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Meet Your Farmers: David Falkowski, a Mushroom Farmer in Bridgehampton, NY

In this week's edition of Meet Your Farmers, we meet David Falkowski, known to Long Island locals as "Mushroom Dave." He's been growing, foraging, and selling quality mushrooms in Bridgehampton, New York, since 2003. You also may recognize him from an episode of Barefoot Contessa when Ina Garten spotlighted his oyster mushrooms in her lasagna.

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8 Comments | Posted by Carson Poole, March 8, 2010 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: East End, farming, foraging, Hamptons, Long Island, Meet Your Farmers, mushrooms, New York

Dear Ina, We Are Happy to House-Sit

Photos from House Beautiful Ina Garten has the reverse schedule of the average Manhattan apartment owner with a Hamptons summer estate—she spends most of her year "summering" on Long Island, while occasionally visiting the downtown duplex. On the Barefoot Contessa, we're so used to watching her shoe-less, strolling along the sand, but hardly get to see her urbanite side. House Beautiful magazine interviewed Garten and toured her 1920s one-bedroom apartment. Inside, the ceilings are high, the kitchen is "tiny," and the Belgian couches have just the right amount of cushiness. "I'm short, so if a sofa is too deep I feel like a little girl with my feet sticking out. These are comfortable, but not too cushy," explained Garten. [Via...

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11 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, July 10, 2008 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: Barefoot Contessa, celebrity chefs, food on tv, Hamptons, Ina Garten, Manhattan