 21; Intermittent schedules, Cycle 1 Days 1-3 & 7-11. Part B: - Screening, Cycle 1 Day 1, 2, 3, 21 & 28.Intermittent schedules, Cycle 1 Days 1-3 & 7-11. ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- To determine the role of renal excretion in the clearance of AZD2014. [ Time Frame: PK sample timings as detailed above ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Study Start Date:
|December 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: AZD2014
AZD2014 dose escalation phase in Part A and expansion phase in Part B.
Drug: AZD2014
Dose escalation phase: a single dose taken orally (solution or tablet) of AZD2014 on single dose day 1 (visit 2), followed by once or twice daily continuous dosing after a washout period (48 hours - 7 days) at visit 4, until discontinuation or withdrawal or Single or multiple doses taken orally (solution or tablet) of AZD2014 taken intermittently until discontinuation or withdrawal. Expansion phase: twice daily dosing from day 1 until discontinuation or withdrawal or a single dose taken orally of AZD2014 on single dose day 1 (visit 2), followed by a single dose on second single dose day 1 (visit 3) after a washout period (48 hours - 7 days) followed by once or twice daily continuous dosing after a washout period (48 hours - 7 days) at visit 4, until discontinuation or withdrawal or single or multiple doses taken orally (solution or tablet) of AZD2014 taken intermittently until discontinuation or withdrawal.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Histological or cytological confirmation of a solid, malignant tumour that is refractory to standard therapies or for which no standard therapies exist
- At least one lesion (measurable and/or non-measurable) that can be accurately assessed at baseline by computerised tomography (CT) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or plain X-ray and is suitable for repeated assessment
- World Health Organisation performance status 0-2 with no deterioration over the previous 2 weeks and minimum life expectancy of 12 weeks
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with severe laboratory abnormalities for haematology, liver or renal function. Also treatment with any haemopoietic growth factors are not allowed within two weeks from first dose of study drug
- Patients with abnormal fasting glucose, type I or uncontrolled type II diabetes
- Patients with severe cardiac condition of ischemia, impaired ventricular function and arrhythmias, evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic or current unstable or uncompensated respiratory or cardiac conditions
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|Research Site
|Sutton, United Kingdom
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|Study Director:
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|Last Updated:
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Phase I
advanced solid malignancies
dose escalation
mTor kinase inhibitor
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When Citizens Union Bank in Taylorsville was looking for shutterbugs to add local color to their newly renovated walls, they luckily stumbled across customer Stan Chesnut.
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In this first of a three-part series leading up to an Oct. 8 public forum on the alcohol referendum, the Spencer Magnet examines the perceived economic impacts of countywide alcohol sales. Subsequent articles will focus on the perceived safety and moral consequences associated with the issue.
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The Honorable Judge Linda Armstrong presided over the following cases in district court on July 31, 2009.
This the remainder of Judge Armstrong's July 31 docket.
Small Claims:
Ronnie Earls etal v River City Vinyl Supply and Trim. River City tendered check for payment of judgment in full.
Country Day Apartments v Richard Mouser etal. Eviction hearing. Judgment for Country Day Apartments.
Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC v Erin Mitchell. Summary judgment sustained.
Settler's Center could see a few cosmetic updates after a Louisville developer paid $2 million for the county's only shopping center last week.
Settler's Center, LLC sold the property to Carter Realty III, LLC, of Prospect, in a deal reached Aug. 31, according to records on file with the Spencer County Clerk's Office.
Local parents voiced their concerns about President Obama's school speech by making calls to school administrators last week. Superintendent Chuck Adams said one parent compared the intent of the president's address to Adolf Hitler's recruitment of German youth.
The concerns of locals echoed sentiments of parents across the country who said that Tuesday's speech to America's students was for the purpose of "indoctrinating" children into a liberal ideology.
Dial-A-News, the phone-based news service covering Spencer and Shelby counties since the 1960s, disconnected last week.
For no charge, callers could dial a local telephone number 24 hours a day and hear pre-recorded news briefs and advertising deals from their community.
The service was founded by Dean Harden, and later purchased by Tom Hardin, a former WCND 940 AM radio personality whose voice gave callers the latest headlines for nearly the past 20 years.
Residents along Taylorsville's Houston Court have had enough with flash floods threatening their homes, and potentially their health as rising water has repeatedly invaded foundation crawl spaces.
Nearly 10 homeowners from the low-lying area attended last Tuesday night's city commission meeting to present their case and make a plea for relief.
"It's getting to the point where you worry every time it rains," said Ellen Redmon, who lives in the home once owned by her parents.
The school board voted to raise taxes by two percent during a special-called meeting Thursday night. The change will result in an $11 increase on a home valued at $100,000.
Board members voted 4-1 to approve Superintendent Chuck Adams' recommendation to increase real estate taxes by two, instead of the state allowed four percent. Kentucky law allows taxing districts to select up to a four-percent compensating tax rate without the possibility of a voter recall.
Board member Scott Travis voted against the tax increase.
The Honorable Judge Donna Dutton presided over the following cases in district court on July 24, 2009.
John R. Norris Jr. (b.1950). Charge #1, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs, etc., .08, first offense. Guilty. Charge #2, possess open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle. Guilty. Sentencing to be on 8/7/09.
Joseph P. McPherson (b. 1988). Motion to set aside dismissal without prejudice and dismiss with prejudice. Motion granted.
It became apparent that no community is immune from contracting the swine flu as the first publicly-announced case of H1N1 was discovered by the Spencer County School District Thursday.
Letters sent home with students Friday informed parents of the actions taken by the district in an effort to prevent any spread of the influenza strain.
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- No
- Easy To Use
- Quality Construction
Best Uses
- Club Play
- Recreation
Comments about Python Racquetball Replacement Grip:
Python provides a grip that won't slip(c) . . . installation is moderately difficult; must remove lace and knob, warm up the grip by kneading and stretching, apply WD40 to inside of grip and pull it into position on the handle, roll the bottom up and reinstall the knob, adjust grip to suit then wait a day before playing . . . these grips outlast tape and other commercially available grips
- Was this a gift?:
- No
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