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DECEMBER 2019 PUBLISHER
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Community AS THE SAYING GOES, TIME FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN. And time
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sure has flown by this year as we can’t believe we’ve put together the final issue
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INSIDE THE ISSUE DECEMBER 2019
FEATURES 14 Harbor Crab’s Kris Kringle Keeps the Christmas Miracle Alive 15 Years and Counting
16 Four Steps to Insurance Success from Michael J. Cirigliano End-of-Year Financial Reflection
20 A Wine for Every Meal Avino’s Italian Table
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34 James Skidmore has Big Ideas For 2020 and Beyond
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DEPARTMENTS 4
Lifestyle Letter
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Good Times
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Around Town
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Giving Back
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Financial Buzz
22 Culinary Creations 26 Water & Woods 30 Lifestyle Calendar 31
Realty Report
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GIVING BACK
ARTICLE MICHELE CAYEA | PHOTOGRAPHY DANIELLE GOLDEN GIGLIO
harbor crab's kris kringle keeps the christmas miracle alive 15 YEARS AND COUNTING
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HIS WILL BE THE 15TH YEAR OF THE HARBOR CRAB’S KRIS KRINGLE!
“The purpose of the Kris Kringle is to locate these amazing families and give them a boost to get back on the path
It’s amazing to think that something that started around
that they were intended for before whatever hardship it is
a kitchen table at Frank Mills kitchen in Bluepoint has mor-
that they are facing knocked them off the path,” says Frank
phed itself into a $100,000-a-year life-saving event for as
Mills, co-owner of the Harbor crab. “Nine out of 10 times,
many as 12 families per season. Can you imagine that?
a family just needs a financial boost, and they are able to
“This will be our 15th year, and we hope as always for it to be the best,” says Mark Miller, owner of the Harbor
ride the ship for the rest of their lives, and many even come and give back the following year.”
Crab. “Frank and his family started this in their kitchen,
The event always happens the second Wednesday of
and when we bought the Harbor Crab, it was a natural
December, so this year on Dec. 11 from 6–8 p.m., hundreds
segue to not only keep it alive but to keep it growing so we
of people will gather with their donations in hand for some
could help more people every year.”
food and drinks before getting on three double-decker
The Kris Kringle Fund serves to offer hope through
buses loaded with gifts for children and head off to sing
financial support to our fellow community families who
some holiday songs with a sizable check in tow. This is all a
were on the right path in life but often through circum-
surprise to the unsuspecting family who gets an uninvited
stances beyond their control, have experienced hardship
knock at the door by 300 people singing off-key!
and have found themselves off course. The goal is to iden-
“The real recipient of the Kris Kringle is the people who
tify the specific needs for each individual family to upright
do the giving,” says Steve Tobin, a committee member. “I
their sails and offer them an opportunity to maneuver
have been shoulder-to-shoulder with Mark for 15 years at
forward in their life’s journey with renewed hope.
the Harbor Crab, and it never fails to not only bring the spirit
Each year, the Kris Kringle team reaches out to the
of giving and love to a holiday season, but it also restores
social support staff of local churches and schools for
my faith in mankind and teaches hundreds of children the
assistance to identify and vet families whose current cir-
power of love and the power of giving.”
cumstance parallels the criteria as described within the Kris Kringle mission statement.
This year, the Patchogue Young Professionals are hosting a Polar Plunge on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 10 a.m. at the
The Kris Kringle team organizes numerous community
Sandspit Park Beach and Marina to help raise funds, There
events throughout the year to raise monies for the fam-
is a $30 minimum registration donation to take part. The
ilies in need.
plunge will be followed by a “defrost” party at the Patchogue
The extended family of regulars and employees at the
Beer Project starting at noon that day.
Harbor Crab spend months fundraising in various ways including golf tournaments, bingo nights, raffle tickets, private donations and even a dodgeball game organized
If you’d like to help with either a basket donation, an idea
by Mark’s kids. Along with the fundraising events, a small
for a fundraiser, a financial donation or otherwise, please
committee helps to select and identify a local family who
email Mark at the Harbor Crab restaurant in Patchogue at
has in some capacity fallen upon hard times and been
MEM403@AOL.com or call 687.CRAB. The Harbor Crab:
knocked off the path, as Mark would say.
