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Ready for fall clean-up? Becker has you covered. (Photo credit: Doug Young)
If you’ve ever had a looming do-it-yourself project, or simply needed to buy a box of batteries, a can of paint or a pack of light bulbs, it’s a near guarantee your local hardware store has come through in the clutch.
Most, if not all, of these South Fork hardware stores have been family-run for generations with sons and daughters seamlessly picking up where their parents and grandparents left off. They make it look easy, deftly navigating stores that are stocked to the brim from floor to ceiling and guiding you to within inches of what you’re looking for. Relationships are formed, the trust is palpable. They really are here to help. Listen into this story written by staff reporter Emily Toy on just what makes them all so darned special…
Amy Zavatto is the Editor-in-Chief for southforker, northforker and Long Island Wine Press. She's a wine, spirits, and food journalist whose work appears in Wine Enthusiast, InsideHook.com, MarthaStewart.com, the New York Post, Liquor.com, SevenFifty Daily, Imbibe, Men’s Journal and many others. She's the author of The Big Book of Bourbon Cocktails, Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails, Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ingredients, and The Architecture of the Cocktail. She is a respected judge for the American Craft Spirits Association’s annual small-production spirits competition, and has moderated numerous panels on the topics of wine, spirits, cocktails, and regional foodways. She is the former Deputy Editor for the regional celebratory publications, Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, as well as the former Executive Director of the Long Island Merlot Alliance. She is a member of the New York chapter of the international organization of women leaders in food, wine, and spirits, Les Dames d’Escoffier. The proud daughter of a butcher, Amy is originally from Shelter Island, N.Y., where she developed a deep respect for the East End’s natural beauty and the importance of preserving and celebrating it and its people.
