News for Foodies 01.07.16
Thai, Pasta, Pot Pie
Craving Thai cuisine? The Highway Restaurant and Bar in East Hampton offers a $35 prix fixe on Thursday nights featuring Thai food. Monday at the Highway is pot pie night, with freshly made pot pies served for dinner, and on Wednesday, a variety of pasta dishes, along with a nightly special, is offered for $20. During a happy hour from 4 to 6 at the Highway bar, there are drink specials, and bites can be ordered from a bar menu.
The restaurant is now open six days a week (sans Tuesday) for dinner, for lunch on Saturday, and for Sunday brunch. It will remain open throughout the winter, except for a two-week break beginning in mid-February.
At Sen
The Sag Harbor restaurant is celebrating its 20-year anniversary with the sale of some commemorative items. A beanie with the Sen logo is $12, and stress balls — for squeezing, in the shape of a Sumo wrestler — are available for $5.
Looking ahead, Sen is restarting Sake Social Sundays, beginning on Jan. 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For $28, guests can partake of sake, wine, and cocktails, along with passed hors d’oeuvres, and mingle with other attendees. No reservations are needed. In addition, Jesse Matsuoka of the restaurant will discuss “Sake 101.”
Sea Bean at Wolfie’s
Shawn Christman, the Montauk chef behind Sea Bean Natural Foods, is taking over the kitchen at Wolfie’s Tavern in Springs and will be serving there after a tasting party for family and friends this week. Details on the menu, and a report that food delivery will be offered within a certain radius of the place, are forthcoming.
Slow Food Snail Social
The Slow Food East End group will have its first “snail social” of the year on Jan. 17 in Southold. Members and friends who attend a snail social, a casual cocktail party-style get-together, bring a dish based on seasonal or local foods to share, along with a beverage and hors d’oeuvres. There is also a “Know Your Farmer” feature; at the coming event, Melissa and Edward Henrey from the Farm Beyond in Southold will be the guest speakers.
The cost is $15 for Slow Food members and $20 for nonmembers. Reservations can be made online at slowfoodeastend.org.