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FINANCIAL BUZZ
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STEPS to Insurance Success from Michael J. Cirigliano END-O-YEAR FINANCIAL REFLECTION
THE END OF THE YEAR ALWAYS HAS US REFLECTING ON OUR FINANCES, AND LET'S FACE IT—MOST OF US SPEND WAY MORE THAN WE PLANNED TO IN DECEMBER! No one wants to think about things going wrong, but that's what insurance is for. When meeting with clients, Michael J. Cirigliano from Cirigliano Agency has four important steps he goes through when meeting with clients. For the highest rate of success, you need to build a plan from the bottom up. First, you need to protect your foundation. Insurance, insurance, insurance! Health, auto, homeowners/property, disability income, life, wills and trust and the ever-important emergency fund are the foundation. Once you have that, you can accumulate and grow with savings and investments. Everyone feels better with some money in the bank. Investments like annuities, IRAs, mutual funds, stocks and bonds and retirement plans are all essential. After that, you want to preserve these assets with other insurance like umbrella liability and long-term care insurance. Most importantly, you want to make it last. Estate planning retirement income and gifting can then be addressed. Let's be honest. Thinking about insurance and savings is not the sexiest thing, but being successful most certainly is. To get yourself in focus for 2020, see the Cirigliano Agency and set yourself up for success.
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THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE STRESSFUL. Finding the perfect gift can be hard! Check out our list of great local gifts and finds to show those special to you that you are thinking of them this season.
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01 01 THE AMAZING OLIVE offers custom labeling that they print “in-house.” They print family photos and corporate logos on the bottles filled with any olive oil or balsamic vinegar. $13.99 each, $27.98 for a set for the holidays. Featured are their Patchogue holiday season labeled bottles. 35 E. Main St., Patchogue 02 MADISON NICHE'S BESTSELLING GRAPEFRUIT PINE WOODEN CANDLE TRAY. The retail is $78 for this unique candle with fragrance notes of grapefruit, plum, Siberian fir, musk and sandalwood. This 40-ounce candle is hand-poured using artisan techniques with a natural soy wax blend and high-quality essential and fragrance oils with a burn time of approximately 60 hours. 03 RAPHEL VINEYARDS 2014 LA FONTANA, $26.60 PER BOTTLE. La Fontana is s Bordeaux blend comprising merlot, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, malbec, and petit verdot. This is a balanced, full-bodied wine full of complexity and flavor, softened by velvety tannins. Raphel's reserve grapes used to produce this wine are hand-harvested, hand-sorted and wild fermented, then aged for 18 months in French oak barrels before blending and bottling unfiltered and unfined. 04 AT ELLIE J + CO., you’ll find great gifts like handmade artisan soaps and lotions, vegan bags, small-batch and locally produced Long Island products, accessories, jewelry and many more unique hostess and holiday gifts as well as stocking stuffers, white elephant and grab bag. Prices start at $10. 05 THE COLONY SHOP – Since 1946, the Colony Shop has been offering children's clothing that is carefully hand-selected based on quality and the latest fashions. They search far and wide to get the best clothing your child will absolutely love. Featured is Holiday Red Plaid Sleepwear Sizes newborn – 14 (styles may vary) Prices starting at $26. TheColonyShop.net CONTINUED >
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09 CRYOLOGY – One Whole-Body Cryotherapy Session ($25 first-time spe-
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cial) – Whole-body cryotherapy is a 3-minute exposure to very cold yet dry and tolerable nitrogen vapors. Initially invented as a treatment for arthritis, cryotherapy provokes a powerful anti-inflammatory response within the body which promotes overall health and well-being (inflammation is the best predictor of age and mortality!) while reducing aches and pains and speeding the recovery of injuries. Cryotherapy has even been shown to boost immunity, burn fat and improve mood. Cryotherapy at Cryology is also offered for targeted areas (local cryotherapy) or in a 10-minute cold facial (cryofacial). CryologyNY.com with locations in Patchogue, Babylon and Bayside. 10 UNIQUE GIFTS FROM PAPER DOLL CURIOSITY SHOPPE on Main Street in Patchogue. 11 MUÑECA ARTHOUSE IS AN EXPERIMENT BY ARTIST RATGRRL. to bring a contemporary graphic aesthetic to the arts community in Long Island. It is located in downtown Patchogue, an up-and-coming arts-centric seaside town, and concentrates on showing artist illustrators, graffiti, street, digital and graphic, comic, pop and pop surrealist work. The "museum gift shop" will be selling artist merch, kidrobot vinyl art toys, prints, postcards, jewelry, pottery, pins and more.
