any suggestions on where I can take DH for the weekend for his birthday?

was thinking just a weekend, either upstate or out east. We've never done the LI wineries or really gone upstate.

need ideas, places to stay, restaurants, etc. please!

alternatively i can take him to dinner at a steakhouse in the city, but i've done that every year and i'm running out of steakhouses.

Silvana,

Here is a cheat sheet I send all my friends.


Harborfront Inn at Greenport
209 Front Street
Greenport, NY 11944
(631) 477-0707
www.theharborfrontinn.com



Jedediah Hawkins Inn

400 South Jamesport Avenue
South Jamesport, NY 11947
(631) 722-2900
www.JedediahHawkinsInn.com


Sunset Beach on Shelter Island

Owned by Andre Balaz

http://www.sunsetbeachli.com/location.html

I suggest you take a wine tour because it's a way to do the wine
tasting without worrying about a designated driver. I loved this tour
and she makes you a yummy lunch and takes you to about 5 vineyards:

Vintage Tours
Peconic, NY
(631) 765-4689
www.northfork.com/tours/

Some vineyards we like:

Pellegrini Vineyards
23005 Main Road (Route 25)
Cutchogue, NY 11935
(631) 734-4111
www.PellegriniVineyards.com


Castello Di Borghese
(631) 734-5111
Rte. 48 & Alvah's Lane, Cutchogue www.castellodiborghese.com

Jamesport Vineyards
(631) 298-5256
Main Road, Rte 25, Jamesport www.jamesport-vineyards.com
(this is the vineyard Vineyard Caterers is on!)

The Old Field Vineyards
(631) 765-0004
59600 Main Road, Southold
www.theoldfield.com
Beautiful vineyard run by a family. So quaint.

Pindar Vineyards
(631) 734-6200
Main Rd, Rte 25, Peconic
www.pindar.net
The original North Fork vineyard and the largest

Raphael
(631) 765-1100
39390 Main Road, Rte 25, Peconic www.raphaelwine.com
This vineyard belongs in ITALY. It's so beautiful.

Famous Fruit Stand:
Wickham's Fruit Farm
(631) 734-6441
Route 25, Cutchogue
www.wickhamsfruitfarm.com

Some great restaurants:
Claudio's Restaurant
(631) 477-0627
Main Street, Greenport
Great seafood right in Greenport

I heard this is a great place for lunch and yummy lobster salad
Modern Snack Bar
(631) 722-3655
Route 25, Aquebogue www.modernsnackbar.com

The Old Mill Inn in Mattituck

www.theoldmillinn.net



The Cooperage Inn
http://www.cooperageinn.com/

Portobello

http://www.portobellonorthfork.com/


Steakhouses in NYC
Dylan Prime
Old Homestead
BLT Prime
BLT Steak
Strip House

wow thanks

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Posted by NapaValleyGirl

Silvana,

Here is a cheat sheet I send all my friends.


Harborfront Inn at Greenport
209 Front Street
Greenport, NY 11944
(631) 477-0707
www.theharborfrontinn.com



Jedediah Hawkins Inn

400 South Jamesport Avenue
South Jamesport, NY 11947
(631) 722-2900
www.JedediahHawkinsInn.com


Sunset Beach on Shelter Island

Owned by Andre Balaz

http://www.sunsetbeachli.com/location.html

I suggest you take a wine tour because it's a way to do the wine
tasting without worrying about a designated driver. I loved this tour
and she makes you a yummy lunch and takes you to about 5 vineyards:

Vintage Tours
Peconic, NY
(631) 765-4689
www.northfork.com/tours/

Some vineyards we like:

Pellegrini Vineyards
23005 Main Road (Route 25)
Cutchogue, NY 11935
(631) 734-4111
www.PellegriniVineyards.com


Castello Di Borghese
(631) 734-5111
Rte. 48 & Alvah's Lane, Cutchogue www.castellodiborghese.com

Jamesport Vineyards
(631) 298-5256
Main Road, Rte 25, Jamesport www.jamesport-vineyards.com
(this is the vineyard Vineyard Caterers is on!)

The Old Field Vineyards
(631) 765-0004
59600 Main Road, Southold
www.theoldfield.com
Beautiful vineyard run by a family. So quaint.

Pindar Vineyards
(631) 734-6200
Main Rd, Rte 25, Peconic
www.pindar.net
The original North Fork vineyard and the largest

Raphael
(631) 765-1100
39390 Main Road, Rte 25, Peconic www.raphaelwine.com
This vineyard belongs in ITALY. It's so beautiful.

Famous Fruit Stand:
Wickham's Fruit Farm
(631) 734-6441
Route 25, Cutchogue
www.wickhamsfruitfarm.com

Some great restaurants:
Claudio's Restaurant
(631) 477-0627
Main Street, Greenport
Great seafood right in Greenport

I heard this is a great place for lunch and yummy lobster salad
Modern Snack Bar
(631) 722-3655
Route 25, Aquebogue www.modernsnackbar.com

The Old Mill Inn in Mattituck

www.theoldmillinn.net



The Cooperage Inn
http://www.cooperageinn.com/

Portobello

http://www.portobellonorthfork.com/


Steakhouses in NYC
Dylan Prime
Old Homestead
BLT Prime
BLT Steak
Strip House

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thank you cindy. have i told you lately that i love you? this is exactly what i'm looking for. my friend told me hudson valley wineries are super nice though so now I wonder about those also....

