Long Island Tea

Today on Long Island Tea, Kristen and Sharon are back after taking a little time off, recapping the end of summer as the kids go back to school. The whole Discover Long Island family have heavy hearts mourning the loss of former team member Ilona. Kristen and Sharon remember her beautiful smile, bubbly personality, and immense talent. Our hearts go out to her family during this time. Please contri...

Today on Long Island Tea, office renovations continue, Kristen talks about her dinner date at the Farm Italy in Huntington, and Sharon is about to celebrate her birthday! Kristen also recaps her incredible VIP facial at Alexandra Accardo Studio (Stay tuned to find out how you can WIN this spectacular experience) The ladies also chat about the Barbie movie, the iconic Jones Beach Theater and all th...

Today on Long Island Tea, back to school time is creeping up on us. Kristen recaps dropping Kenzie off at college. The office is undergoing some renovations, which includes a new podcast studio. The ladies are drinking Cuvée Carnaval Rosé from Sparkling Pointe and eating peaches from Richters Orchard in Northport sent to us from John at the Sexy Salad. In #LongIslandLife the ladies spill some...

Today on Long Island Tea, Kristen is sad about taking Kenzie back to college, and Sharon recaps her Fire Island bachelorette party weekend. The ladies share so much #LongIslandLife as Kristen attends the 100th anniversary of NY Sate Parks at Jones Beach, the first Iron Man competition is coming to Long Island (also at Jones Beach), the Long Island Serial Killer investigation has released move info...

Today on Long Island Tea, Kristen and Sharon are visiting the quaint yet chic Bellport Inn, located in charming Bellport village, an artsy downtown hidden gem on the south shore. Hosts Ivana and John put so much love into what they do and it truly shows. They support so many local artisans and businesses in the community.  The ladies recap their weeks while sitting in the beautiful...

• • • • • Today on Long Island Tea, Kristen and Sharon are back and sharing some of their amazing (and frustrating) travel stories from last week. This week it’s National Self Care Day (7/24), National Waterpark Day (7/28), and National Bagelfest Day (7/26). See below for some of their favorite places to indulge in self-care, and some of the best places on LI to take the kids for some water fun! A...

Today on Long Island Tea, a very special episode, we are on location on the beautiful Shelter Island at one of the most amazing resorts, The Pridwin. The Pridwin Hotel and Cottages is a classic American resort hotel that has been offering welcoming hospitality on Shelter Island since 1927. Newly renovated by Cape Resorts, the Pridwin offers pristine luxury in a breathtaking setting on the Pec...

Today on Long Island Tea, Sharon is back and shares a story about finally getting a Costco membership, Kristen recaps graduation and the ladies talk about kids growing up. Plus it’s Fourth of July weekend, which means beach and barbecues and FIREWORKS. And here on Long Island there are fireworks all summer long. (Links to your fireworks guide below)  Haunted House of Hamburgers is today’s Tas...

Today on Long Island Tea, Kristen is joined by guest host Vanessa Gordon of East End Taste to talk about how she started the digital magazine and how she wound up throwing one of the biggest Hamptons parties of the summer- the Hamptons Interactive Brunch in Sag Harbor. Learn how to get tickets and HOW TO WIN the amazing 2023 Hamptons Interactive Brunch gift bag (valued at around $2500)  The l...

Today on Long Island Tea, Kristen and Sharon welcome special guest Stephen Yusko, host of the Long Island Sound podcast to talk about the local music scene on Long Island in honor of World Music Day. The ladies also talk end of the school year activities and craziness, waiting for summer, Kristen recaps her weekend in Atlantic City and the Long Island 250 initiative.  Sands is a proud sponsor...

Today on Long Island Tea, Kristen and Sharon are spilling some summer tea while hanging out in Kristen’s backyard. The ladies are talking Father’s Day, including our Father’s Day Gift Guide, recapping their weeks- Kristen’s travels and the smoke from the Canadian wildfires, and commemorating and celebrating Juneteenth. Plus it’s National Rosé day, and the ladies are drinking some Good F*ing Rosé....

Today on Long Island Tea, Kristen and Sharon are in the center of all the action at the First Annual Patchogue Pride Parade! The event took place Sunday June 4th on Main Street in Downtown Patchogue, and it was a blast! It was a beautiful celebration of love and acceptance with all day events going on throughout Patchogue. Kristen and Sharon are joined by Joan Rivers impersonator Linda Axelrod, th...