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CULINARY CREATIONS
HOLIDAY RECIPES & WINE PAIRING AVINO'S ITALIAN TABLE 22
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ARTICLE JIM AVINO | PHOTOGRAPHY BENNY MIGLIORINO
NANA'S MEATBALLS
L ASAGNA
LINGUINI AND CL AMS
INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENTS
SERVES 2
+ 1/2 pound beef BEEF
+ 1 pound lasagna noodles
INGREDIENTS
+ 1/4 pound pork
+ 4 cups tomato sauce
+ 1/4 pound veal
+ 2 cups ricotta cheese
+ 24 fresh hardshell littleneck clams,
+ 2 cups day-old bread, cubed
+ 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
+ 2 eggs, beaten
+ 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
+ 1/4 cup fresh parsley + 2 cloves garlic, minced
METHOD
+ 1/2 cup pecorino romano, grated
01 Preheat oven to 350 F.
+ 1/2 teaspoon salt
02 Prepare and cook meatballs and
+ 1/4 teaspoon pepper
sausage first.
+ 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
03Prepare favorite tomato sauce. 04 Cook lasagna noodles
METHOD
al dente. Lay noodles out
01 Soak bread in milk or water.
in 13-by-9-inch baking pan.
Remove and squeeze by hand.
05 Spread 1 ladle of sauce in the
02 In a bowl, combine bread, meats,
bottom of pan.
eggs, garlic, cheese, parsley, salt
06 Alternately layer noodles,
and pepper.
mixed cheeses and meats
03 With wet hands, form meatballs.
until heaping layers.
Don’t squeeze too tightly.
07 Top with light sauce and
04 In a large skillet, heat oil and
Parmesan cheese.
add the meatballs to the pan. Fry
08 Bake at 350 F until hot and
until golden brown on all sides.
bubbly, approximately 1 hour.
05 You may also cook in the oven
09 Cool 15 minutes to set prior
or directly in the sauce.
to serving.
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Lui Luiano
Cesari Amarone WINE PAIRING:
scrubbed and rinsed + 3 tablespoons fresh garlic, chopped + 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil + 2 cups white wine + 3/4 pound linguine, cooked METHOD 01 Heat olive oil in a large frypan. 02 Add garlic and sauté until yellow, 2 minutes. 03 Pour the white wine into the frypan. Add the clams. 04 Cover and cook over medium-high heat until the clams open. 05 Add cooked linguine and toss until well mixed. 06 Serve in bowls and top with parsley and toasted Parmesan breadcrumbs, if desired.
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KRISTEN CAISSIE, CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF MOON CANYON DESIGN CO., created this beautiful flower arrangement as part of Jenni Kayne’s floral encyclopedia. This lush arrangement is comprised of early spring blooms arranged in a ceramic vase. The wabi-sabi aesthetic of the handmade vessel adds to the arrangement’s playful proportions. Earthy yellows, rich greens, and a touch of blue tell a color story that’s unexpected, yet warm and welcoming. Perfectly undone early spring blooms (Kristen’s favorite to design with) emphasize the meeting place of winter and spring. CONTINUED >
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WATER & WOODS
(CON TI N U ED)
TWEEDIA LADY SLIPPER Characterized by the slippershaped pouch (or labellum) that sits between the petals, these orchids range in color from white and yellow to a deep pink and purple. The lady slipper might take four to sixteen years to produce a bloom, but it’s worth the wait— in comparison to other, more temperamental orchids, this type can be considered fairly low-maintenance.
RANUNCULUS Also known as the buttercup, these spring bloomers are coveted for their delicate layers of petals, resembling ruffled tissue or crepe. In a wide range of vivid shades, ranunculus can bloom from late winter to early summer.
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NARCISSUS Daffodils are instantly recognizable by their six petals surrounding a trumpet-like corona, most often in variances of white, yellow, or both. The ubiquity of the daffodil dates back to ancient times, both medicinally and botanically. They have been said to get their name because the image of languid daffodils along a stream evoke the image of Narcissus gazing into his reflection.