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Posted by angl2001

what about the melting pot in farmingdale....its that new fondue place

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actually this is a great idea for when we go out with my sister and BIL - I always forget about this place - thanks!!

thank you cindy. have i told you lately that i love you? this is exactly what i'm looking for. my friend told me hudson valley wineries are super nice though so now I wonder about those also....

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No problem girly! Since we're getting married out there, I have become the 'unofficial' expert of the north fork. My parents went to the vineyards up in the hudson valley (near rhinebeck and the Culinary Institute) and I heard it's very nice as well but unfortunately, I don't have as much 411 on the area!!!

Shelter Island is awesome. It's so cool to drive you car onto a ferry and it takes you over to island... We stayed at the Pridwin which was OK, not the most luxrious but they were nice and it included breakfast and dinner.

Do the wine tour!! By the time it was over, we were so nicely buzzed and I literally could not stop shopping at each vineyard. By the time the wine tour was over, we had like 12 bottles of wine, 4 jars of jam and a dozen ears of corn.... I tend to shop when I'm drinking....


If you're thinking of the a beach weekend. Long Beach Island is awesome. We are there every weekend because FH's family owns a home here.
http://www.gableslbi.com/

http://www.daddyohotel.com/


Shelter Island Pridwin
http://www.pridwin.com/

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Posted by NapaValleyGirl


thank you cindy. have i told you lately that i love you? this is exactly what i'm looking for. my friend told me hudson valley wineries are super nice though so now I wonder about those also....

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No problem girly! Since we're getting married out there, I have become the 'unofficial' expert of the north fork. My parents went to the vineyards up in the hudson valley (near rhinebeck and the Culinary Institute) and I heard it's very nice as well but unfortunately, I don't have as much 411 on the area!!!

Shelter Island is awesome. It's so cool to drive you car onto a ferry and it takes you over to island... We stayed at the Pridwin which was OK, not the most luxrious but they were nice and it included breakfast and dinner.

Do the wine tour!! By the time it was over, we were so nicely buzzed and I literally could not stop shopping at each vineyard. By the time the wine tour was over, we had like 12 bottles of wine, 4 jars of jam and a dozen ears of corn.... I tend to shop when I'm drinking....


If you're thinking of the a beach weekend. Long Beach Island is awesome. We are there every weekend because FH's family owns a home here.
http://www.gableslbi.com/

http://www.daddyohotel.com/


Shelter Island Pridwin
http://www.pridwin.com/

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he's not quite the beach nut i am so that's why i was thinking vineyards (even though i'm more of a wine nut as well, but I think he appreciates it too). i just want to do something fun and I'm always looking for an excuse to get away. I'm definitely going to check those places out! thanks so much!

There are tons of beautiful B&B's on Lake George.

Lake George B&B

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Posted by snwb08

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Posted by NapaValleyGirl


thank you cindy. have i told you lately that i love you? this is exactly what i'm looking for. my friend told me hudson valley wineries are super nice though so now I wonder about those also....

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No problem girly! Since we're getting married out there, I have become the 'unofficial' expert of the north fork. My parents went to the vineyards up in the hudson valley (near rhinebeck and the Culinary Institute) and I heard it's very nice as well but unfortunately, I don't have as much 411 on the area!!!

Shelter Island is awesome. It's so cool to drive you car onto a ferry and it takes you over to island... We stayed at the Pridwin which was OK, not the most luxrious but they were nice and it included breakfast and dinner.

Do the wine tour!! By the time it was over, we were so nicely buzzed and I literally could not stop shopping at each vineyard. By the time the wine tour was over, we had like 12 bottles of wine, 4 jars of jam and a dozen ears of corn.... I tend to shop when I'm drinking....


If you're thinking of the a beach weekend. Long Beach Island is awesome. We are there every weekend because FH's family owns a home here.
http://www.gableslbi.com/

http://www.daddyohotel.com/


Shelter Island Pridwin
http://www.pridwin.com/

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he's not a big beach person like i am... i love the beach. so i was thinking vineyards might be fun. oh but now that you mention it my friend also mentioned ICE so it might be fun to do that and maybe take a cooking class together?? something different for us.

