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Long Island’s first-ever Seafood Cuisine Trail is getting set to be unveiled.
State representatives, including Department of Agriculture and Markets commissioner Richard Ball, will be gathering at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, at The Snapper Inn in Oakdale to announce the initiative, it was just announced.
The Long Island Seafood Cuisine Trail “will promote Long Island’s seafood, aquaculture, and small business industries and boost tourism in the region, the announcement reads.
The commissioner, along with staffers at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, local restaurant owners, aquaculture and seafood industry representatives will also be on hand to cut a ceremonial ribbon.
The Snapper Inn is among one of the first stops on the western end of what’s being called the South Shore Trail, which will include 20 total locations from Bay Shore to Montauk.
It’s all designed to spotlight New York’s seafood industry and drive visitors to locations that serve and sell locally harvested fish and shellfish.
The event itself will include a tasting menu of local fish, shellfish and wine.
The Long Island Seafood Cuisine Trail is also part of the state-dubbed Blue Food Transformation initiative, first announced in Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2024 State of the State proposal, “which was created to reinvigorate New York’s aquaculture and seafood industries and strengthen the local food system,” the announcement reads.
Top: The Snapper Inn is located on the Connetquot River in Oakdale. (Credit: The Snapper Inn on Facebook)
