04.17.2019 Around the Island Island spirits: Seize the sparkle! When traveling with my gallant groom, we enjoy sampling the local cuisine, but we also make a point of asking the natives where they like to eat. So it...
09.15.2018 Around the Island Island bookshelf: Led astray by spirits … and beach plums Not ready to let go of summer yet? September on Shelter Island can sometimes be a sweet dessert after the multi-course menu of June, July and August. Step out...
08.18.2018 Around the Island Finley’s Fiction helps launch ‘All Happy Families’ On August 11, a large group gathered at Finley’s Fiction to congratulate Island resident and author Jeanne McCulloch on the publication of her memoir, “All Happy Families,” recently published...
01.26.2016 Around the Island Forager’s Cocktails offers recipe for wild drinks A bristly, irritating stinging nettle plant might be unwelcome in most homeowners’ yards, but for Amy Zavatto, it’s a great bitter root to balance the sweet agave syrup in...