The Beehive

While exploring this weekend up by the cottage, we found an adorable town and a really cute place to eat. The little cafe is called The Beehive, and it's on Main Street in Franklin, New York - a little oasis of turn-of-the-century buildings. It's a charming spot in an even more charming town. They also sell great homemade bread, and it seems to be the local gathering place for the community, which gets extra points with us. The Yelp review is here, with more pictures.


Update - September 2010: Sadly, The Beehive is now under different management.  While we think it's still the best option for eating in Franklin, it just doesn't have the great style or attention to detail that it used to.  The differences are subtle, but make a big difference.

Shelter Island Yummies

Macaroons, eclairs, and cakes - oh my! This is one of the cute places we found while exploring Shelter Island. It's called Mark It With G and it was a great spot for our lunch. Someday I'll learn how to make French macaroons, but until then, I'm keeping up with my tasting research...

Salumeria Rosi

A good friend just moved back into town and we went to one of our favorite places tonight as an introduction to the neighborhood. The restaurant/market is Salumeria Rosi, and it's a tiny jewel box of a place, where they have wonderful wines and they manage to serve foods that I know I don't like in a way that I just love. They serve tiny plates - Italian tapas-style - and it's also a great place for picking up a (shmancy) picnic (admittedly with a price-tag to match) and heading to the park. Happily, our friend loved it - hope you will, too. The menu is here and the review in New York magazine is here.

Buon appetito!

-a.l.g.