After a long trip out to the far end of Long Islands North Fork at Orient Point my beautiful Baby and I decided to stop along the way back for a bite to eat...

This proved to be a difficult decision because of the abundance of options to choose from all throughout the lovely Long Island Wine Country...

Eventually we decided to try a place that we had long talked of, but had yet to try in all our years living on the east end of the Island-The Jedediah Hawkins Inn...

Situated in the heart of Jamesport, NY within easy driving distance of all of the amazing wineries, adorable farm stands and quaint rustic charms of the North Fork...

This stylish, refurbished 1863 sea captain’s house was a beauty, and the kitchen of its restaurant, called Jedediah’s, reopened on the North Fork in the summer of 2006 to much acclaim...

The interior décor I found to be tasteful with soft colors and beautiful local art, some of which was supplied by "Max Moran" who's works fill the "Exhibit Barn" on the property...

You’ll hear some lilting bossa nova as you walk into the small bar with only six seats and a few other seatsat high tables. Beyond the bar is the kitchen – clean, organized and open to view...

To the one side a lovely glass enclosed porch, known as the "Solarium" provides a dining area with a casual outdoor feel in a warm and inviting setting containing marble tables, cafe chairs and two couches-this was definitely one of my favorite spaces...

The more formal main dining rooms (the living room & dining room of the house) carries through the 19th century restoration style; with comfortable seating, bare tables with mats and cloth knapkins...

One of the final two spaces at the Inn is the basement "Speakeasy" bar with its brick and wood features, leather couch and rough-hewn bar, tables and chairs reminiscent of a prohibition era country bar tucked away out of sight of the local authorities...

I could easily see myself down there sipping a new (legal) Moonshine cocktail while pretending at avoiding the likes of Eliot Ness or New York's own Izzy and Moe, as they would later be called, who had over 4,900 arrests while disguising themselves as street vendors, fishermen and various other identities...

Lastly was the area outdoors; six to eight tables are bordered both by the covered porch seating available and several Adirondack style chairs with tables on the grass around the patio, allowing you and your companions to luxuriate in the sky on days where weather permits-this is where we sat, basking in the last of the warm summer sun...

Now onto a few notes on the employees; the competence and solid training of the staff is evident from the moment you walk in. The hostess, the wait staff and the dining room manager were very professional and accommodating. As well, the bartender was poised, calm and efficient so that the small crowded bar area ran smoothly during the peak of the lunchtime crowd last Sunday...

Finally, my favorite part, the food. Amazingly enough we again were at a restaurant during Brunch, it's almost like we've planned this the last few times we've gone out but this time it was pure happenstance. Not that I'm complaining mind you; I happen to be a great, and admiring, fan of the Sunday Brunch-especially in such a beautiful location as this...

We started with wine and sweet tea as well as coffees with cream; then began our meal with a incredibly delicious appetizer involving shrimp tempura, honey chili dipping sauce on a bed of mango salsa-this was so good that I think I could have just had several plates of this for the entire meal...

There was more to enjoy and feast our eyes upon though and we wanted to be sure to taste a few of the different options available. From the "Crabs Benedict" to the "Pulled Pork" and finally the "Smore's Flatbread"-each dish was perfectly cooked and delivered with both speed and efficiency...

I have to say; the newest Chef at the Jedediah Hawkins Inn, Kasia Dabrowska, did not disappoint...

Coming with her family from Warsaw as political refugees when she was just 4 years old and spending a entire year in an Austrian refugee camp before emigrating to the U.S. in 1982 has influenced her career as much as the constant moving about New York before finally settling down in Patchogue...

Initially only entering the cooking field as a second job at night; later in life the 39 year old Ms. Dabrowska eventually enrolled in Suffolk County Community College's Culinary Arts Program in Riverhead...

“I had to have a normal job, but I always had the restaurant job, too,” she is quoted as saying. “I started to get more into it and realized I really liked it.”

After graduating, Ms. Dabrowska worked for several restaurants in the area, including Cowfish and Rumba in Hampton Bays. Last year, she cooked at the new PeraBell Food Bar East in Riverhead, before taking the helm at the Jedediah Hawkins...

Ms. Dabrowska realizes she got into the restaurant game a little late, but is making a successful go of it anyway...

“Being older in this profession, I have to figure out how to utilize my brand to promote the restaurant to get people to come and taste my food, because that’s what it’s really about,” she's been quoted in interviews...

The Jedediah Hawkins Inn owner Lia Polites is a firm supporter of Dabrowska. “Chef Kasia’s cooking reflects her energy, inventiveness and passion for the North Fork,” Ms. Polites is quoted. “She is adding her unique signature to the experience at the Jedediah Hawkins Inn.”

That inventiveness includes her plan to establish the garden at the restaurant, which was built by her husband. It’s already growing lettuce, spinach and arugula. Irrigated by a rainwater tank and powered through solar energy, it’s nearly 100 percent self-sufficient...

And then there are the chickens, which Ms. Dabrowska has taken to assigning names, like Sassy and Deadpool, and which will supplement the fare offered to in-house guests...

All in all she is bringing her own style and flare to what's being offered at the Inn and which will include a transcience to the menu, much like her earlier life, that will alter with the seasons...

Truly this Restaurant and Inn is worth both the drive and the expense; me and my sweetheart look forward to heading there again to enjoy the fall and winter menus as well as even stay for a weekend in one of the Inn's many beautifully designed suites...

Such a quaint and romantic location to sit, relax and eat food made with both love and passion...

You should try it yourself one day; I think you'll find it, like me, to be oh so "Definitely Delish"