Trip to the vineyards!

Long Island has over 30 vineyards. Most of them on the north fork. A bunch of friends and I decided to visit 3 of them. Macari, Martha Clara and Baiting Hollow

 Luckily we had some sunshine while we were there so we could walk around the vineyards.

 Macari has a big patio at the back that overlooks the vineyards. You can bring your own picnic and have lunch here.

 Obviously you buy the wine here. We did a wine tasting before and then decided on a bottle of Malbec.

 Macari had a 13th anniversary and a big sale on that day.

Wine here was best of the three vineyards in my opinion. My favorite was Bergen Road so we bought a few bottles of that and a few of the Malbec. They also had some really delicious dessert wine which I don't remember the name of, but it tasted like honey and was super sweet.

Then we continued to our next stop, Martha Clara.

 This was everybody's favorite. They had picnic tables outside, food, a live band and a petting zoo with farm animals. Very nice atmosphere.

 The tasting room was very busy. All the vineyards had lots of bridal showers and big groups coming and going.

 After a wine tasting indoors, we bought some sangria and sat outside at the picnic tables.

They had some goats and pigs etc..

Then we went to the last one, Baiting Hollow.

 They rescue horses at this place and have a huge stable at the back.

 The profits of some of the wines go to the rescue horses.

 They also had a live band at this place and it was very busy.

 Inside they had two little bars and a gift shop.

What a fun day trip this was. Looking forward to visiting more vineyards in the future.

Girls night at Lucy's

I LOVE the food at this restaurant Lucy's, so I wanted to take our "girls night" here and enjoy the delicious organic/all natural food they have to offer.

The place is tiny and all tucked away in an alley, but so cozy and nice and quiet. Our waiter Billy was super friendly and attentive. 

We shared three appetizers between the three of us and they were all delicious. 

Braised All-Natural Beef Short Rib With red wine reduction and horseradish pure

Morrell Mushroom and English Pea Risotto With a hint of black truffle

 Tuna Tartar With avocado, lime, and shallot. This tasted soooo good!

For Entrees, I of course had to go with salmon, my favorite.

Scottish Salmon Over peas, asparagus, chanterelle mushrooms, ramps, purple potatoes, and Dijon vinaigrette

My friend Ellen had one of the specials of the day

Beef Wellington, which she said was very tasty.

My friend Christina had the Monkfish

Oven Roasted Monkfish Over sautéed spinach, with a parsnip puree and beurre rouge

I can't wait to come here in the summer when the french doors are open to the street and you get a nice breeze in.

Art by the Falls

 In Argyle Park there was a fourth annual outdoor art exhibit featuring local artists.

 Didn't buy anything, but it's always fun to look around.

 This guy was walking around playing a saxophone..