If you're interested in classes. Artisanal has great wine and cheese classes.
http://www.artisanalcheese.com/products.asp?dept=1020


Also, you can do a weekend upstate and stay in Rhinebeck and tour the Culinary Institute of America. They have several restaurants at the CIA. My parents and I would always stay at the Beekman Arms
http://www.ciachef.edu/

http://www.beekmandelamaterinn.com/

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Posted by NapaValleyGirl

If you're interested in classes. Artisanal has great wine and cheese classes.
http://www.artisanalcheese.com/products.asp?dept=1020


Also, you can do a weekend upstate and stay in Rhinebeck and tour the Culinary Institute of America. They have several restaurants at the CIA. My parents and I would always stay at the Beekman Arms
http://www.ciachef.edu/

http://www.beekmandelamaterinn.com/

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thanks!! this is what i'm looking for - it's definitely either upstate or out east. so funny - i was with my friend last night and she suggested the same thing about touring the Culinary Institute. Have to do some research.

this couple i know went away to this spa retreat in connecticut and raved about it, if you want i can find out the info for you

are you looking for just really relaxed and laid back? bc theres also mohegan sun and foxwoods, foxwoods just opened up an MGM there, and i know theres a vineyard not too far from there bc my MOH went to a vineyard and then to foxwoods right after.

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Posted by Espo22

this couple i know went away to this spa retreat in connecticut and raved about it, if you want i can find out the info for you

are you looking for just really relaxed and laid back? bc theres also mohegan sun and foxwoods, foxwoods just opened up an MGM there, and i know theres a vineyard not too far from there bc my MOH went to a vineyard and then to foxwoods right after.

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sort of but not too relaxed. I don't really want to do mohegan or foxwoods just the two of us; we went to the Borgata last summer with my sister and BIL and had a blast so we'll probably plan something like that. maybe we'll check them out then though - i've never been to either one.

i like the idea of wineries, maybe spa and a really nice dinner. I'm kind of leaning toward the hudson valley since i'm not sure if we're going to go for one or two nights and the traffic out east might be a nightmare in the summer.

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Posted by NapaValleyGirl

Silvana,

Here is a cheat sheet I send all my friends.


Harborfront Inn at Greenport
209 Front Street
Greenport, NY 11944
(631) 477-0707
www.theharborfrontinn.com



Jedediah Hawkins Inn

400 South Jamesport Avenue
South Jamesport, NY 11947
(631) 722-2900
www.JedediahHawkinsInn.com


Sunset Beach on Shelter Island

Owned by Andre Balaz

http://www.sunsetbeachli.com/location.html

I suggest you take a wine tour because it's a way to do the wine
tasting without worrying about a designated driver. I loved this tour
and she makes you a yummy lunch and takes you to about 5 vineyards:

Vintage Tours
Peconic, NY
(631) 765-4689
www.northfork.com/tours/

Some vineyards we like:

Pellegrini Vineyards
23005 Main Road (Route 25)
Cutchogue, NY 11935
(631) 734-4111
www.PellegriniVineyards.com


Castello Di Borghese
(631) 734-5111
Rte. 48 & Alvah's Lane, Cutchogue www.castellodiborghese.com

Jamesport Vineyards
(631) 298-5256
Main Road, Rte 25, Jamesport www.jamesport-vineyards.com
(this is the vineyard Vineyard Caterers is on!)

The Old Field Vineyards
(631) 765-0004
59600 Main Road, Southold
www.theoldfield.com
Beautiful vineyard run by a family. So quaint.

Pindar Vineyards
(631) 734-6200
Main Rd, Rte 25, Peconic
www.pindar.net
The original North Fork vineyard and the largest

Raphael
(631) 765-1100
39390 Main Road, Rte 25, Peconic www.raphaelwine.com
This vineyard belongs in ITALY. It's so beautiful.

Famous Fruit Stand:
Wickham's Fruit Farm
(631) 734-6441
Route 25, Cutchogue
www.wickhamsfruitfarm.com

Some great restaurants:
Claudio's Restaurant
(631) 477-0627
Main Street, Greenport
Great seafood right in Greenport

I heard this is a great place for lunch and yummy lobster salad
Modern Snack Bar
(631) 722-3655
Route 25, Aquebogue www.modernsnackbar.com

The Old Mill Inn in Mattituck

www.theoldmillinn.net



The Cooperage Inn
http://www.cooperageinn.com/

Portobello

http://www.portobellonorthfork.com/


Steakhouses in NYC
Dylan Prime
Old Homestead
BLT Prime
BLT Steak
Strip House

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great suggestions, love most of the places you listed. I wanted to add Capital Grill in NYC

and

in LI I went to Brooks & Porter and thought the food was fabulous. Oysters were great, steack, and I think i've eaten fish there too and it was all fab. good bar too

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Posted by Gigi08

My FH has always talked about Millbrook Vineyards in Hudson Valley. I've never gotten to go myself, but my BM and her husband have gone and loved it. She also highly recommended Mohonk in New Paltz…it looks beautiful. My boss recently recommended the Culinary Institute, as well. Cindy, seems to have covered out east…I’m not that familiar.

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love Mohonk!! i went on a winter hike up there and it's gorgeous! i've been wanting to stay there but i talked it up to my co-worker and he took his girlfriend there and said it was nice but the rooms were old and there were no TVs not that i need TV. BUT there is this other place up there that i'm dying to stay at and check out. I wanted to get married there but 1. it was way too $$$$ and 2. DH just laughed at me and was like 'who the eff do we know in westchester??'

Sigh....