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Surprise view on the menu in Riverhead

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez met up at Farm Country Kitchen in Riverhead to talk about Long Island's hidden restaurants.  Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas; Yvonne Albinowski, Linda Rosier

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Decision on troubled nursing home sale expected 'soon' 
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9/11 memorial wall adds firefighters, including 9 from LI
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Remembering those LIers lost to overdoses
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Stony Brook punter Anthony Pecorella back on the field after beating cancer
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Dockworkers strike sparks concerns about consumer impact
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Nationwide dockworkers strike could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods
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Amazon opens more LI warehouses to meet increase sales
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Kmart in Bridgehampton is closing, leaving only one reduced-size store in the U.S. 
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No driver? No gas? No problem for this vineyard tractor
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What Fed's decision to cut interest rates means for LIers 
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Average mortgage rate drops to lowest level since February 2023
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Ethnic grocery stores becoming more popular on LI
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Go inside a $6.5M home once owned by Sbarro family in Asharoken
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