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PANZANELLA The Beacon restaurant’s Italian-inspired salad for Dan’s Taste of Two Forks. Serves 4 to 6 14 to 16 1/2-inch slices baguette 2 large local tomatoes cut into 1/2-inch dice 1/2 English cucumber, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced 1/4 cup capers
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4 tablespoons chiffonade of fresh basil 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Thinly sliced fresh chives for garnish 1. Cube the bread into bite-size pieces and set aside. 2. Place the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, capers and basil in a mixing bowl. Dress the ingredients with the vinegar, oil and salt and pepper to taste. Add the bread and toss gently to mix. Let stand for 5 minutes for the bread to absorb the dressing and soak up the vinaigrette. Divide equally on 4 to 6 plates and garnish with chives SWEDISH SHRIMP COCKTAIL The official name for the shrimp cocktail is Toast Skagen. The Living Room is offering it at the James Beard Foundation event. Serves 4 (continued on next page)
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Food and entertaining is always big on the East End of Long Island, particularly in summer when glittering fundraising benefits abound during the “season,” a period formally defined as the days between Memorial Day and Labor Day. On Saturday, July 16, Dan’s Papers will launch Dan’s Taste of Two Forks at Sayre Park in Bridgehampton. The event benefits East End food pantries through the Have a Heart Community Trust. With award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson of New York’s Red Rooster restaurant hosting the event, and TV anchor Rosanna Scotto of the famed Scotto family restaurant Fresco in NYC as Master of Ceremonies, this will be a night of culinary magic as chefs, restaurants, wineries and purveyors from both forks will gather. Participants including 1770 House, Nick & Toni’s, Rugosa, Starr Boggs, Luce + Hawkins, Bedell Cellars, Channing Daughters and Wölffer Estate Vineyard – and ever so many more – will offer the best of food and wine for your pleasure. Sam McCleland of The Beacon restaurant in Sag Harbor will be serving up panzanella, an Italian bread salad, with local tomatoes, cucumber, red onion and capers. Growing up in Illinois surrounded by miles and miles of cornfields, Sam’s simple American cuisine is inspired by his roots in the heartland.
On Saturday, July 23, The James Beard Foundation will present its annual Chefs and Champagne event at Wölffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack. The event will honor award-winning chef, author and TV personality Emeril Lagasse. The annual summer fundraiser features a select group of fine chefs from Manhattan, New Jersey and the East End, many from James Beard Foundation award-winning restaurants. Included are Daniel Boulud of Daniel, Jennifer McCoy of Craft, Michael Toscano of Manzo – all of New York City – plus Guy Reuge of Stony Brook and James Carpenter of the Living Room in East Hampton, with another terrific lineup of chefs and restaurants. Founded in 1986, the James Beard Foundation is dedicated to celebrating, nurturing and preserving America’s diverse culinary heritage. Funds raised at the event will help support missions and programs including the Christian Wölffer scholarship award for food and wine studies. James Carpenter, executive chef of the Living Room and a Slow Food devotee, has focused on local ingredients with a Swedish twist at the restaurant. He will offer a classic Scandinavian shrimp cocktail for the James Beard event. Both fundraisers are guaranteed to be sumptuous tasting parties!
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Dan’s Papers July 15, 2011 Dan’s taste of two forks danshamptons.com Page 103
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