{"id":4702,"date":"2017-11-06T15:55:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T15:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/?p=4702"},"modified":"2017-11-06T16:01:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T16:01:59","slug":"in-pursuit-of-pot-pies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/in-pursuit-of-pot-pies\/","title":{"rendered":"IN PURSUIT OF POT PIES!"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The falling leaves, drift by my window.\u00a0 The falling leaves of red and gold.\u00a0 \u00a0I see my a\/c, it’s still cranking.\u00a0 \u00a0It’s Autumn time in New York.”\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 You may say you’re frightened by climate change but secretly you know you love these 75 degree days in November.\u00a0 \u00a0 But in spite of the w<\/p>\n

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HIghway Restaurant’s Chicken Pot Pie!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

arm temperatures other signs of fall have definitely arrived.\u00a0 \u00a0The apple picking, the dog walks on the beach and of course for foodies like me (in the sense that I don’t hold my nose up at movie theatre nachos) prix fixes and new fall menus.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite foods of fall is a good chicken pot pie.\u00a0 \u00a0This has been something I\u00a0 discovered later in life since my early exposure consisted of a Swanson’s TV dinner.\u00a0 In fact,\u00a0 there are a more than a few things hated as a kid that I now love.\u00a0 For example,\u00a0 I hated steak for quite a long time due to my mother’s unsurpassed skill in killing a cow twice.\u00a0 \u00a0 But like everything these days from macaroni to pasta, iceberg to arugula, donut to cronut everything seems to have a more epicurean slant.\u00a0 \u00a0Now, chicken pot pies are enjoying their moment in the spotlight and the competition for your fork is heating up.\u00a0 \u00a0I guess it’s also a case of everything old is new again.<\/p>\n

The showdown occurs every\u00a0Monday as Cove Hollow Tavern and Highway Restaurant are going head to head in a show down of puffed pastry poultry.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Both are homemade and both are about 100 steps above those frozen ones from your childhood.\u00a0 \u00a0Being a fan of both establishments, I can say you won’t be disappointed in either but the winner and still champion is….. the one at Highway.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Why?\u00a0 \u00a0It’s more. While both are tasty, Highway Restaurant’s is chock full of white meat chicken, more flaky crust and it’s a meal and a half.\u00a0 \u00a0 Yes, I’ve taken mine home to go and finished it the next day for lunch.\u00a0 Cove Hollow Tavern’s is more like a soup with a top of buttery pastry on top.\u00a0 \u00a0CHT pot pie is less a meal and more a nice appetizer.\u00a0 \u00a0 Either way, I suggest you try both and judge for yourself.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Now if only both locations would figure a way to put these in a preformed aluminum tray with a side apple cobbler.\u00a0 \u00a0Now that would be nostalgic!<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, I love getting my google alerts.\u00a0 \u00a0 Some of the key words I get are “real estate, my name, Sag Harbor and Hamptons.”\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0It’s great, if you don’t do this you should.\u00a0 \u00a0 I get the latest on market trends, business comings and goings and the latest felony charge for my namesake somewhere in the midwest.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Recently I got an alert that Vogue magazine has an article<\/a> about some island in New Zealand that’s their (ha, I didn’t write there) answer to the Hamptons.\u00a0 Its called Waiheke Island and I guess now we can say we’re “Long Island’s answer to Waiheke.”\u00a0 \u00a0 So this had me thinking, what other parallels can me made about the East End?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Here are a few of my observations.<\/p>\n

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Bridgehampton Commons – The Rodeo Drive of the Hamptons – It’s all about the shopping.\u00a0 \u00a0Face it, where else can you actually walk for 100 yards and not hit a real estate office or bank?<\/p>\n

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Hanging out in Montauk… uh Key West!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Flanders – The Secaucus of the Hamptons – lots of waterfront property and a heck of a lot cheaper than if you drive 10 more minutes.<\/p>\n

Montauk – The Key West of the Hamptons –\u00a0 It’s the “end” and home to some of the besthangouts around.<\/p>\n

Rt. 27 – The 405 Freeway of the Hamptons –\u00a0 You hate driving on this road but do you have another choice?<\/p>\n

Finally,\u00a0 Greenport – It’s the Brooklyn of the Hamptons.\u00a0 \u00a0 Hip, cool and too late to get a steal.<\/p>\n

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