{"id":31266,"date":"2012-09-07T00:00:50","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T04:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=31266"},"modified":"2017-09-05T14:55:33","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T18:55:33","slug":"fall-getaway-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/31266\/fall-getaway-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fall Weekend in the North Fork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright lazyload\" title=\"the chefs\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/7930922520_55339788f7_z-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"the chefs\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright lazyload\" title=\"the chefs\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/7930922520_55339788f7_z-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"the chefs\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/noscript><\/strong>We interviewed two chefs, Gerry Hayden and Claudia Fleming of The North Fork Table &amp; Inn, and got some tips on how best to spend a fall weekend on Long Island\u2014including where to pick apples and sip cider on the banks of the Peconic Bay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your idea of a perfect fall weekend in the North Fork?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7896371136_8d466c29a4_z.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-31435 alignleft lazyload\" title=\"The North Fork Table and Inn\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7896371136_8d466c29a4_z.jpg\" alt=\"The North Fork Table and Inn\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-31435 alignleft lazyload\" title=\"The North Fork Table and Inn\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7896371136_8d466c29a4_z.jpg\" alt=\"The North Fork Table and Inn\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7896371136_8d466c29a4_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7896371136_8d466c29a4_z-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7896371136_8d466c29a4_z-41x25.jpg 41w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>Stay the weekend at <strong>The North Fork Table and Inn<\/strong>. Before checking in, stop at <strong>The Winemakers Studio<\/strong> for happy hour and then have a casual dinner at either <strong>Noah&#8217;s or Frisky Oyster in Greenport<\/strong>. On Saturday, grab a picnic basket from <strong>The Cheese Shop in Mattituck<\/strong>, check out a couple of wineries and then on to <strong>Orient for a picnic<\/strong>, where every country road seems to lead to a secluded little cove. On the way back to the hotel, stop in the village of Greenport for an <strong>espresso at Aldo&#8217;s<\/strong> and a walk through the picturesque harbor town. Back to the Inn for a nap before your dinner experience at the Table. On Sunday morning, enjoy a leisurely breakfast over the <em>New York Times<\/em>. Before heading out, take a bit of the North Fork with you, stop at <strong>Wickhams Fruit Farm<\/strong> to pick up apples, pumpkins and cider!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright lazyload\" title=\"Orient beach\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/532820_363652567018432_1916272574_n-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Orient beach\" width=\"273\" height=\"181\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright lazyload\" title=\"Orient beach\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/532820_363652567018432_1916272574_n-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Orient beach\" width=\"273\" height=\"181\" \/><\/noscript>What farms do you work with on Long Island?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe North Fork Table and Inn sources a great deal of its food from local farms. Greens and heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, beets and zucchini from KK&#8217;s Farm, corn from <a title=\"krupski&#039;s farm webste\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Krupski-Farms\/103854429678626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Krupski&#8217;s Farm<\/a>, berries from <a title=\"permanent link to oysterponds farm website\" href=\"http:\/\/oysterpondsfarm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oysterponds Farm<\/a>, stone fruits and apples from <a title=\"permanent link to wickhams fruit farm website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wickhamsfruitfarm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wickhams Fruit Farm<\/a>, eggs from <a title=\"permanent link to browders birds website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.browdersbirds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Browders Birds<\/a>, ducks from Crescent Farms, goat cheese from <a title=\"permanent link to catapano farm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catapanodairyfarm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catapano Farm<\/a>, the freshest fish from local fisherman is procured from Charlie at the Southold Fish Market, beef from McCall Vineyard and Farm, Greenport Brewery and of course, wines from the many vineyards on the North Fork, just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31504 alignleft lazyload\" title=\"Noah's\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/429378_10150545123598067_491196846_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Noah's\" width=\"276\" height=\"184\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31504 alignleft lazyload\" title=\"Noah's\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/429378_10150545123598067_491196846_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Noah's\" width=\"276\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/429378_10150545123598067_491196846_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/429378_10150545123598067_491196846_n-37x25.jpg 37w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/429378_10150545123598067_491196846_n.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/noscript><strong>Favorite local bars?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe bars at both the Frisky Oyster and Noah&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best place to get coffee?<\/strong><br \/>\nHands down, Aldo&#8217;s in Greenport!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to get there:<\/strong><em> To get to the North Fork Table &amp; Inn (57225 Main Road, Southold), take the LIRR, transfer at Ronkonkoma to the North Fork line for Southold. Or take the Hampton Jitney to Southold.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos: Courtesy of North Fork Table &amp; Inn, Orient Beach State Park, Noah&#8217;s<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more fall weekend getaway ideas in the North Fork, read this oM piece on a <a title=\"north fork bike story on offmetro ny\" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/2009\/08\/26\/long-island-vineyards-north-fork\/\">self-guided bike tour of North Fork vineyards<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We interviewed two chefs, Gerry Hayden and Claudia Fleming of The North Fork Table &amp; Inn, and got some tips on how best to spend a fall weekend on Long Island\u2014including where to pick apples and sip cider on the banks of the Peconic Bay. 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