This delicate perennial is coveted for its light fragrance and pale blue star-shaped petals. Found commonly in vines and trellises, tweedias are prime for an arrangement as they cut well and last long.
“It’s very simple, we work with flowers because they speak to us...we tell the stories through a season, a composition, a poetic floral movement.” KRISTEN CAISSIE MOON CANYON FOUNDER
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DECEMBER
LIFESTYLE CALENDAR
NOV 9–DEC 22
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retail and restaurant deals. Please
SCIENCE FACTION CURATED BY JOHN CINO
PATCHOGUE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS POLAR PLUNGE
winter activities. However, unlike
Sandspit Marina
there will be no vendors, food
Science Faction curated by John
Jump on in; the water's just fine. Join the
trucks or outdoor dining/drinking
Cino Nov. 9–Dec. 22. The artists
Patchogue Young Professionals in their
areas. Instead, the hope is for shop-
of Science Faction have chosen
effort to help raise money for the Kris
pers to spill inside the downtown
uniquely creative paths to examine
Kringle Fund. There is a $30 minimum
shops and restaurants.
the distinctions between empirical
donation registration to plunge. It will
fact and wishful fiction. The exhibit
be taking place Saturday, Dec. 7, at 10
features artists Brandon Ballengée
a.m. at the Sandpit Marina in Patchogue
and Lauren Ruiz. Combined, these
followed by a "defrost party" at the
artists give us pause to consider our
Patchogue Beer Project at noon.
Patchogue Arts Council
species’ relationship to its home. PatchogueArts.org
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8 SANTA'S 5K TOY TROT
this event in order to accommodate the summer Alive After Five series,
14 NATIONAL WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA DAY 2019 Calverton National Cemetery
Start
at
8:30
a.m. through
4
p.m. Ceremony at noon. Free, open to all, non-religious, non-political,
Shorefront Park, Patchogue
CELEBRITY MUSIC PRESENTS COUNTRY NIGHT
honoring veterans. Corporate spon-
Come down and feel good par-
sors and volunteers greatly needed.
ticipating in this amazingly scenic
Sponsorship of wreaths: informa-
89 North
5K USATF-certified route starting
tion@calavertonmemorial.com
Celebrity Music Presents Country
and ending on the Great South Bay
Night, featuring line dancing instruc-
in Patchogue. Walk, run or trot to
tion with Leslie and Charlie playing all
this event, professionally timed by
of your favorite country requests! No
Elitefeats. All profits go to the char-
experience necessary. All ages wel-
itable 501(c)(3) Kiwanis Foundation.
come. Doors open at 7 p.m.; dancing from 7:30–10:30 p.m.
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11 FILM: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
14 WINING ABOUT ART: ART NOUVEAU
Patchogue Arts Council
The 1890s saw a new sensibility sweep across Europe and the U.S. New forms in art, architecture, graphic
Patchogue Theatre for
BREAKFAST WITH THE ARTISTS
design and the applied and decorative
the Performing Arts
arts became a movement known as Art
Patchogue Arts Council
In this Christmas classic, an old man
Nouveau. Influential artists included
Patchogue Arts Council • MoCA L.I. &
going by the name of Kris Kringle
Gustav Klimt, Alphonse Mucha and
Patchogue-Medford Library present
(Edmund Gwenn) fills in for an
Louis
Breakfast with the Artists. Artist Talk,
intoxicated Santa in Macy's annual
Tickets: $35–$40
exhibition walk-through and break-
Thanksgiving Day parade. Kringle
fast! Artists Lauren Ruiz and Brandon
proves to be such a hit that he is soon
Ballengée will be talking about their
appearing regularly at the chain's
work featured in the current exhi-
main store in midtown Manhattan.
bition, Science Faction, curated by John Cino. Guests will have time to see the exhibit, hear from the artists and have breakfast!
12 ALIVE AFTER FIVE WINTER WONDERLAND Main Street Patchogue
Enjoy the spirit of the holidays with 30
note Main Street will be closed for
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Tiffany.