Today on Long Island Tea, a very special weekend episode at the Bethpage Air show at Jones Beach. It’s our annual kick off to the Long Island Summer. The Thunderbirds and other Military planes, as well as local and civilian aircrafts are flying overhead. The weather is beautiful and it’s going to be a nice weekend ahead.  For Taste of Long Island, Jones Beach Brewing Company is stopping by wi...

Today on Long Island Tea, Kristen and Sharon are sharing some feedback from the HotTeas. Kristen recaps the Ross Matthews show and what it was like going backstage and hanging out with a few Long Island legends. The ladies unveil a new segment called “A Taste of Long Island” while digging into some pastries from The Mad Maker. Plus- Memorial Day weekend events that will get you ready to kick off s...

Today on Long Island Tea, it’s a very special on-location episode at the ICONIC Oheka Castle. This beautiful Gold Coast estate built in 1919, sits on a 443 acre plot, and was the second-largest private residence ever built. It was known to have been the inspiration of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. It was restored in the 80s back to it’s original historical grandeur. Today this mansion is...

Today on Long Island Tea, Kristen talks about signing the new Suffolk County legislation, the ladies recap the LIA East End Event at Atlantis Banquets, and Sharon gets ready to accept her award as a top Business leader in Nassau County by Blank Slate Media. Congrats Sharon! It’s National Bucket List Day and if you live on or love Long Island, we have a list of all the items that should be on your...

Today on Long Island Tea, Kristen and Sharon kicking off the show talking about the pros and cons of the unusually hot weather in April and Kristen recaps seeing Bruce Springsteen at the spectacular UBS Arena. Then the highlight of today’s episode- Ross Mathews of the Drew Barrymore show and RuPaul’s Drag Race is spilling the tea on his life, his career, and his newfound love of Long Island. Plus...

Today on Long Island Tea, the ladies are celebrating a historic week- with the increase of hotel/motel tax, raised for doing transformational things on Long Island such as funding Long Island's first convention center and supporting tourism and cultural preservation, and providing new opportunities that Long Island has never had before. This will be a big came changer for our industry and economy...

Today on Long Island Tea, Sharon talks about her family vacation and why they only spent half a day at Disney. Kristen talks about her mother/daughter weekend and a creepy Netflix movie. Today’s Wine of the Week is Pindar Winter White, Long Island's most popular white wine. It's April which means Autism Awareness Month, and Discover Long Island has partnered with Spectrum Designs, a custom apparel...

Today on the Tea, Catherine Canadeo is filling in as guest host while Sharon is on vacay. They talk about Women’s History Month and all of the influential women who were honored at the Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards Gala (including Kristen!). They discuss the importance of quality one on one time with your kids and the beauty of pressing pause when life gets too crazy. The Wine of th...

On today’s very special Long Island Tea episode, Kristen and Sharon are at Port Salt Cave in the beautiful downtown Port Washington. This hidden gem uses state of the art technology, a monitored therapeutic microclimate, and salt imported from Poland. The calming and detoxifying effects of Salt therapy support the immune system, reduces stress, increases energy, and improves skin conditions, arthr...

Today on Long Island Tea, it’s March and we are celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on the 8th. The ladies chat with with Antonia Petrash, author of Long Island and the Women’s Suffrage Movement , who shares some great insight into how Long Island played an extremely important role in granting women the right to vote. You can read these amazing stories of these brave wo...

Today on Long Island Tea, special cohost Rudy J. Breedy of Rude Rangers Entertainment joins the pod. Rude Rangers is a global multimedia company with several video and podcast programs streaming on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, YouTube, and other streaming platforms, plus the host of the show Rudy’s Room, a fast-paced show focused on celebrity news, pop culture, relationship advice, and guests...

Today on the Tea, Kristen and Sharon are talking Valentine’s Day! With a box of beautiful hand painted chocolates from Disset Chocolate a bottle of Cab Franc from Pindar, and endless laughs, the ladies are celebrating the perfect Galentines day. They ask the question: What does “Don’t get me anything” REALLY mean? Plus later in the show, the ladies read your disaster date stories and share some of...

Today on Long Island Tea, the ladies talk Groundhog’s day, Did you know Long Island has two infamous Groundhogs? And speaking of rodents, the ladies share some hilarious stories of rodents in the house! Plus Kristen talks about a terrifying near-death experience that will keep you on the edge of your seat- all we’ll say is please be safe when driving near school buses! It’s February, which means B...