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Good Morning, North Fork! Tuesday feels like a good day to keep things simple.

In today’s North Fork Buzz:

• Soil to Plate

• Plant Sale

• Getting Lost On Purpose

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The Lowdown

Soil to Plate 🍽️

Swiss born restaurateur Christoph Mueller has built his North Fork restaurants around a simple idea: go straight to the source. Instead of relying on deliveries or markets, Mueller and his chefs regularly walk local farms, tasting, picking, and talking directly with growers to shape their menus.

That hands on approach defines his growing footprint in Greenport, where he owns Alpina, Green Hill Kitchen, and Anker. Mueller’s philosophy is rooted in his Swiss background: keep it simple, keep it high quality, don’t overwork the food.

But sourcing hyper local ingredients comes with tradeoffs, namely, the North Fork’s extreme seasonality.

Summer brings a surge. Winter brings hard decisions. Mueller has had to close restaurants seasonally and pivot with projects like Alpina Bakery and traditional Swiss sausage production to keep things running year-round.

Still, his belief hasn’t wavered: great restaurants are built on great ingredients, and word of mouth does the rest

Get the full story 👉 North Fork Sun

Plant Sale 🌱

The North Fork Audubon Society is bringing back its annual spring native plant sale on May 16 and 17, setting up shop at the Roy Latham Nature Center. No preorders, no fuss, just show up and browse.

What started as a small effort to get more native plants into local yards has quietly grown into the East End’s longest running native plant sale. The mission hasn’t changed: make it easier for people to plant things that actually belong here, and support the birds, pollinators, and ecosystems that depend on them.

This year’s lineup includes more than 60 species native to the Northeast, all grown locally by Glover Perennials. Many are drought tolerant and deer resistant, aka plants that can handle real life Long Island conditions without constant babysitting. ($)

Get the full story 👉 Suffolk Times

Getting Lost On Purpose 🎨

Mattituck artist Anne Sherwood Pundyk built her reputation on bold color, layered patterns, and canvases that are literally stitched together. But recently, she stepped outside that comfort zone, trading paint for printmaking and heading to Austin for a residency that would shake up her entire process.

The result is “Getting Lost On Purpose,” now on view at the gallery at Holy Trinity Church in Greenport and extended into early May. The show features a new series of prints that translate her signature visual language into something tighter, more immediate, a different medium, but the same fascination with color, shape, and meaning.

Printmaking forced her into unfamiliar territory, new materials, new techniques, and a lot of trial and error. But that uncertainty is exactly what she was after. It pushed her to experiment, rethink her approach, and ultimately sharpen her voice.

Get the full story 👉 East End Beacon

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Happenings: Upcoming Events

🍸 Prohibition on the North Fork History with a side of bootlegging? That’s the move on Sunday, April 26, starting at Hallockville Museum Farm, where historian Amy Folk unpacks why the North Fork was prime smuggling territory and Twin Stills Distillery pours samples with a little behind the still look. Then the night slips over to The Old Mill Inn for passed period canapés, three Prohibition-era cocktail options, and live jazz in the very kind of setting that feels like somebody should definitely be speaking in code. More Info

🍖 BBQ Brunch & Wine When brunch decides to go a little rogue, you get BBQ and wine sharing the same table. Happening Sunday, April 26 at Tuckers Taproom, Chronicle Wines and Lenz Winery are teaming up for a smoky, sippable spread. More Info

🍝 Italian Night Dinner On Monday, April 27 at A Touch of Venice, the Southold Rotary Club is dishing out five different pasta options, plus salad and dessert, so your biggest problem is choosing just one. More Info

🩸 Blood Drive Head to the Greenport American Legion on Tuesday, April 28 to roll up a sleeve and do some real deal good for the community (juice and cookies included, as always). More Info

🛍️ Mother’s Day Market Forget the last minute card aisle scramble, this is how you shop for Mom. On Friday, May 1 at the Peconic Landing Community Center, a curated lineup of local artisans is bringing handcrafted gifts with way more personality than anything in a big box store. More Info

🤼 Lucha Rumble 6 Things are about to get loud, fast, and slightly chaotic. On Saturday, May 2 at the Greenport American Legion, Championship Entertainment Productions and Lucharitos are bringing masked mayhem, high flying moves, and full on crowd energy to the ring. More Info

🇺🇸 Veterans Resource Fair Less small talk, more real support, that’s the tone here. On Saturday, May 2 at the Southold American Legion, Long Island Cares Veterans Project is gathering 25+ organizations offering services for veterans and active military, plus a Farm Truck rolling in with free fresh produce. More Info

🌱 Environmental Expo & Repair Café Before you toss it, fix it, and maybe learn something while you’re at it. On Saturday, May 2 at the Recreation Center on Peconic Lane, this spring forward event from the Southold Town Conservation Advisory Council and North Fork Environmental Council brings together local orgs, hands on repair help, and practical ways to care for the place we all brag about living in. More Info

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Local Spotlight

Shakespeare in the Park 🎭

There’s something especially fun about the idea of spending summer evenings in a park with Shakespeare in the mix, a little drama, a little comedy, and hopefully fewer mosquitoes than expected. For anyone who’s ever wanted to trade the audience for the stage, Northeast Stage is getting ready for this season’s Shakespeare in the Park production of All’s Well That Ends Well, with auditions coming up April 20 and 21 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Greenport.

Auditions run from 7 to 9 p.m. on a first come, first served basis, with callbacks by invitation on April 22. Those planning to try out should come prepared with about 10 lines of a Shakespeare monologue. Rehearsals begin in late April, with performances set to run throughout July in parks and libraries across Suffolk County, which gives the whole thing that classic summer theater under the sky appeal.

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Live Music + Fun Breakdown

Tuesday

Eastern Front Brewing | Trivia with Emily | 6 PM
First & South | Gene Casey & Helen Hooke | 6-9 PM

Wednesday

Greenport American Legion | Adult Roller Skate | 5-9 PM
Shelter Island Slice | Trivia with Think Inc. | 6 PM
Eastern Front Brewing | Bingo with Michelle | 6-9 PM
Andy’s | Trivia | 6:30-8:30 PM
Clam Bar at Alize | Trivia with Pam | 6:30 PM

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