PatchogueArts.org
15 WALKING THE LINE JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER TRIBUTE CHRISTMAS SHOW Off Key Tikki
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LIFESTYLE CALENDAR of spiraling out of control. Engulfed
North Pole as a baby who grows up
gems of Johnny Cash while recreat-
by an escalating identity crisis as
believing himself to be an elf, despite
ing the look, feel and flow of Johnny
his many and various relationships
his large size and sub-par toy-
Cash concerts. Walking the Line is
compete for his attention, Garry's few
making. TheGateway.org
not just a band; it is a performance
remaining days at home are a chaotic
on par with a Broadway production.
whirlwind of love, sex, panic and
DECEMBER
the most loved hits and some rare
soul-searching.
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MAGICAL POLAR ADVENTURE pin Adventure Kids
This magical journey consists of a trolley ride from our Sayville location to the “North Pole.” Upon arrival at
A VERY METAL XMAS WITH SLAYER AND METALLICA TRIBUTES Stereo Garden
the North Pole, the children will be
A Very Metal XMas at Stereo Garden
greeted by Santa and will be doing
in Patchogue, featuring, Show No
crafts, having cookies and hot choc-
Mercy (Slayer Tribute) and Damage
olate, making a stuffed animal, as
Inc (Metallica Tribute)
well as storytime and fun and games.
Admission: $15 Doors: 7 p.m.
Children 12 months and younger Free. Children 1–10 years, $40. Adults, $25
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20–29 ELF, THE MUSICAL
Patchogue Theatre for
PRESENT LAUGHTER, NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE
the Performing Arts
The Plaza Media Arts
has quickly entered the pantheon of
We are always accepting submissions
Center of Patchogue
holiday classics, and for good reason.
for events you'd like to see included
As he prepares to embark on an
This warm-hearted family musical
in our Calendar section. Submissions
overseas tour, star actor Garry
tells the story of Buddy, a human
are accepted via the Contact Us tab at
Essendine's colorful life is in danger
accidentally
LifestylePubs.com/Patchogue.
Based on the hit film, Elf, The Musical
transported
to
the
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CITY SCENE ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY GENEVIEVE GARRUPPO
J A M E S S K I D M O R E
HAS BIG IDEAS FOR 2020 AND BEYOND
/MAINTAIN MENTAL HEALTH
/TRAVEL
/RUN FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE
James Skidmore has circled the globe
That recent trip to Thailand saw more
Prior to his general manager posi-
several times, but this year he is working
than beautiful vistas. James explains
tion at Toast, James was the president
on a new bucket list.
how it mentally cleaned him out, making
of the Greater Patchogue Chamber of
him more lucid, more fluid.
Commerce. He oversaw all of the plan-
“Now
I’m
working
on
really
remote areas like Burkina Faso and Turkmenistan. I’m really pushing the
“I left a lot of things in Thailand. It’s like everything kickstarted again,” he says.
ning of Alive After Five. “I’m quite diplomatic, so it was very
boundaries of where most people go to.
He openly discusses his ties to alcohol.
easy to fall into that role. I was dealing
This is not an England trip, but I’ve been
“I stopped drinking because it no
with vendors, business owners, pol-
lucky enough to travel to so many won-
longer served me, and I almost died,” he
iticians, Chamber members and the
derful countries. I’m attracted to Asia,
says, breaking his generally joyful tone.
residents affected by the event,” he
but I’m attracted to the whole world. As
In his yesteryears, he was a bartender
says. “I found myself in a pseudo-politi-
a young man, I decided that I wanted to
right here in this community. Eventually,
cal position, and I really enjoyed it. Now
see the whole world. I might actually go
his friends rallied around him and
we’re here in 2020, and me stepping into
back to Thailand again, too.”
encouraged sobriety.
politics isn’t that crazy. I already know
James recently went to Thailand and explains the trip as incredibly beneficial.
“I need yoga, I need exercise, I need quiet. I found a place in Thailand called
what goes on. I can bridge the younger community to the older community.”
“I want to scream that experience
New Life Foundation, and it was a place
Some of his ideas include introducing
from the roof because it was abso-
that helped transform my life. Sometimes
our own currency to create a microecon-
lutely wonderful. I actually did yoga in
recreation allows for re-creation.”
omy, implementing a new Wi-Fi system
earnest for the first time and basically lived like a monk.”
James feels that continuing to practice yoga, holistic healing and meditation will keep his mind and body aligned. His level of clarity is infectious. “I’m meant to be in Patchogue. I’m meant to be at Toast.”
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