Eyeswoon Cider Recipe + Best of the Web

Last weekend Julia and I drove up to Accord, NY to attend an outdoor dinner at one of our favorite places in the world, Westwind Orchard. Our friends, and owners of Westwind, Laura Ferrara and Fabio Chizzola have hosted us for several delicious meals over the past year and this dinner was particularly special. Athena Calderone of Eyeswoon organized a wonderful meal at the orchard along with Cointreau, where chefs Jody Williams (Buvette) and Rita Sodi (iSodi) cooked an incredible dinner inspired by the orchard.

In addition to risotto and poached pears, we enjoyed a broad spectrum of seasonal dishes alongside new friends in one of the most beautiful settings I know. Athena gathered a wide range of guests, from photographers and designers to bloggers and chefs, and we all enjoyed soaking up an evening outdoors under the stars before it gets too cold for al fresco get-togethers. One of our favorite parts of the evening were these warm and spicy ciders we were handed upon arrival. Athena was kind enough to share the recipe with us here today so I hope you’ll give it a shot if you need a little something warm for the weekend. If you’re like me and don’t drink, you can easily leave out the alcohol for something toasty but non-alchoholic. Thanks so much to Athena for having us! xo, grace

Photographs by Winnie Au for EyeSwoon

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