There's something about getting out of the city and into the country that improves ones general outlook on life. Particularly if you like food and can take advantage of friends who have homes in East Hampton.
Round Swamp Farm is everything you want a farmstand to be, provided you have idyllic visions of farmstands. Albeit one that charges $6.50 for a pint of strawberries. But oh what strawberries!
A pair of lovely women have run of the place, and most produce and comestibles are grown/made locally such that you practically pull them out of the ground before paying. Michael Pollan would be proud.
Did I mention the berries?
It was here we procured the ingredients for what turned out to be a pasta dish with fresh peas, fava beans and baby artichokes topped with shallots and marscapone. Followed by grilled filet of beef and an asparagus arugula salad drenched in shaved parmesan.
Round swamp farm also bakes pies such as strawberry rhubarb and blackberry raspberry. We couldn't decide so we bought both. You pretty much surrender your life savings upon entering the place, but I'd rather give my money to these women than many of the overpriced restaurants in the area.
Plus the farm just makes you feel good.
Yeah, I dropped a lot of $$ at the Farmer's market this weekend...Might have been the 1/2 flat of strawberries, plus the 3 lbs of cherries and Purple Potatoes, Sugar snap peas.........oh, yeah now I have forgotten everything I bought. Have to check the refrigerator when I get home!
Posted by: TonkaManOR | June 22, 2009 at 04:28 PM
"comestibles" I mean, really... Martha Stewart at a Daughters of the American Revolution tea social wouldn't even use that word...
Posted by: Peter | June 22, 2009 at 05:00 PM
Hahahah. It was used jokingly, Peter.
Posted by: Tony R | June 22, 2009 at 06:31 PM
One time in East Hampton I ate a $45 tub of lobster salad in one sitting at my friend Nick's parents' house.
Posted by: Sheepy | June 22, 2009 at 06:39 PM
This post made me miss Briermere pies. :(
Posted by: Ros | June 22, 2009 at 07:46 PM
"It was here we procured the ingredients..."
Procured...really? I suppose that too was used jokingly.
Posted by: Phony Rizzuto | June 23, 2009 at 12:26 AM
Great pix from what seems to be a wonderful weekend -- good for you ... Best of all -- "comestibles" ... Why don't we see interesting language more often?!
Brian
Washington, DC
Posted by: Brian | June 23, 2009 at 12:46 PM