Friends of OHEKA proudly announces this year’s Otto Kahn Award winners. Seven talented high school seniors from the Town of Huntington will receive $3,000 each and will perform or have their work shown at this year’s annual Garden Party on Wednesday June 11th at OHEKA Castle. The following deserving students are pursuing their love of the arts as they begin their college education this fall:

Aaron Cimadevilla, Walt Whitman High School Samantha Greenberg, Half Hollow Hills East High School Oliver Mauer, Half Hollow Hills West High School Emma Nadler, Northport High School Samuel Soric, Huntington High School Ainsley Waite, Half Hollow Hills West High School Kerry Yeung, Half Hollow Hills East High School

Additionally, we are proud to announce this year’s posthumous honoree, Ellen Schaffer, who was our beloved and longtime Friends of OHEKA president. For the first time ever, we have created the Ellen Schaffer Civic Leadership Memorial Scholarship to honor her memory and the outstanding work she did for many years in her community— The Town of Huntington. This year’s winners, Kate Adams and Julia Dean from Walt Whitman High School exemplify the qualities that Ellen stood for.

Tickets to this year’s Garden Party are available online at: www.FriendsofOheka.org. Ticket price includes hors d’oeuvres, buffet dinner, wine, dessert and entertainment. We’ll have fabulous raffle baskets and traditional Gatsby-style attire is always welcome. Prizes will be awarded for best costumes.

To date, Friends of OHEKA has raised over $300,000 for high school seniors in the Town of Huntington who are pursuing a college education in the arts. Friends of OHEKA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection, preservation and public awareness of OHEKA castle, a monument to a bygone era and a testament to Huntington’s commitment to historic preservation.

Long Island restaurants are participating in "LI Wings It Forward," donating 20% of wing sales to support fire and EMS departments that responded to the recent wildfires on the east end of Long Island. This initiative is organized by Alyssa Guidice, Founder of the Dine-LI Facebook page, along with Joshua Soto of @firefoodsonly. This fundraiser offers a simple way for community members to show appreciation for local heroes by enjoying wings at participating establishments. Proceeds will be distributed among the fire and EMS agencies involved in the recent wildfire response. Dozens of eateries have joined the effort, with more expected to sign up before the event. For more information and to view the list of participating restaurants, visit the LI Wings It Forward website.

Garvies Point Craft Brewery has been wowing beer lovers with a plethora of new flavor profiles. New on tap or in a 4 pack is the Smores Pastry Pusher. It's definitely worth a visit to sip and sample an extensive selection of craft beer, all brewed on site, available for you to experience through 24 rotating taps and fresh cans to take home. If you're not sure which beer to try, grab a flight and sample four of their delicious brews. Don't forget to ask their beertenders about the Flights & Bites menu!

Jericho's Milleridge Inn launches new Carriage House Wine Bar. On hand were Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino, with award-winning Chef Stephan Rosenbluth and owner Butch Yamali. Chef Stephen Rosenbluth has created a new upscale wine bar experience with shareable bites including small salads ($16) like charred Caesar that pair nicely with warm fig and Gorgonzola dip, crispy spiced Brussels sprouts and a selection of flatbreads — Brie and prosciutto ($20), Margherita, and Buffalo chicken. Fresh tuna nachos ($20) with edamame over rice paper chips; other seafood selections include bang bang shrimp ($18), fried calamari and PEI mussels ($16) in a Thai coconut broth. Except for a $26 charcuterie board, all dishes are $20 or less.

Long Island pizzerias unite to support the community in wake of the tragic death of NYC Police Officer Jonathan Diller. $5 of every pie sold will be donated to the family of Officer Diller, Beyond The Badge NY, Project Thank-A-Cop & Silver Shield. Long Island Food Critic Gold Medalist, Saverio's Authentic Pizza of Massapequa and 250 other Long Island pizzerias are proud participants.

We wanted to provide some good news to our subscribers, in these trying times, as we enter this brave new world of take out dining, curb-side orders, and home delivery.
Being inside doesn’t have to be boring. Although it may feel like we are trapped indoors these days, that doesn’t mean we can’t explore the flavors of the world from inside our homes.