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  Back on the road for one more round of fall club pick-ups and lunch on the east end.  Today is a revisit to Sound Avenue Bistro , which has never disappointed in the past (Fig 01).  Due to the vagaries of traffic this time, we arrived ahead of opening time but no problem, we were warmly welcomed, and as this was a clear warm summer day, we were seated outside by the garden (Fig 02) and waterfall (Fig 03) on the patio (Fig 04).  We pursued the beverage menu for a bit (Fig 10) but opted for iced tea as we still had two wineries and a distiller ahead of us.  We opened instead with our traditional favorites, the Seafood Chili (Fig 05) and the Duck Wings (Fig 06).  The main entrée from the weekly special menu (Fig 10) was a Beef Steak Tomato stuffed with Lobster salad (Fig 07), which was fantastic.  Jo selected from the main menu (Fig 09) the buttermilk fried chicken with sweet potato fries (Fig 08).  The chicken; is done perfectly, tender, juicy, and flavorful.  The food, combined with t

  If you are interested in wine, check out the New York Wine & Grape Foundation (NYWGF).   The NYWGF is an excellent site with information about everything NY wine related.   Some of the helpful material includes a set of maps of all the NY AVA( American Viticultural Area ), including Long Islands own 3 AVA’s: Long Island [ 27 CFR § 9.170 ] , North Fork of Long Island [ 27 CFR § 9.113 ] , The Hamptons Long Island [ 27 CFR § 9.101 ] (Fig 01).   The NYWGF also published an updated New York Wine Reference Guide (Fig 02) and a quick introductory video on YouTube-NYWGF . #newyorkwinegrapefnd #newyorkwine #nortforkwinetrail #northforkwinecountry FIG 01 - NY LONG ISLAND AVA MAP 2021 FIG 02 - NY WINE REFERENCE GUIDE 2022 COVER